"Bold" Kyuubi's talking
Chapter 3: The Bell Test
The three genin sat on the roof of the Academy, watching the one eyed jounin in front of them.
"Ok. Well, tell me about yourself," their sensei said lazily. Nanoha twitched when she saw Kakashi take out a bright orange book called Icha Icha Paradise.
"Why don't you start sensei?" the pink haired girl said nervously, "I mean, we don't even know you."
"Oh all right. Hm…my name is Hatake Kakashi. I don't feel like telling you my likes and my dislikes. My hobbies…? And I have many dreams…"
"Ok…" the three thought, "So all we learned was his name…"
"Now, your turn pinky," Kakashi said, his visible eye turning to a "U", indicating that he was smiling.
Pinky growled but answered anyway, "I'm Haruno Sakura. I like," glanced at Sasuke, "My hobbies," glances at Sasuke and blush, "My dream," glances at Sasuke, blushes and squeals loudly.
The other three sweat dropped.
"Great, a fangirl," Kakashi thought dryly. "Why Kami-sama? Why me?"
"I'll go next!" Nanoha smiled happily, "My name is Uzumaki Nanoha! I like training, breaking down seals, hanging out with Hinata whenever I have time, Raman…" Nanoha continued to name random things she liked, oblivious to the small and watchful eye of Sasuke, the glare from Sakura, and the smiling of Kakashi.
"…and helping other. Hm, my hobbies are eating Raman, hanging out with Hinata, training, studying jutsus and seals, helping others, and helping oji-chan with paperwork. My dream is to one day help Hinata-chan get rid of the Cage Bird Seal and making others happy. And I dislike a certain orange book, perverts, and poor excuses of shinobis and kunoichis. That's it." Finished she grinned cutely at the three.
"Ok. Your turn," Kakashi said pointing to Sasuke.
"I'm Uchiha Sasuke. I think I like this one thing but I'm not really sure," as he said that Sasuke glanced at Nanoha, "I dislike many things. My hobby is training and studying my family's scrolls. I don't have a dream…it's more of an ambition. To revive my clan and kill a certain man."
"Great. A fangirl, a girl who might be the strongest ninja but chooses to hide her strength, and an avenger," Kakashi sighed, "Kami-sama must really hate me."
"Ok. Tomorrow we'll do survival training. And…"
"But Kakashi-sensei, we already did that in the Academy," Sakura interrupted. Kakashi's covered eye twitched and said, "Yes but this survival training that I'm going to make you three do tomorrow has a rate of 66 chance of failing."
"Nani?!" Sakura screeched out while Sasuke's jaw was wide open. Though he recovered quicker than Sakura, who still looked horrified about the news.
"Yup. Now, meet me at the training ground 7 at eight a.m. sharp." Kakashi was just about to "poof" away but he remembered something.
"Oh yeah. And don't eat anything or you'll throw up. Ja!" And "poof"
"Well I'll see you guys later then. Oh and please eat or you'll regret it," Nanoha warned.
"But Kakashi-sensei said not to eat," Sakura pointed out.
"Yes but would you want to go on a mission with an empty stomach? No, you'll just be in the way if you do."
Nanoha smiled at them before jumping off the roof. Shocked, the remaining genin ran to the edge and saw Nanoha land onto the ground gracefully.
"Oh yeah! Don't go to the training ground until at least 10 a.m.! Kakashi-sensei is famous for always being at least two hours late for everything! Ja!" With that said, Nanoha ran off to train.
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The next day Nanoha was up by dawn. Going to the Forest of Death after her usual morning routine, she sat down next to a large tree and began to meditate.
"Good morning kit," a demonic voice greeted within Nanoha's mind.
"Ohayo Kyuubi-tou-san," Nanoha replying. "What happened? I haven't heard from you for two weeks."
"Gomen , I needed to rest after training you for one week straight."
"Oh well I'm glad you are back."
"I'm glad to be back too. So, what has happened while I've been sleeping?"
"Well oji-chan made me become a genin to meet others my own age. I saw Hinata-chan, Iruka-nii-san, and the Hyuugas again. I've mastered the elements Wind, Fire, and Water control. I'm working on Earth right now. I've mastered another style of kenjutsu and also working on the demonic taijutsu style, Elemental Fox Fist. So far I got Fire Fist and Water Fist."
"Good. You're doing better than I thought. I'm glad we got the Hokage to let you keep the Forbidden Scroll. Those Kage Bunshin come in handy. How are you with your father's two prized jutsus?"
"The Rasengan? I mastered it. Now I'm trying to figure out new ways to use the Rasengan. As for the Hiraishin, I can now use it without the kunais. All I have to do is place some chakra onto anything and it will stay there forever unless I dispel the chakra."
"Good. What about your gravity seals?"
"They are up to twenty ton right now. Oh and I created another way to travel faster. It's called Shuupo. By activating it, all I have to do to is channel chakra into my feet. Then when I take a step, I'd disappear and appear in my desired location. I can't go father than two hundred feet though."
"Very nice. Well when you're done with them, I have something else to teach you."
"Oh. What is it?"
"It's called Afterflash. It's almost like a bunshin and Shuupo together. You channel chakra to your feet and the ground. That will raise you off the ground by a few inches. When you move, it's so fast that only an illusion is left of you. And when your opponent attacks the illusion, it'll faze out then disappear. That'll leave you opponent confused so you'll have time to attack."
"Wow that's cool. Neh Kyuubi-tou-san, I got a question."
"What is it?"
"Well why did you attack Konoha. I know you don't want to talk about it but I'd really like to know."
Kyuubi sighed, "Well, twelve years ago, a few days before you were born, a man who smelled like snakes came into my home deep in the forest of the fire country. I was out that day hunting when I heard my mate and my kits' howl of pain. I ran as fast as I could back to my cave. When I got there, all I smelt was my family's blood. Then the man who smelled heavily of the snakes came out of my home covered in blood. I went enraged. The only thing I remember before my rage crowded my mind was his Konoha hitate.
When my rage finally left me, I was standing in front of a nearly destroyed Konoha in my true height of seven stories tall. I could still smell the snakes on Konoha so I stayed to destroy it even more. That's when your father, the Yondiame Hokage, came to seal me. That's all I remember. When I woke up I was already sealed within you."
"Kyuubi-tou-san…"
"That was when you were three years old remember? I woke up just in time to stop the assassination attempt on you. Later when you were safe, I searched through your memories and saw how rough your life was because of me. So I decided to train you so you'll be able to protect yourself and those important to you. And so you'll be strong enough to destroy the snake that murdered my family."
"Kyuubi-tou-san, don't worry. I'll help you get your revenge. We'll talk to oji-chan about it and see if we can find any information on the snake man."
"Thank you kit."
"Your welcome Kyuubi-tou-san."
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Coming out of her meditation, it was already 9:45 a.m. She decided to go meet her team. With a "poof" Nanoha disappeared.
She appeared in her apartment first to grab four breakfast bars, then disappeared again. She then appeared by the bridge. Seeing her team, she walked toward the, munching on her bar.
"Ohayo," she called smiling.
"Ohayo Nanoha," Sakura greeted.
"Hn," Sasuke replied.
"When did you two get here?"
"I got here about fifteen minutes ago. Sasuke-kun came about five minutes ago," Sakura replied.
"Oh. So did you guys eat?'
"I did," Sasuke replied quietly.
"Me too but around seven this morning," Sakura replied.
"Well here. I brought some breakfast bars just in case," Nanoha said handing her teammates one each.
"Thanks," they replied before eating them.
Fifteen minutes later, a "poof" was heard in front of them.
"Good morning team," Kakashi greeted smiling with his one visible eye.
"You're late!" Sakura yelled out.
"Maa maa. Gomen, I was walking from my apartment but a black cat crossed my path so I had to walk around the whole village. But when I…"
"Liar!"
"Maa maa." Nanoha just sighed while Sasuke and Sakura were both twitching angrily.
"Ok. Today we'll be doing a survival test," Kakashi took out two silver bells. "Your job is to try and get a bell from me in order to pass."
"But there's only two bells?!" Sakura said.
"That's right! The one who doesn't get a bell fails and goes back to the Academy for another year." Kakashi grinned at the horrified expression on Sakura's face and the angry face of Sasuke. But when he turned to Nanoha, she was deep in thought.
"Looks like she's the only one who found the hidden meaning to the test," he thought, "Of course, she isn't Uzumaki Nanoha, the first and only Special Anbu, and possible candidate to become the next Hokage, for nothing. Sigh
"She's too smart for her own good."
"Ok. The alarm is set for noon. You three have two hours to try and get a bell from me or you all fail. Now Go!" All three genin hopefuls disappeared.
"Hm," Kakashi thought walking into a clearing by the lake, "Good stealth. But not good enough. Sasuke's up in a tree and Sakura's in the bushes. Now, where is Nano-chan? I can't sense her anywhere."
Nanoha was underwater thinking. How is she doing this you wonder? Well because she mastered the element control of water, she could change the water she breaths into air so she could breath by using chakra.
"Let's see," she though, "This has to be a test of teamwork. The bells are just a distraction to separate the true meaning of the test. Clever, Kakashi. Showing us that teamwork is more important than any mission."
"Very good kit. Now go find the others," Kyuubi said.
"Hai Kyuubi-tou-san."
The water started to swirl around her, creating a small whirlpool at the surface of the lake. Just as soon as the whirlpool appeared, it was gone just as fast, with no Nanoha in the water.
"Hm," Kakashi thought. He as sitting on a rock reading his Icha Icha Paradise, "That was weird. What is Nano-chan planning?"
Just then a few kunais and shurikens flew towards him. Kakashi caught a kunai and started deflecting the rest.
"Good accuracy but not enough speed," he said out load.
"It looks like you didn't rust away too much from being away from Anbu Kakashi-sensei," Nanoha said jumping down from the tree she was hiding in.
"Of course," Kakashi replied lazily, "I have to keep in shape or the ladies would all cry."
Nanoha rolled her eyes at the smirking sensei, though she couldn't see his smirk since his mask was covering half of his face.
"Baka Ero-sensei."
"Maa maa, that wasn't very nice."
"Well it's true."
"Hm. Good point." In their hiding places, Sasuke and Sakura sweat dropped at the stupidity of their sensei.
"Well Kakashi-sensei," Nanoha said, "Ja!" She went "poof."
Kakashi shook his head smiling and continued to read until he noticed something was wrong with his beloved hentai book. Instead of the original spicy content, it was page after page of a chibified Nanoha with the "peace" sign. On the last page there were words. It says, "Baka Ero-sensei. Reading these books in front children isn't setting a good example of a good shinobi. Lucky you were so distracted with watching me to see if I was up to something that you didn't notice that I switched your hentai book. Neh neh, catch me if you can!" Again, there was a drawing of a chibi Nanoha with the "peace" sign. Except on this drawing, she was winking and sticking out her tongue.
Kakashi twitched; "UZUMAKI NANOHA!!!" was the cry all of Konoha heard.
Nanoha giggled while Sakura and Sasuke looked impressed.
"How'd you get his book anyways?" Sasuke asked.
"Kawarimi," she replied simply.
"Liar," Kyuubi accused though he sounded amused.
"Shh. I can't tell them I used Hiraishin on the book," Nanoha thought making Kyuubi chuckled.
"So what do we do now?" Sakura asked scared, "I mean, Kakashi-sensei sounded pretty angry."
"I got a plan."
Kakashi tried looking for his genin. They had ten more minutes before the alarm went off.
"Kuso, they're with Nanoha," he thought, "Only she can hide others with her Genjutsu entirely." He started to imagine what they were doing with his book, "What if they are burning it or…or…or…ripping out the pages!! No! Don't think like that! They are just a bunch of twelve year old wannabe genin. A bunch twelve year old of wannabe genin with a Special Anbu, who's the strongest ninja! Wahh! My precious is a goner for sure!!!"
Just then he sensed Sasuke's and Sakura's chakra.
"Yes!" And he ran toward their chakra signatures like hell itself was after him.
"Konnichi wa Kakashi-sensei." He heard when he jumped out to a clearing and saw Nanoha holding his book.
"Nanoha," he said lazily, though he was anything but lazy at the moment.
"Now, you have two choices," she said, "Give me the bells and I'll give you your book back."
Kakashi snorted at that.
"Or Sasuke-san here will burn it right in front of your eyes," Nanoha finished smugly. Sasuke then appeared just as he finished the seals for a fire jutsu! Kakashi quickly untied the bells on his belt and threw them toward Nanoha and Sasuke. Sakura jumped from her hiding spot and caught them in the air.
"Sakura, check them."
"Hai." A few seconds later, "They're real Nanoha, Sasuke-kun."
Nanoha smirked and threw the orange book back at Kakashi who caught it and hugged it like it was his child.
"There there," he said which made the genin sweat dropped," You're safe now."
The alarm rang.
"Looks like we pass, Kakashi-sensei," Sasuke pointed out, smirking along with his two female teammates.
To be continued…