Author's Notes: 4th Chapter. I don't own Naruto or any other characters used in the story.

Previously,

Kakashi Hatake has called Mito and Naruto to Training Ground Three to give them a test. Will the avenger of the Uchiha, Naruto, pass this test?

Now,

Naruto and Mito jumped above roof tops and reached Training Ground Three five minutes before twelve. They had thought that their sensei, Kakashi would already be present when they reached but he was nowhere to be found. Naruto and Mito thought that he would arrive exactly on time at twelve, but he was still nowhere to be found. Finally after waiting for one hour, their sensei, Kakashi arrived.

Naruto screamed at him, "SENSEI, YOU ARE LATE!"

Kakashi just put his hand up and said, "Maa maa, a black cat crossed my path so I had to take a longer route."

Naruto and Mito were very angry and said, "That doesn't change the fact that you were an hour late."

Kakashi said, "Well, no let's get on to this test." Kakashi took out a single bell and showed it to Naruto and Mito. He said, "All you have to do to pass this test is get this bell. Then I shall believe that you are worthy and I shall take you under my tutelage."

Naruto then said in a worried tone, "There is one for both of us right?"

Kakashi straightened his left eye in a serious manner and said, "No. Only one of you can pass this test. You probably know that when a Jonin takes students, it's either the traditional three man team or takes just one student as an apprentice. Now I won't be taking a three man squad any time soon. That means I shall take only one of you as my apprentice. The other one shall go back to your normal lives in the Academy. You have until six in the evening to get this bell from me. This clock shall be the timer."Saying so he paced a clock and set the timer. He continued, "Either one of you can pass or both of you can fail. You each have a fifty percent chance of passing. It is up to you, whether you pass or fail. Your time starts now. And by the way, if you want to pass, you will come at me with the intent to kill."

When Kakashi said that both Naruto and Mito separated and hid in the trees. Naruto was faced with a dilemma. He wanted to become Kakashi's apprentice but if he did that he would be betraying Mito and letting her down as she too wanted to become Kakashi's apprentice. By becoming Kakashi's apprentice, he would take one step closer towards avenging his clan but in doing so, he would be sending Mito back to the Academy, thus betraying her by gaining everything and taking everything for himself, thus proving the Shodai's granddaughter, Tsunade right. He would become just like his father and grandfather before him, betraying the trust of his friends and becoming a power monger. He didn't know what to do. On one hand was revenge against his father and on the other hand, by gaining revenge, he would become what he was trying to destroy, i.e. he would become his father and a big hypocrite as well.

Naruto thought, "I'd rather be faithful and help my friends than becoming a power monger, a hypocrite and a betraying person like my father. Mito should take Kakashi sensei's help. He would manage his training by sending shadow clones to the academy and training himself by using all the scrolls left in the Uchiha district and the Uchiha stone tablet. I need to find Mito now. Since she went in the other direction, I shall have to go through Kakashi sensei to get to her. God damn it!" He jumped from the tree where he was hiding into the front right in front of Kakashi.

Kakashi thought, "Here I was thinking they were good at hiding. Apparently I was wrong if Naruto chose to come directly in front of me. He has a long way to go. Let's see what he is up to."

Naruto tried to trick Kakashi. He shouted, "Kakashi sensei, I shall pass the test. Believe it!"

Naruto made a cross hand seal and said, "Kage-Bunshin no Jutsu(Shadow Clone Technique)" Luckily for him, four shadow clones appeared, two on each side. He could work with that.

Kakashi was surprised at this as he had not believed that a seven year old was capable of performing the kage Bunshin as it required tremendous amounts of Chakra. He smirked at this. The four kage Bunshin surrounded Kakashi from all four sides and started running towards Kakashi. Kakashi said, "Lesson one: Tai-jutsu"

The clone coming from his right, i.e. the side to which Mito had escaped tried to kick Kakashi in the stomach which was blocked with ease by Kakashi who caught the foot and used it to kick the clone coming from the front upon which the clone from the front disappeared. Kakashi then threw the clone whose foot he had caught to the back, but the Naruto performed a replacement with the clone believing that this was his chance to escape Kakashi and make it to Mito. Upon replacing, Naruto took the place of the clone which again attacked Kakashi from the front. Kakashi used the clone from the left as a hammer to hit the clone in the front, which he believed was Naruto, but upon contact both clones dissipated revealing to Kakashi that Naruto had switched himself with a clone. Then he turned around to see that Naruto was running towards Mito and understood that Naruto's attack was but a ruse to get to the other side without getting into a complete fight where Naruto would lose utterly. Kakashi thought, "He is very cunning like his father and grandfather. He is also going towards his teammate. Let me see what you will do now Naruto. Will you come with Mito behind you or will you come back alone again?" Kakashi then took out his Icha Icha book to try and agitate the kids into thinking that he wasn't paying attention to them.

Meanwhile,

When Kakashi told them that their time had started, Mito and Naruto had dispersed in opposite directions. Mito was very sad when she heard that Kakashi would take only one apprentice. She knew Naruto would not take up on the offer and he would give Mito the bell even if he got it. She knew that he needed to train under Kakashi more than her. He had the mangekyou Sharingan after all while she had just manifested her Sharingan. Naruto would also benefit from the apprenticeship more than she would. It was obvious to her that Naruto should get the bell. She could just wait until Naruto went up to Kakashi and made his move. If Naruto had to go back to the academy, it would crush him. She knew that. Even if he gave it up willingly, it would crush him since he knew that he could have been much better but was still stuck in the Academy. Even if she did get the bell, she would give it to Naruto. If she gave up, Naruto would be sad that he got to learn at her cost but if she passed and he failed, he would be sad that he missed such a great opportunity. Naruto was her best friend. She would never be able to see him sad. Though Sasuke was her twin she was never as close with Sasuke as she was with Naruto. Naruto was like closest thing she had to family other than Sasuke. She then decided that it would be better if Naruto passed as he needed it more than she did.

It only strengthened her point when Naruto challenged Kakashi for the bell, but she was very surprised when she saw the original Naruto coming towards her.

At the same time Kakashi appeared in front of her and said, "Lesson two: Genjutsu." And cast a mild genjutsu on her. All of a sudden, Itachi and Izuna were in front of her again. Izuna said, "None of you have lived up to your potential. You all deserve nothing but to die." Then one by one, the two of them tortured and decapitated Naruto, Sasuke and Menma while she screamed at them to stop.

Naruto was beside her in just thirty seconds. He was panting from exhaustion. He was surprised to find Mito on her knees and screaming 'Please, Stop'. He figured that she had been put under a genjutsu. He channeled chakra into her providing chakra to save her from the genjutsu. Upon receiving Naruto's chakra, she realized that it was a genjutsu and she then activated her Sharingan and dispelled the genjutsu. When Naruto asked what had happened, she told him everything.

He said, "Mito, we are no match for Kakashi sensei alone. You have probably figured that out by now. And trust me when I say this, we are going to make him ay for that genjutsu."

Mito nodded as Naruto caught his breath. He then said, "Our best bet is to attack him together. I shall distract him with shadow clones and Gokakyuu no Jutsu(Great Fireball Techinique) . With five fireballs coming towards him, he will concentrate more on them. Then you hit him from the top with all your strength. You have more strength than me and that makes your taijutsu that much more dangerous than mine. You punch ought to make a dent on him. He will be shocked and surprised. Then while he is distracted, you can take the bell. We can decide who passes after we get the bell. Let's forget about it till then."

Mito nodded in agreement. She could only marvel Naruto's plan as she hadn't come with it.

Naruto said, "Attack Kakashi sensei as soon as he gets ready to counter my attack. He shouldn't get that much time between our attacks. I shall go out first leading him to believe that I have gone to attack him alone."

Saying so, Naruto went back into the clearing and announced, "Kakashi Sensei, The time has come for me to pass and get a bell, and by the way, I will make you pay for that genjutsu on Mito"

Kakashi said, "Well, if you know that there is a genjutsu on her then why didn't you save her?"

Naruto answered, "I saved her alright, it's just she is still reeling from its effects and for that I shall make you pay dearly."

Kakashi eye-smiled. Naruto was a team-player. He cared for his team-mates. That was good enough for him. Now he would just see what Naruto had to offer.

Naruto again made a cross seal and said, "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu."

Four Naruto's appeared. The four clones of Naruto and the original made a pentagon and they started making seals. They were Tiger, Ram, Monkey, Boar, Horse and Tiger again. Kakashi recognized the seals instantly. He was further surprised as he was sure that even genin could not do it much less a seven year old boy, but given that there were people who made it to Chunin at such young ages, it was just as possible that Naruto was one of these gifted shinobi. Kakashi eye-smiled and said, "Lesson Three: Ninjutsu." He did many signs in succession, too quick for Naruto to notice. While he was doing this, Kakashi also noticed Mito sneaking up on him. The Naruto's said, "Katon: Gokakyuu no Jutsu" shooting a small fireball each and almost instantly, Kakashi said, "Suiton: Suidan no Jutsu(Water Style: Water Bullet Technique)". And he spun to hit each fireball which upon contact with the water bullet created a huge steam. What he didn't notice was that upon shooting a fireball, one of the Naruto's had launched Mito into the air and when Kakashi finished the last fireball he turned to see Mito about to punch his face and her punch struck true. Kakashi was surprised by the amount of strength in that punch. He reeled back from the force of it. At the same time, he saw that Naruto replaced Mito with himself and Kakashi saw the fully mature Sharingan in his eyes. They spun. Kakashi knew what was coming as he himself had used that technique on too many people to count so he closed his eyes knowing that he would have to rely on sound and smell to get his two students who luckily for him were bad at stealth. He kicked Naruto in the shin upon which he dissipated revealing that it had been a clone. Then he turned around to intercept Mito's fist and he caught it with his hand. Had he been facing a Chunin or higher shinobi in the same conditions, he knew things wouldn't have been in such favor to him. He opened his right eye instead of his left eye to gain some more advantage as he saw Mito with the Sharingan and she tried to place a genjutsu on him using the Sharingan, the same one he had used on her. He noticed it immediately as he saw his friend Obito come out of nowhere saying, "You promised me! YOU PROMISED THAT YOU WOULD TAKE CARE OF RIN!" Kakashi shook it off instantly though he had been shocked completely as he had fallen for his own trick. It took him less than a second to recover from the genjutsu. He instantly jumped backwards and said, "I am impressed with you two. To be able to do both Kage Bunshin and Gokakyuu simultaneously at your age is a great feat and the same can be said about being able to place me under my own genjutsu. But you will have to try harder if you want to get the bell."

Naruto lifted the bell and asked, "This bell, sensei?"

Kakashi was stunned. He looked down and found that it was indeed gone. He asked, "When did you do it?" He knew it was when he was under the genjutsu but he wanted the answer from their mouths.

Naruto said, "When you were under a genjutsu, you may have had Mito caught but I replaced myself with her and took the bell from you."

Kakashi eye-smiled then went out with a puff. Even the bell went out with a puff of smoke revealing the Kakashi they had faced to be a shadow clone. The real Kakashi came out and said, "Like I said, you will have to work harder if you want this bell." And showed the bell.

Then the timer rang. Kakashi said, "Looks like you two are out of time."

Naruto and Mito were horrified to say the least. All their hard work was in vain as neither of them passed.

Kakashi then said, "Don't be o sullen. I have some good news for the two of you. You both pass."

Naruto and Mito both gasped in unison and asked, "WHAT?!" Kakashi just sighed and said, "You both Pass."

Naruto asked in confusion, "But how? We were supposed to get the bell before six. Neither of us succeeded. So how did we pass?"

Kakashi said, "The test was never to get the bell. You wouldn't get the bell even if hell froze over. The actual test was to see if you valued your comrades and had good teamwork. The bell test was also for me to witness your capabilities first hand. I really hand it to you Mito that your skill in genjutsu is great. To be able to use the same one I used on you, Demonic Illusion. If you are wondering how I got away from it, I have experience with that genjutsu and know how to break out of it with ease. I broke out of it almost instantaneously and switched myself with a shadow clone. Your teamwork was impressive. I only hope that it grows more in the upcoming years. From now on you both are to assemble here in the morning at seven. You will not be late. I shall train you everyday. Now why don't the both of you go hoe and have some rest. Rest is very important and valuable especially at your age. And seeing that you will be training intensely from tomorrow, you might miss sleep as well. See you tomorrow. Even I have to train."

Saying so Kakashi left leaving Naruto and Mito alone. Naruto screamed in joy. He had taken the first step towards beating his father. The Avenger of the Uchiha is rising!

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