Naruto and Kiba hugged and kissed their mother good bye. They ran out the door with Kitamaru and Akamaru following. They stopped at the Shinobi store and Naruto bought a katana. It was a simple Katana with a straight black handle. At the end was a guard and then a 4 foot blade extended out of the hilt like a pale line of moonlight through the canopy of a dark forest. Kiba decided to get a blade as well. His was a carbon copy of Naruto's. The two boys smiled as each other before heading to the field. They were looking forward to the week in the forest. Of course they were genin and didn't know how dangerous the forest was at the time.
Naruto and Kiba arrived with Kitamaru and Akamaru sitting in their shirt hoods. Anko and Kurenai looked up as the blonds sat down and began to twirl kunai. Anko watched in anticipation for one to drop it. She didn't expect Naruto to throw his in the air then pull out another and launch it causing the kunai to collide. When the clang sounded Kurenai looked over in time to see Naruto launch himself off a tree then jump at the kunai and spread his arms only to catch the two kunai and slam into the ground. Kiba fell over laughing at his adopted brother as said blond glared from the ground at him. The blond broke into an evil grin and tackled his brother. After a few second Kurenai decided to have the two spar. She figured it would be a good way for Naruto and Kiba to prevent boredom as well as for her and Anko to gauge the two genins' taijutsu ability.
"Naruto Kiba you will spar since you have so much energy. Start now, no jutsu only taijutsu I will be the referee." The two brothers nodded. Kiba took Akamaru out of his hood as Naruto removed Kitamaru from his own hood. Seeing Akamru out of danger Naruto charged and delivered a right hook to Kiba which he caught with the back of his hand. Kiba kneed Naruto in the stomach and then spun around him and kicked him in the back of the leg causing his knee joint to buckle. Kiba then caught the blond's head and turned to the jounin and brought his brothers head over his shoulder. Kiba then spoke up to his jounin.
"Naruto has lost, if I lean forward his neck will break." Kurenai then called the match in Kiba's favor. She turned to Anko who nodded. Anko then went over to the blond as he rubbed his neck.
"Naruto, I noticed that when you fight your stiff and rigid as the Inuzuka style goes. But you would be more suited to a style that is more based on the abilities you have. A style that revolves around speed and dodging hits rather than trying to absorb the blow."
"Anko-sensei do you know who could teach me a style like that?"
Anko smiled and pulled out a kunai to twirl. "I think I have an idea of one." Just then Hinata joined the group and they started off. After about an hour of high speed traveling they reached a clearing with a cave. Naruto and Kiba immediately began to look for the tent. Anko and Kurenai saw this and nodded. Anko turned to Kurenai.
"I like them, Naruto alittle more than Kiba but I have a thing for blonds." She smiled jokingly. Kurenai decided to tease her friend.
"Well I think you like Naruto A LOT more than most men in Kohona because he a blond. Among other reasons I have yet to decipher at the moment since your head is corrupted and perverted."
Anko faked hurt at her friends comment. "Oh Nai-chan you hurt me so!" The two jounins laughed. Then they heard a growl off in the distance and decided to have team training right away. Anko walked to the genins and laughed sadistically.
"Oh little ninjas guess who has a test to see if they are ninja qualified?" Naruto smiled.
"Anko-sensei, I have a feeling you want us to track that creature and kill it to build teamwork in the face of danger?"
"Wow and who said blonds aren't smart. Get going little genins." Naruto turned to Hinata and Kiba. He sensed fear in both ad decided to take the lead.
"Guys we can do this don't worry. Kiba you track it. Hinata use your Byakugan to search for it. I'll go in back to make sure it doesn't ambush us. If it does you guys need to go and I'll hold it off. Get Anko-sensei and Kurenai-sensei and end it. Anyone disagreee? God lets go." The trio then set out and after about an hour they spotted their target. They where surprised when they saw Anko sitting in the clearing. Next to her was a dead cat like creature. The trio jumped into the clearing and Anko looked up.
"Okay your real test is to get one of these bells. There are two bells so who ever doesn't get one is sent back to the academy. You have until sundown in about 8 hours to get one. Begin." Nartuo decided to try out right. He launched 5 shuriken at Anko then made three clones and charged. The 5 shuriken caused Anko to jump and while in the air Naruto launched four clones into the air. He had the 5th clone stay on the ground. He and the four clones attacked Anko. After a few seconds the group landed on the ground and Naruto's clones dispelled. Anko smiled sadist called then pulle out a kunai. She held it to the boy's neck as she looked to where the other genin's were.
"Surrender or I will kill him." Naruto struggled against her before calling out.
"THE MISSON COMES FIRST IT IS THE WAY OF THE SHINOBI!" Anko's kunai then slit Naruto's throat. She wasn't surprised when it was the clone. She knew the entire time but the team didn't. Then Anko was surprised when a kunai was placed on her neck.
"Anko sensei, you should have checked the water. Give me the bells." Anko still in shock untied the bells then put them in his hand just as Kiba and Hinata appeared. Then the bells disappeared as Anko ran past Naruto. Naruto turned to the team.
"Guys I have an idea."
Kurenai was looking through the woods for Anko. She spotted the purple haired women. She approached and smiled at her friend. "Anko give me the bells and I will take over the test."
"Here Kurenai. Watch out for Naruto. He is quite persistent." As soon as she handed over the bells, Kurenai disappeared and revealed Naruto.
"Hey Anko-sensei. Now time to give Kiba and Hinata the bells. See you next year." Naruto then disappeared. Anko tracked him to the main campsite with Kiba and Hinata. He handed his two teammates the bells then packed his bags. They immediately began to argue about the bel;s. Kiba and Hinata both said they'd go back instead. Naruto wouldn't hear it. Anko and the real Kurenai, who just finished dinner, then congratulated the team.
"The point of the bell test was to see if you are ready to sacrifice yourself for a teammate. All of you are ready to do such a thing and that shows us you are ready to become genin in the Kohona Shinobi corp. So now I guess we should do some team bonding. Introduce yourself give a like a dislike and a goal. I will start."
"I am Anko, Jounin of Kohona. I like many things but it is none of your concern. Dislike is one bastard that I will not say since none of us stand a chance against him. Goal is to be acknowledged as my own person in the village rather than my traitor of a sensei's bitch. Naruto your up."
"I am Naruto. I like Ramen among other things. I dislike those who hurt my precious people, and my goal is to have a family and become Hokage."
"I am Kiba. My likes are Akamaru and pranking people. My dislikes are those who hurt my precious people and my goal is to marry a certain Kunoichi and have a family."
"I am Hi-hi-Hinata. I l-l-like a Shinobi and I dis-dis-dislike h-hurtin-hurting peop-people. M-my go-goal is to e-e-e-nd the C-c-caged Bi-Bird Seal."
"I am Kurenai. My likes are genjutus. My dislikes are perverts and My goal is to end Jiriaiya the Sannin's perverted ways."
The group then sat down and enjoyed dinner befpre heading to bed to preparre for training tomorrow morning.
