Chapter 4

"Namikaze Uzumaki Naruto!" Oh crap, he was in trouble. His adoptive mother never used his full name unless she was extremely angry at him, "What were you thinking!? You could have been hurt! Or worse, killed!" Diao Chan stood in front of her son, arms crossed over her chest, eyes narrowed as she stared down at her son. Lu Bu stood off to the side, a proud smile gracing his lips.

"But Kaa-san! Mizuki boasted more then he actually fought, and besides for a chuunin he was pretty weak," Naruto said, slightly irritated that his mother wasn't happy that he was able to kill a traitor, at least his father was proud of him.

"I don't care if his skills were that of a genin! You don't go off like that without at least telling us what you are doing!" Lu Bu raised an eyebrow, Diao Chan was never this angry at anyone. "Now up to your room and don't come down until I say otherwise!" Naruto was about to object but Diao Chan cut him off, "NOW!" As Naruto reluctantly made his way up the stairs, Diao Chan called after him, "And don't let me catch you sneaking out of your room again!"

Lu Bu walked up behind his wife, placing his hands on her shoulders to help calm her down, "Perhaps you were a little harsh on the boy."

Diao Chan let out a tired sigh before leaning into her husband's chest, "You would have done nothing more than praise the boy for winning and increased his training. One of us needs to discipline the boy for what he pulled... weren't you worried about him?"

"Hai, I was," Lu Bu said, his hands starting to knead her shoulders, "But I also have faith in his skills... skills that I taught him, skills that earned him the title of 'Rookie of the Year' at the academy." A small moan escaped Diao Chan's lips as Lu Bu's hands continued to knead her shoulders, it was taking all of her willpower not to... stop thinking like that... but god was he great with his hands.

"You are right, of course my beloved, but what he pulled was still dangerous. He could have gotten himself hurt, or worse, he could have gotten Hinata or Iruka hurt. He needs to understand that being reckless, despite having faith in one's skills, can still lead to someone getting hurt or getting yourself killed. And for that he'll remain in his room until the time comes for him to return to the academy," Diao Chan said, barely able to get it pass the moans coming out of her mouth. How was it that he always knew just how to help clam her down? Was she simply that easy to read? Or was it only something that her beloved Lu Bu was able to do? She really didn't care either way, for now she would simply enjoy it.

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To say that Naruto was pissed would be an understatement, it was taking all of his control not to bash Sasuke's or Sakura's heads into the desk. Sasuke was being more arrogant then usual and Sakura was just plain driving him insane as she continued to fawn over the Uchiha. And then there was Inuzuka Kiba who was sending Hinata obvious perverted looks, even for a twelve year old... all of this was doing nothing to help calm him down. The only thing that was really keeping him from acting out were Hinata's soft and delicate hands massaging his shoulders.

They were all waiting for Iruka to arrive and announce what teams the graduating genin would be on. And Naruto prayed that he wouldn't be on the same team as Sakura, since she was nothing more then a hindrance. Naruto would admit that the pink-haired girl was smart for her age, but books-smart is meaningless on an actual battlefield. He could deal with being on the same team as Sasuke, though Naruto made no promise that he wouldn't hurt the Uchiha boy if his arrogance annoyed him. Though Naruto doubted that Sasuke would be willing to work with anyone, even so Naruto would at least try to make the best of it if Sasuke ended up on his team. He did know that Hinata would be on his team, they had been training together since they were young, they knew the other's strengths and weaknesses and they compensated each other.

Iruka walked into the class, calling for everyone's attention and started to talk about how they were shinobi, the responsibilities that came with that title and generally congratulating those that had passed the test. Finally after a long and dull speech, Iruka announced the teams, "Team Seven will be Namikaze Naruto, Hyuga Hinata and Uchiha Sasuke," There were several groans from the females that were disappointed that they weren't on Sasuke's team, "Team Eight shall be Aburame Shino, Inuzuka Kiba and Haruno Sakura. Team Nine is still active from last year so Team Ten will be Nara Shikamaru, Yamanaka Ino and Akimichi Chouji.," Naruto ignored the last of the teams being called, before Iruka said, "Your jounin sensei shall arrive to pick you up after lunch, until then you're all dismissed."

Many of the new genin took this time to get together with their new teammates, Sasuke, however, stood, ignored Sakura who was trying to get him to go to lunch with him, and walked over to stand next to Naruto, "Fight me," he said simply removing Genesis from his belt and positioning it at the Namikaze's throat.

"Sasuke, we're teammates now. Neither of us may like it but we might as well get used to it... and besides, I'm trying to relax until our sensei comes," Naruto said, backhanding the blade away, only to snap the fuuma shuriken open to block the swing Sasuke made. "I told you Sasuke, I'm not interested in fighting you." Naruto pushed Genesis away and snapped the fuuma shuriken back into its folded state. "Come one, Hinata-chan, I want to talk to the Hokage about something." And with that the two young genin left a slightly irritated Uchiha.

Naruto and Hinata found the Sandaime in his office, buried behind a pile of paperwork. Though from the pipe in the older man's mouth and his relaxed posture, it was clear Sarutobi was taking a break. "Do you have a sense of humor, old man!?" Naruto asked, barely keeping his voice under control as he slammed the door shut.

Sarutobi gave a kind smile before saying, "I don't know what you mean, Naruto." Though one could clearly see the small smirk playing on the aged Hokage's face.

"You know damn well what I mean! Putting me on the same team as that Uchiha-teme!" Naruto yelled out, loosing what little control over the volume of his voice that he had.

"Naruto, normally the teams would be balanced in skill level, because you, Sasuke, and Hinata were the top three in the class, you all would be placed on different teams. However because you three have the most potential of becoming katana wielding masters, we didn't do that this year," Sarutobi reasoned. Naruto admitted that the aged Hokage was right, the three of them did have the most potential, but that didn't mean he had to like it.

Before Naruto could say anything the door burst open and a spiky-black haired kid no older then eight, came running in, only to trip on the extremely long scarf that was wrapped around his neck. The child got up before turning to Naruto and Hinata and saying, "You tripped me didn't you!?"

"Tch, I don't have time for you kid, so scram," Naruto said. Hinata sighed, he really needed work on his interactions with little kids. Before Naruto could address the Hokage, a jounin wearing sunglasses and a bandanna came into the room. The jounin started to talk to the child about not running off and skipping training. Then he noticed who else was in the room and glared at Naruto. Said Namikaze rolled his eyes, he didn't have time for this. "Fine then. Come Hinata-chan, we'll be late to meet our new sensei." With that Naruto and Hinata disappeared in a swirl of feathers and snow.

The eight year old turned to the Hokage and asked, "Who were they, gramps?"

Sarutobi gave a small smile, "They, Konohamaru, were Namikaze Naruto and Hyuga Hinata, two of the best genin we have." Konohamaru thought this over a few minutes, wondering if this Naruto person could help train him to become Hokage. But first the small child would have to escape from his private tutor's watch.

Naruto and Hinata reappeared in the academy class, finding everyone gone save for Sasuke. The three teens waited in silence for a good two hours before the door opened. A man stepped in, wearing the standard clothes of a jounin, a mask that covered the lower half of his face as well as the forehead protector that slanted downwards to cover his left eye as well as keep his silver hair spiked upwards. The jounin took a moment to look over the teens in the room and said, "Meet me on the roof in five minutes." The jounin disappeared in a poof of smoke while Sasuke, Hinata, and Naruto all disappeared in a swirl of fire, snow and feathers respectfully.

Seconds later the four of them were all sitting on the roof, well the teens were, the jounin was leaning against the railing. "Now, for introductions, say your likes, dislikes, that sort of thing."

"But, sensei, shouldn't you go first so we get to know you better?" Hinata asked. The jounin took a moment to think before saying, "Me? Well, I'm Hatake Kakashi, I have likes, a few dislikes and you don't need to know what my dreams for the future are," Kakashi said in a lazy tone before pointing to Hinata, "You're next Hyuga."

"My name is Hyuga Hinata. My likes are training, cinnamon rolls, Naruto-kun and dancing. My dislikes include those who hate Naruto-kun and those who think they're better then someone else simply because of their clan. And my dream for the future is to be with Naruto-kun and help him with his dream," Hinata said before Kakashi pointed to Naruto.

"The name's Namikaze Naruto. I like fighting, finding stronger opponents to fight and Hinata-chan. My dislikes are those who hate someone for no good reason, and weaklings who think they're stronger then others. And my dream... is to make my parents proud."

Kakashi gave a small nod before saying, "And last but not least." Sasuke grunted before saying, "Uchiha Sasuke. I like very little and dislike a lot, and my dream... no, my ambition, is to revive my clan and kill the one responsible for destroying it," Sasuke said in his usual arrogant voice.

"What an interesting group of genin you are. Well, meet at training ground seven tomorrow mourning at eight, I'll be giving you a test." Kakashi said, and as an afterthought he added, "Oh and don't eat breakfast, you'll regret it if you do." Leaving no room for question Kakashi once again vanished in a poof of smoke.

Before Naruto could get up and return home, he found Genesis at his throat with Sasuke glaring at him, "As I said earlier... fight me." Naruto sighed, if it would shut the Uchiha up the young Namikaze would fight, besides, he could use the workout. Hinata shook her head slightly, could these two go one minute without fighting the other?

Naruto stood, Benitsune appearing in hand, his wings flaring out behind him, flapping a few times in anticipation. Sasuke moved first, stabbing forward with Genesis, Naruto tilted his head to the side to avoid the blade and bringing Benitsune out in a horizontal strike. Sasuke spun in the air, bringing Genesis out to strike even while he was still rotating. Naruto jumped up, kicking the dark-haired teen down onto the grounds of the Academy where a bunch of students quickly got out of the way. Naruto calmly floated down and hovered in front of Sasuke, "Enough of this, Uchiha. You're outmatched and outclassed, you can't beat me."

Sasuke gritted his teeth, Genesis lighting up in flames once again as the Uchiha heir charged at the winged Namikaze. Red lightning once again charged across Benitsune's blade, Naruto flying at Sasuke like he did against Mizuki. "ENOUGH!" Hinata yelled, landing between the two teens. The sound of metal against metal resounded across the courtyard as Yukihime blocked both Genesis and Benitsune with Hinata's blade separating into whip form to coil around the other blades. "This is no way for teammates to act! Not to mention you could have hurt one of the younger academy students!"

"Like I care!" Sasuke shouted, the fire around Genesis increasing in strength, pushing against the other two blades. Yukihime lit up in a soft blue, ice spreading out from the blade to freeze the fire surrounding Genesis. The ice surrounding the schiavona shattered, Yukihime returning to katana form, "Now, stop this foolishness," Hinata said, her voice as cold as ice. Was she the only level-headed person on this newly formed team?

Sasuke returned Genesis to his belt, glaring one last time at both Naruto and Hinata before walking away. Hinata returned her katana to its sheath as the odachi disappeared back into the seal on Naruto's wrist. Hinata rounded on Naruto, arms crossed over her chest and Naruto couldn't help but think how much she looked like Diao Chan when his mother was mad. "And you should know better! Now I see why Diao Chan's so worried about you getting into something you wouldn't be able to overcome! Not to mention what could have happened to the children if both of you had gotten out of hand!"

Anything further that Hinata may have planned on saying was cut short as the various academy students encircled Naruto and started to shout about how awesome that was and if they could be taught how to do it. Hinata's features softened at this, Naruto may not know it, but he was starting to warm up to the little kids. Hinata secretly wondered to herself if he would make a wonderful father, then threw that thought out of her mind as she knew that Naruto would make a wonderful father when the time came. "Hey! Back off! I saw him first that means he has to train me!" The same kid from the Hokage's office, Konohamaru, yelled. As the other kids went off to their other classes, Konohamaru stayed behind, "So you going to teach me?"

Naruto raised one hand, flicking the kid on his forehead, "I have neither time nor the interest to train you." Perhaps Naruto still needed to work on his skills with children, Hinata thought.

"Ah but why not! I'm the grandson of the Sandaime Hokage! Besides I need the strongest person to train me so I can become Hokage!" Konohamaru shouted back, rubbing his forehead to remove the slight sting that the flick left.

"That's why. You think that just because you're the grandson of the Hokage that you can get whatever it is that you want? If you really want to become Hokage then let me tell you something... training is the only way. That's what my adoptive father taught me, that's how he trained me, and that's how I became so strong. My father didn't care about what my kekkei genkai could do, he didn't care what advantages it gave me and he didn't care if I used it in our sparring. All he cared about was that I was growing in strength," Naruto paused here, his wings flapping in agitation. "One final piece of advice kid, train and train and train until you can hardly move. Only then will you become truly strong and achieve your dream." With that Naruto turned and left, leaving behind new ideas forming in Konohamaru's mind.

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The next day found the members of Team Seven waiting for their sensei to show up. They had already been waiting for two hours and still Kakashi had not shown up. Sasuke was being his usual self and sitting off to the side, ignoring the other two team members. Naruto and Hinata were both taking a sort nap, and though neither of them were aware of it Hinata was resting her head on Naruto's shoulder while his own head was resting on top of Hianta's.

Finally Kakashi arrived, and awoke the two sleeping teens. Kakashi, then began to explain the test that he had prepared, "You have two hours to get these bells," Kakashi raised his hand, jingling two silver bells before attaching them to his belt, "From me. The one that doesn't returns to the academy and repeats the year. Good luck." The three teens scattered and Kakashi took out an orange covered book and began to read.

In the surrounding woods Naruto and Hinata hid within the trees, both concealing themselves and keeping an eye on Kakashi. "So what's the plan, Naruto-kun?" Hinata asked softly, so as to not give away their position.

"I want to see what Kakashi is able to do before we make a move. No doubt, the Uchiha will get annoyed and make the first move. We either wait to see what Kakashi can do, or we can join the Uchiha. Doesn't matter either way," Naruto replied, his voice equally as low. Naruto watched in silence as Sasuke took on Kakashi, charging head first into the fight. Naruto watched as Kakashi easily kept up with the Uchiha's attacks, either avoiding them completely or blocking Genesis with a kunai.

Watching a fight, however, caused Naruto to become restless, his hand tightening around Benitsune. But he knew if he charged head first without knowing what Kakashi could do, he'd be beaten. It was, after all, the first thing that his mother had taught him, "Know what your opponent can do and if you plan around that, then you will win." That's what he would do, he'd let the Uchiha face Kakashi first, and when he knew more about the jounin's abilities, then he and Hinata would make their move. "Then again," Naruto thought as he watched Sasuke get buried up to his neck in the ground, "This may prove to be harder then I first thought." The young Namikaze gave a slight nod to Hinata as he jumped down into the clearing.

Hinata, knowing what it was that Naruto wanted her to do, went off to find and delay Kakashi while he talked to Sasuke. She found Kakashi standing in a clearing, reading his book once again. Taking Yukihime in her hand, Hinata stabbed the blade into the ground, watching as ice formed around it. The sheet of ice slowly made its way towards the jounin, springing up from the ground entrapping Kakashi. Hinata narrowed her eyes, it shouldn't have been that easy. She rolled to the side as the ice block exploded, and several kunai imbedded themselves in the ground where she just was. She returned to her feet, Yukihime already in whip form, Byakugan eyes activated and searching her surroundings for any sign of Kakashi.

Hinata ducked, spinning on her toes and whipping out Yukihime to block the second hail of kunai. Hinata spun on her toes once again, lashing out with her katana and sliced through the branch Kakashi had been hiding in. Even as Kakashi landed on his feet, he had to duck lower as the katana turned whip tried to wrap around his neck. Hinata charged forward, Yukihime returned to katana form and glowing a soft blue, slashed forward aimed at the jounin's head. Kakashi blocked with a kunai only to let go as the kunai was encased in ice. Kakashi went to punch, but Hinata spun around, Yukihime slicing through Kakashi's waist. Hinata growled as a log fell to the ground, her eyes already scanning the area around her. She returned Yukihime to it's sheath, jumping up into the trees to make her way towards where Naruto was already fighting against Kakashi.

Naruto was getting annoyed. Not only did the Uchiha turn down his offer of working together to get those bells off of Kakashi, but Kakashi's constant dodging of his strikes was really starting to annoy the young Namikaze. He had thought watching Hinata fight against Kakashi would give him amble information on Kakashi's skills, though Naruto still underestimated the jounin's reflexes. A smirk made its way onto Naruto's face as Hinata landed behind Kakashi, the smirk only grew wider when Sasuke also landed behind Kakashi. The three new genin formed a triangle, surrounding Kakashi and preventing him from escaping. "Change your mind Uchiha?" Naruto asked.

"Hmph, like I care what happens to you, but I am not letting you get one of those bells," Sasuke said, Genesis ablaze in crimson flames. The glow around Yukihime returned, chilling the air around the katana creating a small mist. Crimson lightning surged around Benitsune as if in anticipation of the fight to come. All in all, these three teens were ready to go all out and Kakashi was having doubts that he could hold his own against their combined skill.

The three teens attacked as one, Yukihime sending out another sheet of ice as it was stabbed into the ground, Genesis unleashing a wave of fire and Benitsune launching several bolts of lightning as it was slammed onto the ground. The three attacks hit Kakashi dead on, a dust cloud exploding outwards, blocking everything from sight. When the dust settled there was nothing there except a crater, causing the three teens to spin around, backing up until they were all back to back. "Hinata-chan, where his he?!" Naruto asked. Hinata's eyes darted about, trying to pinpoint Kakashi's position.

"I don't see him anywhere!" Hinata answered, her eyes still scanning the surrounding area in case she missed something. Naruto cursed under his breath, Kakashi must have switched himself with something else to avoid the attack. "Wait," Hinata said, her eyes focusing on the ground below them, "Jump!" Hinata yelled, even as three pairs of hands burst from the ground. Naruto and Hinata easily avoided it, Sasuke, on the other hand, was not so lucky as he was once again buried in the ground up to his neck.

Hinata struck her katana into the ground one more time, the ice sheet spreading out covering the entire clearing. Kakashi had not expected his feet to instantly be encased in ice as he landed from the jump he preformed to avoid the ice. An explosion of fire alerted everyone of Sasuke breaking free, and before anyone could react, Sasuke appeared next to Kakashi, sweeping the bells from their place on the jounin's belt. Relaxing his stance, Kakashi began to clap, "Well done, out of all my years doing this you're the first batch of genin that were able to get the bells off of me. However there still remains the problem of who will get the other bell and who would be returning to the academy."

Sasuke was about to say how he wasn't going to give the other bell to either Hinata or Naruto, but Naruto spoke up, "It's as Itachi-sensei told me when he first started training me. 'Your teammates are your most important allies, never lose faith in them and never abandon them.' We showed you we can work as a team, though the Uchiha was rather... reluctant, at first."

"Well then, you all pass. Welcome to Team Seven!" Of course, what Kakashi didn't tell them was that the council had ordered him to pass the Uchiha's team regardless of the outcome of the test. Kakashi went to move but then remembered he was still trapped in ice, "Hinata, would you mind freeing me?" Hinata pulled Yukihime from the ground and returned it to its sheath on her obi, the ice melting and absorbing into the ground. "Well, Team Seven met back her tomorrow to begin missions." With that the newly formed team left the training area.

And so ends chapter 4. So, who saw Sasuke, Hinata and Naruto on the same team? I know it's been done before but it wasn't like this. Well, there really isn't anything to ask, except, maybe, how long you think Naruto will put up with Sasuke arrogance and harm the Uchiha? I'm kidding you don't have to answer that. On another note, I have decided to give Naruto a small harem this includes Hinata, FEM Haku, and Yugito. I'm thinking about adding Shion (4th movie) and maybe, maybe adding both Kyuubi and Nibi just for the hell (pun intended) of it. So what do you think? Well that's all, see you next chapter!