AN: I'm back! With another chapter! Yay! Honestly though, this chapter kinda sucked to write. After reading about Naruto's first C-rank mission so many times, it kinda gets old. Even when you're writing it. I had thought about coming up with a different mission, but I have a cool idea for the battle at the bridge and (spoiler!) I wanted to introduce Zabuza to the story, as he may or may not appear later on. Anyways, hope you enjoy the chapter! And please leave a review. I honestly want to hear what people's opinions are and what they think of the story so far.

P.S. The story will diverge a bit more during this mission and afterwards, but most of the divergence will occur during shippuden.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. Why own Naruto when I can judge Kishimoto for what he has done with the series instead?

Chapter 3: A Journey to Wave

Naruto worked through his taijutsu katas with practiced ease. He had decided that he would start on the intermediate level of his form after a week or two, once he got settled into his new team.

The young shinobi worked through each movement carefully. Many thought that warm-up katas should be flashy, swift, and powerful. However, to show true mastery, the opposite was true. Naruto knew this.

Each set was performed almost painfully slow. The key to the practice was precision: no wasted movement. Each step was exactly right. Every shift, steady. And although he moved slowly, there was no hesitation. No pause. He moved fluidly, like a lazy stream on a summer's day.

As Naruto moved to deflect an imaginary attack, he lowered his center and bent backwards at the waist. He stayed in this position as he moved an open palm up into a strike that would hit an opponent's chin. As he moved, he felt his abdominal muscles burn in protest at his position. Even so, he did not speed up or try to get into a more comfortable stance.

He let his arm extend fully before using the momentum to begin to perform a half turn with careful precision. His foot landed precisely where he wanted to, and he completed his movement as his right foot took point while his left was put back with the turn. This was an advantage of his 'Dragon of the West' fighting style. It required the user to be comfortable leading with either foot, which was an uncommon trait in some of the other taijutsu styles.

Naruto finished his katas with the same patience with which he had started, and sighed in relief as he let himself sit down for a breather. In the past, he hadn't been capable of such patience, which had led to several mistakes in his form. Luckily, (or unluckily depending on who you ask) the dragons had quickly beat the virtue into the young blonde.

Looking up, Naruto noticed that Sasuke also seemed to performing his own katas, though they were for kenjutsu instead of taijutsu. He also saw his other, rather pink teammate running over towards them. Knowing that if Sakura interrupted her crush's training the Uchiha would undoubtedly kill her, Naruto quickly moved to intercept her.

"Hey Sakura-chan! You're here early."

The new kunoichi gave Naruto a deadpan look. "You and Sasuke-kun got here before me."

The boy merely shrugged. "Me and 'Sasuke-kun'"-Naruto snickered-"usually train before heading to the Academy, so we just decided to train before meeting up with the team." He stated casually.

As Naruto turned to observe his friend's workout, Sakura frowned. She hadn't realized that the two had trained together. In fact, there seemed to be a lot about the blonde that was new and surprising.

"Stop!" Naruto's voice cracked out like a whip and Sasuke immediately froze at the tone used. He looked annoyed at the interruption.

The Uchiha's friend and drill instructor merely grinned at him. "Your balance is off. Your back foot is out of position."

The dark haired boy glowered at the blonde. "How the hell do you know? This is an Uchiha style, not your style!"

Naruto's grin became positively wicked, and with a couple quick steps, he approached Sasuke and gently shoved his left shoulder. The result was immediate, and the clan heir stumbled backwards, losing his balance.

"You should know better than to question me about kenjutsu, teme. Now, begin your kata from the beginning, and try to slow down. It's supposed to be a slow and graceful warm up."

Sasuke opened his mouth to argue, but upon seeing the slightly manic look in the boy's blue eyes, he proceeded to follow Naruto's instructions while grumbling about 'troublesome blondes'. Elsewhere in the village, a certain Nara felt a chill run down his spine.

Once again, Sakura was surprised by Naruto. To be able to get the proud Uchiha to do something he didn't want to was damn near impossible. The blonde in question turned away from the still cursing teme and looked up to see the sun's position in the sky.

"Well, looks like Kakashi-sensei will be officially late today. Not really surprising I guess."

"Um, couldn't we just go find him at the memorial stone? He was there yesterday, and…" Sakura trailed off upon seeing the look in Naruto's eyes.

"No. We won't. And it's not a good idea to interrupt him while he's at the stone. Not until you know him better. 'Kay?"

The pinkette puffed up in indignation. "You went to interrupt him there yesterday."

The blue eyed boy just sighed. "That's because I'm fairly close to him. I'm allowed to. And he was able to get right back to his thoughts afterwards."

Flashback: Yesterday

Sakura realized that it was getting late, and that their lunch break had already ended. "Shouldn't we start heading back to the classroom?"

Naruto merely shook his head. "Nah. I know Kakashi, and he's always at least an hour late." The blonde then proceeded to stroll off into the village, occasionally entering stores. Sakura would've continued arguing with him, but Sasuke had merely shrugged and followed Naruto.

However, that didn't stop Sakura from bringing it up again a second time five minutes later. Nor the third time. Or the fourth. After around the ninth (or was it the tenth?) time, Naruto let out a huff. "Fine. We'll go see Kakashi. Okay?"

The annoyed genin took off, jumping from roof top to roof top. After a while though, the Sakura noticed that they weren't heading towards the Academy. "Hey, baka, the school isn't that way."

Naruto shot her an irritated look over his shoulder. "I know. Kakashi won't be there." The blonde then sped up so that the kunoichi couldn't talk to him again.

After a short period of time, they came upon what looked like some sort of memorial. It was a large black, sculpted stone that had various names carved in it. Standing in front of the stone was a silver haired jounin, whose mask covered the lower half of his face, and his headband was tilted at an angle to cover his right eye. "Wait here," Naruto whispered to his two teammates as they caught up to him, "I'll go talk to him."

The boy jumped down from the trees where they were crouching and approached the man whom he called 'brother'. "Hey Kakashi." The genin got a signature eye smile in response.

"I know that we were supposed to have a genin test. I know how you feel about teamwork. But, I don't think we need it."

"Oh?"

Naruto nodded. "You already know that I will always protect my comrades. 'In the ninja world, those who break the rules are scum, that's true, but those who abandon their friends are worse than scum.' That was the first lesson you taught me. As for the others," Naruto looked back at his new comrades, "well, I trust Sasuke with my life, and he trusts me with his. Sakura doesn't really get what it means to be a shinobi, but she will learn. We'll teach her, and we'll teach her about camaraderie too."

He turned back to his sensei, a wry grin on his face. "Besides, I know that all the clan heirs are gonna pass their genin exams. If they don't, the council would throw a fit."

Kakashi returned the grin. "I suppose you're right. And I do know that you and Sasuke are ready." A sigh escaped the tired man's lips.

"Meet at training ground 7 tomorrow at nine o'clock."

"Yes, sensei. And don't worry, wherever your comrades are right now, I know that they're proud of you. I'm sure that dad is too." With a quick wave and a bright smile, he was gone.

Present

Naruto looked back towards his friend, who was still doing the kenjutsu katas. He began to help him, pointing out mistakes such as foot placement and hand positioning. He also noted some of the openings that the style would have, and how Sasuke would have to adapt it to his own preference.

As the blonde continued to give advice and corrections, the Uchiha's scowl grew larger and larger. It was when the dark haired boy began to show teeth in a sneer that Naruto gave out a tired sigh. "Put down the sword, teme."

The clan heir glared at the blonde, but the blonde glared right back. "I said put it down. There are some men who fight better when they're angry. They can turn their emotions into fuel. You're shit at that when it comes to swordplay. The more angry and frustrated you get, the worse you are. If we were talking about taijutsu it would be a different matter. You get downright vicious when you get pissed off during a fist fight."

Sasuke held his own against a pair of bright blue eyes for almost a whole minute before looking away with a grunt. With an angry movement, he had re-sheathed his sword. For a couple moments, there was a tense silence. Then their new sensei showed up.

"Yo." Kakashi gave a small wave to his new team as he looked at them. "Why don't we start out by introducing ourselves?"

Naruto groaned, but the jounin just smiled at him. "I guess that Naruto has volunteered to go first. Tell us your likes, dislikes, hobbies, and goals for the future."

With a resigned look on his face, the boy started. "My name is Naruto Uzumaki. I like to eat ramen, particularly Ichiraku ramen, and I also like my little sister. My dislikes are the three minutes it takes to heat up ramen, those who don't value family and friends, and murderers. My hobbies are training and growing my plants. My goal is to protect my little sister."

Kakashi looked over to Sakura. "How about you, Pinky?"

"Um, my likes are-"Sakura looked over at Sasuke and giggled. "My hobbies include-"Another glance over at the Uchiha, accompanied by another giggle. "And my goal for the future is to-"Sakura blushed, thinking about becoming Mrs. Uchiha. "Oh! I also dislike my rival Ino-pig."

The jounin blinked at this, and decided that it was best not to dwell too much on what had just witnessed. Had she even given her name? It was clear that Naruto was barely holding it together by the faint wheezing that was coming from him. Meanwhile, Sasuke's face was completely and utterly blank.

"Okay then. You're up next lover-boy."

Sasuke scowled at the nickname, but went on anyways. "My name is Sasuke Uchiha. I like training and ninjutsu. My dislikes… tomatoes. My hobbies are the same as my likes and my goal is to kill a certain man." At his final words, Sasuke looked over at Naruto, who gave him a firm nod. All annoyance for one another was forgotten as conviction entered their eyes.

Kakashi merely sighed. "Well then, let's get started on teamwork exercises. After that, we can go get our first mission." At that last statement, an evil glint entered the man's eye that caused the trio of genin to shudder.

"Hey Jiji." Naruto walked into the Sandaime's office with a bored air about him. Looking around he noticed the boy standing against the wall while holding up a cloth that was supposed to match the backdrop of the office. The effect was ruined by the clearly visible fingers that were holding up the 'disguise' and the shinobi sandals that were peeking out below the cloth.

"Good morning Naruto-kun. How have you been enjoying your time as a genin?" The Hokage asked with a knowing smile.

The genin in question grunted as he walked towards his prey's hiding place. "Well Old Man, it's not what I was expecting, that's for sure. How long do we have to do chores until we can go on actual missions?"

Hiruzen chuckled. "The more D-ranks you finish, the more likely you are to get a C-rank."

Naruto reached the boy behind the cloth and, with a quick movement, grabbed the twerp by the scruff of his neck. He was an odd looking kid, with a weird helmet that allowed a tuft of brown hair out the top and a scarf several feet too long for the boy.

As Naruto stared at the kid, a look of realization appeared on his face. "Hey I know you. You were at Kotomi's birthday party."

The brat struggled for a while before coming to grips with his situation. "Hmph. If you were able to see through my disguise, then that means you must be strong."

The blonde genin gave his quarry a bemused look. "Uh, sure kid."

Then the scarf-wearing boy pointed at the Hokage. "One day I'll beat you Old Man! Then you'll have to give me that hat!" As the boy made his speech, the door to the office burst open revealing a man in all black who had a pair of circular sunglasses on.

"You!" The man yelled. "Put the Honorable Grandson of the Sandaime down at once!"

Naruto looked at the man, then turned his neck back to look at the boy. "Honorable Grandson, eh? Well, what's your name brat?"

The kid looked up at his captor with a bit of a shocked look on his face. After finding out about his lineage, most people would apologize and start bowing. Instead, this guy had asked what his name was, as if he actually cared about who kid was, not just his pedigree. "My name's Konohamaru."

The blonde gave him a wry grin. "Nice name." He put the kid back on the ground, then proceeded to smack him across the back of the head. Hard.

"Ow!"

"You can't become Hokage just by being a strong ninja, brat. It takes a lot more than that." Naruto turned back to Hiruzen. "Well Jiji, I just wanted to stop in to say hi. See you later!" With a backwards wave, the young genin exited the room.

Naruto looked on proudly as his teammates sparred. It was clear that Sakura was outmatched, but the frown on the teme's face was definitely a lot more pronounced than last time. The only thing really holding the pink haired kunoichi back was her lack of strength due to dieting and the simplicity of the Academy taijutsu.

Not that there was anything wrong with what the Academy taught in terms of physical combat, but it was supposed to be a foundation, not an actual style to use solely in combat.

It had been surprisingly difficult to convince Sakura to train with them. Naruto knew that she felt inadequate compared to them, especially after seeing them spar during training. What he hadn't considered was that the girl wouldn't go out of her way to get stronger or ask to work out with them. Instead, the girl had simply worked harder to 'make Sasuke-kun hers'. He had made several hints towards her coming early to practice with them, but she had ignored him.

Eventually, Naruto had gotten fed up with her behavior and had told Sakura that she would be training with them from now on. Sakura had tried to protest, but the blonde knucklehead wouldn't take no for an answer. He had threatened her with being dragged out of bed to train, and had followed through with said threats more than once. And the young shinobi didn't even want to think about the kunoichi's so called 'diet'. Doing so would only piss him off more.

Thankfully, after a couple of weeks, Pinky had become a decent addition to the team. The majority of her training was spent on fixing up her stamina, strength, and physical combat capabilities. This training was done by Sasuke, who took a sadistic glee in being able to do what Naruto had done to him. Of course, the Uchiha's questionable (and often deadly) training methods had lessened the girl's enthusiasm for her broody teammate.

Naruto had started training her in chakra control, and had quickly discovered that she was a natural. Sakura had near perfect control, and could easily walk on flat surfaces. This accomplishment was somewhat dampened when the blonde genin learned that Sakura's reserves were pitifully small. He had worked with her to build them up, but it would take time. Even so, Naruto knew that the girl could become a very accomplished med-nin or genjutsu specialist later on. He would probably push for medic, seeing as Sasuke had the sharingan, which was perfect for the illusory art.

After Naruto had told the team about what the Hokage told him concerning how to get a C-rank mission, the genin had quickly taken to completing their 'chores' with a fervor. However, if Team 7 had to hunt down that damned cat Tora one more time, it wouldn't be escaping with its fur still attached to its body.

They were confident that they would get a C-rank soon, considering that they had, in three-and-a-half weeks, done more D-ranks than most genin accomplished in three months. Naruto grinned at the prospect of an actual mission. What would they get? Bandits? A bodyguard detail? Heaven forbid that they get border patrol on their first C-rank.

In a swirl of leaves, a familiar silver haired ninja appeared behind Naruto.

"Yo. What's up?"

The blonde genin just sighed and shook his head. "Not much. Just training as per usual."

Kakashi looked at him. "Well, I can see that Sasuke and Sakura are training, but you appear to simply be standing there."

"I'm watching their spar to make sure that the teme doesn't actually kill Pinky. Basically, I'm doing your job for you." Naruto glared at his sensei. In all fairness, he knew that Kakashi wasn't really a good teacher for genins. He simply couldn't relate to them. The man had spent the majority of his time as a shinobi working in ANBU doing A and S-rank missions, and had grown up during a war. He just didn't have the ability to introduce others into the ninja world or teach them the basics that he had been taught before he could walk.

Naruto knew, however, that once team 7 had become experienced enough, the one-eyed jounin would be an invaluable source of knowledge and leadership.

"Well Naruto, gather up your teammates. We're going to go get a mission."

Naruto nodded. "C-rank?"

Kakashi paused, then sighed. "Fine. I see no reason to not allow you all to go on one. Let's go." The jounin turned around and began to walk away, reading an orange book as he went. Acting quickly, Naruto stopped his comrades' spar and told them the good news.

A certain blonde genin smiled as he saw two puddles in the road. It hadn't rained in weeks, so there was no way that the puddles could exist. He could also faintly sense some killing intent coming through, though the person was trying to hide it. Looking at his teammates, Naruto saw that Kakashi had noticed but wasn't gonna do anything about it. Judging by the small frown on Sasuke's face, he knew that something was wrong, but couldn't tell what. Sakura was staring at the puddles with a concerned look on her face. It looked like her chakra control was coming in handy, as it allowed her to be a pretty decent sensor.

With an evil grin, Naruto quickly tied one of his few explosive tags to a kunai, and threw it next to the puddle on his right. Immediately, two ninjas jumped out of the water sources to escape the explosion. Judging by their struck-through headbands, they were missing nin from Kirigakure. "Damn brat. Hand over the bridge builder and you can leave here with your heads attached.

Kakashi looked at Tazuna (a bridge builder from Wave country that they were protecting) then turned back to the enemy, an amused look on his face.

"No."

The fight barely last three minutes. Kakashi and Sasuke played front line taijutsu while Naruto was their ranged support, with Sakura guarding the bridge builder while acting as Naruto's backup. Although the pair of missing nin had a rather interesting weapon comprised of a pair of gauntlets (one worn by each shinobi) with a shuriken-chain connecting them, they simply didn't have the skill necessary to win.

Naruto neutralized the chain early by cutting it with a thrown kunai powered with wind chakra. Kakashi beat his opponent with a casual ease that was terrifying, while Sasuke had a bit more trouble with his opponent due to the claws attached to his opponent's gauntlet. With several precise shuriken throws, Naruto gave his teammate an opening, allowing Sasuke to shove a kunai through the man's neck.

After tying the dead pair up and a quick check in the bingo book, the two were discovered to be the Demon Brothers, C-rank missing nin from Kiri. Unfortunately for them, they didn't have access to mist or water which reduced their effectiveness, as they relied heavily on the element of surprise.

Kakashi sent a quick letter to Konoha, requesting an ANBU team to pick up their kills, then turned to Tazuna. "So, bridge builder, why do you have ninja after you?"

The boat gently glided past the mist and into the docks. As the team disembarked, Naruto frowned at what he had been told. A man by the name of Gato was taking over Wave country with his thugs and shipping business, starving the people living there in the process. The bridge that Tazuna was building would provide an economic boost to the poor people of Wave, allowing them to trade freely without having to deal with Gato.

Of course, the rich man hadn't liked that, and had hired missing nin to kill Tazuna. Being the poor bridge builder that he was, Tazuna hadn't been able to afford a B-rank mission, so he had lied about the opposition. That didn't stop team 7 from wanting to complete the mission, though. If anything, it made it more exciting.

The group walked through the trees and mist, hoping to reach old man Tazuna's house before nightfall. That's when Naruto heard it, a faint swooshing sound coming from behind him.

"Get down!" Yelled Kakashi, but the blonde genin was already shoving Sakura and the old man to the ground. A giant blade spun through the air above team 7, and bit deeply into a tree in front of the Konoha shinobi. A man suddenly appeared on the blade's handle He was tall, with short black hair and bandages covering his lower face. He wore no shirt, and only had a holster for his blade on his torso.

Looking coldly at his opponents, the man spoke. "Kakashi Hatake, the copy ninja, possessor of the legendary sharingan. Fancy meeting you here. Hand over the bridge builder and I'll leave your worthless brats alive."

"Zabuza Momochi, Demon of the Hidden Mist. One of the Seven Swordsman. A-rank missing nin from Kiri. What a pleasant surprise. I'm afraid I can't give him to you." Kakashi returned in an aloof voice. "Kids, protect Tazuna." The famous copy ninja raised his headband, revealing a sharingan with three tomoe.

"The sharingan already? I'm honored." Zabuza mocked. "Well then let's get started. Hiding in Mist Technique!" A curtain of mist pervaded the clearing, obscuring everyone's vision. Due to it being laced with chakra, even Kakashi's sharingan couldn't penetrate it.

"Eight choices." The swordsman's disembodied voice began. "Liver, lungs, spine, cervical vein, neck vein, brain, kidneys and heart. Which one shall I go after?" A wave of killing intent assaulted the genin guarding Tazuna.

Sakura began to tremble. She had never felt so much killing intent before. Meanwhile, Sasuke was looking around as calmly as he could. He had experienced this before: Naruto was quite skilled with killing intent, and would often use it on him, though not to this level.

A feral smile stretched over Naruto's face. An honest to god swordsman of the mist. He even had one of the seven swords. The boy drew his kodachi eagerly, waiting to feel the disturbance in the air that would announce the man's arrival. He stood completely still, letting the mist wind around him gently, waiting for… there!

In the midst of the genin, Zabuza appeared. Quickly, Naruto turned, swinging his sword for the man's neck. Out of the corner of his eye, the blonde saw Sasuke also moving, striking low with a kunai in hand. However, even with their excellent reaction time, neither genin could match Kakashi's speed.

The boys' eyes widened as they saw their sensei appear, shoving a kunai into his enemy's midsection. Sasuke grinned wickedly as he saw his sensei strike, but his visage turned into a panicked expression as he saw water begin to pour out of the swordsman's stomach, before he turned into water. A water clone! Shit! The dark haired boy turned wildly to see the real Zabuza swinging his massive blade at Kakashi's spine.

Sasuke moved, trying to shove the silver haired jounin out of the way, but Naruto had already put his blade up, intercepting the massive sword. Unfortunately, the boy wasn't strong enough to fully stop the blow from reaching Kakashi. A deep gash was made in the copy nin's shoulder, but instead of blood, this too began to leak water.

The water clone popped as a kunai appeared in Zabuza's back, and he once again dispersed intro water. Dammit! How many Water clones are there? Sasuke thought. He would use his eyes, but he didn't want to reveal his trump card to an enemy they may face again. Nor did he want to become a target.

Naruto was sick of all the damn clones and the fucking mist. Growling, he raised his hands began to rapidly form seals. "Futon: Great Breakthrough!" He roared, and a gale of wind pushed away the mist that had been covering the clearing. It was a risky move, as forming hand seals had given the enemy an opportunity to strike, but Naruto trusted Kakashi to keep the man distracted.

Indeed, his trust proved well founded. As the mist was blown away, the genin of team 7 saw their sensei engaging in a brutal bout of taijutsu with Zabuza. As the mist cleared, Kakashi saw that he was dangerously close to the nearby lake. The jounin knew that the water was Zabuza's domain, so instead of blocking a kick that would have thrown him onto the surface of the water, Kakashi dodged with as much speed as possible.

Maneuvering himself away from the lake and towards his team, the copy nin watched his opponent, waiting for a single twitch that would reveal his intentions.

"Well Kakashi, I gotta say, those brats aren't as useless as I thought. Too bad. That means I'll have to kill them." The man quickly began to form seals, and Kakashi recognized the jutsu.

"Sasuke! Naruto! Combination!" Immediately responding to the command, the two boys jumped forward, forming hand seals of their own.

"Suiton: Water Dragon Bullet!"A giant dragon made of water rose out of the lake, then shot towards team 7 and the bridge builder.

"Katon: Great Fireball!" Sasuke spat out a large ball of fire that combined with Naruto's wind jutsu, creating a roaring inferno that intercepted the water dragon. The jutsus clashed in an explosion of steam. Even with the combination technique, Naruto and Sasuke's attack barely stopped Zabuza's, leaving a layer of water on the ground.

But even as the attacks collided, Kakashi had started a jutsu of his own. "Raiton: Electromagnetic Murder!" Lightning shot out of the copy nin's hands and struck the newly formed pool, quickly transferring through the water to strike Zabuza, who hadn't expected the two genin to stop his attack.

The swordsman collapsed in a heap. As the mist cleared, Kakashi began to cautiously approach the missing nin while lowering his headband to re-cover his eye, when several senbon needles flew out of the nearby trees to strike Zabuza in the neck. A young ninja appeared, standing over the missing nin. The new arrival had his face covered with a Kiri hunter nin mask.

"Sorry to take your kill, but I've been searching for Zabuza Momochi for a while." Kakashi walked up to the corpse and checked the pulse. Finding none, the jounin nodded. The hunter nin shunshined away with the body.

Looking back towards his team, Kakashi allowed a smile to grace his features. "Good job team." He then proceeded to fall to one knee, panting heavily.

Naruto rushed over to his brother-in-all-but-blood. "Sensei! Are you alright?"

The silver haired man merely smiled once again. "Just tired. I used the sharingan for too long, and lost a lot of chakra."

Naruto nodded, then proceeded to pick the jounin up, putting him on his back. "Well then, I guess I'll be carrying you the rest of the way." And with that, team 7 and the bridge builder departed.

AN: So, a little thing I want to tag on at the end of this chapter will be a character ability sheet thingy. Instead of using a 1-5 scale, I'll be using an letter scale, from E (Low) to S (High). Each letter is the same as the bingo book rankings, meaning that if someone has a C in taijutsu, then they will roughly be equal to most C-ranked shinobi in taijutsu. There will be 6 main categories: Tai, Gen, and Ninjutsu, as well as strength, speed, and intellect. Jutsu ranks are judged not just by knowledge but application. E.g. Kakashi knows a thousand jutsu, but rarely uses many of them due to a lack of mastery, meaning that he doesn't necessarily have an S in ninjutsu (though that's also due to a low chakra supply in comparison to all the jutsu he knows).

Naruto:

Taijutsu- C (Once he masters the more advanced forms of his kata and incorporates some other styles, it will go up)

Genjutsu- D (This is only based on what genjutsu you can perform, not how well you resist. Currently, Naruto has a very low level dragon paralysis genjutsu)

Ninjutsu- B (High B due to large chakra supply)

Strength- C (Is still only a kid, though his 13th birthday happened recently)

Speed- B (While only a kid, he's been trying to outrun dragons for years. This made him faster than the average genin, close to A)

Intellect- C-B (Can swing either way. While often a bit of an air head, he can be cunning when he wants to)

*Kenjutsu- A (Enormous raw talent and a knack for combat gives Naruto this rank. The only thing he lacks is real combat experience)

Sasuke:

Taijutsu- C (B with sharingan)

Genjutsu- D (Doesn't know any sharingan specific genjutsu yet, and rarely applies genjutsu in combat)

Ninjutsu- B (Knows two katon and one raiton jutsu, and his mastery over great fireball can make it a b-rank jutsu by overloading chakra)

Strength- C (He's just a boi)

Speed- B (Only genin in Konoha besides Lee who can match Naruto, though he is slightly slower)

Intellect- B (Smart, with good combat thinking, but can overestimate himself and underestimate others)

Kakashi:

Taijutsu- A (Trained with Guy, who is an S class taijutsu specialist)

Genjutsu- C (Knows many genjutsu, but has little application)

Ninjutsu- A (Close to S, needs more chakra and variety. Little bit of training.

Strength- B (Strong, but not too strong. A little above average)

Speed- A

Intellect- A (Close to S, but not quite a genius outside of battle)

Asterisks are for skills that are not the main 6, but are added on when necessary. These skills may include kenjutsu, fuuinjutsu, and some other stuff that I have yet to think of. Hope you enjoyed, hopefully I'll have my next chapter up soon. It will probably be more than 5k words.