I do not own Naruto this is a fan fiction only.
The very next day he showed up with the other graduates and they all were not happy at all to see him. Sasuke in particular since he knew the old tradition of placing the class star and the dead last in the same team. Sakura didn't care as long as she was not forced to be in the same team as that thing as she called Naruto.
Ino, Shikamaru and Choji were happy to see Naruto was at least allowed to graduate and they also knew they would be pretty much placed in a team, just like their fathers before them. Shino was actually the only one quite at the moment until Iruka told them that Naruto actually did graduate it was simply a mistake that caused them to run out of headbands the day before.
Some people wondered how stupid would a person need to be to not be able to count how many headbands he would need to have in a class since he is the one who graded the tests. "If you are wondering why that happened the only thing I can say is I will have to ask Mizuki if he ever comes back to the village." Naruto was tempted to say he was in the village for a little while, specifically in the sewer but he did promise to keep it secret so he didn't.
The teams were made and all was quite till team seven was named. The team was Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno and the one name that till now no one had bothered looking at the whole thing and that was Naruto Senju. Most of the class felt like this was a bad joke. The last of the Uchiha and the last of the Senju on the village together on a team.
One student was bold enough to say that he gave the team a week at most before the two boys in it try to kill each other. The hatred of the Uchiha against the Senju was in fact legendary. 'So that is the reason I can't stand being near the dope. No matter, if we are stuck in the team someone must pull his own weight.'
The last was at first happy then angry and of course this last addition to the team was Sakura Haruno. The teacher for this team was one Kakashi Hakate. All other teams met their teachers right after the teams were formed except team seven who waited for an entire hour on the rooftop of the Academy.
Kakashi was actually there sooner but he needed to see how well the team got along. Kakashi saw the three sit apart and not bother to make small talk. 'I have seen friendly people in executions. This team is going to need a lot of work and I guess I will have to use the old test my teacher used on us.'
Kakashi jumped from roof to roof till he was on the Academy rooftop and that was when Sakura screamed at him that he was late. "Sorry about that, an old lady needed help with her groceries so I had to help her. Anyways why don't we introduce our selves. I will go first. My name is Kakashi Hakate, I like Icha Icha and my team. I dislike people that abandon their teammates and my dream is to marry and have a loving family. You are next blondie."
Naruto stood up and looked at them. "My name is Naruto Senju, I like many things, I hate many more and my dream is none of your damn business." Kakashi was glad he didn't decide to use that introduction and Sakura and Sasuke just had the same look on their faces that practically screamed the same idea, 'the only thing we got was his name.'
Sasuke stood up next and he introduce himself. "I am Sasuke Uchiha. I like some things, I hate fan girls and social climbing leaches and my goal is to kill a certain traitor to our village." Sakura was actually the worst one and that was no surprise to anyone. "I am Sakura Haruno, I like (looks at Sasuke blushing) I hate (looks at Naruto glaring) and my dreams is (her whole face looked like it was on fire and she was giggling like a maniac)
This last part made even Naruto feel very sorry about poor poor Sasuke. Sasuke looked at the look of pity he was receiving from Naruto and did something now one expected he actually smiled almost grateful. Kakashi needed to make this team learn teamwork or asked the Hokage to chose the next jinchuriki and have three coffins ready.
"Tomorrow we will meet on training ground number seven and we shall have a test to determine if you really are ready to be genin. Before you ask the Academy test was only a test to make sure you had the skills necessary for this test. So next morning be sure to come bright and early. If you know what is good for you skip breakfast you don't want to throw up after the exam. "
Sasuke and Sakura arrived the next morning looking rather hungry. Naruto on the other hand was eating a piece of jerky he made and had quite a bit more in a small bag tied to his belt." Naruto you dope Kakashi told us to come early and here you are ignoring two things he said. You arrive later than us and by the looks of it eating a snack. "
Naruto looked at Sasuke and offered him a piece." Deception is the ninja's best friend. I would not put it past him that he wants all of weak so we fail and he gets off from having to train us. Without the responsibility of doing missions with us he could go right back to reading that smut he calls literature. "
Sasuke had no alternative argument since he knew Kakashi indeed could do that in a heartbeat. He even offered one to Sakura and the three of them ate three long piece each. Sasuke had to admit it was better tasting than most emergency rations. He had to ask what he used to make it.
"Naruto I hate to say it but this jerky is delicious. What exactly is in it? " Sakura paid attention to maybe later being able to make it herself." Nothing special really, some nice snakes I caught in the forest and spices that grow around the forest. A little fire jutsu, time and your done. " Sakura looking at him asked him which forest had snakes big enough to cook so much jerky?
Naruto told her he actually only brought a little, he still had quite a bit more in his apartment if they wanted some more he could send a shadow clone to go and bring some more. As for the forest it was the one behind the chain link fence.
Kakashi hearing this he knew there was only one forest that had a fence like that and that would be the infamous forest of death. 'The kid hunts in the forest and Anko never told me. I guess I should go and give them a scare.'
Kakashi appeared right by the place the three were seated and glared at them. "I told you not to eat breakfast. I told you to be here early and wait for me. What did you think? My words were just for the birds? Mind telling me why did you give them food Naruto?"
Naruto didn't seem that bothered by his glare. "I might like it but as long as they are in my team their part of my pack. I don't abandon members of my pack and as sure as hell will not leave them starving when I got something that can provide them much needed substance."
Sakura was surprised beyond words and Sasuke didn't even notice it but he was smiling. "Well I was going to take it easy and give you a simple ninjustu exam. Since you three are not hungry I guess I have to use this old test then." He held in front of them two bells. "You have one hour to get these bells. The two who have bells pass and the one without one goes back to the Academy for another year."
Kakashi watched as the idea hit home and he left. Naruto looked at Sasuke and then at Sakura. "Ok, I know you hate me and can't stand being near me and that is fine. I propose we work together to get those bells and once we have them you two can keep them. I can use the extra year as a vacation and train to my hearts content."
Sakura looked at him and smiled. "Like the dead last will be of any help. Me and Sasuke can do it on our own." Sasuke looked at her with such a glare she stopped talking the instant he looked at her. "Will you shut up Sakura, I hate to say it but Naruto is right. Kakashi might be a lazy, tardy perverted bastard but he didn't make jounin because he likes to read smut. We need to work together if we want to have any chance against him."
The three made up a plan. Naruto would keep him busy with shadow clones and while he was doing that they could sneak near him and take the bells from him. Kakashi had to admit it was a decent plan for the team and it might have worked but didn't check if he was near to listen to the plan and make it useless.
The plan was working Kakashi was surrounded by fifty shadow clones and they all looked at hin like he was an after meal snack. Sakura only agreed to the plan but she had no intention of following it. If she could get the bells she could use the bells as leverage and have Sasuke accept to be her boyfriend for one of the bells.
She rushed Kakashi thinking that he was too distracted by the snarling shadow clones. As she reached reached into his pocket he grabbed her and pulled a kunai from his hip pocket and threatened to kill her if the two didn't give up. That was when the real plan started. The shadow clones tackled Kakashi at such speed that he was pinned on the ground. One of the clones tossed the bells to Naruto and he and Sasuke took off after he substituted one clone with Sakura.
Kakashi had to fight all 50 of the clones which gave the team enough time to put some distance between them. Naruto used the shadow clone jutsu on the bells and tossed them each a copy of the bells.
"Good thing you have such a good nose dope. We would have never guessed Kakashi was listening to us make our plan otherwise. " Naruto scratched the back of his head and smiled." All in a days work teme. Now we each avoid him like he has the black plague and in thirty minutes we meet in the stone monument. "
Sakura looked at the two and she was not happy at all. " I still think it is cowardly not to fight head on. Why did I have to pretend to be the distraction? " Both Naruto and Sasuke looked at her almost like she asked something incredible foolish. " Because if Naruto gets knocked out we lose all those shadow clones. We are genin Sakura, we have better chances learning to fly that we do against a jounin with out current level of training."
"Look I will go ahead and go. I think I will feel sick to my stomach if I stay and listen to her sing praises about how smart and great you are. See you at the monument in thirty. " Naruto left and so did Sasuke and Sakura. Little did he know he had three shadow clones follow Sakura and Sasuke to make sure they were safe. Each shadow clone took the complete wolf form and followed them from a distance.
During those thirty minutes the shadow clones kept Kakashi so busy he could barely tell time anymore. At the end of the thirty minutes he simply walked over to where the three of them were seated each reading a different book. Sakura was reading a book on beauty tips, Sasuke was reading a book on fire jutsu and Naruto was reading a cooking book that was called to serve man.
He jumped down from the tree he was siting on and looked at them with plenty killer intent. "Ok very funny guys now quit fooling around and give me those bells." the tree stood up, and pretended to clean their right ear with their right pinky finger. They all looked at Kakashi and asked at the same time. "Did you say something?"
Kakashi was angry as he saw that, he was actually angry that he didn't have a camera to take a picture and that they were not wearing face masks like his. If Guy could have himself a little clone follower he could beat his rival by showing him a picture that he had three following in his footsteps.
"Enough jokes, which one if you doesn't have a bell? " They each showed that they each had a pair of bells in hand." Like we abandon our teammates. Like the dope said as long as we are in the same team we are members of the pack. " Naruto slapped him on his back." Well said teme, I feel just the same. Great modification to my plan by the way. "
Sakura was still not happy about it but since it worked she was happy." We had to work together or we would never would have gotten these bells. " Kakashi began to laugh as heard them finish saying that." And that is the point of the test. Teamwork will make or brake you. Those that abandon mission are scum, but those that abandon teammembers are worse than scum. I officially declare team seven to have passed the bell exam with flying colors. "
All three of them left the trying ground with Kakashi going towards the office of the Hokage. Each had a different expectation was to what to expect when they would get their first mission. As the Hokage looked through the pile of C ranked missions Sasuke looked happy that he was going g to be given a mission that was worthy of an Uchiha Elite.
Sakura looked worried that a C rank mission might be a little too much to start with. Naruto looked annoyed. "Will you stop pretending old man and give us our D rank chore already! I don't have time to waste standing here with you giving them false hopes like this."
Hirunzen looked at him with a smile on his face. "How do you even know that I am going to assign you a D rank mission Naruto?" Naruto looked at him and told him flat out that if he didn't intend on giving D rank missions to new genin. There would be no point in having the D rank mission in the mission classification list.
"Well I have to congratulate you Naruto for looking beneath the underneath. The D rank missions are indeed missions for new teams so they can get used to working together, develop their Teamwork and get in some last minute training before doing more dangerous missions. "