Ryuuji has proven himself time and time again, but now comes the true test. How will Ryuuji fair against this new sensei?
"So, todays it huh? The day we officially become a squad," Nami said excitedly.
"Now all we need to do is meet our sensei," Tatsumaru said, with his head down on the desk, looking towards the door.
"He'll be here soon, I'm sure of it!" Nami said.
"He'd better be, I don't wanna wait much longer," Ryuuji said.
"Whatever, I'm sure he'll show up whenever, he IS a Jonin, he probably just thinks that he can make us wait," Tatsumaru sighed.
"Sorry if I kept you waiting then," a voice said, as a puff of smoke appeared behind Tatsumaru.
"What is that?" Ryuuji asked.
"What the…, what's going on?" Tatsumaru asked, as he looked up and turned around, sure enough, there was a man standing there.
"Sup'," the man said, with a happy look on his face.
"I'm guessing that's our guy?" Nami said, with a sweat drop on the back of her head.
Ryuuji too had a sweatdrop on the back of his head, "I'm thinking…you're right.
"Yes, I am your sensei children, my name…is Chisoku Koutetsu," Chisoku said, as he front flipped off the desk, to the front of the classroom, and bowed, "Now, before we get started on your test, I'd like to propose that we, y'know, talk for a bit."
"We have been talking for a bit, I'm ready to go!" Ryuuji said excitedly.
"Well aren't we eager?" Chisoku laughed.
"Get used to it," Tatsumaru sighed.
"Fine, we'll skip the talking, but, I would like you to introduce yourselves," Chisoku said, "Lets start with Mr. Attidude over there," Chisoku said, gesturing towards Tatsumaru.
"My name is Tatsumaru Nagisaka," Tatsumaru said boredly.
"Okay…, and you?" Chisoku asked, pointing at Nami.
"Oh, hi there sir, my name is Nami Michishio, nice to meet you," Nami said, smiling brightly.
"Glad we have someone enthusiastic on our team," Chisoku said, nodding, "anyway, lets hear yours, and then we'll get started with our test."
"I see you've saved the best for last Chisoku Sensei!" Ryuuji smirked, "My name is Ryuuji Mine, and I'm going to be strong, the best ninja that EVER lived!"
"You aim high, kid," Chisoku said, smiling, "He's just as Hashirama said he was," Chisoku thought, "Now, moving on, we will be using the whole village as our training grounds, understood?" Chisoku asked.
"Th…the whole village? But how?" Nami asked.
"You'll see very soon, but for now, just meet me in the gym room," Chisoku said, as he poofed away.
"I have a bad feeling about this," Tatsumaru said, as he got up.
The three young ninja walked into the gym.
"Okay, so…uhhh, where is he?" Ryuuji said, raising an eyebrow.
"Down here!" Chisoku laughed.
` "How did you get down there?" Ryuuji asked, shocked.
"I used the stairs," Chisoku said, gesturing towards a tall flight of stairs in the corner.
Tatsumaru laughed, "Nice move Ryuuji!" Tatsumaru grinned, as he gave Ryuuji a small punch on the arm.
"Oh, gimme a break!" Ryuuji sighed, as he walked down the stairs with his two teammates.
"Alright, welcome, to your first training exercise," Chisoku said, smiling.
"What is this exactly?" Nami asked.
"Well, you see, I've hidden two boxed lunches on the other side of the village, but, there's only two, now you see, the two people who reached the boxed lunches first, pass, if you don't get one, well…it's back to the academy for you," Chisoku explained, all three of them, even Tatsumaru, gulped at this fact.
"You mean to say that we came all this way, only to possibly not become a fully certified Genin?" Tatsumaru asked, shocked.
"That's right, you are all ninja, for right now at least, but after this test, only two of you will actually move on," Chisoku explained.
"Hey, that's not fair, you can't do that!" Ryuuji yelled.
"Pipe down, the test begins now, oh…, and I did warn you, I thought we could get to know each other a bit before one you was forced to go back to the academy, but oh well, so much for that," Chisoku said, shrugging, "Now, lets get started."
Meanwhile, the two other squads started their training regimen, and Squad 5 was ready to go.
"Hi there students, my name is Haruka Fungeki! And I'll be your new sensei!" Haruka said, giving them a thumbs up.
Haruka Fungeki- Age: 25, Appearance: Young, has long, brownish hair, wears a large trench coat, that hangs off a little bit on the right side, wears short shorts, and a normal Jonin jacket underneath the trench coat. Wields Lightning Jutsu's.
"Hi there miss Haruka! My name is Kaiteki Keisei! I'm ready to be a ninja!" Kaiteki said, smiling.
"My name is Kokoro Seichuu, and I am the smartest ninja from the graduating class!" Kokoro said.
"Second smartest actually, hi, I'm Houtai Kumori," Houtai said, then nodded.
"Well…I can see we've got some issues to work about between Kokoro and Houtai here, but y'know, we should be good as long as we can all just get along!" Haruka said.
"Not a chance," Houtai said.
"Yeah, I'll never succumb to his level of immaturity," Kokoro growled.
"Well at least you two agree on something," Kaiteki laughed.
"That's a start," Haruka sighed, "We've got a lot of work to do though."
At the same time, Squad 6 was also meeting their sensei, and boy, was Saru sure shocked.
"HI THERE KIDS!" the sensei said, "My name is…KONIKA ZAISAN!" Konika said, as he spun around, and gave a thumbs up.
Konika Zaisan- Age: 29, Appearance: Older, has shortish, blonde hair, wears the typical Jonin gear. Konika uses jutsu by absorbing materials from objects that he touches, and turning his limbs into that substance.
"This wack job is our sensei," Saru thought, his eye twitched.
"So…what are your names?" Konika asked.
"Well…if we have to introduce ourselves, the best might as well go first, y'know what I mean? My name is Umitaka Yajuu! I'm the coolest, and bestest ninja of the graduating class!" Umitaka grinned.
"I love the enthusiasm! Great! Next?" Konika asked.
"My name is Koneko Yajuu, Umitaka's twin sister, ummm…I guess I'm cool too, I'm definitely more mature than my younger brother," Koneko said proudly.
"Then you can keep him in line, excellent," Konika smirked, "And you?" Konika asked, gesturing towards Saru.
Saru was still in amazement that he got stuck with the guy he did, "Ummm…my name is Saru Aoyame, the top student, grade-wise from the graduating class, nice to meet you," Saru said nicely, though still dumbfounded that his sensei was a nutcase.
"Great! We've got brains, energy, and a mature person to keep you two in check!" Konika smirked.
"I need no keeping in check sir, I'm not immature," Saru replied.
"Oh…I see, very well then, Koneko, you only need to keep an eye on your brother then," Konika said.
"Very well," Koneko shrugged.
Umitaka shrugged, "I'll do what I wanna anyway," he snickered.
Meanwhile, back at Team 7's exercise, Chisoku was getting ready to start the test.
"Ready to start kids?" Chisoku asked, grinning.
"I…I am!" Nami gulped.
"Ready as I'll ever be!" Ryuuji said.
"Lets just get this over with," Tatsumaru said, folding his arms.
"Alright then, the whole village is your limits, once you find the boxed lunch, you pass," Chisoku said, "Okay students, take your marks, get set, GO!"
Ryuuji jumped out of the gym area of the academy and onto a nearby roof to look around, Tatsumaru ran back inside the academy to go out the front entrance, Nami simply began scouring the streets.
"Now, where could that boxed lunch be?" Ryuuji thought to himself as he looked around from the top of the roof.
"The sensei wants us to find lunch? I wonder if there's a reason why there's only two boxes," Tatsumaru thought.
"Hmmm…boxed lunch, I sure am hungry, so food sounds nice right about now," Nami thought, as she casually strolled through the village.
"There's gotta be some kind of hint," Ryuuji sighed.
"All I've gotta do is be the first one there," Tatsumaru said to himself.
"Maybe if I just believe, I'll be the first one to get there," Nami thought, as she smiled to herself.
Now Squad 5 was beginning their test, and it was going to be an interesting one.
"Alright students, listen up, here's the deal!" Haruka said, "Your test will only be five minutes long."
"That's it? That doesn't sound like much of a test," Kokoro said.
"Ohhh, trust me, these are going to be…," Haruka paused and got a scary look on her face, "…the worst five minutes that you have EVER experienced!"
"Is that so? So what is that we have to do exactly?" Kokoro asked.
"Well, if one of you can avoid being hit for these five minutes, then you all pass, but if all three of you get hit, then you all fail, and will be sent back to the academy for a whole year," Haruka explained.
"Sounds easy, when do we start?" Kokoro asked.
"I'd say right now is good, but remember, work together!" Haruka said, "BEGIN TEST…NOW!"
"Come on Kokoro, we're going to hide!" Kaiteki said.
"And hurry," Houtai said.
"Psh…, you guys honestly think I need YOU two, to be a good ninja, get some brains guys," Kokoro said, "Oni-Style: Living Blade Jutsu!" Kokoro formed a handsign, and the twin blades he carries started floating around him.
"Remember Kokoro, once you lose, you can't help your friends to pass," Haruka said.
"I'm not gonna lose," Kokoro said, as he formed another handsign, but as he did, Haruka appeared right next to him.
"I told you working together would be helpful didn't I?" Haruka said, smirking.
"What the…? How did…you?" Kokoro asked, bewildered.
"One down!" Haruka said as he smacked Kokoro in the back with her swords sheath.
"Dammit Kokoro, you idiot," Houtai said from in a tree.
"What do we do Houtai?" Kaiteki asked him.
"We've just gotta be careful that she doesn't find us," Houtai said.
Meanwhile, Squad 6 was also beginning their test.
"Alright, what you guys have to do, is just land three hits on me, not each, but just three hits total," Konika explained.
"That sounds way to easy," Saru said.
"Then lets go," Konika said, "I assure you, it won't be that easy."
"That's where your wrong!" Umitaka said.
"Fine, we begin now, SCATTER!" Konika said, the three members of the squad all went elsewhere, "Now for my jutsu, Earth Style: Energy Substance jutsu!" Konika put his hand on a tree that was next to him, and part of his arm became bark, his other hand was forming the handsign, it was then that Konika felt a large gust of wind, and a shadow appeared above him, "What's this?" he asked.
"The greatest ninja ever has arrived!" Umitaka smirked from atop a huge bird, "You'll never stop someone who can fight from the sky," he said confidently.
"Don't be so sure kid," Konika said, there was also confidence in his voice.
"Don't tell me what to do!" Umitaka said as he formed a handsign and two smaller birds appeared and flew at Konika.
"Easy victory!" Konika said, readying a punch, but soon after that, two cat like people emerged from the bushes to attack Konika, "Who the…"
"Ha! Nice move sis!" Umitaka smirked, as Konika was easily hit by both the cat, and the bird.
"Damn, they got two hits just like that, but I know where Koneko is hiding now, so all I've gotta do is take them out, Saru will be easy to fight when he's all alone," Konika thought.
"What's the matter sensei? Having some trouble?" Umitaka laughed.
Konika got up, with rock on his other hand now, "This fight can really begin!" Konika punched the two cats down, and launched himself off of one bird, to jump off of the other, now flying towards Umitaka.
"Dah, that was a good move, fly Alexander fly!" Umitaka said, as his bird started flapping its wings, but Konika made a clone to toss him up higher, allowing him to land on Umitaka's bird: Alexander's left wing, "How did you get past Alexander's gust storm?" Umitaka asked, shocked.
"I'm a jonin kid, it's what I do, and this flight, is about to make a crash landing!" Konika said, as he punched Alexander in just the right spot to knock him out, causing him to spiral downward, towards the lake.
"ALEXANDER!" Umitaka screamed, as the bird crashed into the water, with Umitaka and Konika still on it, Konika climbed out, now with one water arm, and one stone arm, but as soon as he got out, two more cat people were waiting for him on shore.
"Oh…hell…," Konika muttered.
Meanwhile, back at Team 7's test.
"I know I'm getting closer, Chisoku sensei is probably already there, I just hope that Tatsumaru AND Nami aren't both with him," Ryuuji thought, as he kept running.
"I bet neither Ryuuji or Nami have figured out what the true purpose of this test is, so I've got to be one of the first two there, otherwise, we'll all fail," Tatsumaru thought.
Nami was still walking, when she happened to stumble upon what looked like a normal boxed lunch, "Is that what I think it is?" she asked herself, she walked over, sure enough, there were two, both labeled Chisoku-Sensei on them, "BINGO!" Nami cheered, as she picked one up for herself, "Looks like I pass, now I wonder who else will."
Back at Squad 5, Haruka was still searching for Houtai and Kaiteki.
"We've only got about two and a half minutes left of this test, but damn, this is the longest five minutes EVER!" Houtai said quietly.
"Maybe one of us could hide under the ground!" Kaiteki suggested.
"Are you joking?" Houtai asked.
"No way! If one us hides, she'll never find us," Kaiteki said.
"That's so stupid, but it just might work, alright, who should hide?" Houtai asked.
"You will, I'll fight, and keep her held back as a distraction," Kaiteki said.
"Sounds fine, alright, lets execute this plan," Houtai said.
"Right!" Kaiteki said, as she punched the ground hard, sending out a small tremor towards Haruka, "Jump in, I'll take the sensei."
"Who knew she was so strong," Houtai gulped, as he jumped into the whole, "Shadow Style: Past Mimicry!" the are that surrounded them soon became the same as before Kaiteki punched it.
"Ahhh, Kaiteki, so you decided to come out and fight to defend Houtai? How noble of you!" Haruka grinned.
"We only have two minutes left, we figured we might as well use it wisely," Kaiteki said.
"I'm glad, you've made the right decision in this case," Haruka said.
"Then lets fight!" Kaiteki said as she punched the ground, hard, causing another small tremor to quiver towards Haruka.
"I see, so you intensify all of your chakra into your fist, and then release it upon impact, that could be deadly," Haruka laughed.
"My mother taught me this style!" Kaiteki said, as she did it again.
"Well keep it up, you seem well trained," Haruka said.
"Lets see you dodge this," Kaiteki said as she intensified the chakra into her fingers, and tossed a kunai really fast.
"That was pretty smart kid, but I'm faster," Haruka said, as she appeared behind Kaiteki, "Sorry, but it looks like you've failed Houtai," she whispered, as she knocked Kaiteki out.
"And you've failed the test," a voice said from beneath the ground.
"What?" Haruka gasped, as two giant cartoony shadow hands lifted her up, as they came up from beneath the ground.
"In just twenty seconds, we'll all be Genin, and you'll be our official sensei," Houtai smirked.
"That was a good move kid, I've gotta admit," Haruka smiled.
Squad 6's test was also beginning to wrap up.
"More cats, how many does this chick have?" Konika sighed as he swiped them aside, and then stood face to face with Saru, "So, you finally come out, huh kid?
"I thought I'd have no more reason to hide after they already both hit you twice," Saru said.
"Good, then I'll ensure that all three of you fail right here, and right now!" Konika said.
"It's to bad you've trapped yourself in your own words, we have all the time in the world to pass this test…sensei," Saru smirked, "Now! Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Saru formed the handsign to create shadow clones, and two appeared next to him, "Now…ATTACK!" he ordered.
"Good move, but their just shadow clones, one hit oughta take them out!" Konika laughed, as he took out both shadow clones by slamming them together, and then running at Saru.
"RETREAT!" Saru yelled, as he began running towards the woods.
"Get back here!" Konika yelled.
Saru made it into the woods, and Konika ran at him, but just as Konika got in, the real Saru flipped out of the tree, and kicked Konika in the face, "THREE!" Saru yelled, as the shadow clone who had ran into the woods disappeared.
"H…how did you…do that? Shadow Clones can't make more shadow clones!" Konika said.
"Simple, my Kekkai Genkai," Saru said, "It's called the Aoigan, it automatically focuses my chakra, allowing me to use Jutsu without handsigns, which is the only way I can use the shadow clone jutsu, but y'know, I had my shadow clone who was facing off against you, form a handsign to trick you into believing that was the real me, but in reality, I was up here the entire time," Saru grinned.
"Nice…move, kid…," Konika said, he then fainted.
Now back at Squad 7.
"Hey…is that…Nami?" Ryuuji thought, as he saw Nami, sitting on a park bench with a boxed lunch.
"Hey, there's Nami!" Tatsumaru thought, as he stared straight ahead, down a street. Tatsumaru and Ryuuji, little did they know, were both the same distance away from Nami, and now it was all just a matter of speed.
"Yes! I've done it! I've beaten Tatsumaru!" Ryuuji cheered in his head.
"Good, Ryuuji isn't here yet, that gives me time to explain to Nami what this test is really all about," Tatsumaru thought as he began running.
Chisoku then appeared in front of Nami, "Hello, so it looks like you were first, huh?"
"Ummm…yes, Chisoku-Sensei, but…I haven't eaten it yet, I'm still waiting on the second person to get here," Nami said.
"Well, that's very nice of you Nami," Chisoku said sweetly.
"Th…thank you sir," Nami said.
"I hope I'm not too late!" Ryuuji thought.
"Ryuuji still isn't there yet, good! Now we can all pass this thing!" Tatsumaru thought.
"Hey, I see Tatsumaru! Guess Ryuuji's going back to the academy for a year huh?" Nami asked.
"Looks like it," Chisoku shrugged, as Tatsumaru came up.
"Did I beat him?" Tatsumaru asked.
"Yes, you did, you may now begin eating, you two," Chisoku nodded.
"Thanks sensei!" They both said, as they opened the lunches, and readied their chopsticks, "LETS DIG IN!"
Ryuuji showed up a minute later, "What? You mean…I lost, b…but how, he wasn't here a minute ago!"
"Looks like that means you fail, sorry Ryuuji," Nami said sadly.
"But here, if your hungry, you can finish my food," Tatsumaru offered.
"Whoa! Are you serious?" Ryuuji asked.
"Absolutely," Tatsumaru said, "But hurry, before I change my mind."
"THANKS TATSUMARU!" Ryuuji cheered, as he snatched the food and began eating.
"Tatsumaru, that was really nice of you, I guess you really do care about Ryuuji," Nami said.
"What? Ummm…I do not…OKAY!" Tatsumaru said, then he crossed his arms, "I just thought he'd be hungry, since, y'know, we've been out here all day."
"And that's why you all pass," Chisoku said.
Ryuuji looked and spit his food all over Tatsumaru, "SERIOUSLY? Bu…but why sensei?"
"Because while both Tatsumaru and Nami got here first, he offered to share with you, and that, is what being a ninja squad is all about, team work," Chisoku smirked, giving them a thumbs up.
"S…so, what does this mean sensei?" Nami asked.
"Can I pummel Ryuuji after this mushy gushy crap?" Tatsumaru said, his eye twitching, after he was covered in rice.
Chisoku began laughing, "This means that tomorrow, we will get assigned our first official mission as a ninja team, from Lord Hashirama." Chisoku explained.
Ryuuji's face brightened up, "ALRIIIIIIIIIIGHT! This is totally incredible! We did it! YEAH! We all passed!"
"Lets go then, you all need a lot of rest, you are all officially, Genin Rank!" Chisoku said.