Here's chapter two! It's a lot longer than chapter one and has the Pass or Fail test with Kakashi!

Thanks Miserae, I'll start writing it as Jonin now!

16/2/13:

Right, I've pretty much re-done the whole of Kaira's fight in this! So please read it again, I hope I've improved the character! Chapter 3 will also be changed I think!

11/3/13

I have edited this once again. But definately not as much as last time! Just where Kaira introduces herself to Kakashi and I've removed a jutsu.

16/8/13

Okay, another edit. I've really gotta stop these. XD Maybe this will be the last one.

Enjoy!

"He's late!" Naruto said glaring at the door.

"Naruto. Staring at the door really isn't gunna help. Just sit down!" Kaira said leaning against a desk.

"I don't want to. How come our teacher's the only who's late! I'm ready to rule! Believe it!" Naruto rushed to the door and looked out. "The other groups already met their new teacher and took off on some adventure or something and Iruka-Sensei's gone too!"

"We know, okay. Just be patient." Kaira continued. "Wait! What are you doing now?!"

Sasuke and Kaira looked up to see Naruto propping a board rubber covered in chalk at the top of the door.

"Naruto," The girl said, before pausing to look at Sasuke. He wasn't scolding the blonde, so she went along with it. "I like your thinking."

"I know! That's what he gets for coming late." Naruto jumped down from his stool. "Surprise!" He shouted.

"Hn. Our teacher's a Jonin – an elite ninja. You think he'll fall for that?" Sasuke said from his desk.

"Spoil sport." Kaira smirked. "They're late - they deserve punishment! If Ino and Sakura hit me, he can handle a bit of chalk."

A hand appeared on the door. Here we go! Naruto thought with a grin.

The door slid open and the unamused white-haired Jonin was covered in chalk as Naruto broke down laughing.

Oh boy. Kaira thought. He looks pissed.

"Ha ha ha! I got him! He totally fell for it!" Naruto shouted.

"Erm... Ha ha" Kaira said uncomfortably "Well this is awkward!" Kaira said scratching the back of her head.

He actually fell for that cheap trick? Is this guy really a Jonin? Sasuke thought.

"Well." The Jonin finally spoke up. "How can I put this? My first impression of this group – they're a bunch of idiots."

The genin's faces fell.

"Alright. Why don't you introduce yourselves. One at a time." The Jonin said.

"Introduce ourselves? What do you want us to say?" Kaira asked. The three genin were sat on some steps while the Jonin was leaning on some railings.

"Things you like, things you hate. Dreams for the future, hobbies. Things like that."

"Why don't you tell us stuff first. I mean before we talk, tell us about you so we can see how it's supposed to work!" Naruto said.

"Me? I'm Kakashi Hatake. Things I like and things I hate - hm, I don't feel like telling you that. My dreams for the future, never really thought about it. As for my hobbies, I have lots of hobbies."

"So basically, all he told us was his name!" Naruto moaned.

"Ok, your turn. You on the right." Kakashi said.

"Believe it! I'm Naruto Uzumaki! I like instant ramen in a cup and I really like the ramen Iruka-Sensei got me at the Ichiraku ramen shop! But I hate the three minutes you have to wait when you pour the water on the ramen cup. My hobbies are eating different kinds of ramen and comparing them. And my future dream is to be the greatest Hokage! Then the whole village will stop disrespecting me and start treating me like I'm somebody! Somebody important!" Naruto said, all the time fiddling with his headband.

"Alright. Next." Kakashi said.

"I'm Kaira Akiyama! I like lightning storms because they are really loud and lightning's my chakra nature! My favourite colour is red and my hobby is running, so I can be the fastest. I don't like hospitals and it annoys me when Sakura and Ino put me in the middle of their arguments. As for my dreams - I want to prove to everybody that I'm just as strong as them. I'm not gunna be left behind by my friends or my clan or, or, anybody. I'm gunna be an amazing ninja!"

Kakashi continued to Sasuke.

"Last one."

"My name is Sasuke Uchiha. I hate a lot of things and I don't particularly like anything. What I have is not a dream because I will make it a reality. I'm going to restore my clan. And destroy a certain someone."

Then there was silence.

"Good. You're each unique and have your own ideas. We have our first mission tomorrow." Kakashi broke the silence.

Naruto saluted. "What kind of mission are we going to have?"

"It's a task that the four of us will do together." Kakashi said.

"What, what, what, what!" Naruto was getting a little too excited.

"A survival exercise."

"But we already did all this at the academy! I thought we're supposed to go on a real mission!" Naruto said.

"This is not like your previous training." Kakashi then chuckled to himself.

"Hey, what's so funny!" Kaira joined in.

"If I tell you the answer, you're not going to like it! From the twenty-eight of you that came here, only nine - or ten - of you will be accepted as genin. This is due to the extra team of four that had to be created after Naruto's surprise pass. The other eighteen will be weeded out and sent back to the academy. In other words, this is a make it or break it pass or fail test and the chance you will fail is at least approximately 66%"

The genin's faces dropped.

"I told you, you wouldn't like it! I decide whether you pass or fail. Be at the designated training spot at 5 am. Bring your ninja gear."

Well, I won't be weeded out! I'm gunna be looked up to one day! I've got to pass this test! Believe it. Believe it! Naruto thought.

Okay, if only ten people are passing - I have to be one of them! This is the start of me proving myself. Kaira thought.

Sasuke clenched his fists.

"That's it. You're dismissed. Oh, tomorrow, you better skip breakfast. Or else, you'll puke."

It was 5 am.

Naruto and Sasuke arrived bang on time – Five on the dot.

Naruto yawned. "I wonder where Kaira is." He dropped his bag and sat on it. "She'll be late for Kakashi-Sensei."

"Hn."

Hours later, Kaira showed up eating an apple.

"Kaira! Why are you so late - you were supposed to be here for 5 am? And why are you eating? Kakashi-Sensei said we shouldn't eat else we'll puke!" Naruto said.

Kaira stopped mid-walk and mid-bite. "Wewernsupposedtoet?"

"What?"

After realising she should probably swallow the chunks of apple in her mouth, she repeated herself. "We weren't supposed to eat?"

"Nope."

"And we were supposed to show up at 5 am?"

"Yep."

"Has he arrived yet?" She asked.

"Well, not exactly."

"I guess it's okay that I thought we were supposed to meet up at 8 am then."

Naruto shouted at her as she dropped her bag down and sat on it, continuing to eat her apple. "How could you not know? This was so important!"

She shrugged. "At the time, I was giving myself motivantion words!"

"Motivational." Sasuke corrected.

"Yeah, that, whatever, Uchiha. I guess I'm just lucky today, I arrived well within time!"

"Then why are you eating, still? If you puke, that won't be lucky."

"I'm hungry - who cares what Kakashi thinks. If he wanted me to listen to him, he shouldn't of gotten hit with a board rubber, now should he? And if I puke, I'll make sure to do it over Sasuke."

Naruto chuckled a little as Sasuke gave her a glare. After sending him a fake sweet smile, she finished off her apple.

"I thought I told you not to eat?" Kakashi said, appearing behind the three. Since Kaira currently had another mouthful of apple in her mouth, Naruto spoke for her.

"That's beside the point! Why are you so late?" Naruto yelled at Kakashi.

"Well, a black cat crossed my path so I had to take the long way!"

Naruto growled at him.

"Let's get started." Kakashi walked over to an alarm and pressed the button on top. "There we go. It's set for noon."

He then took two bells out of his pocket and held them out to show the genin.

"Your assignment is very simple. You just have to take these bells from me. That's all there is to it!" He shook the bells. "If you can't get them by noon, you can't have any lunch."

Naruto cried out.

Kakashi pointed to some logs. "You'll be tied to those posts and watch while I eat my lunch in front of you."

"So that's why you told us not to eat!" Naruto said scowling.

Kaira burst out laughing. "Ha! It really is my lucky day." She said with a grin.

"Hold on." Sasuke spoke for the first time. "There are only two bells."

"Well, that way at least one of you will end up tied to a post and ultimately disqualified for failing to complete the mission. That one goes back to the academy. You can use any weapon. Such as the little sword you have on your back, Kaira."

"Oh yeah!" She smiled.

"If you're not prepared to kill me, you won't be able to take the bells. When I say start, you can begin."

Naruto didn't wait for that.

Pulling out a kunai, he charged past Kaira and Sasuke to attack Kakashi. In a flash, Kakashi grabbed Naruto's hand and held the Kunai behind the blonde's neck.

Woah. I guess Kakashi's not as useless as we thought! Kaira thought.

"Don't be in such a hurry. I didn't say start yet." Kakashi said. "But, you came at me with the full intention of destroying me. So, how can I say this. I'm actually starting to like you guys."

"Get ready."

"And."

"Start!"

The three genin had chosen their hiding places.

"Ninja most know how to conceal their movements and hide effectively." Kakashi looked around.

"Well, they understand that much, they've hidden well!" He said.

Until he saw Naruto standing right in the open.

"You and me. Right now. Fair and square. Let's go." Naruto yelled.

Fool. Sasuke thought.

"You know, compared to the others. You're a little weird!" Kakashi said.

"The only thing weird here is your haircut!" Naruto shouted running at Kakashi again.

He stopped a couple of metres away from Kakashi and stared at him.

"Shinobi battle techniques: Part one. Taijutsu. The physical art." Kakashi said.

That's hand to hand combat! Then why is he reaching for a weapon? Naruto thought.

To his surprise – Kakashi pulled out a book.

"What are you waiting for? Make a move!" Kakashi called to Naruto.

"But why are you reading that book?"

"Why? Because I want to find out what happens in the story of course! Don't let it bother you. With your weak attacks, it doesn't matter if I'm reading."

Naruto growled. "I'm going to crush you!" He yelled rushing forward at Kakashi once more.

When his punch was caught, Naruto swung his leg round for a kick. Kakashi simply ducked down – still reading his book.

"Now you're mine!" Naruto aimed for another punch when Kakashi appeared behind him.

"Don't let your enemy get behind you all the time." Kakashi was crouched down with a hand sign at the ready.

What the hell is he doing? Kaira thought.

"A thousand years of death!" Kakashi yelled, giving Naruto a hard poke up the butt sending the boy flying.

Ew. Kaira thought.

What an idiot. Thought Sasuke.

Naruto was sinking to the bottom. I won't let it end like this! I'll attack from the water!

He sent two shuriken flying at Kakashi who simply caught them on his fingers. Naruto pulled himself out of the water.

"What are you doing now? You know, you look a little wobbly for the person who will surpass the Hokage."

"I will find the strength! I will pass this test! And I won't go back to the academy!" Naruto said as shadow clones burst out from the water to attack Kakashi.

"Looks like he can create shadow clones after all. The stories are true." Kakashi said. "You still can't beat me with this jutsu."

Kakashi was grabbed.

"What? He got me from behind!"

All of the Naruto clones grabbed onto Kakashi and one went in for a hit.

"This is for hitting me in the butt earlier!" He shouted.

Since when did Naruto get so good? Kaira thought.

A diversionary tactic. Nice. Sasuke thought.

To Naruto's dismay, his hit didn't connect with Kakashi.

He hit his own clone.

"I told you it wouldn't work!" Kakashi said by a tree as Naruto got rid of his hurt clones.

As Kakashi disappeared again Naruto noticed something shiny on the ground.

"A bell! He dropped a bell!" Naruto raced over to the tree only to be hoisted up by a trap. He yelled at Kakashi while hanging from a rope.

"Think before you use a jutsu, or your opponent might use it against you." Kakashi said. "And also. If the bait is obvious – don't take it."

"A ninja must see through deception."

"I get it!"

"I'm telling you this because you don't get it! You think you get it, which is not the same as actually getting it. Get it?"

He's finally let his guard down. This is my chance!

Sasuke pulled out some shuriken and threw them at Kakashi.

"Won't you ever learn?" Kakashi said before he was hit by the kunai down his side.

"Ah! He just got blasted by shuriken! Are you out of your mind Sasuke! You went too far!" Naruto yelled from his tree.

"Well, this escalated quickly." Kaira said to herself.

The three genin stared to see if Sasuke's attacked worked.

It didn't.

The fake Kakashi disappeared in a cloud of smoke and left a log covered in kunai.

Another substitution jutsu! And now he knows where I'm hiding! Gotta move fast! Sasuke said rushing away from the scene.

So that's where he is. Kakashi thought as he pulled out a kunai.

I've gotta give Sasuke and Naruto a hand! Kaira said drawing her sword.

But before Kakashi could move, he heard a loud thud.

Kaira had cut Naruto down from the tree.

"Naruto. Get away from here and come up with a plan – a good one. Give me a shout if you need me." Kaira said before vanishing.

"Huh? Oh, thanks Kaira!" Naruto said before running off into the trees.

Looks like the girl's up next for a fight then. Kakashi thought. Taking out his book again, Kakashi walked to the middle of the clearing.

Now, where could she be?

He hearded light footsteps behind him.

"Just because you're tip-toeing - doesn't mean I can't hear you." Kakashi heared her curse under her breath.

"Language."

"Shut up, alright!" She scowled at him.

He turned around to lecture her face to face. But by the time he turned round, she was gone.

Well, she did say she liked running. But this won't go anywhere if that's her only trick.

"Hm." Mumbling, he turned in time to see something flying towards him.

Kakashi had to hold back Kaira's sword with the back of his hand.

"You're a quick one aren't you." Kakashi said.

Kaira drew back her sword and vanished once more.

"With that speed you could be quite deadly."

Kakashi put away his book and looked around him – Kaira was nowhere to be seen.

That was until he heard a thud behind him. Turning round, he saw Kaira falling flat on her face.

"Let me correct myself. Not deadly; clumsy."

Kaira looked up at him in anger and started yelling at the Jonin.

"And quite rude too."

"Shut up!" Kaira said as she vanished.

Kakashi guessed where she would go next.

He guessed correct and threw a couple of shuriken to counter the ones coming towards him.

"You're becoming predictable." He heard her footsteps behind him and turned around with a kick. The Kaira he attacked disappeared with a cloud of smoke.

"A clone?" He said, his head spinning once again to find the real one.

He found the real Kaira with her hand clasped on the bells.

"No you don't!" Kakashi said pulling out a kunai and swiping it towards her hand.

"Dammit!" She whispered under her breath as she jumped back.

Kakashi was surprised again when she landed on the water.

"She can use chakra control to walk on water?" Kakashi then noticed her feet sinking.

"Barely." He continued.

"I'll admit." He called out to her. "You were a lot closer to getting the bells than Naruto was. But then again-"

"Shut up will you!" She shouted again. "I don't need to hear what you have to say!"

She's very easy to aggravate. Kakashi thought. And says shut up too much.

She put her away her sword.

Stupid Kakashi! What does he know! He's just an annoying sensei. Kaira thought.

"Why don't we take this fight to the water then?" Kakashi said. And see how long you can stay afloat! Let's have a look at her taijutsu skills.

Kakashi ran forward on to the water.

If I'm not fast enough – she'll just run away. He thought. Once he was in close range, he began his attack.

Kakashi spun round with a kick aiming for her stomach. It didn't collide and she simply jumped back a little. Kakashi carried on with punches kicks while Kaira evaded them all. Her feet were slowly sinking further into the water and Kaira found it harder and harder to move in time.

She's not making any attacks. Kakashi smirked. I guess I found the weak spot.

He's gunna work it out! I'm terrible at taijutsu - I just fall over all the time! Kaira thought. I've gotta get out the water now, else my jutsu will be useless!

Just as Kakashi lunged forward again, Kaira spun round and ran back to dry land making hand signs along the way.

"Running away so soon? I was right then - you can't do taijutsu!" Kakashi said heading off the water too.

Once Kaira reached the tree line, she spun round and called out her jutsu.

"Dark Style: Dark Fire Jutsu!" She yelled as Kakashi reached the edge of the lake.

Black flames erupted from her hands and trailed up her arms. The flames covered nearly the whole area.

Argh, I still can't control it properly - this is gunna use up a lot of chakra! If it doesn't hit... Well... I don't know what I'll do! She thought. That's if I don't start a forest fire. After that, she tried to reduce the flames down. After a few attempts, she managed to make the fire reduce it's size.

She looked round. There was no sign of Kakashi.

"Is that good or bad?" She thought aloud. After surveying the area, she decided it was bad. The grass had almost all gone black and the trees around the edge were crispy too.

She laughed awkwardly. "Ha ha... Maybe I went a bit over board! Erm, where's Kakashi then?"

"Behind you!"

An angry scowl grew on her face as a kunai was held at her neck.

"That's my line! And how did you escape my Dark Fire! Hmph. I shouldn't have wasted such a good jutsu on the likes of you!"

"You really dislike me, don't you?" Kakashi said. "You were impatient with your jutsu. That kekkei genkai of yours could have done a lot of damage - but you rushed into it. And I think you need more control over it - I noticed it took a while for you to kill the flames. Overall, that jutsu cost you the fight."

"Don't tell me how I can and can't use my jutsu!" Kaira yelled at him.

"Yelling at your oponent will just make them angry - being rude is disrespectful. Stop being such a hot-headed child."

Kaira seemed to calm down after that.

In fact, it brought on a smirk.

"By the way - who said it cost me the match?" Kakashi frowned as he noticed Kaira had hold of the bells.

"Very sneaky. However, I can fix this easily."

"Huh?"

Kakashi pulled out another kunai and held it at her wrist.

"Either drop the bells, or I will cut your hand off." He whispered in her ear. "You seem so proud of that jutsu of yours. With one hand missing - you would lose it and any other jutsu you have. Drop the bells."

She dropped them.

"This still doesn't mean I'm finished!"

She's so stubborn! Kakashi thought. But before he could lecture her anymore, there was a loud screech throughout the forest.

"KAIWA"

Naruto. They both thought.

"Sorry to cut this short, but I have to go save a certain hyperactive ninja from a trap I'm guessing you set up!" Kaira said.

Kaira jumped up, headbutting Kakashi in the chin knocking him backwards.

As he fell to the ground, she turned around and stuck her tounge out at him.

"There's your proof - I'm terrible at taijutsu" She laughed before running to Naruto.

"That was one of the weirdest moves I have ever seen." Kakashi said, rubbing his chin.

He then got up, got out his book, and went to find Sasuke.

"Naruto. How the hell did you end up like this?"

Naruto was tied up a tree again. But this time he was tangled in thick rop and stuck upside down pinned to the tree.

"Jusscuhmehouh!" He said, his voice muffled by some rope accross his mouth.

"I have no idea what you just said - but we're gunna run out of time soon."

Kaira drew her sword and began slicing through the ropes. When she was done Naruto fell to the floor, banging his head.

"Ow! You could stopped me falling!"

"Ha ha! Sorry Naruto!" She laughed before looking up to the Sun. Her smile turned to a frown. "With the time we have left, it looks like I'm gunna have to help you - we'll work together. But I doubt we can get Sasuke on our side."

"Work together? Alright then - double the chance of success! How did it go with you and Kakashi?"

"I got hold of the bells - then I lost them again. I've used up a lot of chakra too." She looked down in defeat. "We have to work quickly - come one! That means no distractions for you Naruto and no tripping over for me!"

The two raced off into the trees before they heard the ringing of the alarm.

"Dammit! We're too late!" Naruto stomped his feet.

Kaira frowned.

"Let's just go back."

Naruto and Kaira arrived back at the meeting spot to find a sulking Sasuke.

"You didn't do it either?" Kaira asked. Sasuke shook his head.

"Guessed so."

In a flash, Naruto vanished from Kaira's side and was tied up to a log.

"What the hell, Sensei!" He yelled, kicking his legs.

"Naruto, out of the three of you, you did the worst. You have now been tied up three times." Kakashi said as Sasuke and Kaira sat on either side of him.

"Oh – by the way – about this exercise. Well, I've decided I'm not sending any of you back to the academy."

Naruto laughed.

"That means all three of us! All three of us!" Naruto shouted and Kaira grinned.

"Yes, all three of you. Are being dropped from the program – permanently."

Their laughter stopped.

"But you said if we didn't get the bells we'd be sent back to the academy! You can't just change the rules like that!" Naruto yelled angrily.

"Because you don't think like ninja. You think like little kids, like brats."

Sasuke growled. He rushed forward in anger to attack Kakashi but he was pinned down in seconds.

"Sasuke, you think it's all about you. You don't know what it's like to be a ninja – you think it's a game! Why did you think we put you on squads – did you consider that for a moment?"

"What do you mean?" Naruto asked.

"You didn't work out what this test was about. Kaira – you were forced to go with Naruto, it wasn't a choice. Sasuke and Naruto – you weren't even close. It's so basic – teamwork!"

"But you set it up with two bells! Even if we got the bells – the team would break up! We'd be more useless than how we started." Kaira protested.

"Exactly – I purposely pitted you against each other. I wanted to see if you could overcome that and put the group ahead of yourselves. Kaira, you were hot-headed, impatient and clumsy. Naruto, you try to do everything on your own, until you could barely call for help. Sasuke, you thought the others were so far beneath you they were worthless." He pushed Sasuke further into the ground. "You need individual skills, but teamwork is the most essential element. Every Shinobi understands this."

Kakashi let Sasuke go and walked over to the lunches and sighed.

"Alright. I'm going to give you one more chance. But I'm going to make it much harder on you. You'll have three hours to get a bell. Eat lunch now to build up strength. But – Naruto doesn't get any. It's your punishment for falling for so many traps. And if anyone tries to feed him, that person will immediately fail."

Kakashi stared at the three.

"I make the rules you follow them. Got it?"

Sasuke and Kaira started to eat their lunch when Naruto's stomach rumbled.

Sasuke sighed. "Here."

"What? But you're not allowed to give me anything?"

"He's right Naruto. Without it – you're the weakest. " Kaira joined in.

"We need to work as a team to get the bells. Kakashi isn't here – so eat it Naruto."

Kaira nodded. "Have mine. I had something this morning. Sasuke, you didn't."

"Err, thanks guys! But I can't eat it! You kinda need to help me..."

Kaira sighed. "I'll help then, just this once!" She picked up the chopsticks and started giving him rice.

There was an explosion in front of them and a storm gathered in the sky.

"You!" Kakashi yelled appearing from within the smoke.

Naruto screamed.

"You broke the rules. I hope you're ready for the punishment. Any last words?"

Lightning and thunder took over the sky with dark clouds.

"You said there were three of us! That's why Sasuke and Kaira..." Naruto didn't really know what to say.

"We're all on this squad and we're all in it together!" Sasuke continued for him.

"Yeah! The three of us are one! We have to work together so we helped Naruto!" Kaira added.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! Believe it! That's right!" Naruto yelled.

"The three of you are one? That's your excuse? Well, I have to say then."

The three looked at him.

"You pass!"

There we go! I hope that was an improvement! I'm changing Kaira's character so things should get more interesting from now.

The next chapter should be shorter again with the beginning of the Land of Waves Arc with Zabuza!

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