You're Gonna Go Far Kid: ch2
Me and Sasuke woke up earlier than normal because of our new schedule. "I don't see why we have to get up so early." I complained while yawning. Sasuke just grunted as he added some stuff to his bag. He was not a morning person.
We were just about to leave when I grabbed an apple.
"What are you doing?" Sasuke asked. "Sensei said not to eat or you will through up."
"Yeah well, I'm not about to vigorous training without eating first! I'd rather through up." I snapped at him, damn you early mornings.
"Hn." Was all he said as we walked down the empty street.
We were the first at the training fields and I immediately dropped my stuff to the ground and fallowed it. "Wake me up when sensei gets here."
"YOU'RE LATE!"
I woke with a start to see the sun up and an angry Naruto and sakura pointing accusing fingers at Kakashi sensei. He just laughed and pulled out a clock. He fumbled with it for a moment before setting it down on a stump that was stuck in the ground. "It's set to go off at noon." He said before turning to us. Each of us had a confused look as we looked up at Kakashi sensei. "See these three bells? You must get them from me before the alarm goes off. If you don't get a bell you will not get lunch." At that everyone's stomachs growled with the exception of mine. "I'll also tie you to one of these stumps and eat in front of you." That's pretty harsh. I thought casually. "You just need to get one bell." Kakashi continued, "But since there are only three one of you will be tied to the stump. Also the person who doesn't get the bell will fail and be sent back to the academy." That made everyone serious. "You may use shurikens; you must come at me with the intent to kill to pass."
"But that's dangerous!" sakura yelled.
"Yeah you can't even dodge an eraser! Your gonna get yourself killed!" Naruto bragged.
"Those with no talent bark the loudest." Kakashi sensei said casually, "Now let's ignore the dead last and begin when I say start. I noticed Kakashi sensei had struck one of Naruto's nerves. He grabbed a kunai out of his holster and charged at Kakashi sensei with it. Before I could blink sensei had Naruto facing away from him with own kunai pointed at his neck.
"Slow down I haven't said start yet." Shit this guy is fast, this is going to be tough. I thought to myself. "I see that you have the intent to kill me. Hehe I'm starting to like you guys. Okay let's get going, ready….Start!"
I quickly jumped away and hid in a tree I could see Sasuke not to far away. Looking back to the training field I saw Naruto standing in the open. DUMB ASS! I shouted in my head. He's gonna get himself killed! "Come and fight me!" Naruto yelled. "I said Fight me!"
"Um you're a little off" sensei dead panned.
"The only thing off is your hair cut!" Naruto yelled as he started to run at sensei. Sensei reached into his bag and started to pull something out, causing Naruto to skid to a stop.
"Lesson one. Taijutsu, I'll teach it to you." He said slowly.
Naruto got ready for whatever sensei was about to pull out but he was completely thrown off when sensei pulled out a book. I almost fell out of the tree from my shock. He really doesn't take any of us seriously does he?
"What's wrong? Hurry and come at me." He said boredly.
"B-but you have a book!" Naruto shouted!
"I need to catch up on some chapters, don't worry it wont make a difference against you guys." How irritating.
I wasn't the only one who thought so. "I'll beat you to a pulp!" Naruto shouted aiming an elbow at sensei, when that didn't work he tried to kick him, and when that didn't work he tried to punch him, sensei had dodged all of Naruto's attacks, attacking him head on wont do anything. I thought to myself quickly coming up with an idea. I looked over at Sasuke; he can handle himself for a few moments.
Looking around I found the perfect place to set up my trick.
I was back at my first hiding spot, Kakashi sensei and Naruto had finished their… 'Fight' as Naruto would call it. Naruto was hanging up in a tree, and sensei was waiting for one of us to attack. Now's my chance! I threw three shuriken at him, and jumped to a different place and threw three more. I couldn't let him know my position yet. I threw three more and jumped out and fallowed them. The plan was when he dodged I would counter attack and hit him before he could dodge it. I just need to get one swipe for this to work!
He dodged to his right and I quickly lunged. I missed his bells by inches! But I managed to touch him, everything was set!
I skidded to a stop a few feet from him on my hands and knees. "That was close, your pretty good." He said putting his book away.
"I'm better than good" I said showing him my hand where a bell lay. His eyes got wide as he looked down and noticed a bell was in fact missing. That's impossible! He shouted in his head.
"You do know you have to keep that bell safe until noon, right?" he drawled trying to hide his amazement.
"Already a step ahead of you sensei~!" I said taking off into the woods.
Kakashi sensei quickly fallowed me. Just a little further! I thought. There!
I pulled a kunai out and threw it at a barley visible wire. It snapped and I quickly ducked, leaving Kakashi sensei to get hit with a spiked log I had set up earlier. He dodged as expected and landed on the ground in a crouch. I cut another wire and the ground fell out from beneath his feat. "How long have you been planning this?" he asked amazed.
"A little after you and Naruto started to 'fight'" I said smirking as I cut another two wires, this one I knew he wouldn't dodge. Shurikens and kunais came from everywhere he had not choice but to dodge toward me. With the rate of his momentum he would be able to get by but I would be able to grab anything off him and he wouldn't be able to stop me.
Once I had successfully grabbed one of the bells I did a hand sign and said "kai" instead of sensei having only one bell left he had two, the 'bell' that I had from earlier turned into an acorn. "Hehe I knew I couldn't get you here unless you were chasing me, and making you think I had a bell was the only way I knew how.
She planned all of this in a couple of minutes, and not only that but she used a genjutsu on me. Kakashi thought amazed. She's defiantly got talent. "Well then, good job. Go wait by the stumps until noon." He said turning away.
Just like that? He said I had to keep it safe until noon. Man I had the perfect hiding place too. I thought dejectedly, turning and heading back to the stumps.
I arrived and Naruto was already there… tied to a stump. "What did you do?" I asked casually flopping down on the ground next to him.
"I, uh… tried to eat lunch while he wasn't here." He said sheepishly.
I barked out a laugh. "Naruto he's a jonin! You gotta expect him to be prepared for those kinds of tricks!"
"Yeah well, what are you doing over here then!" he shouted back angrily.
I pulled the bell out of my pocket. "I got this from him, and he said to come back here and wait until noon."
"Wha-What! How did you get that?" he asked disbelievingly.
"I used a simple genjutsu and a few traps I set up thanks to your distraction. Thanks for that by the way~" I said playfully.
"Why you!" the alarm went off then. Soon we were joined by sakura, Sasuke and Kakashi sensei.
Sensei stood in front of us as he began to talk. "You all look pretty hungry. By the way about the training, there's no need for you to go back to the academy," everyone looked up with shocked and happy faces.
"Then! Then! All four of us-?" Naruto shouted happily.
"Yup all four of you… should quit as ninjas!" everyone's hopes were dashed. All smiles faded. Everything became deadly serious.
"Quit as ninjas! What is that supposed to mean!" Naruto shouted angrily. "Ok, ok we couldn't get the bells, why do we have to quit!"
"Because you're all punks who don't deserve to be ninja!" Kakashi harshly explained. He was starting to piss me off. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Sasuke twitch, he was getting ready to pounce and hell if he got to so did I.
He sprang up quickly and launched himself at Kakashi kunai in hand. I fallowed right behind. Kakashi grabbed the both of us and managed to pin us, him sitting on Sasuke with his foot on Sasuke's head, and he had me in a head lock with Sasuke's kunai pointed at my throat.
"Are you guys underestimating ninjas? Huh?" Kakashi questioned harshly. "Why do you think you were divided into teams for this training?"
"What does that mean?" sakura asked feebly.
"Basically you guys aren't understanding the answer to this test." Kakashi said bluntly.
"Answer?" Naruto questioned dumbly.
"Yes the answer that helps you pass this test."
"So when are you going to give it to us?" really sakura? Really?
"Its team work, the four of you would have defiantly gotten you the bells considering Aoi got one."
A look of realization was on sakura's face, "What do you mean teamwork! There were only three bells! Even if we worked together and gotten the bells one of us would still fail. What team work that just makes us fight each other!" she ranted.
"Of course this test is set up to make you fight amongst yourselves. The purpose is to see weather or not you can forget about your own interests and successfully work together to get the bells." Kakashi explained. "Yet you guys… sakura! Instead of Naruto who was right next to you, you were thinking of Sasuke who was far away! Naruto you were just running around by yourself. Aoi even though you got a bell you had plenty of time to go help the others instead you came and relaxed while the others were struggling. And Sasuke! You just assumed the others would get in your way and tried to do everything yourself. The duties are done by the team. Of coarse superior individual ability is important to a ninja. But teamwork is even more important. Individuals that disrupt the team can put someone in danger for example," I felt the tip of the kunai move away from my throat but the pressure of Kakashi's arm around my neck increased. "Sakura, kill Naruto or Sasuke dies." I started to struggle no way was I letting anyone hurt my family! "You see," Kakashi said relaxing his grip on us again. "If a hostage is taken you will have tough choices and someone will die. You will be risking your lives in these duties." He allowed me and Sasuke to move and we quickly scrambled away, glaring at Kakashi. He turned and walked over to a stone near by. "See the names here, these are heroes of the village." He said quietly.
I knew the stone all to well my parents names were on it. I looked away understanding what he was talking about.
"Hey! Hey! Hey! I just decided, I want my name on that stone!" Naruto shouted stupidly. Does he not realize what this stone is? I thought angrily.
"They aren't normal heroes." Kakashi said.
"Oh yeah? Then what kind are they!" Naruto continued. I shot a glare at him Sasuke sensing my anger rested a hand on my shoulder.
"They died during a mission." I spat at Naruto.
Kakashi glanced at me, "Yes that's correct Aoi. Many of my friends names are on this stone." He glanced up at us. "I'll give you all one more chance to get the bells after lunch, but it'll be tougher." He warned. "You may eat but don't give any to Naruto."
"Huh! Why?" Naruto complained.
"You tried to eat by yourself. Anyone who feeds him will immediately fail. I am the rules here, got it?" With that he poofed away.
"I don't need any food I'm fine!" Naruto shouted but was quickly shut up by his growling stomach.
"Here." I offered to Naruto. Sasuke glance at me. "I ate before we came."
"Eh? But Aoi you'll fail!" sakura said.
"It's fine I don't sense him anywhere." Sasuke said, "If he doesn't eat he'll just get in the way."
Sakura also offered him her food.
"Thanks you guys!"
"Just hurry and eat before he comes back!" I scolded.
"I can't feed myself." Naruto whined.
Out of nowhere a big explosion went off. Dust flew at us and the wind picked up. An angry Kakashi emerged from the clouds. "YOU GUYS!" he started. Sasuke and I got into a defensive stance each pulling out a kunai. "Pass. 3" he smiled and the smoke went away. I slowly put my kunai away.
"Are, are you serious?" I asked disbelievingly.
"Pass but why!" sakura questioned.
I elbowed her "Who cares?" I hissed harshly.
Kakashi just laughed at us. "You guys are the first. Everyone else just did what I told them. A ninja must see the underneath. Those who break the rules are trash, but you know what? Those who abandon their teammates are lower than trash. That ends today's training, all of you pass! Tomorrow team seven begins its duties."
We started to walk away with Naruto shouting in the back round, oh yeah he was still tied to a tree I laughed lightly.
yeah just a warning before you get attached to this story, i suck at writing action scenes but i hope to get better! since naruto is a very action-y manga/anime i hope i can get better at them dont be afraid to leave a comment they encourage me to write!