Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto … tragically. It belongs to Kishimoto and a number of other people. So don't sue me. I write this for entertainment purposes only, not for monetary gain.
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Chapter Two: Introductions
Yogensha was the newcomer's name, as Sarutobi was soon to find out. At first, no one could understand a single word he said. The redhead could only speak a few words of Nihongo, like "hello" or "what time is it". Not something to have a conversation with. He seemed to be speaking his Native tongue and not one linguist recognized the language.
It was good news than that someone had the good sense to try talking Eigan to the foreigner. Yogensha seemed to be almost fluent in the language of the ocean people. He and the translator had engaged in a brief conversation before the Sandaime had been able to cut in. From there on in, it had been easy to get out the necessary answers out of Yogensha.
Oddly enough, Sarutobi wasn't sure of Yogensha's true age. During the first conversation, according to the linguist, Yogensha had asked what the drinking age was and the translator had replied. So when the foreigner informed him that he was eighteen, the Sandaime had the sinking suspicion that Yogensha was lying to get past the drinking age. Not that Sarutobi really cared about his exact age, it was just frustrating.
However, this little lie fitted perfectly into the plan formulating in the Sandaime's mind. As well as being the drinking age, eighteen happened to be the age that someone could take formal guardianship of a child. And so, after a thorough background check, Yogensha was approached with a deal. He had become friends with Naruto thus Sarutobi thought he would be great for a guardian, especially since Yogensha had no idea about Naruto's less than desirable tenant. In exchange for taking care of Naruto, Yogensha would receive lodging and a weekly allowance for all expenses.
Unfortunately, the council did not trust Yogensha as much as the Sandaime did. They demanded that he issue an anbu to make sure that Yogensha did not try to make off with the Kyuubi child. Sarutobi, seizing upon the opportunity, decided to kill two birds with one stone. His most talented anbu captain was developing some anti social tendencies and was avoiding all unnecessary human contact. So Sarutobi decided that he'd be the man for the job. Sarutobi had the man forgo the usual espionage of being far away and unseen. Instead, the man was to try to become friends with them so he could keep a better eye on the two. So it came to pass that Yogensha and Naruto Uzumaki made the acquaintance of one Hatake Kakashi.
Eight and half years later
Bodies lay strewn across the floor. The best Anbu guards the Lightning Country had to offer lay dead. Their captain made his final twitch, with his feet dangling above the floor while the last of his chakra was ripped from his body. The man responsible for the massacre let go of the captain's face and the body fell to floor in a heap. Not even paying attention to the newly made corpse, the red haired behemoth turned his attention towards the man cowering on the floor.
"Oh, how the mighty have fallen!" laughed the man eyeing the Raikage. His impossibly long sword dragged along the floor, its six foot blade covered in blood, a testament to the amount of men it had cleaved in two. His advance halted at the feet at the feet of the Raikage. "You chose the wrong day to indulge yourself in young girls." He said referring to Raikage's pedophilism.
As one the most influential and powerful people in all of the Lightning country, the Raikage had abducted small children at will and no dared to protest. Until today that was. The day before, the Raikage had spotted a beautiful and young girl in the market, and decided he had to have her. When he had her abducted, however, he did not expect the type of protest her guardian would give. About two and half hours after he learned of her abduction and the Raikage's intentions, the seven and a half foot swordsmen made no attempt to be discrete or stealthy in his effort to save the girl. Blowing open the front gates, the swordsmen stormed the castle. He cut a bloody path through the castle, Jounin, Chuunin, Anbu, servant, or secretary alike, were all cut down. He was quite indiscriminate and anyone who got in his way, intentional or not, died. Not one technique the Raikage and his Ninja's had seemed to have a lasting effect on the red head. He shrugged them all off and kept advancing, killing all opponents. Now only the Raikage remained and he was exhausted.
The man began to raise his blade, and in desperation, the Raikage raised his hands and cried out: "Wait! If you spare my life, I'll give all the money you desire." The swordsman ignored him and continued to raise his sword. It soon stopped though, and the red head looked around. Realising what his assailant was searching for, the Raikage spoke again. "If you're looking for the girl, she's in a different room, I can take you to her if you like but…" Any bargain the Raikage was thinking of vanished as he was violently hoisted off the floor and brought up face the giants cold steel gray eyes.
"Where is she?" he growled.
"The room beyond," gasped the Raikage. Being held up by the throat was hardly comfortable, and his assailants next action hardly helped to relieve the discomfort. In fact, being thrown through a wall probably only made his condition worse. Coughing as the red head stepped through the improvised doorway, he watched him peer around the room. Upon locating the girl, Miaka was her name, his full attention was once again fell upon the Raikage.
In a flash, his sword was against the Raikage's jugular. "If you have so much as touched her…" he growled pressing his sword against the Raikage's throat and drew a droplet of blood.
The Raikage was desperate. "Of course not," he stuttered, "she's still under the sleeping jutsu we put on her after her abduction."
A cruel smile returned to the swordsman's face. "Good. Then we can finish where I left off." Realising what was about to happen, the Raikage cried out once more and caused the swordsmen to pause.
"Wait! If you kill me, you'll become a wanted man. Anbu, hunter nin, and even bounty hunters will come after you. You'll never have a moments peace. But if you don't kill me, I won't report you and you'll be free to go with the girl. I assure you though, if you kill me, they will come." For a moment, the swordsmen stayed silent and the Raikage became hopefull. Then the swordsman spoke.
"Let them come."
Present Day
Team seven found itself sitting on the top of the academy building, its three students sitting on some steps while its two senseis sat on the railings. Kakashi decided to start things off the way he usually did. "Ok… let's start off with some introductions," stated Kakashi.
"What would you like to know?" asked Sakura curiously.
Kakashi shrugged noncommittally. "How about…your likes, dislikes, dreams for the future, hobbies, stuff like that."
"Why don't you start us off sensei, show us how it's done," said Musha.
"Oh me……" drawled Kakashi, "My name is Hatake Kakashi. I have no desire to tell you guys about my likes or dislikes. Dreams for the future…? I have lots of hobbies." Sakura and Musha stared in disbelief. 'All we learned was his name? Before they could object, however, Kakashi called on Naruto to continue. "Naruto, since you're the other sensei, why don't you introduce yourself to the rest of us."
"Well, as you know my name is Uzumaki Naruto. I like a lot of stuff but my favorite is Ramen. I don't dislike many things but the things I do dislike aren't important. My hobbies are training, sleeping, and reading. My goal," he paused and gave his already becoming trademark stupid grin, "is a well kept secret."
'Well, his attitude sure has made a turn for the better in the last few years.' Kakashi thought to himself. "Okay, next," said Kakashi pointing at Sasuke.
"My name is Uchiha Sasuke. There are tons of things I dislike and I don't really like anything. And… I don't want to use the word dream, but I have an ambition, the resurrection of my clan…" sasuke's tone became darker, "and to kill a certain man."
'I thought so,' thought Kakashi grimly. He had expected it but he had hoped that the young Uchiha might turn out better. "Ok, now pinky." He indicated Sakura.
"My name is Haruno Sakura, and the things I like are…" she blushed and looked at Sasuke, "well, actually, the person I like is…" her blush only deepened and she stole another glance at Sasuke. "Um, should I say my dreams for the future? The things I dislike are the ones that come in the way of true love. My hobbies are…"
'Stalking.' Finished Kakashi in his mind. He gave a mental sigh, 'Girls in this age are more interested in love than Ninjutsu.' He shifted his gaze to the last kid on the team. "Okay boy, you can go now."
"My name is Kushu Musha. I like watching movies and dislike reading books. I'm a real hands on guy. My hobby is building stuff. My goal for the future…hmmm," he paused for a moment, thinking, "I don't know. I guess I'm sort of goal less right now."
'Talk about noncommittal'. But now was Kakashi's favorite part. He gave them the regular speech on the real Genin test, on its sixty six percent of failure, the fact that they shouldn't eat breakfast or they'd puke, and where to be the next morning. The expressions on Sakura's face made Kakashi's day. After handing out the forms, Kakashi said goodbye and vanished in a puff of smoke. Naruto was far less dramatic in his exit and just walked off, yawning. With nothing else to do, everyone else returned to their respective homes.
The next day
Naruto sat in the tree, watching his three students becoming more agitated by the moment waiting for their senseis to arrive. Naruto had no wish to deal with the three until Kakashi came, and so he sat in the tree masking his presence and reading his new adventure novel. For two hours, he read his book and made great progress. In fact, the story was approaching its climax when he finally sensed Kakashi nearby. Sighing, he placed his book in his pouch, rolled out of his tree, and then left the forest by foot.
Sakura was pissed. Both Sensei's were late and she hoped to the Kami's that this wasn't turning into a pattern. What made her mood worse however, was the fact that when both sensei's did arrive, they arrived at the same time from opposite directions, and each gave an annoying "Yo." Turned out Musha shared her anger because after said "Yo", they both screamed "YOU'RE LATE!"
Neither Sensei gave an excuse for their lateness. Instead, Kakashi walked over to a stump and placed an alarm clock on it. "Okay, this clock is set for noon. Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to get these bells from me before the alarm goes off." He showed them the two little bells for good measure, before tying them to his belt. "The people who do not get a bell will not get lunch." A large growling was heard from all three genin's stomach and Kakashi suppressed the urge to grin. "In fact, I'll not only tie you to a stump, but Naruto here will eat it in front of you." He gestured to Naruto who held up a large coil of rope and three Bento boxs. "As you may have seen, there are only two bells so at least one of you are going to get tied to one of those stumps. Moreover, if you fail to get a bell, you will fail this exam and be sent back to the academy. Remember this...if you want to pass, you must come at me with the intent to kill. Use shurinken, if you want. Naruto will be sitting this out. The exam starts... NOW!
Well, that's chapter two, and thanks to everyone who reviewed. It was supposed to be longer, but I was hit by a sudden lack of motivation and stopped writing until someone told me to continue (can't get their name right now, the computer is messing up) and so I've started to write again.