Child of Prophecy

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Author's Notice: Here is Chapter three ladies and gentlemen, the plot for this story is finally picking up but I must warn you guys, most of the things in the story remain almost the same but with a few twists from me. The real action begins around after the Chunin Exams. Once that part happens I have big plans for the story so tune in for that folks.

Also in the topic of pairings, please head over to my profile to vote for the pairing choice for one of my other stories God of Shinobi, the vote will probably be finished sometime next week when I post chapter 5 for that story. While you're there on my profile please check out my other stories as well, I found the spare time and inspiration necessary to update all my stories this week.

As for the pairings for this story it'll be NaruHarem and the members of the harem will be Sakura, Fu, Kurotsuchi, Shion, Mei and Karin, I'm not sure whether to add more or to let it stay as it is. When I make harem stories it'll likely be around 5-8 members all the time, so tell me what you guys think about the harem and if I should add more or keep it as it is.

Also just to give you guys a heads up for this story, Naruto may seem more mature and changed after that event but fear not he is still the same Naruto we all know and love, but maybe not as eccentric and impatient, in a way he's learned his lesson. In my story I obviously do plan on having Naruto mature and grow up, but it won't be instantaneous, I will work heavily on his character development to make his increase in maturity and intelligence much more believable and realistic.

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Chapter 3: Team Seven

The sun was shining bright and the birds were chirping, it was a new day in Konoha and a new start for others. Among the streets, we find Naruto walking slowly towards the academy. The past few days had been emotionally taxing for the young blonde.

Iruka's death had a major effect on Naruto, the Chunin had been a big brother figure to the young Jinchuuriki but now he was gone forever, he died protecting Naruto and he died without regrets, and honourable death fitting for someone like Iruka Umino.

But that wasn't all, Naruto also found out about his special gift, his own Kekkei Genkai, the ultimate Dojutsu, the Rinnegan. Naruto couldn't wrap his mind around it, from all the people in the world it had to be him who was given these set of eyes, he was given this massive responsibility.

While walking through the streets of Konoha, Naruto couldn't help but feel grateful for his new set of clothes; so far people have yet to realize who he was. Naruto guessed it was probably due to his reputation for wearing bright orange clothes, at least now he was more inconspicuous. His eyes were also blocked out by his new pair of shades, it still felt weird for Naruto but it was probably for the best, he didn't want to walk around Konoha flaunting his new set of eyes for everyone to see.

After a few more minutes he arrived by the academy's gates, he then entered the premises and headed towards the main building in search of his classroom. He soon reached his destination and entered the room, as he set foot inside the classroom the eyes of class focused on him.

Naruto calmly walked over to the back of the class avoiding the stares directed at him, from what he could tell they weren't exactly hateful glares, they were more of curious stares. The young blonde sat in the back of the class, hoping to avoid any unwanted attention, Naruto simply wanted to be left alone for now.

Naruto sat on his seat and waited patiently for the team selections to begin, from his vantage point up in the class he could hear his classmates talk about him. From what he heard, his classmates were shocked to see him and Naruto could understand as to why that was. Technically when they did last see him, he failed his exam and now he arrived in the classroom not only with an authentic new hitai-ate but also with a brand new outfit and a brand new attitude. He wasn't the same naïve young boy he was a few days ago, that Naruto died the same day as Iruka. Today there was a new Naruto.

The young blonde chose to ignore the class' murmurs and hushed tones; he was focused solely on becoming a genin. Soon the class began to feel restless, they had been waiting in the room for over an hour and yet there was still no sign of a teacher or anything, everyone was getting anxious to be placed in their team.

After a while the doors to the classroom opened and two Chunin walked through it, one of them was a large burly man with brown hair and a goatee. The other Chunin was a thin lady with long curly black hair and oval shaped glasses.

"My name is Daikoku Funeno and my partner here today is Suzume, we are here as substitute academy instructors for Iruka and Mizuki" said the large man.

Near the front of the class a kunoichi raised her arm, "What happened to Iruka and Mizuki-sensei? Why aren't they here?" asked the girl.

Daikoku turned to Suzume, "Should I tell them?" he asked, Suzume nodded slowly.

The large man turned back to the class with a solemn expression on his face, "Class I regret to inform you all this but your sensei Iruka Umino passed away a few days ago" he said causing the class gasp in shock, "He was murdered in cold blood by Mizuki"

"Mizuki was found to be guilty of treason, he was found with the Scroll of Seals and from what the reports say Iruka sacrificed himself to stop Mizuki"

Near the back of the class, Naruto looked down on his desk in shame. He had gotten over the unbearable guilt but he still felt pain after hearing about Iruka's death. According to the account and report announced by the Chunin the only names uttered were Iruka and Mizuki; Naruto had a sneaking suspicion that the Hokage probably altered the report given to the other shinobi in the village; his role in the whole event seems to have been erased.

Naruto was soon broken from his reverie as the two academy instructors addressed the class, "Let's not all be doom and gloom, today is a momentous occasion for all of you, today is the day you all graduate from the academy. I will now read out the new genin teams" said the large man.

Naruto listened intently for the teams but the first six teams called out didn't call out his name.

"Now with Team Seven, we have Naruto Uzumaki"

The young blonde's eyes widened, he was finally placed in a team and now all that's left were his two teammates and his sensei.

"Sakura Haruno"

Naruto had to stop himself from celebrating, he had been placed in the same team as his crush, and things were looking up for the young man. He looked down onto the front to see Sakura's reaction; a frown quickly appeared on Naruto's face as he watched Sakura bang her head on the desk repeatedly.

"And finally Sasuke Uchiha, your team's sensei will be Kakashi Hatake" he finished.

Naruto and Sakura's expressions quickly took a complete change, Sakura was cheering loudly whilst mocking her rival Ino. Naruto on the other hand began to feel disappointed; from all the people he had to be teamed up with it had to be Sasuke Uchiha, the one person in the class he couldn't stand.

'Jiji what in kami's name made you think this was a good idea?' he thought to himself.

The rest of the teams were soon called out by the two academy instructors. Hinata Hyuga, Kiba Inuzuka and Shino Aburame were assigned to Team Eight, their sensei was Kurenai Yuuhi.

Then there was Team Ten, that team consisted of Ino Yamanaka, Shikamaru Nara and Choji Akimichi, with their sensei being Asuma Sarutobi. This team was to be expected; these three were predicted to be the next generation of the famous Ino-Shika-Cho combo.

Once the teams were all called out, the class was dismissed to go into lunch break. After an hour of lunch they were told to return to their class to wait for their new Jonin instructors. Naruto was the first of his class to get up and leave, the young blonde walked up the staircase of the academy and into the building's rooftop. Once there he unpacked his lunch and ate alone while gazing up and admiring the beautiful blue sky up above.


One Hour Later

Naruto was back seated in the rear of the class; he was waiting patiently for his new sensei to arrive just like the rest of the academy students. Soon hours pass by, but yet there was still no sign of Team Seven's Jonin instructor, all the other teams have met their respective Jonin instructor.

Team Seven's patience was running thin. How long did their sensei want them to wait?

After a few more minutes the door to the classroom finally opened, and there entered a tall man wearing a standard a Jonin uniform, he had spiky grey hair and a face mask on.

"You're late" the blonde and pinkette yelled simultaneously.

"Yo you must be my team, meet me on the roof" he said before vanishing with a puff of smoke.

Naruto and Sakura's jaws hit the ground, even after being so late he had the gall to act so casual around them, he even ignored their small accusation for his tardiness.

'That bastard is going to pay' they both thought to themselves.

Soon the team ran up the flight of stairs to meet with their sensei, upon arriving in the rooftop they found him giggling to himself as he read over a small orange pocket book.

The mysterious Jonin diverted his attention from the book to his three students, "I guess we should probably start with some introductions" he said with a smile underneath his mask, "My name is Kakashi Hatake, my likes don't concern you, my dislikes well that's a secret, as for my dreams for the future well that doesn't concern you"

The three members of Team Seven looked at the man in a deadpanned manner, 'All he told us was his name' they all said to themselves.

Kakashi then closed his book and pointed at Naruto, "You blondie go first" he said.

"I'm Naruto Uzumaki; my likes include ramen and training. My dislikes include the three minutes it takes to cook ramen and….traitors. My dreams for the future is to one day become Hokage of Konoha, and I'm still not sure about the rest"

"Pinkie you next"

Sakura glared at Kakashi, "My name is Sakura Haruno not pinkie" she said in a menacing tone, "My likes include reading and studying, I dislike bullies and arrogant people, and my dream for the future is to be a successful kunoichi I guess"

Kakashi nodded in understanding, "You next brooder" he said.

Sasuke scowled at the masked man, "My name is Sasuke Uchiha. I like training, I hate being considered weak, and my goal is to kill a certain someone" he said.

Kakashi clapped both his hands, "Alright then now that were all acquainted I want you three to meet me by Training Ground Three at six in the morning tomorrow, we will have our test there" he declared.

"Test? What test?" Naruto asked.

"The genin test, you didn't think that the graduation test was all that was needed did you?" he asked rhetorically, "That test was simply used to determine who had the potential to move on to the next stage. This stage will have you tested by your own Jonin instructor, and I will be the one to determine if you three are worthy of being genin"

"So what will the test be about?"

"That is something I will decide, but be careful though; tomorrow you three will have to be at your best because there is only an average success rate of 33% among the newly graduated academy students, and personally for the genin hopefuls I've tested no one has passed yet"

Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke stared at Kakashi in disbelief, "So we only have a one out of three chance of passing?" asked Sakura.

Kakashi nodded with a sickly sweet smile underneath his mask, "That's right, and before I go I should give you guys a piece of advice for tomorrow. Don't eat breakfast, you'll just puke it out" he said.

Before either of the three could ask further questions, the masked Jonin disappeared leaving only a puff of smoke from where he previously stood.

Naruto's eyes stayed rooted at the area Kakashi stood just a second ago, "That bastard just disappeared, I swear I am kicking his ass tomorrow" he declared.

Sakura appeared by his side and nodded, "I can't believe I'm saying this but I'm with you on that Naruto" she said while cracking her knuckles, "He is going to pay"


The Next Day

Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke waited by Training Ground three or their sensei to arrive, and so he had been late for two hours. Naruto cursed himself for not anticipating and expecting something like this to happen, after a while his stomach began to grumble.

'Damn I should've eaten some breakfast after all' Naruto told himself. With the lack of a proper breakfast, the young blonde was feeling slightly weak and lethargic.

A few more hours pass before Kakashi arrived in the training ground, Naruto and Sakura both stood up from their seats on the ground and pointed their fingers accusingly at the masked Jonin.

"You're late again" they yelled in annoyance.

Kakashi waved their remarks away, "Sorry about that but I guess I got lost on the road of life" he coolly replied.

Naruto stared at the man in disbelief, 'This guy is really getting on my nerves' he silently thought.

"Alright then you three our test is something called the bell test" announced Kakashi, "The point of the test is for you three to try and grab one of these two bells from me" he said while dangling the small bells on his hands.

"Sensei why are there only two bells?" Naruto asked.

"Ah quite the perceptive one aren't we, there are only two bells meaning that only two of you could pass this test" he replied causing the three to look at him in shock, "The one who fails to get a bell will be sent back to the academy, effective immediately"

"I'll give you guys an hour to try and do this, and if none of you get a bell then all three of you are sent back to the academy" he continued to explain, "So let's start shall we"

"Hajime"

Sakura and Sasuke quickly jumped back and hid behind the various trees and bushes around the training ground, Naruto on the other hand stood his ground as he stared at Kakashi.

Sakura watched as Naruto stayed rooted to the spot he was in a while ago, the pinkette couldn't help but groan at the blonde's insistence to attack the Jonin head on, "What the hell is that baka doing?" she mumbled softly.

The masked Jonin raised his visible eyebrow in surprise, "Why are you still here? Shouldn't you go hide like your other two teammates" he said.

Naruto grinned smugly at the masked man, "What's the point, you can probably just sense where we are" he replied.

Kakashi chuckled softly, "I guess your right about that" he said before grabbing his book out his pocket. Naruto watched as the Jonin began to read through the contents of the book.

"What the hell are you doing?" he yelled in shock.

"Reading" Kakashi calmly replied.

"I know your reading but why?"

"To learn the plot of the story"

Naruto was getting extremely annoyed with the Jonin, he wanted to just pull his hair out of frustration. He was being mocked by the masked man, he wasn't being taken seriously.

Naruto lunged at Kakashi, the masked man easily sidestepped to avoid Naruto's kick. Then with his left arm he proceeded to block Naruto's onslaught of kicks and punches, with his eyes still glued on the erotic novel on his right hand.

"If you really want to get the bells you better start taking this seriously, come at me with the intent to kill" he taunted.

Naruto scowled in response, underneath his shades his eyes began to focus on the masked man. The young blonde ran at the Jonin and tried to punch him in the gut, once again Kakashi blocked with his left but this time Naruto saw it coming.

He didn't know what it was but the masked Jonin seemed to slow down in his eyes, in the last second he pulled back his punch and instead jumped up to deliver a kick to the masked Jonin's jaw.

It connected and Kakashi recoiled back in pain, his eyes were slightly widened as a bit of blood seeped through his mask. Kakashi then proceeded to slowly return his book to his pocket; he went down onto his own battle stance as he faced Naruto.

"Nice hit, it seems I may misjudged you. I better take this seriously" he said.

Naruto stared back at Kakashi with a smug grin plastered on his face, "That's what you get for underestimating me, the future Hokage of Konoha" he declared proudly.

The young blonde brought his hands together to form a familiar hand seal, "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu" he yelled as four other clones appeared by his side.

Among the bushes his two teammates watched in both shock and disbelief, Sasuke analysed the fight so far and he was surprised to see Naruto not only land a hit on the Jonin, but for him to also summon these clones. Never in his wildest dreams did he think that the academy's dead last would do so well against this Jonin, even if the Jonin wasn't really taking the battle seriously.

The Uchiha resisted the urge to jump in and attack as well, he needed to watch and study the Jonin's fight style first and foremost, and while he was at it he wanted to see what Naruto could do.

Sakura on the other hand watched in awe, she couldn't believe that this was the same Naruto from a few days ago, 'Maybe I misjudged him as well, I mean he did land a proper hit on a Jonin for Kami's sake and he's not even a genin yet' she thought to herself.

Kakashi's lone visible eye widened in shock, "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu? Performed by a genin? Impossible" he muttered in disbelief.

Naruto and his clones all ran at Kakashi, the masked man had to take a defensive stance as he fought off the flurry of attacks directed at him. After a couple of minutes Kakashi managed to land a proper hit on each of the clones, and even Naruto himself, the shadow clones since then disappeared leaving only a plume of smoke.

The masked Jonin was surprised that it even took him that long to dispel the clones, the way in which Naruto fought with his taijutsu was unorthodox and unconventional, it was as if the young man was freestyling his moves and attacks, he was going off instinct.

Naruto on the other hand stood across Kakashi with a small bruise on his stomach, one of the masked Jonin's counter punches connected at his torso and it left a mark to prove it. The young blonde was getting quite excited about his fight, he knew that Kakashi was holding back but he still managed to keep up with him, and that was all that mattered for now.

During the taijutsu fight Naruto easily anticipated some of the masked Jonin's attacks, it as if he could foresee and predict his attacks before it happened. But then the realization set in for Naruto, 'It's my eyes; they're the ones doing this' he thought to himself.

A large foxy smirk then appeared on Naruto's face, "Get ready for round two" he yelled. He ran back towards the Jonin on the way there he heard a familiar voice yell.

"Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu" Sasuke yelled while jumping out of the bushes, he sent a large ball of fire at the Jonin. Sasuke was finished hiding, he decided to join in the fight and make his presence known. There was no way in hell that Sasuke Uchiha was being outdone by the dobe.

Watching Naruto challenge the Jonin made him seriously doubt just how good Kakashi was, Sasuke felt confident in his skills and he was ready to show why he was named Rookie of the Year.

Naruto stopped in his tracks not wanting to be anywhere near that large ball of flames, Kakashi on the other hand pumped chakra to his legs and jumped high into the air to dodge the attack. While up in the air he whistled appreciatively as he watched the fireball dissipate, "One can make shadow clones and the other could already manipulate fire. This is getting interesting" he exclaimed.

Kakashi landed back at the open space, he was surrounded by Sasuke, Naruto and a few of his shadow clones. The whole group ran at the Jonin, Kakashi sighed in frustration as he watched them all run at him.

"Damn I guess I won't be able to read my book today" he said to himself.

Kakashi pulled out a kunai on and he began to quickly dispatch through Naruto's clones, from what he saw in the fight both Naruto and Sasuke seemed only to be there for them. When Kakashi saw them together he thought they may have decided to work together but apparently that wasn't the case at all.

Kakashi began to take things seriously once and for all, with his kunai at hand he stopped playing around, this time he quickly attacked and dispelled Naruto's shadow clones. They tried to put up a good fight but they couldn't stand a chance against Kakashi when he decides to take this seriously.

After quickly dispelling the clones a large cloud of smoke began to envelope the open area, Naruto and Sasuke were both blinded by the smoke, they couldn't see nor find their opponent.

With the smoke acting as a distraction Kakashi decided to strike before it disappeared, the masked Jonin secretly lifted hitai-ate to unveil his Sharingan, with the Dojutsu he managed to find both Naruto and Sasuke's locations. He silently ran behind the unsuspecting Naruto, Kakashi then formed a tiger hand seal and struck Naruto from behind.

"Sennen Goroshi" he yelled. Naruto felt the attack connect, his eyes widen in shock as he was sent flying into the sky screaming in pain.

'I will definitely kill this guy'

Sasuke heard the scream of pain and his blood began to run cold, he couldn't see from the smoke but he heard a blood chortling scream from Naruto. Sasuke was soon broken from his thoughts as he felt two hands on his ankles; he was then quickly dragged down onto the ground, his whole body buried from the neck down.

Kakashi then appeared kneeling in front of him with a sickly sweet smile underneath his mask, "As so the great Sasuke Uchiha fell for my Doton: Shinjū Zanshu no Jutsu, it's one of the easiest tricks in the book" he noted in a mocking tone.

Sasuke tried to escape from the ground but it was to no avail, he instead glared at the Jonin in front of him, "Let me out of here this instant" he yelled in anger.

"Sorry but no can do" Kakashi replied as he dusted himself off, "I'm off to find your last teammate"


With Sakura

The pinkette was now alone, from the screams she heard earlier on she could tell that both her teammates were defeated by the Jonin. She wandered around the training ground with a kunai in hand; her grip had been shaky due to her fear of the Jonin.

After watching Naruto and Sasuke fight Kakashi, she didn't feel like she had a chance against the man. Hell, Naruto even put up a good fight.

She slowly walked towards along the training ground in search of a possible area to set up traps, as she walked along she began to feel a gust of wind appear behind her back.

Her eyes widen in fear, and with her kunai at hand she turned behind her only and there she found Kakashi casually standing there with his book at hand.

"Magen: Narakumi no Jutsu" he said.

The area around Sakura began to change; a circle of leaves began to surround Sakura, enveloping her. Then a familiar voice called out from behind her, she turned back and saw Sasuke there crawling towards her. There was blood everywhere in his body, and there were multiple blades and kunai sticking out from his back.

The pinkette was shocked by the sight, her eyes rolled back in fear and she fainted on the spot, but not before letting out a loud and high pitched shriek.

Kakashi watched and rubbed the back of his neck, "I may have went too far for that one" he remarked before shrugging, "Oh well at least this buys me time to read"


With Naruto

The young blonde nursed his aching behind, but he heard a loud scream. He jumped back up to his own two feet, "Sakura-chan" he mumbled in fear.

Naruto rushed back towards training ground in search of the pinkette, but instead of finding Sakura there he found Sasuke, or rather his head. The rest of his body was buried underground; Naruto couldn't help but laugh out loud at his rival's misfortune.

Sasuke scowled at Naruto, "Stop laughing dead last, when I get out of here I'll kick your ass" he said.

Naruto clutched his stomach as he continued to laugh, it wasn't that often that Sasuke was placed in such an embarrassing and compromising position, Naruto wanted to savour this moment.

After a few more minutes of laughter, the young blonde wiped away the tears forming on the corner of his eyes. He approached the Uchiha with a smug grin, "You need help?" he asked.

Sasuke scowled, "I don't need your help, I'll get out of here just fine" he replied.

Naruto rolled his eyes, "Somehow I highly doubt that, come on just ask for help and I'll help you get out of that hole" he said.

"Go away; I don't need your help"

"Come on Sasuke just admit you need help, from my estimations we only have half an hour left to try and get the bells. If we don't then we fail and we head back to the academy, I'm also having serious doubts about this test. It seems suspicious"

"What do you mean by that?"

"I mean how in the world are we supposed to beat a Jonin? Were only genin Sasuke, this whole thing seems suspicious" he remarked.

Sasuke nodded in agreement, "So what do you think we should do?" he asked.

Naruto shrugged his shoulders, "I don't know, maybe we should work together. There may only be two bells but at least then maybe two of us pass, better than none of us passing at all" he said.

"So you want to work together?" Sasuke asked curiously, "What about Sakura?"

"We can bring her along as well; I think I have a plan for Kakashi"

"You made a plan? Don't make me laugh"

Naruto scowled at the Uchiha, "I'm serious teme, so do you want some help or not. If you don't then I'll just leave you here and you could fail without at least trying to do anything about it" he replied.

Sasuke glared at the whiskered blonde, "Fine do it then" he said.

Naruto summoned shadow clones and the group began to dig Sasuke out of the hole. Once that was done Sasuke dusted himself off and stared at Naruto, "So what's this plan of yours?" he asked.

Naruto had a sinister grin on his face, the same grin he has whenever he pranked people. Sasuke gulped nervously knowing where this was going.

Naruto handed Sasuke two explosive tags, "Place these into two logs. After that search for Kakashi and I'll tell you the rest once Sakura is also with us"


A Few Minutes Later

Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke all hid behind the trees and bushes of the training ground, they were watching Kakashi as he sat down on the ground reading through his orange book.

Naruto glanced at his two teammates and nodded, "You guys ready?" he asked to which both nodded in confirmation.


With Kakashi

The masked Jonin waited patiently for the three to start their attack, he managed to sensei their chakra despite their best attempts at trying to hide it. The fact that their chakra signatures were all close together made Kakashi wonder if they finally understood the true concept and idea behind the bell test.

After a few more minutes, Sasuke and Naruto ran out of the bushes, Kakashi calmly returned his book to his pocket and pulled out his own kunai.

"Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu"

Kakashi weaved through hand seals and quickly countered it, "Doton: Doryūheki" he yelled as a wall of earth erupted from the ground shielding him from the incoming attack.

Once the fireball was extinguished, the wall of earth fell back down to the ground. Kakashi then ran at the two young boys with a kunai at hand, he engaged them in yet another close quarter fight. This time though, Kakashi noticed the two of them working together, their movements and their attacks complemented each other's, it wasn't like last time where both were only in it for themselves.

The masked Jonin inwardly smiled, they finally understood the concept of the test, and now all that was left was for Sakura to contribute.

The taijutsu battle between the three continued, but before Kakashi could deliver a hit to the both of them, the two smirked at the Jonin.

"Kawarimi no Jutsu" they both said as they replaced themselves with logs, but Kakashi's eyes widen in shock as he saw the bombs attached to those logs. He quickly applied chakra to his legs and jumped into the air to avoid the explosion, while up in the air he breathed a sigh of relief.

'I know I told them to come at me with the intent to kill, but I didn't think they'd actually try to kill me' he thought to himself.

Kakashi was soon broken from his thoughts as he noticed a large Fūma Shuriken thrown at his direction, the masked Jonin turned to side while in mid-air to dodge the attack just in time.

But then Kakashi sensed a chakra signature coming from the Fūma Shuriken, he turned to look behind him and there he saw Sakura trying to grab the bells.

"They used Henge no Jutsu to turn her into a Fūma Shuriken, impressive" he remarked, "But not good enough"

Before Sakura could reach towards the bells, Kakashi grabbed her wrists and threw her to the ground; Naruto saw this and ran to catch the pinkette before she fell. Sakura had a blush adorn her face as she was carried by Naruto's arms, as the realization set in she softly bopped him in the head.

"Get your hands off me Naruto" she yelled out of embarrassment.

Naruto pouted, "Sakura-chan" he whined childishly.

As soon as Kakashi landed back on the ground, his wristwatch then alarmed, he turned to glance back at the three students. Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura all stood there looking down in shame, they failed to get the bells after coming so close.

"You three were impressive but you failed to get the bells, you know what means" he said as the three nodded slowly, "This means you three passed" he exclaimed with a smile on his face.

The three looked at him in shock, "We passed?" they asked in disbelief.

"How did we pass we didn't get any of the bells?" asked Naruto.

"The test wasn't really to try and get the bells from me; if I took this test seriously you three won't stand a chance. The real purpose of this was to evaluate your teamwork, the two bells was just a ruse to make you think there were only two who would go on to pass. This was used to test if you three would be willing to sacrifice your own personal gain for the good of the team. I'm proud to say that you three achieved that and you three pass the test"

"As of today you three are now official genin of Konoha, and you are all official members of Team Seven" he declared proudly.

Naruto jumped for joy alongside Sakura, Sasuke on the other crossed his arms with a triumphant smirk plastered on his face.

Kakashi smiled as he watched his new students celebrate, he didn't want to admit it but he was quite excited to take this bunch of genin, they intrigued him, something no other genin team has done so far.

"Now remember this valuable lesson, those who break the rules are scum" he said as the three nodded in understanding, "But those who abandon their friends are worse than scum. Do you understand?"

Naruto nodded and gave his new sensei a mock salute, "Hai Kakashi-sensei" he replied.

Kakashi walked over to the blonde and playfully ruffled his blonde hair, "Now come on, let's go and eat it'll be my treat" he said.

'Maybe this guy isn't as bad as I thought' Naruto silently told himself.


Glossary

Doton: Shinjū Zanshu no Jutsu - Earth Release: Double Suicide Decapitation Technique

Doton: Doryūheki - Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall

Sennen Goroshi - One Thousand Years of Death

Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu - Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique

Magen: Narakumi no Jutsu - Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique

Kage Bunshin no Jutsu - Shadow Clone Technique

Henge no Jutsu - Transformation Technique

Kawarimi no Jutsu - Body Replacement Technique

Author's Note

Well here is Chapter 3 for you guys, Team Seven is finally assembled and the missions will soon begin. I hoped you guys liked it, like I said earlier on the top of the page, the real actions begins after the Chunin Exams. This week has been a miracle for me, I found a lot of spare time and I got the inspiration to write and so I did, if you guys are interested then please head over to my profile and check my three other stories, they've just been updated as well. Anyway please favourite and follow the story if you haven't yet, and please also leave a comment or send me a message if you guys have any suggestions or questions for the story. I'll try and update soon, but thanks once more for all the support and thanks for reading, I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter.