Sorry it took so long to update this having trouble with my laptop and the home computer and fixing some mistakes one my other chapters.
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Chapter four- A Ninja at Last
The next few years were the best in Sakura's life. Her family helped her train in controlling the elements and improving her skills. She worked with a lot of other students on mission day and learned who worked best with each other. Azula worked the best with Ty Lee and Mai. Mai being long distance weapons user, Ty Lee's taijutsu that sent others unable to move. And with Azula using fire jutsu the team was hard to beat.
Toph was the one to throw the first punch to start the fight. Her style was, to be brunt, very straight forward. With her earth jutsu her opponent never had a chance to stay and think. Aang while had his wind jutsu to keep his opponent back he had a lot of energy; he could almost put Naruto to shame as she remembered him. Jet, while he has a big ego, is good at close combat with his hook swords that let him make several combos on his opponent easy.
Katara was both support and offense fighter. She was a skilled hear for injuries and quick first aid. Katara's skills with water jutsu are the best in years to the other ninja. She worked hard and had a determining will that made her a strong ninja. Zuko was a mix user of taijutsu and Nin jutsu. His fire jutsu could cause even some envy of a few leaf ninja and his fire combo in taijutsu was beautiful to watch, yet deadly to fight. Small amounts of fire streamed by as his punches, strikes and kicks in a fast and steady motion.
Even if she loves her life her in the element she has not forgotten the small life she left behind. She missed the fun times she had with Ino before they fought over Sasuke. She even missed Naruto's crazy antics. The only thing she did not missed was Sasuke. That right she gotten over her crush, but that does not mean she hasn't gotten a new one.
Kai Storm was a genin one year ahead of her. He was taller then Sakura with silver spike hair. Whenever you saw him he always would wear a white scarf that trailed down his back and red arm guards with a shark fin on it. His other teammates Sakura liked even if she didn't meet before. Ace was a lot like Jet, he always had a match in his mouth and, while Jet uses swords, Ace was a master of explosions, if it blows up he either had it or used it before. Jak is the final member of the team. He was from a small ninja family that used three types of charka, light dark and normal charka.
She met Kai while hanging around the village. While they walk they got to know one another. She learns Kai was trained a bit by his father, a shadow guard captain. He is also a wind user and was best in taijutsu. While a part of her thought this might turn out like Sasuke with her and Ino, the rest of her felt like this would last.
She waited at her desk as it was the day they were made into teams. She just past genin exam yesterday. They had to break out of a genjutsu, do the transformation, replacement and a kind clone jutsu. They also were to show the level of charka control they had, how good they were with weapons and one jutsu that was not learned in class.
She could not figure out which team she would be on. She knew she could work with most of the teams but she wants to be with some of her friends. As the teacher walked into the room Sakura was almost bouncing in her seat.
"Alright class, since this might be the last time we see one another, other then on missions and passing by, I would like to say that I am proud of all of you and the progress you guys have made over the years." he paused for a moment smiling before continue "now I'll read the teams the GodaiKage made; team one will be long shot smeller bee and the duke. Team two will be…"
But Sakura tuned him out, waiting for her team to come up. But see listen again when she heard her friends teams, "Team seven Jet, Aang Haruno and Toph Haruno. Team eight Azula Haruno, Ty Lee, and Mai. Team nine Sakura Haruno, Zuko Haruno and Katara Haruno. You are to meet you sensei after lunch so good luck to all of you."
Lunch came and went and soon as they entered the classroom again several jonin waiting for them. As they settled the jonin called out there teams and one by one the teams left. Sakura, Zuko and Katara's sensei was Zuko's uncle Iroh. Iroh took his new team to his favorite tea shop for there first meeting.
"Before anything I would like to say that I am glad that I had the chance to try and be your sensei." said Iroh in a proud voice though his words confuse his students.
Zuko was the first one to speak, "Uncle, what do you mean by that? I though you are our sensei."
Iroh gave a slight chuckle, "No, not yet. Before that happens you must first pass the jonin's test, this prove that you are able to make it was a genin."
Katara asked in a shaky voice, "So we might no become ninja?"
Iroh nodded his head and said "But I have the up most confidence in you. We will meet tomorrow to take your test at training ground nine and 9 am an be ready for this test it will be your greatest challenge so far."
That night Sakura went to bed early and was ready with Katara and Zuko at training ground nine. When they got there two minutes to nine they found Iroh already there drinking some tea. Next to him on the ground was a small safe with two padlocks on it. As they got closer Iroh smiled and finished his tea. Getting up he began to speak, "I'm glad you are here a little early, but it is time for your test." from inside his coat he pulled three key on a ring. "This test has two parts, the first part it that you must get these key from my person." With this he tied the rind onto his belt and continued "Each of you can only get one key but only two key can open the safe. That is when the next begins, inside is a scroll. That scroll has a task you must complete. If you can do this you pass. Oh, and one more thing." he gave a slight pause, "You must gave this everything you got otherwise you have not hope of becoming ninja."
The three ninja to be got ready and waited for Iroh to start. They didn't wait long as he jumped back with the three after him. Sakura began to do some hand signs and shouted "Earth style; flash mud river!"
A deep river of mud came off of Iroh's right, sweeping everything in its path. Iroh jumped high up to avoid it, only to meet Zuko right in front of him. Zuko took a deep breath and unleashed a fireball.
Iroh let loose a small shield of fire out of his palms. The two canceled each other out. Iroh then heard Katara shout "Water style; water coil smash!" and several tentacles made of water warped around Iroh and slammed the whole thing into the ground.
The three check the area where landed only to find him not there. They moved away form the spot and another fire ball shot up from below them. When it was gone Iroh took its place ready for them. Katara held her hands in one hand sign and called out "Hidden mist jutsu."
A mist formed around them while Sakura and Zuko lunched the new attacks "Wind style; great breakthrough," "Fire style; dragon flame jutsu."
The two elements attacks meet in the air and mix, making a bigger fire attack. It went into the mist and nearly hit Iroh. The attack cause the mist for vanished. Was it cleared it showed Sakura, Zuko and Katara each holding a key. Iroh just smiled, the mist wasn't too hid there combo but to hid Katara while they distracted him.
He cleared his throat and said, "Good work, but now it's time for the next part. I will leave so you may complete it," and with that he calmly walked out of the training ground.
After catching there breath at the fast paced test the walked to the safe and unlocked it. Inside the scroll gave the one simple request; solved the riddle below.
At this the three groaned at Iroh's weird sense of humor. Before Sakura read the riddle aloud. "What cost nothing, but is worth everything, weighs nothing but can last a lifetime, the one person can't own but you three can share? Hint; to be a team you need this." she looked at the teammates and asked "So what do you guys think?"
"Friendship?" guessed Zuko, but Katara shook her head.
"I don't think that right, it helps but it's not need to be a team. We can get this together guys."
Katara's words made Sakura smile "I got it!" at the looks she finished "Teamwork!"
There was the sound of clapping and Iroh walked to them. "Good job, you all pass. Now that we are a team let congratulate ourselves with some nice hot cup of tea." At this the team laughs and went to the tea shop, finally glad that they were ninja at last.
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