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Chapter 4 is here! Now the Action starts! And get ready for a little twist on the Ninja World! I decided to make it like this so it wouldn't be as predictable as it would be if the story was the same as the original! I probably should have given you the twist in the first chapter, but I didn't want to give away too much about Elyon. I hope you like my little twist!
The Bells
My alarm clock rang loud in my ears, making me open my eyes. I sat up and stretched, yawning. I ran my hand through my hair and tried to open my eyes. I wasn't a fan of waking up early.
"Today's the day." I murmured as I hoped out of bed and skipped to the bathroom to wash my face and brush my teeth and my hair.
After all of that was done I looked in the mirror, examining myself closely. Today my eyes were shining and bright, the blue in them was deep as the ocean. The gold seemed to twinkle. My skin was, of course, white as snow. It was really pretty, smooth and clear. My lips were rose red. In short, I looked like a fairytale princess.
I walked out of my bedroom and over to my huge closet on the other side of the room. I searched through my clothes and took out one of my favorites.
The skirt was the same as yesterday. I could move around in it easily and it also looked great on me. The top that I chose was a red shirt with small straps and hugged my figure. The crest of the Uchiha clan was on the back.
I put on my ninja gear, my ninja shoes and walked over to my nightstand and got my headband. I put it on and headed downstairs.
Sasuke was waiting by the door, tying on his headband.
"Ready to go?" I asked, coming up beside him.
"Yeah," He said, opening the door.
We both took Kakashi's warning and skipped breakfast. I wasn't about to eat.
Sasuke locked the door to our two story house and we walked through the sleeping village. It was so early in the morning that everyone else was still in bed. The village was dark, but was dimly lit by oil lamps. The sun wouldn't rise for a while.
We made it to the training field the same time that Naruto and Sakura had. They were both yawning and still half asleep by the look of them.
"Hi, Elyon." Sakura said, yawning.
"Hey you two." I said to her.
Kakashi was nowhere to be seen. I figured he would be here in a few minutes.
"Ugh! Where is he?" Naruto cried out.
Sakura groaned.
The sun had come up a long time ago and our sensei was late. Very late.
Then I heard his voice.
"Good morning, everyone. Are you ready for your first day?"
"You're late." Naruto and Sakura said at the same time.
Kakashi cleared his throat. "Well, let's get started." He walked over to a tree stump and sat a clock on top. He pressed the button on top. "It is set for noon. Your assignment is very simple. You just have to take these bells from me." He held up three jingling bells. "That's all there is to it. If you can't get them by noon, you go without lunch."
"Huh?" Naruto said.
"You'll be tied to those posts and you will watch while I eat my lunch in front of you."
My stomach growled. So that's why… I thought.
But then I noticed something.
"Hey wait a minute. There are four of us. How come there are only three bells?" I asked, while the others looked at me.
"Pretty sharp aren't you, Elyon." Kakashi said. "That way at least one of you will be tied to a post and ultimately disqualified for failing to complete the mission. That one goes back to the Academy. Then again, all four of you could flunk out too."
My hands clenched into fists.
"You can use any weapons including shuriken. If you're not prepared to kill me, then you won't be able to take the bells."
"Those weapons are too dangerous, Sensei!" Sakura said.
Naruto laughed. "Especially since you couldn't dodge that eraser."
"Class clowns are usually the first to go." Kakashi said to him.
Naruto glared, pulled out a kunai knife and charged at him. But Kakashi vanished and appeared behind Naruto so quickly I barely saw him move. He had Naruto's knife pointed to the back of his head.
I gasped and stepped back, so did Sasuke and Sakura.
So this is the speed of a Jonin. I knew they were skilled in ways other ninja were not. Back when I was a kid, I trained with my father. He was more skilled than this Jonin, but what just happened shows that Kakashi might be stronger than I thought.
"Don't be so hasty." Kakashi said. "I didn't say 'start' yet. But you came at me with full intent of destroying me, so how do I say this. I'm actually starting to like you guys."
I grinned. This is where it gets interesting.
"Get ready, and… start!"
I jumped and hid in the trees. I concealed myself where he couldn't see me but I could see him. One of the basic ninja skills was the ability to conceal ones presence.
I wasn't able to tell where Sasuke and Sakura were, but I could spot Naruto.
The idiot was standing right in the open.
Naruto was standing with his arms crossed. "All right, let's go. Fair and square. Believe it!"
Fool… how are you going to even attempt to get a bell if you stand there and be a full on target?
Kakashi looked at him with a funny expression. "You know, compared to the others, you're a little weird."
"Oh yeah?" Naruto challenged. "The only thing weird here is your haircut."
Naruto then ran toward the Jonin with a battle cry. As he got closer Kakashi reached into his weapons bag that was attached to his waist. Naruto saw that and stopped, taking a step back.
"Shinobi battle techniques, part one" Kakashi began. "Taijutsu. The physical fight."
Wait a minute, I thought, taijutsu is hand to hand combat. So why is he reaching for a weapon?
Kakashi then pulled out a book and I groaned quietly. That book was one of the novels that my idiot godfather wrote. The author's name was Jiraiya. He was one of the Sannin like my father.
Kakashi reads Make Out Paradise?
I turned my attention back to them. Naruto had started to charge for Kakashi yet again. He jumped up and aimed his punch at Kakashi's face. Kakashi blocked it with just one hand. Naruto tried to attack him again but Sensei dodged it with ease, and was behind Naruto before the idiot even realized what had even happened.
"Never let your enemy get behind you." Kakashi said, making a hand sign.
I gasped. That was the hand sign of the tiger. It was used to focus chakra and was mostly associated with fire style jutsu.
He's going to use a jutsu of that level on him?
Kakashi's eyes gleamed. "Leaf Village Secret Finger Jutsu!" He then pushed his hands up and … poked… Naruto in the butt? "A thousand years of death!"
Naruto screamed and flew into the water, causing a big splash.
I blinked. He just poked the loser in the butt… oookayy… odd.
I put my hand on my shuriken holster, deciding if now was the time to strike.
Just then, shuriken came flying out from the water. The weapons got closer and closer to Kakashi, but he caught them with his fingers. He didn't look up from his book either.
Naruto came out of the water.
"What are you doing now?" Kakashi asked, seeming bored.
I couldn't understand what Naruto was saying, but he was grumbling about something. He had a very determined look on his face though. Kakashi just stood there, back turned to the grumbling fool, reading his book.
Suddenly, I noticed that something was about to come out of the water. Out of nowhere, a bunch of clones came shooting out of the water. There were seven of them.
"That's the Shadow Clone Jutsu. He actually mastered that." I said in wonder.
The seven Naruto's charged at Kakashi and I gasped at what happened next.
Out of nowhere, Naruto was holding our sensei from behind. The bells jingled. The clones grabbed onto Kakashi, holding him still while another jumped up onto the air and came flying down, ready the punch him.
But something happened. Naruto didn't punch Kakashi, he only punched himself.
Kakashi disappeared!
The clones began fighting with each other, thinking one of them was Kakashi.
He used the Substitution Jutsu. I thought. And made Naruto look like a total moron.
Naruto finally undid the jutsu, and was left standing there, beaten up.
Then Naruto saw something shining underneath the tree next to him.
Don't tell me his is going for the obvious bait.
Naruto grabbed the bell, and a rope encircled his feet, dragging him up and hanging him upside down.
Ugh… he is such an idiot. But that Jonin doesn't let down his guard.
Kakashi came out of hiding and picked up the bell. "Think before you use a jutsu, or else your opponent might use it against you."
Suddenly, a blast of shuriken came out of where Sasuke was hidden. They soared toward Kakashi, and hit him, and he fell.
I gasped again. No! He didn't actually drop his guard!
Kakashi turned into a puff of smoke, and a log appeared.
I decided now was the time to move. I ran through the trees, trying to think of what to do next.
Kakashi never drops his guard, so how do I get my hands on a bell?
As I ran through the forest, it became clear that the training I had from my father would come in handy. The blood of the Uchiha clan and my father's snake clan gifted me with special powers beyond those that a ninja has. It was the power to manipulate the four elements of nature.
This can only occur when the blood of a blessed clan and a damned clan mix. The Uchiha were blessed with their abilities, but my father's clan was damned for their powers. I could only do small things with these powers, but as they developed more I could use them more. I focused my chakra on something and I had control over it.
This is so rare that only a handful know of this occurring. I wasn't the only one who had special and additional power.
Naruto had the Nine Tailed Fox chakra, though I'm not sure if he had ever used it. He and I were both shunned because of how strange we were. We were feared, made fun of, and treated like we didn't belong. He had a fox demon inside of him, and I had the power to control nature.
These powers are the reason my father has kidnapped me. He wanted to use my powers for his own personal gain. It was something he was well known for, being selfish.
Because these powers were so strange, I wasn't allowed to use them out in the open. I couldn't use them like that until I graduated from the Academy and became a ninja.
Suddenly, I heard a scream echo through the trees.
I stopped dead in my tracks.
That sounded like Sakura. I thought. What happened to her?
"She probably fell for something totally obvious. If I had to bet on it, I would but my money on Genjutsu." I said.
I heard bells jingle.
"Shinobi battle skill number two, the illusion jutsu." Kakashi said, still reading his stupid book. "Sakura studied it in class but she still didn't see it coming."
"I'm not like Naruto and Sakura." I told him.
He stood there, facing me. "Say that after you get a bell."
I threw three kunai at him. He dodged them with ease.
"There's no point in using normal attacks." He told me, landing on his feet.
I focused in the ground beneath him. Roots from the tree next to him shot up out if the ground, and wrapped themselves around his legs.
"What?" Kakashi gasped.
I grinned and dashed to him. Now that he was trapped, I was sure this would be simple. I swung my fist at him when I reached him. He quickly grabbed my hand with his left hand. I swung my other at him, and he dropped his book, and caught my other. Using my control over earth, I brought a second set of roots from the ground to grab his right arm and pulled it behind him. He released my hand and I reached for the bells that were tied to his waist. My hand touched one.
Before I knew it he freed his right arm and sent me flying. I landed on my feet and looked at him.
Dang it! I almost got one! I thought as the roots retreaded back into the ground.
Kakashi looked at me with a shocked expression.
"You are different from the others."
Kakashi's POV
I faced Elyon as she looked at me with a lethal expression. She looked a little scary, actually.
"I'm not like Naruto and Sakura." She told me.
"Say that after you get a bell." I said.
In one quick movement, she threw three kunai knives at me. I dodged them with ease, landing lightly on my feet.
"There's no point in using normal attacks." I told her.
This is the perfect chance to see what she is capable of.
Suddenly, I felt something wrap around my legs. I looked down and saw roots coming up from the ground, holding me when I stood.
"What?" I gasped.
So this is the power Lord Hokage told me about. The power to manipulate the elements.
She grinned and came after me. I tried to get loose, but with each movement I made the roots squeezed tighter. When she reached me she swung her fist at me. I grabbed it with my left. She came at me with her other fist. I had no choice but to drop my book if I didn't want to get hit. I dropped my favorite book grabbed her hand. Then, I felt something wrap around my right arm and pull it back behind me. I let go of her hand. She reached for the bells. I pulled out a kunai and cut the roots, and then sent her back flying.
When she landed, the roots went back into the ground.
I looked at her with a shocked expression.
"You are different from the others." I told her.
This girl… she is so fierce and strong. The rumors are true. She is indeed her parent's daughter. And those powers… now I know why some of the adults shunned her. She is the only one is history to have control over the elements.
Elyon's POV
I looked at Kakashi and felt nervous for using those powers in front of him. I had never shown anyone them before. I was a freak because of them.
I went at him again, reaching for a bell, but I was knocked back into a tree so fast it took me a second to realize what had just happened.
"Ahh!" I screamed as I hit the tree.
"You are above average, I'll give you that, but right now that isn't enough." Kakashi said, disappearing.
"Crap," I groaned, getting up and dusting myself off.
I looked around and sighed. The sun was almost at the highest point in the sky. That meant it was almost noon. I never expected it to be this hard.
Just as I was about to head back into the trees, I heard a loud ringing sound.
My heart clenched. I wasn't able to get a bell.
"Great," I muttered, and began walking back to the posts.
Sasuke should have one… I hope he does. I thought.
I reached the posts and saw the idiot Naruto tied to the middle post. Sakura sat on the ground, a weird look on her face. Sasuke was on the other side of Naruto… with no bell to my surprise. I sat in between Sasuke and Naruto.
Our stomachs growled loudly.
"Uh oh, stomachs growling huh, that's too bad." Kakashi said. "And about this exercise, I have decided I won't send any of you back to the Academy."
Naruto smiled.
"I passed? All I did was faint and fall over. Do you get points for that?" Sakura asked.
We passed? Just like that? I thought.
Naruto and Sakura began cheering.
Kakashi had a fake smile on his face. "Yes, all four of you are being dropped from the program."
Naruto and Sakura stopped cheering.
I glared at him.
Dropped?
"Dropped from the program? That means that we will never become ninja!" Naruto protested.
"You don't think like ninja, you think like little kids, like brats." Kakashi told us.
Sasuke dashed at him, fed up with all of this.
"Sasuke!" Sakura called.
Before I knew it Sasuke was pinned to the ground by Kakashi.
Sasuke… I thought.
"You think it's all about you, don't you?" Kakashi looked down at my brother.
"You can't step on Sasuke like he is a bug!" Sakura yelled with a ticked off expression.
Kakashi looked at us with an upset expression. "You don't know what it means to be a ninja. You think it's a game, huh? Why do you think we put you on squads? Did you ever consider that question for a moment?"
"I don't know what you mean." Sakura said.
"You don't know what I mean? You don't even know what this exercise is all about. Not even close." Kakashi said.
"What it's about?' Naruto said.
"Yes. That is what determines whether you pass or fail. Four people on a squad. Why do you think we would do that?" He asked.
"How are we supposed to know?" Naruto asked. 'We didn't make the rules."
"It's so basic. Teamwork."
I froze.
Teamwork? Now it makes sense.
"If all four of you would have come at me then you might have been able to take the bells. Anyway, it's over."
Something occurred to me.
"Hold on. You set it up with four people but only three bells. If we worked together only three of us would have gotten one. That would lead to group conflict and the squad would break up." I said.
"Exactly,' Kakashi said. "I purposely pitted you against each other. I wanted to see if you could overcome that and put the squad ahead of yourselves. A gennin should have a natural feel for teamwork. But you, it never even crossed your mind."
I bit my lip.
"Sakura, you obsessed about Sasuke even though he was gone, while Naruto was right in front of you and you didn't even lift a finger to help him, or Elyon.'
"Naruto, you do everything on your own. Everything."
"Sasuke, you thought the others were so far beneath you they were worthless."
"And Elyon, you went off on you own, leaving you teammates behind you.'
Kakashi looked at all of us. "Arrogance, ninja missions are carried out in squads. Or course you need individual skills but the most important thing is team work. When an individual puts themselves ahead of themselves this can lead to failure and even death. For example," Kakashi pulled a kunai out of his bag and put it to Sasuke's throat." Sakura, killed Naruto and Elyon now or Sasuke dies."
My heart throbbed and I glared at Kakashi. Anger washed through me like a wave.
Naruto was frantic, and Sakura was in hysterics.
"That's what happens on a mission." Kakashi took the blade away from Sasuke's neck.
"Oh, boy, that was really scary." Sakura sighed.
Naruto had a look of relief on his face.
I sighed; for a minute there I thought I was gonna have to kill Kakashi.
Kakashi put the knife back in his bad. "The enemy takes a hostage and you have to make an impossible choice. And someone ends up dead." He got off of my brother. "On every mission your life is on the line."
Kakashi walked back to where a deep blue stone sat. A flag with the Leaf Village symbol flew beside of it. "Did you look at this stone, the names engraved on it?"
Sasuke came back to stand by my side, a look of annoyance on his face. I turned back to Kakashi and listened to what he was saying.
"They are all ninja who are honored as heroes in our village."
"That's it! I'm gonna have my name put on that stone. I'm not gonna live and die for nothing like a dog. I wanna die a hero!" Naruto boasted.
I rolled my eyes at him. If he only knew…
"They are a special kind of hero." Kakashi said.
"What kind of hero's are they?" Naruto asked.
Kakashi was silent.
"Well?" Naruto begged.
"They are all KIA." He said, in a somewhat somber tone.
"That sounds real cool." Naruto grinned.
I took a deep breath. "It means killed in action. They all died."
Naruto's face immediately changed to one of sadness.
"This is a memorial stone." Sensei said. "The names of my closet friends are engraved here."
I felt sorry for him. I had no idea what it was like to have your friends die in battle. I had heard stories from my parents, but had never actually experienced it.
"All right, I'm going to give you one more chance." Kakashi said, turning back to us.
My heart beat picked up. Another chance?
"But I'm going to make it much harder on you. You'll have three hours to get a bell. Eat lunch mow to build up strength, but Naruto doesn't get any."
Naruto growled.
"It's you punishment for breaking the rules and trying to eat by yourself. And if anyone tries to feed him that person will immediately fail."
I gritted my teeth.
"I make the rules. You follow them. Got it?"
It was hard to eat lunch while listening to Naruto's growling stomach.
I split a boxed lunch with Sasuke.
Then the sound of Naruto's gurgling stomach made me stop eating.
"This is no big deal. I can go without eating for days, for weeks. This is no big deal!" Then his stomach growled again and he hung his head.
Sasuke sighed and handed his lunch to Naruto. I had a pretty good feeling as to why.
"Here." My brother said.
'No, Sasuke, you can't.' She began to look around. ''You heard what the Sensei said."
"Kakashi's gone. We need to get those bells as a team. If Naruto's hungry then he'll be weak and ineffective. That hurts the team and jeopardizes the mission"
I smiled. I was right.
Then Sakura handed her lunch to Naruto and I was surprised.
Naruto looked at Sakura with wide eyes. She smiled at him.
"Ok, thanks." Naruto said.
"Just hurry up and eat." Sakura said.
"I can't move my hands so your gonna have to feed me."
"Huh?"
"Hurry up,' I said. 'He can come back any minute."
"This is a onetime thing. I'll never do this again." She seethed.
I giggled.
Sakura picked up some rice with her chopsticks and out it in front of Naruto. He then ate the bite and I had to smile. It was kind of cute.
Suddenly, there was an explosion. The wind blew violently. Sakura and I screamed, Naruto freaked out and Sasuke tensed.
"You!" Kakashi yelled, coming out of the cloud of smoke.
"You broke the rules. I hope you are ready for the punishment."
Kakashi began making hand signs and the sky darkened. It became scary and lightning flashed and thunder rumbled.
"Any last words?" Kakashi asked as the ground shook.
I began trembling. I hadn't seen anything this scary since I was a child.
"But… you said." Naruto began.
"Yes?" Kakashi tipped his head to the side.
"You said that there were four of us…" Naruto trailed off.
"We're all on this squad and we're all in it together." Sasuke said.
"We gave our lunch to Naruto because the four of us are one." Sakura announced.
"No matter what happens we are always going to be there for each other." I said, raising my voice.
"That's right!" Naruto agreed.
"The four of you are one? You are always going to be there for one another? That's your excuse?" Kakashi bent down to eye level.
I tensed. I had no of what could possibly happen next.
Kakashi laughed quietly and said. "You pass."
"Huh?' I asked.
"You… pass."
I blinked, not sure how to believe this.
'How'd we pass?" Sakura asked.
The sky began to clear and the blue sky reappeared. The sun shined down on us.
"You're the first squad that eve succeeded. The others did exactly what I said, and fell into every trap. They couldn't think for themselves. A ninja must see through deception. In the ninja world those who break the rules are scum, that's true. But those who abandon their friends are worse than scum."
I smiled. I agree with what he just said.
"The exercise is now over. Everyone passes. Squad Seven begins its first mission tomorrow." Kakashi gave us a thumbs up.
I laughed.
I was now able to call myself a ninja.
That night
That night I sat in my bedroom after eating dinner with Sasuke. We had pasta and salad. It was my turn to cook so I made something easy and likeable.
I lay on my bed in my red night clothes.
I get my first official mission tomorrow.
My head was spinning with the thoughts of tomorrow. I couldn't wait to start going on missions.
I pulled the blanket over me, and looked at my headband that sat on my nightstand. It shined in the candle light.
I smiled, blew out the candle, and laid my head down, closing my eyes.
And there you have it! I hope you liked my little twist! Anyway thanks for reading and please review!