Raishi Uchiha Chronicles: The Test

Summary: The younger brother of Shisui Uchiha definitely took after his elder. How will having a bright personality around all the time effect Sasuke - and can Raishi actually keep such an outlook considering all the outside forces trying to manipulate him and the last of his family - Especially when the shadows within Konoha itself were closing in.

Warnings: Cannon typical violence, homosexual relationships, language, and sexual content.

Authour Note: I pretty much put what should have been two chapters together for this one. I find the introduction stuff to be boring, maybe because I've seen it so many times? Regardless, I wanted to rush through it, so I did. Although a lot of Raishi's secrets ended up getting spilled. I also have a little funny moment at the end, or at least, I laughed well writing it. My sense of humour is a bit... off. I hope that you enjoyed it as much as me. There is definately a lot of Raishi's personality finally getting to shine through in this chapter - It's the first chapter with a decent amount of dialogue, so it makes a sort of sense.

Edited: 15/10/2017

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"Uke-chan! Are you excited for today? ~" I sang toward my cousin was we both left the compound for the academy. Today was the day that we would be getting assigned teams. Sasuke just shot me a disgruntled look. He disliked the nickname externally, but inside I was absolutely sure that he loved it.

Way... way deep down inside his shriveled heart.

"Nothing to be excited about… It's just teaming announcement… I'll probably end up getting one of my fangirls or something, or someone that would hold me back." Sasuke spoke grumpily.

A gave him a teasing poke on the nose, "You are unhappy this morning. You're just jealous of my umbrella as always. I don't need you to tell me, I get it. You have to stand there in the sun; well I get all this wonderful shade."

He scowled but didn't say anything farther.

I pouted the rest of the way to the academy.

The day before had been pretty hectic. After we went to the Hokage to talk about what happened, I was questioned rather extensively. They wanted to make sure I was sane, not only that, but they also wanted to make sure I knew that I couldn't go around telling people Naruto's secret. Of course, I wouldn't, I was almost insulted that they thought I would do so. It was Naruto that they were talking about! I would do essentially anything to protect him as if I hadn't already proven that by killing Mizuki.

We got to the academy, and I took my usual place to the right of Shikamaru, Chouji was always to his left.

"It was a busy day yesterday, but guess what Shika-chan~! Naru-chan passed!" I gave him a small, delighted smile as I spoke the words. I knew that he didn't like, nor dislike Naruto, and was ultimately neutral on my praising the blonde, "So, who do you think the teams will be?"

"… Troublesome. Ino, Chouji, and I will make a team. You, Sasuke, and Naruto will make another, and finally, Shino, Hinata, and Kiba will make a team."

I thought them over; and it made a lot of sense, "Reasoning?"

I was curious after all.

Shikamaru gave a suffering sigh, but answered the question, "Ino-Shika-Cho is a tried and tested team formation, You and Sasuke along with Naruto is a balanced team, dead last with the rookie, but also you and Sasuke will be stuck together under someone with the Sharingan – I think his name was Kakashi or something. Finally, Shino, Hinata, and Kiba make a great tracking team."

"You're so smart Shika-chan~" I crowed toward him, and he gave me an unimpressed look.

"You could have figured it out yourself, urggghh… You're almost as lazy as me, I swear."

… That was actually somewhat true. I couldn't deny that. Sure, I wasn't anywhere near Nara lazy, but I definitely avoided hard work. I hated doing things that were too physically demanding, including Taijutsu. I barely even knew that academy style… I rubbed the back of my head sheepishly and grinned at him, "Aaaahhh~ You caught me."

"As if you were sneaky about it."

My friend knew me all too well.

When Naruto came in, there was an outburst by one of the fangirls, asking what he was doing there. Naruto just gave the biggest grin and said that he had finally heard his forehead protector and that he was now a shinobi.

He looked rather proud of himself, and I couldn't find it within myself to allow that to wilt.

Soon enough, two of my most hated enemies entered the classroom. Sakura, and Ino – both fangirls of the highest degree. Sakura especially was offensive, in the way that she treated Naruto, as the blonde did nothing but try to be nice toward her. Sakura immediately started to be rude toward Naruto; I kept a smile painted on my face.

"Your big brother complex for Naruto is way too strong," Shikamaru regarded, even as I tried to hide the want to rip Sakura to pieces.

I switched my masking smile into a pout, "You're so mean to me Shika-chan, you know I can't help it. Just look at how adorable he is! So innocent and he tries to be nice to nearly everyone. He is so determined as well… He deserves someone to look after him."

It wasn't the first time that they had this conversation.

"I know one thing for sure; I don't care what team I'm on, as long as I'm not on the same team as that lazy dumb!" Ino shouted suddenly, interrupting all the chatter in the classroom. I saw Shikamaru smirk a little bit before he laid his head down on the table. I would wager that he found the fact that Ino was going to be on his team after that little outburst to be quite amusing.

Chatter rose and fell, more excited interruptions as they all theorized whom their teammates would be.

"Quiet down! It's time for your team assignments. Before I give them out there, there is something that I would like to say." Iruka-sensei paused, looking at all the students before him, pride in his eyes, "I know that you will all become splendid shinobi of the leaf."

It was simple, but there was a lot of emotion and hope behind it. It was very touching, and I totally wasn't about to cry about it. Honestly, I didn't even come close. Shikamaru was just sending me weird sideways looks because he always does that.

Ultimately, Shikamaru's prediction panned out.

Team 7, Uchiha Sasuke, Uchiha Raishi, and Naruto Uzumaki under Hatake Kakashi.

All male teams were rare; I found it interesting that they had done it at all. Both Sasuke and I made sense, but I would have figured they would switch Naruto out for a girl. Don't get me wrong, I am more than happy about the fact that Naru-chan is on my team, but something didn't fit.

It was probably because of the Kyuubi. If something didn't make sense when it came to Naruto, from now on I was going to simply default to that answer.

We waited hours and still no sign of Kaka-sensei.

Naruto was impatient; all the extra energy that he had built up was making him practically bounce off the walls. Uke-chan was in stark contrast to this, brooding, resting his head on crossed fingers. Me? After the first hour, I took a little nap. I only awoke when Naruto came over and poked me a dozen times saying that he had heard someone approaching.

I was surprised, when who I assumed was our new sensei entered, only to get a hair full of chalk dust. It was somewhat hard to see, as the color mixed with his hair perfectly. I knew of course, who Kakashi Hatake was. He was in the Uchiha clan records a lot, along with history books. White hair, mask, one eye covered, underneath holding the Sharingan. The story behind the Sharingan he held was actually rather tragic. From what I could tell, that Obito was actually a close relative of mine in regards to blood – Not to mention he wasn't a stiffy, so Shisui had told me all about him.

"My first impression of you is…" The man paused, lifting his finger to his mouth in thought, "I hate you."

What a great start.

Everyone eventually made our way up to the roof where Kakashi requested we meet him. I opened my umbrella the second that the sun hit me, over the years I'd actually created a weakness for the sun – Having always covered myself when in it, my skin was incredibly fair. I burned especially easy. Luckily enough, I was a Medical Ninja in training, so I could treat myself for sunburn, but it was still an annoyance.

Sensei was there, leaning casually against the rails, "Why don't you guys introduce yourselves?"

"Kaka-sensei, shouldn't you show us how it is done?" I spoke, keeping my tone purposefully innocent.

The man dipped his head, "Well, my name is Kakashi Hatake, my likes… I have a few. My dislikes, well I guess I don't dislike that much. My hobbies are… Too adult for you. Finally my dream for the future, I guess I don't have one."

His eye pulled downward in some sort of smile. He felt sarcastic – but there was a sense of humor behind it that made me actually chuckle. It seemed like I would get along with my new sensei. He was definitely good at keeping his cards to his chest, as Shisui-nii had taught me.

"I'll go next I guess~ My name is Raishi Uchiha. My likes are reading; cloud watching, my umbrella, Naru-chan, Shika-chan, and Uke-chan. My dislikes include people who can't get past their emotions to see the facts and stiffy Uchiha. My hobbies are similar to my likes I suppose and my dream for the future… I never really thought about it. I guess that I really want to protect the people I care about and make sure they get their own dream." I finished with a smile toward my sensei, and the aforementioned people.

Naruto was practically jumping out of his seat by the time I'd finished, "Me next! Me next! I'm Naruto Uzumaki. My likes are ramen, and Raishi, I dislike the three minutes it takes for ramen to cook, and people who would hurt my friends. My hobbies are training. My dream for the future is to become Hokage and protect the village and all the people in it."

He sounded so determined.

I stared at him in slight awe, my being lightened and a wide smile crossing my face.

Sasuke let the silence continue for a moment before he made his own introduction, "I'm Sasuke Uchiha. I have a lot of likes and dislikes. My hobby is training, and my goal for the future is to rebuild my clan and kill a certain someone."

I fought the urge to sigh at the predictable dream; instead, I looked at my cousin with a teasing glint in my eye, "Rebuild our clan huh… Just how are you planning to do that? Got your eye on a special someone I don't know about?"

He actually blushed and looked a loss for words.

Naruto burst into laughter promptly enough; our sensei was definitely shaking lightly – Although he had not allowed a noise to escape him. I couldn't take it any longer and burst into snickers myself. It wasn't often that I found a tease that could get a reaction like that out of my stiffy cousin.

Kakashi took this chance to look over his potential new team. The blonde was a bit dim; Kakashi had been informed of this. Raishi Uchiha was weird for one of his clan; he seemed to smile, showed a full spectrum of emotions. The way that he looked to Naruto was interesting, especially when the blonde mentioned his dream. Sasuke was going to be a problem, Kakashi knew but was surprised by the little tease and how he responded to it. That meant the Uchiha wasn't beyond help – Less of a flight risk than anyone had thought. As for their skills, Sasuke was the one that was skilled, so the Academy Teachers had told Kakashi. Naruto was apparently pathetically below average for a Genin (The Hokage's fault for not letting Kakashi take him in like the silver-haired man wanted) and the other Uchiha was a mystery. Apparently, he had a good amount of skill in sometimes, but was just utterly uninterested in others and didn't bother to learn them – An assessment that didn't match the personality before him. Overall, it was a troubled situation.

"Well, I guess this is the point that I tell my potential students that you haven't actually passed and become Genin yet."

I expected something like this – Naruto, however, exclaimed at the top of his lungs, "WHAT!"

Sasuke seemed disgruntled as well.

"You have to survive my survival exam tomorrow to actually become a Genin. I know something that will scare the shit out of you, the actual pass rate. It's low. Only 66% of students actually end up passing this test." Kakashi said, misleading the ones before him and watching their reactions. Naruto and Sasuke seemed determined; well the one under the umbrella seemed thoughtful.

A dangerous sort of thoughtful, Kakashi carefully noted.

Kakashi was true in his thinking, as I was mulling over everything I'd learned about Genin teams throughout my years at the academy. There was no mention of a second test, but that was expected – A shinobi needs to keep secrets. I would simply be careful about just what this meant for me until I knew all the details.

Suddenly, I smiled, "I'm sure we can manage if we work together."

I knew that Sasuke would disagree with the notion – Believing that both Naruto and I would slow him down. Perhaps a thought that I was responsible for, having never actually made sure Sasuke was completely aware regarding my skill level.

"Regardless of any false determination you might have, the facts remain the same." Kakashi spoke, trying to dash any hope before it rose, "It's going to be a hellish day, so don't bother eating. You'll just throw it all up before you're done."

Liar, Raishi immediately pointed out internally, you needed to eat before any sort of training because of the calories you burned through. If you didn't eat enough a ninja could pass out. I am sure that Kakashi knew this, so why was he playing like a sly little shit. I was not appreciating the fact he was saying something so false toward my teammates who could actually hurt themselves if they didn't eat.

"Meet me at Training Ground Seven, tomorrow, 8:00 AM on the dot."

I was glaring at him as he used a Shunshin to vanish.

The next morning, I got dressed in my typical clothing and went off to the training field. I bought a few extra food rations because Uke-chan and Naru-chan were both idiots sometimes that needed me to kick them in the ass to get them to realize what was in front of their noses.

Shika-chan was nothing like that. Being around Shika-chan was much easier… I wouldn't trade either feeling for anything in the world, however.

I knew exactly what I looked like, refreshed, cool under my umbrella from the sun well feed. Both of my teammates looked like an utter nightmare. I knew almost for certain that Kakashi would be late, so I decided to let them learn their lesson on not taking care of themselves properly before I assisted them.

An hour later, and several stomach growls that could have woken the dead, I handed both of them a ration bar and a lecture, "You need calories as a shinobi. Every morning you will eat breakfast and you will eat all of your meals along with snacks throughout the day. If you don't…" I let a teasing sparkle lit my eye, "I'll definitely go over to the Hokage monument and paint the words 'Naruto and Sasuke love each other' all over it."

Both of them looked utterly gobsmacked by the words that left my mouth.

Kakashi showed up two hours later. I had taken the time to fall asleep for a little nap well standing up. It was a running problem for me; if I was bored, I just tended to sleep. Iruka was a big factor in it; in fact, you could say that he created that little trait. Perhaps it was part of the reason that Shika-chan and I got along so well, we both liked sleeping and cloud watching. Truly, though, I wasn't anywhere near as lazy as the Nara. Despite how I seemed sometimes, I knew that such a level of laziness was certainly something that I NEEDED to avoid at all costs.

"I see you're all here. Sorry about being so late, I went to the bookstore to get my favorite novel but they were all out, so I had to go around the entire village to find a new version of it. It wasn't the most fun morning."

I had heard that Kakashi Hatake was well known for giving ridiculous reasons for being late. Somehow, though, I believed this one.

In fact, I could relate to that. One time I was looking for a book on paralysis poisons and I had to go to every fucking bookstore and library in the whole village to find it. I think I napped with Shika-chan for a few hours after that.

"Anyway, let's get started. You have until this timer goes out. Since you seem to have eaten, I guess this lunch that I brought is less of a factor then it should be, but at the end of the time, one of you will be tied to this pole well the others eat lunch in front of them. The only way that you can actually pass is if you take these bells from me." Kakashi pulled out two bells and tied them to his waist, "Two of you will pass, one will fail, hence the fact that only 66% of people pass the Genin Exam."

My mind left me with whirling possibilities.

"If you want to get the bells, you'll have to come at me with intent to kill."

The words rang true. Kakashi was a legend in the ninja world. Even when trying to kill him, we still wouldn't get the bells. We never stood a chance.

That, if nothing else, made this test suspicious. It literally was not possible. Therefore, there had to be more to it. I could buy the fact that forces were working against Naruto to get him not to be on a team – but always, ALWAYS it was a four-man Genin Squad, one Jounin and three Genin for rookies. So two bells, trying to split us up? Annoying, as Sasuke and Naruto simply wouldn't work together. Individually I could get either of the two work with me, but the two mixed like water and oil. I should have tried harder to get them more comfortable with each other throughout the years. Now I was desperately wishing that I had actually put the effort into thinking about potential Genin teams before.

No use crying over spoiled milk, I suppose.

Naru-chan rushed forward before the test began, going straight for the bells. Kakashi stopped the blonde easily, but I could tell he seemed a little bit impressed by Naruto's 'cheating'.

"You got the right idea I see. Maybe try waiting until I say start this time, little fox." Kakashi said teasingly – Naruto scowled, but no sadness entered his eyes. If anything, he seemed happy that someone was, in good nature, teasing him about his affliction.

Good, if it made Naruto happy all the better.

Kakashi went from mildly amused to bored in half a second, "Alright, remember, when this bell rings we meet back here. Annnnndddd… Start."

Both Sasuke and I ran into the shadows and hide. Naru-chan did as well – For about half a second.

"You and me, right now! I bet I can beat you with one hand tied behind my back." Naruto suddenly exclaimed, looking rather sure of himself.

Naruto definitely needed help learning to play to his own strengths. Stealth and traps were actually Naruto's greatest asset, his creativity could shine in that aspect. Open warfare, despite fitting Naruto's personality, didn't suit his skill set. This was clearly something that I would have to do something about.

"You know… compared to the other two, you're a bit off." Kakashi suddenly said to the blonde 'shinobi'

"Clearly I've failed my friendship with Naru-chan…" I spoke softly, feeling an amused sort of horrified. I knew that Kakashi would not hurt Naru-chan that much, not with the Uzumaki being such a favorite of the Hokage. My prediction seemed to have been proven correct when Kakashi seemed to reach for a weapon, but instead pulled out a book.

I saw Naruto's expression, and could not hold in my laughter.

I fell to the ground, holding my stomach – and giving away my location. Undoubtedly, Kaka-sensei already knew where I was, but now my teammates knew as well.

By the time I had regained myself, the 'fight' had progressed.

Kaka-sensei was making the tiger seal from behind Naruto's back.

Without conscious thought, I turned my weights off, opened my fan placing it where the attack would hit, and replaced myself with Naruto. My knowledge of the fact Kaka-sensei would not actually hurt Naru-chan having deserted me, leaving me with only my instincts to protect those who meant something to me.

The attack was less of an attack as it was an embarrassment.

The attack hit my umbrella and sent me skidding a few feet; I quickly turned around with wide eyes – Honestly wondering just what the hell had happened. Kakashi's eye was wide as he looked at his fingers; they were bent out of shape.

"Maaamaaa~ Raishi-kun just what is that umbrella made of?" He gave one of those eye smiles as he said it, giving no sign of pain as he reached down and snapped his own fingers back into place. I was about to slip into a lecture about just how horrible that was for someone to do from a medical standpoint, the narrow and bone fragments being displaced in his hand which could cause – but then I remembered what had just happened.

"Hmmm~? What do you mean Kaka-sensei? ~ It is just a normal umbrella. Maybe if you weren't trying to naughty touch your own student's something like this wouldn't have happened." I gave the man a sly smile, and replaced myself with a branch in a tree in the forest, getting out of the clearing.

I quickly folded my umbrella and stuck it to my back using chakra. Quickly, I made my way deeper in, needing somewhere to think things over.

Once in cover, I tried to remain alert well slipping into my own thoughts. This test was not right, which I had thought before it had even begun, but what was the objective? Trying to create a fracture so that we could not use teamwork seemed the most likely. Was it too easy? Kakashi was a genius after all, what were the other possibilities. The hate against Naruto was great – No, the Hokage would not allow that, as much was clear after the way the old Hokage had talked to me the other day… There were no other reasonable explanations –

"Raishi-kun~ I heard that you are one of the best in the Academy, second only to Sakura Haruno when it comes to Genjutsu. Let's test that theory." I heard Kakashi, the second my name had come out of his mouth, I spun to face him, but the man had already made hand seals before I could get a work in edgewise.

"Demonic Illusion: Death Mirage Jutsu"

Frankly, using such a low Genjutsu on me was practically insulting.

It was far more insulting, however, to compare me to Sakura Haruno of all people – Then to say that she was better than I was?

Shisui-nii had said that pride was the downfall of many an Uchiha, but this?! That was just too much. I was my brother's brother BROTHER! If anything, Kakashi should compare me to Shisui-nii, not to useless, fangirl, SAKURA, of ALL PEOPLE.

I released the Genjutsu before it could even take effect, "You shouldn't underestimate people sensei~" I practically sang to the man, "I'm actually better than Sakura – For some reason, people seemed under the impression that I was not as good because I slept in class all the time. I am honestly feeling a little bit insulted right now. Because of the slight you made on my person you should let me go Kaka-sensei~ I have to go meet up with my wayward teammates and try to scavenge this little test."

"Hmmm…" Kakashi hummed, appearing to think it over, I got in position to run as I listened to what he had to say, "I should think not."

I took off running.

Kakashi was suddenly in front of me, I reached toward my back and grabbed my umbrella, swinging it sideways in an attempt to get him in the ribs, he disappeared and I hit the tree, causing it to splinter.

My sight faded to black.

Kakashi stared at the Uchiha laid before him.

Then he looked up to where the umbrella had hit the tree and winced. Had that attack hit, his ribcage would have been shattered into a million pieces, at least, had it not been augmented with chakra. Kakashi reached down and grabbed the umbrella beside the fallen male. As he tried to pick it up, his eyes widened in surprise. The damn thing was heavy – and the slight Uchiha carried it around as if it was nothing?

It was not an issue for Kakashi to pick it up, but it was a whole other issue that Raishi could wield it like that – Walk around with the umbrella as though it were no different from a typical sun umbrella. The Genin would have had to be training with it for years before he had reached such a level.

Even Kakashi could not walk around with something like this and show no strain on his muscles.

He was fast too. Of course, the downed child was not Jounin fast, but low-Chunin sounded about right. How Raishi Uchiha's academy record could be so wrong was baffling. It occurred to Kakashi that the young Uchiha could have just been hiding his skill level, but Kakashi discarded it.

It was more a factor of the instructors looking more heavily at the bad, and paying no mind to the good. Kakashi had noticed the fact Raishi seemed almost out of breath from just the little fight that they'd had – Replacing Naruto, running into the forest, hiding, and then the little scuffle… Low stamina for sure, but acceptable, especially considering the Genin's skill in Genjutsu, Speed, and that weapon of his.

Speaking of that little replacement with Naruto, there was still a dull pain in Kakashi's fingers despite the fact he had used his minuscule amount of healing jutsu on them. Hitting that umbrella with a chakra enhanced finger was NOT a good idea. He had been impressed that the Uchiha cared so much for his teammate – He also hinted to having figured out the test… Too bad, he would not get the chance to find his teammates and inform them

There was no time for farther musings, so Kakashi placed the umbrella down with its owner and went off to find his next victim.

When I woke up, the bell was ringing and my head was screaming in pain.

My whole body was. I grabbed my umbrella and placed it on my back.

I walked toward the place we were meant to meet up again, all the while healing myself. I finished rather quickly – there had been no actual wounds, just soreness after all. Upon reaching the starting place, I saw Naru-chan tied up to a pole, Uke-chan behind him, and Kaka-sensei waiting for us.

"Raishi-kun we were waiting for you." There was a note of disapproval in the Jounin's voice.

I just gave a sarcastic smile, "Don't give out what you can't take."

I was pretty unhappy about the fact he knocked me out. If he had not, my team would be Genin right now, I was sure of this fact. Therefore, I did not so much as take another glance toward the Jounin, "Naru-chan, Uke-chan, are you two okay?"

"Hn."

"I'm fine Raishi, dattebayo!"

They were lying to me.

I had been going to heal them – finally showing the skill I'd been keeping under wraps, instead, I decided that the little mild pain wouldn't have them keeling over. Maybe next time they would not lie to me. I sat near the pole opposite side of Sasuke and finally turned toward Kakashi.

"Now that we're all together again, we can discuss your results." The man clapped his hands once, his voice cheerful, "You failed so hard that you should quit being shinobi."

"Let me off of this pole and I'll get those bells no problem!" Naruto said, squirming around.

Kakashi seemed bored at this point, settling on a lecture, "This was a test of teamwork, but you couldn't get past your own egos. Raishi-kun seemed to notice but wasn't strong enough to get past me to actually help his teammates. All and all, you simply aren't worth the effort to turn into something usable."

"We're humans, not objects," I spoke up, disliking the way phrased things.

Sasuke glanced my way in surprise, I knew why. He thought me to be at least somewhat intelligent despite my usually sunny and teasing disposition. So, by that logic, he assumed that I knew shinobi were not much more than tools. No one understood my cousin's thought process better than me. However, I knew what shinobi really were. As long as you did it right, you were human. As with any human, you could make mistakes, you had emotions – Ultimately, you were not just 'something usable'.

Kakashi did not say anything to my comment, but Naruto seemed to nod along with what I said.

Kakashi grabbed Sasuke and held a kunai to his throat before any of us could even move, "Kill Naruto or I'll kill Sasuke."

I could feel myself glaring, I could feel the chakra leak into my eyes, and my whole body was tensed beyond anything I would felt before. I wanted to rip Kakashi's eyes out for what he was doing; even the idea of being put in a situation like this was practically pushing me to the edge of my sanity.

I could not allow Sasuke to see me like that.

I immediately calmed down and smiled at my sensei, "I'd like to see what the Hokage would think about that particular ultimatum. Even if it worked, I would only end up getting to see the fulfilling sight of you getting your head ripped off in public execution."

Was a smile appropriate for what I had said? Probably not, but at least I stopped myself from spewing killing intent across the field. The last thing in this world that I needed was for Uke-chan to look at me as though I were similar to Itachi. Besides, this was not the first time my 'Uchiha blood' had taken over; I was much more prepared for the prospect this time.

Kakashi could practically fell the executioners blade on his neck after the comment from Raishi, and allowed Sasuke to drop back to the ground, "It still proved my point, no matter how fictional the choice – Those are the types of things you might one day have to decide. Teamwork is the most important part of being a Konoha Shinobi. A good friend once told me this before he lost his life trying to protect me and my other teammate, 'Those who break the rules are trash, but those that abandon their comrades are worse than trash' and I now live by those words. Any team headed by me, they will be expected to as well."

I had originally thought that Kakashi was quite the joker, despite knowing that he was such a famous shinobi. Those words showed me quite the different side of the man. I could not help but like that side of him as well. That was the type of person you would want to be the person who would protect your back in dangerous missions.

"I'll give you one more chance. You two will eat, do not feed or untie Naruto, and when I come back, we will start the test over. If I find out that you have cheated, it won't be pretty."

With that – Kakashi poofed away.

Immediately I pulled out a ration bar and opened it, stuffing it into Naruto's mouth without a word and going back to eating my meal as if it never happened.

It was an extremely fast movement, but despite the fact that I wanted to pass the test, despite the fact that I wanted to be a Genin, I wouldn't do so if it put Naru-chan's life in danger, and fighting without eating at Naruto's metabolism? He could do it for a while, but nowhere near as long as a normal shinobi. That was part of the reason Naruto craved ramen no doubt – He needed the extra carbs and his body was self-treating itself. No one knows what you need like your own body – Many medical tests said that, and I tended to agree.

Sasuke noticed what I did, and did not talk about it either, just went back to eating his own food.

Naru-chan also did not comment, probably because his mouth was still too full as he tried to find some way to actually chew the full calorie bar that had been stuffed into his mouth.

"You pass." Where the first words I heard the second Kakashi showed back up.

"… We didn't even start the test yet. Oh man, this was the best. I didn't even need to get back up." I felt a smile creep across my face as I let myself relax into the ground, "So, why did we pass?"

I had done a lot of thinking in this exam already, might as well let the man explain it – Why bother looking for answers if someone was just giving them out?

"You feed your teammate despite the fact it was against the rules. You helped him, knowing full well that it could mean you were dropped from the shinobi program. This definitely means you meet my requirements for being a member of my team. Remember what I said about trash and what makes a person a good comrade. Otherwise, you'll end up like all the other heroes on this monument."

Kakashi poofed away dramatically.

I pouted toward where he was standing, "Man, I wanted to ask him about the book he was reading earlier."

As I spoke, I reached up and cut Naruto's bindings, immediately the blonde jumped up and down in triumph, Uke-chan looked every bit as happy, although not quite as open about it. I let the joy sink into me; these were the moments I became a shinobi to protect.

"I think it was called Icha Icha," Naruto informed me as he calmed down.

I had never heard of it before, I wondered if it was a good read. With that in mind, I turned toward the direction of the bookstore, "Thank Naru-chan~! I am going to go see what is in the book, should be interesting. You two want to come? Should tell us something interesting about our new sensei…"

Naru-chan immediately took off and stood next to me as we left. It did not take but a few seconds for Sasuke's curiosity to win out, as he followed us down the forbidden path.

R&R

AN: Do you want Raishi to take after his new sensei with perverted books? I wouldn't put it past him...