Chapter 3- Training part two
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AN: I hope you guys like this chapter, You finally get to see the sharingan eyes so enjoy!
It was the end of the first week of training, Naruto had mastered the shadow clone jutsu, he also learned the Kage shuriken technique. Sasuke had mastered the earth clone technique and learned the fireball technique. Sakura was had not mastered the earth clone jutsu however she could perform it at a level that most genin can. She also learned two genjutsu from Kakashi. One was the hell viewing technique and also the time lapse technique (it makes the victim see things in slow motion, and eventually they would get so far behind in time that the genjutsu user could 'attack from the future')
Their physical training was coming along superbly, Sakura had increased her reserves by five times, unfortunately it was still far below genin level. Sasuke had increased his chakra levels also, not nearly as drastically as Sakura but by a sizable amount. Naruto had increased his reserves by a lot through the combined use of shadow clone training, using his chakra for other things and the fox. His reserves were sitting at high chuunin level.
Their chakra control was all chuunin level, except Sakura who had high anbu near Kage level control. They had mastered tree climbing and were still learning water walking.
By this time Kakashi had founds roles for all of his members, Sasuke would be the speed tijutsu user and for the first year or so use only low level jutsu's, Naruto would be power tijutsu and high level ninjutsu, Sakura would be genjutsu support and medicinal support.
Naruto was the first
to the training ground and started his laps already, he had moved on
to one hundred and thirty laps. Sasuke soon joined him. He would be
running eighty laps today. Sakura jumped down from a tree and started
to run her thirty laps.
She was a little bit behind schedule.
One hour later.
"Good morning team, we are going to add something new today. Before we start chakra control we will spar. First Sasuke against Sakura then Naruto will face the winner.
After that Naruto will face the loser of the first match."
"YES! Finally I can use my new jutsus in combat situations!" Naruto yelled.
Sakura and Sasuke then went into the center of the training ground. "Begin!" Kakashi said then jumped into a tree.
"Don't go easy on me Sasuke." Sakura said with a little bit more confidence than she had in the first week.
"I don't intend to Sakura" Sasuke said with a grin. He then charged her using his superior speed to get an advantage. He went through hand seals in the middle of his stride and yelled "Fireball no jutsu" and blew a small fireball at Sakura. The fireball was to fast to dodge so Sakura tried to protect her face.
Sasuke looked worried that he might have hurt Sakura with his fire jutsu, He ran over to were she should be and saw Sakura lying on the ground most of the skin on her face was charred. Her arms also were severly burnt, then she screamed. "No no no! The jutsu wasn't supposed to do that much damage! It was just to distract her!" Sasuke cried.
Kakashi then jumped down from his tree, "Sasuke you are worthless! You are no longer on the team, I have no need for someone who can't even master a D-rank jutsu! I'll see to it that you are forever taken off the ninja roster."
Naruto then came into the clearing "WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU, YOU BASTARD!" Naruto was about to punch him when Kakashi held him back. "Don't waste your time on this trash, Naruto." They walked away with Kakashi cradling the screaming Sakura.
Sasuke then felt something punch him, then a kick onto his back. He spat on the floor. Looking around he couldn't see anyone. Then he realized, he was caught in an illusion. Raising his hand into the ram seal he yelled "Kai!"
Things around him began to faze out until he saw Kakashi back on the tree and Naruto watching the match in with rapt attention. Sakura then charged at him from the front. He was about to raise his guard when he felt a sweep kick come from thin air connect with his shins. He cried out in pain as he hit the ground. He saw Sakura get into position to deliver a sweep kick when he suddenly felt cold steel against his neck.
Everything around him seemed to faze out until he saw Sakura standing infront of him with a kunai to his throat. "You lose Sasuke"
Sasuke sighed. The whole match he was caught in a genjutsu. "Good job Sakura, but I didn't know you could lay a genjutsu on top of another." Sasuke said truly amazed at the skill Sakura possessed.
"You can, it takes jounin level skill to do it, but when you look into your opponents eyes it becomes much easier. Almost low chuunin level." Sakura said with a smile. "I caught you when I said don't go easy on me, with the Time Lapse jutsu. So I was long gone from that spot before you even said anything."
"Good job Sakura," Kakashi said as he jumped down from the tree. "Are you ready to face Naruto?"
"Can I get a few minutes for my chakra please sensei? I used up more than half during that fight."
"Ok you will start in fifteen minutes" Kakashi said. "Don't worry Sasuke that is usually what happens to people who have not been inside a genjutsu before. Next time you will realize it sooner so you will be able to easily counter act it. Also Sakura keep working on them because the better you get the harder it is to detect."
Sakura and Naruto then walked into the center of the training ground "Begin" Kakashi said, he then jumped out of the way.
By the time he was in the tree there were 5 Naruto's they then attacked Sakura. "Earth Clone no Jutsu!" Sakura said, as she stomped the ground and two Sakuras rose out of the ground on each side of her. Three Naruto's engaged in Tijutsu while the other two began throwing kunai and shuriken at Sakura and her clones.
Sakura and her clones were able to dodge the attacks but they didn't have the coordination that Naruto and his clones had and soon one of them fell. Naruto noticed that they took a couple good hits to dispel unlike his shadow clones that would dispel after being hit only once.
The five Naruto's then jumped back and circled Sakura and her clone. "Uzumaki Naruto Steel Typhoon" The Naruto's shouted as they threw their shuriken, the shuriken then multiplied into many copies, the shuriken hit home and dispelled the earth clone and giving Sakura some minor cuts.
Kakashi raised an eyebrow at how much control Naruto just displayed. All of the copies were blunted while the originals were thrown only to graze Sakura.
"Good job Naruto, now you will face Sasuke then we will resume training."
"Lets roll Naruto!" Sasuke said with a big grin on his face, he was ready to win, and show the team that he isn't the weakest. He took out a kunai and charged Naruto.
Naruto blocked the strike with his own kunai, his clones began to send shurikens at Sasuke forcing him to jump back. "Fire style- Grand Fireball jutsu" Sasuke said pointing at the clones and incinerating them. He then charged Naruto each of them threw their kunai at each other. Sasuke's never went further than two feet. Naruto was suddenly right in his face. He had done Kawairimi with Sasuke's kunai. Naruto then landed a fist in Sasuke's stomach before he was hit in the back with the kunai. Sasuke, Kakashi and Sakura all gasped at the measures the blond had taken to land a punch.
Naruto then dispersed into a cloud of smoke. "But when?" Sasuke said surprised. He didn't know when his teammate had switched with his clone.
"Before even my battle with Sakura," Naruto said as he placed a kunai to Sasuke's temple.
"Good job Naruto and Sasuke, that was a very fast paced battle." Kakashi said with an eye smile. He couldn't believe Naruto had thought of such a successful plan in the short time given to him.
Sasuke was stunned. His two teammates had proven that he was the weakest. Sakura always completed the chakra control exercises first, Naruto ran more laps and he learned his ninjutsu a lot faster. There was nothing that Sasuke was good at. He was always second or third in the exercises.
He looked to the ground and clenched his fists, he was not keeping up with his two teammates. In the beginning he would have definitely won in a spar. But after just a week his two teammates had defeated him without even getting hit. He walked over to his tree and barely even listened as Kakashi told them that they were building their chakra reserves now by doing this exercise, and that they should practice doing jutsus while running up and down the tree.
Sasuke looked up at his tree and began running up it before he felt his footing slip. He was falling towards the ground and couldn't understand what was happening. He was about to hit the ground when a gray blur intercepted him. "Sasuke what is wrong? This shouldn't require much concentration for you anymore? What's on your mind?" Kakashi asked.
Sasuke could see his two teammates looking down at him from their trees. He let a tear slip from his eye and said "I am useless to this team, I can't do anything better than my two teammates and I can't even hit one in a spar." By the time he was finished tears were streaming down his face.
"Sasuke you aren't useless to the team, you know more jutsu's than any of us and are better than any of us at tijutsu, also we both just caught you by surprise in our spars don't worry about it." Naruto said to comfort his teammate.
"Yeah Sasuke you are plenty strong, you just got unlucky today" Sakura supplied.
Sasuke seemed to perk up at this, "Thanks guys," sniff "I really needed that and sorry I was brooding" he said with a smile on his face.
One month later.
Kakashi was very proud with his student's progress. They had all learned so much over the course of the first month. He knew they could beat any gennin team in konoha at the moment. He had also found tijutsu styles for his students. Naruto would learn the Goken, while Sasuke learned the Uchiha's watchful raven style, Sakura would learn the style of the med-nin. Goken would help Naruto develop speed and power while the Watchful Raven, would really start to kick in once sasuke obtained the sharingan, the style was unique to the Uchiha clan because it could only be mastered with the sharingan. Sakura's style concentrated on poking pressure points, and powerful kicks, the syle was also very evasive, allowing her to bide her time until she had an opening to a devastating pressure point.
Over the month the three had really grown into a great team, they had mastered only a few jutsus between them but they could use them to the effect that most chuunin's would have.
Kakashi had found two teachers for Sakura, a chuunin Yuushi Kurenai for genjutsu and Akiko to learn how to become a med-nin.
Kakashi however was sad because he wasn't able to teach Sakura or Naruto any taijutsu forms besides the basic kata. Sasuke had already been learning his taijutsu forms before they even became a team. However he believed his team would do well in the upcoming tournament. If anything it will offer them experience.
Kakashi showed up at 7 in the morning, like usual however for the first time in their month together their daily training would be interrupted. "Hello guys sorry for telling you about this on short notice, but I have nominated you for the…" He paused for dramatic effect, before Naruto shouted.
"Chuunin Exams? KAKASHI-SENEI I KNEW YOU BELIEVED IN US" Naruto then ran up to his sensei to hug him, while Kakashi fended him off with one arm.
"No you are still too green for the chuunin exams. You are going to participate in the annual Ninja of the Future tournament. Winning it does nothing but bring better paying missions and prestige to your team. Also there is a 10 thousand dollar cash prize each person of the winning team." Kakashi could see dollar signs in Naruto's eyes and wondered if it was some new kind of bloodline. "You will face genin from Konoha only and killing is not allowed so don't worry about losing a teammate. Anyways here is your team number so show up at konoha stadium tomorrow at 10:00 am. Take today to rest so that you are fresh for the test." Kakashi then disappeared into a puff of smoke.
The next day at 10:00
"WELCOME EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO KONOHA'S ANNUAL NINJA OF THE FUTURE TOURNAMEN! YOU WILL FIND ONLY THE BEST OF THE BEST AT THIS TOURNAMENT, WE HOPE THAT YOU ENJOY THE TOURNAMENT." The announcer said into his megaphone. The crowd then erupted into applause. "FOR OUR FIRST MATCH YOU WILL WITNESS THE YOUNGEST GENIN TEAM KONOHA HAS EVER HAD, VERSUS THE RECENTLY GRADUATED TEAM CONSISTING OF HYUUGA HIRO, NASASHI HIROMOKO AND THE YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL AMI KIROTAMU." The roar of the audience then died down as they saw three six year olds walk down into the arena. Three thirteen year olds burst into laughter at who their opponents would be, well all except the Hyuuga (we know how they can be). "LET THE MATCHES BEGIN!" the announcer said.
Team 7 jumped to the back wall, Naruto then performed twelve shadow clones while sasuke and sakura created six earth clones each. "Stupid children this is not the time to play hide and seek, I don't know how you entered this tournament but you will go no further" The hyuuga said, he then turned to his teammates "Guys let me handle these nuisances"
Without activating the byakuugan the hyuuga charged. He was met with and earth clone from both Sakura and Sasuke. They attempted to engage the Hyuuga in taijutsu but they were quickly dispelled with two quick jabs of chakra.
Hiro felt a rush of air and turned around to see Naruto sending a punch his way. He easily dodged the punch and sent a pulse of chakra into the clones head. What he didn't expect was for the clone to explode with the force of three explosive tags. His hand was burnt and would be useless until he got medical attention he was sent across the arena tumbling against the ground without grace, when he finally stopped rolling he was knocked out.
"One down," Naruto said.
"Your gonna pay for the brat" Nasashi said before starting a series of hand seals "Pheonix fire jutsu" he said before spitting out many fire balls, Ami then threw kunai's and shurikens in the shadow of the flames.
Sasuke ran through multiple seals before slamming the ground with his hands. "Earth wall" Sasuke yelled before an earth wall twelve feet tall and two feet thick shot out of the ground. The fireballs hit the earth scorching it but not making it through. The kunai's bounced off the stone surface.
Nasashi looked up to see Naruto's clones charging him he was about to do another phoenix fire to disperse them but suddenly he was hit in the stomach by an invisible force, he was then beat to the ground by what he could only comprehend has a gang beating. Ami couldn't understand why her teammate suddenly fell to the ground with a lot of bruises.
When she turned to the charging clones they weren't charging anymore but she could feel three kunais at her spine, temple and neck. "WITH A SURPRISE UPSET TEAM SEVEN IS ABLE TO DEAFEAT TEAM THREE." The announcer shouted into his megaphone. The crowd was stunned, they had been quiet ever since the hyuuga was knocked out.
Kakashi looked on from the stands proud of his team, he didn't expect them to make it out of the first round. They had gotten lucky however, after their victory a team would not underestimate them again. However he still couldn't believe their level of teamwork they just showed.
"ROUND TWO WILL NOW COMMENCE. TEAM SEVEN WILL NOW FACE THE MIGHTY PROWESS OF WHAT MANY CONSIDER KONOHA'S BEST GENIN SQUAD AT THIS TIME, UCHIHA DAICHI, HIDEO GORO, AND IZANAGI MAYUMI. LET THE BEAT DOWN BEGIN!!"
Naruto created five clones having them drop back as he and Sasuke charged the other team. Sakura and the clones began throwing kunai and shuriken to try to separate the members so that Naruto and Sasuke could take them down one by one.
They were successful in separating Daichi, Naruto and Sasuke began to attack him Sasuke sweeped for his legs, Daichi easily jumped over his legs and blocked Naruto's side kick. "Useless, your teamwork may overwhelm a common genin, but I am far superior," Daichi said. He then went through impossibly fast hand seals "Grand fireball jutsu" Daichi yelled as he incinerated Sasuke and Naruto.
He wasn't surprised when he didn't see their burning remains. He however did not anticipate for Naruto to grab him by his ankles and pull him into the ground. Sasuke then presented a kunai to the trapped genin's neck "Give up," Sasuke said.
"No how about you give up" Daichi said from behind Sasuke, he held a kunai to his spine. The Daichi in the ground crumbled into dust.
"You copied our jutsu from last round with your sharingan!" Sasuke said in surprise.
"Yes I did" Daichi said.
"Well then you should have know I was a clone," Sasuke said before blowing up. Daichi had enough time to brace himself and was only singed a little bit by the explosion, however the wind was knocked out of him and he thought he bruised a rib.
"Damnit, time to get serious, guys back me up" Daichi said and revealed his sharingan. Goro and Mayumi easily evaded the thrown kunai and where able to make it to Daichi. Sasuke and Naruto ran back to Sakura and the clones.
"Ok time for plan C" Naruto whispered with a grin to Sasuke and Sakura. They both nodded.
"Ok NOW SAKURA" Sasuke shouted as he flanked his oppopnents. Naruto flanked them from the other side. "Genjutsu false viewing technique"
"Stupid girl, genjutsu doesn't work against the sharingan" Daichi said before dispelling the technique. However the few seconds he wasted was all that Sasuke and Naruto needed. When Daichi and his team looked around they were surrounded by Naruto clones there were even some in the air.
Each Naruto had completed his hand seals "Team Seven Dome of Fire!" All of the clones launched the "Great breakthrough jutsu" Sasuke launched the biggest and strongest katon jutsu he knew, igniting the area the clones surrounded.
After about twenty seconds of feeding the jutsu the clones popped out of existence. Naruto and Sasuke fell to ground panting. They were disappointed to see they hadn't defeated the team. Goro was holding a water jutsu around his team. Daichi walked out of the water barrier. "Stupid! Using all your chakra in one attack, that didn't even work. If you don't give up now I will make sure that you are out of commission for months!" Daichi threatened.
"Why you good for nothing…" Naruto started getting up but fell right on his face. He was exhausted.
"It's alright Naruto we are beat. I just hope we made Kakashi-sensei proud."
"As a matter of fact you did, but I still need to train you guys more, in a couple of years this tournament will be childs play." Kakashi said with an eye smile.
"Can we at least get a day off to rest?" Sasuke asked.
"Sure, your rest day starts right now, see you tomorrow at the usual time" Kakashi said then poofed into smoke.
"Bastard," Naruto muttered into the ground.
AN: Thanks for the reviews guys you motivated me to get this out as soon as possible. Tell me what you think of the fight scenes and which ones you like the best. It will help a lot throughout the story. Next chapter is the two year time skip. I think we all know what going to happen cry.
Please read and review, THIS IS MY FUEL!!
Just as a side note, so far this chapter is about 90 as big as chapter one and two combined!!