Killua in the Elemental continent
8 year pro assassin was given an assignment to kill a boy in a very distant land. His brothers were busy so he was going there on his own.
Thoughts in Italic
Previous Chapter
"Alright, you four have very unique personalities, I like that. We're going to begin a mission starting tomorrow…"
"Yes, sir! What kind of mission?" Naruto asked with a silly grin on his face and a salute.
"First, we'll do what we can do with just five people." Kakashi answered him nonchalantly.
Naruto of course could not stay still as he is boucing back and force going "What what what?!"
"A survival exercise." Kakashi said finally looking at them.
"Survival exercise?" Naruto said confused. Of course that made Sakura go on about how an exercise could be a mission.
"Kakashi sensei, just tell them already because I'm finding this pathetic." Killua finally said, he already knew about the test and how only nine of the junior shinobi actually become official shinobi and the rest get sent back to the Academy. He may not be from the village, but he didn't spend his time sitting around twiddling his thumbs. Oh! And he liked to watch Kakashi crush any dream of being a shinobi that the soon to be genin had. Not only that but Kakashi would say that there was a 66% fail rate but in reality it was more like a 99.9% fail rate. The reason he was even aloud to watch the test was because for a certain amount of time he had to be under constant watch from Kakashi.
"Very well, this is no simple exercise." Kakashi stated in a serious manner.
"Then… then what kind of exercise is it?" A confused Naruto asked.
At that moment Kakashi started to laugh or was it more of a cackle… hmm… So a kind of annoyed Sakura asked, "Hey! What's so funny, Sensei?"
"Uh, well, if I tell you, I know you'll grow disenchanted." He responded half-heartedly before going all creepy and saying, "Of the twenty seven graduates, only nine will be recognized as genin. The remaining eighteen will be sent back to the Academy. In other words, this exercise is an extremely difficult test with a failure rate of 66% or higher!" The moment those words left Kakashi's mouth, the three of the four that didn't know were shocked to say the least.
"See, see? You got disenchanted!"
"That's crazy! To have suffered that much! T-Then, what was the graduation test for?" Naruto yelled still in shock.
"Oh, that. It was just to select those who have potential of becoming Genin." Kakashi answered him nonchalantly. "Well, that's the way it is. I'll be determining whether you pass or fail. Bring your complete set of Ninja tools! We meet at five in the morning."
Naruto's POV
N-No way am I going to be dropped now! I've got to have my strength recognized for real.
Sakura's POV
I'll be separated from Sasuke if I fail this test. This is an exercise of love!
Sasuke's POV
… I can't fail…
Killua's POV
Hmm… five in the morning… so that means I should be there around nine… that gives me time to do some solo training or to sleep in… I could always get Kakashi to be on time… no, to much work… what should I make for breakfast?
Back to normal POV
"Okay! You're dismissed. Oh… And you'd best skip breakfast. You'll throw up." And with that Kakashi was gone.
Time skip
Of course the alarm rang at 6 am the usual time, so Killua got up and did his morning work out before going into the kitchen. He started to make some eggs with sausage and potatoes and once that was ready he took out two plates and set the table. His next step was to get Kakashi up; so today he decided to give him an early shower. But as Killua was planning his master plan, he heard Kakashi's door open and close.
"Good morning, what's for breakfast, little bro? Kakashi asked while adjusting his leaf headband over his eye.
"Eggs with sausage and potatoes, after we eat I will head out so that they don't get suspicious." He told Kakashi, "Oh! And don't be to late!" with that said Killua sat down at the table and started eating.
"When am I ever late!" Kakashi responded while joining him at the table.
Once Killua was finished eating, he grabbed his tools and skateboard and left to meet up with his future teammates. Of course he was not like Kakashi who got distracted a lot so he made it to the training grounds pretty fast. His teammates didn't notice him arrive, so he put his skateboard at the base of the tree Sasuke was leaning on and climbed up the tree without them noticing.
A few hours passed without much happening but Killua could tell that his teammates were extremely bored and annoyed at Kakashi. It was around 10 am when he finally showed up.
"Hi, folks. Good morning!" Kakashi said as if he wasn't late at all.
"You're late!"
"Well, a black cat crossed my path, you see." Kakashi lied, "Ahem! Oh well…" And with that he set down an alarm, "Okay, it's set for 12:00! Today's assignment is to take these bell away from me by noon." He said holding up three bells, "Those who can't do it won't get lunch. They'll be tied to that…" pointing to four tree trunks, "and I'll eat my lunch before your very eyes."
The moment he said that the trio finally realized why they were told not to eat breakfast.
"But hold on! Why are there only three bells? And why are you telling us this Killua isn't here yet?" Sakura observed.
"There are only three, so at the very least, one will have to go to the logs. That person will be disqualified for failing the mission… and will return to the Academy. It might be one person at the very least, or it could be all four of you. You can use your Shuriken. You won't be able to take the bells unless you come with the intent to kill me." Kakashi said cheekily but also very seriously.
"But, that's dangerous, sir!" Sakura exclaimed.
"Do you really think that you could even touch him? Oh! And by the way I have been sitting in this tree since before you arrived here, you just didn't notice." Killua finally said, he lied about the last part but they would never know… tee hee…
"Killua is right, in this world, those who aren't skilled enough tend to complain more." Kakashi stated before going all serious, "Begin when I give the 'ready go' signal."
And of course, Naruto lost his patience and attacked before the signal was given. Kakashi blocked it saying, "Don't be so hasty. I didn't say start, yet. But that's fine. At least you came with the intent to kill me. Hmm… How can I but this… I feel like I'm finally starting to like you guys. We're going to start. Ready… start!"
With that Killua know what he would have to do and the first one he located was Sasuke. Crouching down next to Sasuke he asked, "Hey! Want to team up and work together?"
"Tch! Listen to me, I don't need to help you just because you're weak doesn't mean I'm weak and need help, so get lost!" Sasuke answered him. Okay, next person Sakura, "Hey! Want to team up and work together?"
"No! This is a challenge on my love, I must do this on my own to prove my self!"
Okay weird… Killua then noticed that Naruto was dangling off a tree branch so he went up to him saying, "Hey! Need help?"
"Yes please!" and with that Killua cut Naruto out of the trap.
"So, want to work together?"
"Sorry but no, I'm going to be Hokage so I need to get that bell myself. But don't worry I'll get you one too." After Naruto ran off, Killua decide to confront Kakashi on his own because he was starting to get annoyed with the naiveté of his teammates.
Activating his Zetsu and creating a clone of himself, he managed to get behind Kakashi while his clone came up to Kakashi. "Yo, Kakashi want to spar? My dear teammates are idiots and it's starting to annoys me!"
"Hmm… Killua! What are you doing?" Kakashi was confused by Killua's approach on getting a bell. Killua had made his clone using chakra and Nen so it seemed like the real him and not even Jonin could tell it wasn't him because shinobi have no knowledge of Nen. It was kind of he's bloodline ability in the Elemental Nations and not only that but the fact that he could use chakra helped him hide his Nen abilities. So with his clone distracting Kakashi, Killua managed to steal a bell from Kakashi just before the alarm went off. (A/N If Killua could avoid a few ANBU at the age of 8 with just knowing Nen, when he is 10 and also knows chakra, it would make sense that he could easily get a bell. I mean he was trained as an assassin and also he knows Kakashi so that's why it was really easy. If it was a random enemy it would be that easy because assassin are trained to observe they're targets firsts and never attacking someone they don't know the weakness to.)
Back at the tree trunks
Killua was sitting next to a depressed Sakura, while Naruto was tied to a trunk for some reason. Kakashi placed three bentos in front of them saying, "Oh oh, your stomachs are growling… by the way, about this exercise… Well! There's no need for you guys to go back to the Academy."
"What? I… All I did was lay unconscious. Is that okay?" The three that weren't Killua started to think that Kakashi was passing them and were getting excited when Kakashi stated seriously, "Yes. The three of you… must quit being shinobi!"
"Quit being shinobi?! What do you mean?! Uh, well it's true; we weren't able to take the bells. But why do we have to be told to 'quit'?!" Naruto yelled.
"That's because you're squirts who don't have the qualifications to become shinobi."
This caused Sasuke to get angry and attack Kakashi, but Kakashi blocked him easily and started stepping on him. "I'm saying you're squirts."
"Don't step on Sasuke!" Sakura yelled in a crazy tone.
"Are you kids thinking that being a ninja is easy? Huh? Why do you think you're doing this exercise in teams?" Kakashi said.
"Huh?! What do you mean?"
"Put simply… it's as if Killua is the only one with an understanding of the answer to this test. Yes. The answer that determines passing or failing of this test." He stated.
"That's… what I've wanted to ask about for a while now." Sakura said.
"Man, are you guys brainless or what? Don't you get the meaning of the four-man squad?! That's… teamwork!" Kakashi told them.
"You mean, working together?"
"Exactly. The reason I haven't included Killua, is because he not only asked each of you to work with him but he also got a bell… But it's to late even if you realize that now. If you had accepted his request, you may have gotten a bell. Well that's to bad!"
"Why use teamwork if there were only two bells? If the three of us were to desperately go take the bells with on having to hold back, that wouldn't be teamwork. That'd create internal discord." Sakura asked.
"Ding ding ding, we have a winner! That was what he was going for. He wanted to see if we would work together, because on a mission it won't be a competition, it wouldn't matter who accomplishes the mission, it would be about working as a team so that no teammates have to die and the mission would be accomplished." Killua told her.
"Sakura! You were only concerned with Sasuke and you didn't even know where he was. And you didn't care for Naruto who was right in front of your eyes… Naruto! All you do is run solo… You labeled the other three as hindrances and acted on your own… Missions are carried out in squads! There's no mistaking that Ninjas need unsurpassed individual skills… But 'teamwork' is considered more important than that. Individual actions that disrupt teamwork throw the team into crisis and lead to death… For example…" Kakashi pull out a kunai and puts it to Sasukes neck, "Sakura! Kill Naruto, or else Sasuke die. That is what will…happen. On top of having a hostage taken, you're faced with two impossible choices and end up being killed." After he finished saying that, he got off of Sasuke and started explaining what the names on the stone meant. "I'll give you guys one more chance! Since Killua already got a bell he won't be participating, but he has told me that even though he got a bell he would pass or fail with his teammates."
Time Skip
"So they passed!" Killua stated, he had left after Kakashi told them about they're second chance.
"Yes. They did I see potential in your team Killua, so I have decide to be team sevens teacher." Kakashi said, "Oh! and you start your first mission as a team tomorrow…
Hey Readers!
Sorry for the wait... But I wrote a super long chapter and I forced myself to start it today and finish it today... So I hope you like it!
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