Disclaimer: I will never own Naruto. If I did Itachi would be a hero not pushing up daisies.
Chapter 6: The Bell Test and the Blind Spot…
Training grounds 7…
"Sasuke-kun, do you know where the baka is?" Sakura asked.
"No, and could you give me some space?" Sasuke stated as he moved a bit from her.
"Well Kakashi-sensei told us here at 10 and neither one shows up."
"Sorry for not telling you, but I did state that Kakashi is late." Naruto states from a tree nearby.
"I'm here." Kakashi stated.
"You're late! Sakura yelled.
"Sorry got lost on the road to life." Kakashi stated.
"What does that mean?" Naruto asked.
"Nevermind, your task is to take one of these two bells from me, anyone who doesn't fails. Those who fail are sent back to the academy." Kakashi stated.
"Okay, let me guess come at you with the intent to kill?" Naruto asked while still in the tree.
"Yes, because if you don't you can't get one." With that said Kakashi disappeared.
In a clearing…
'I'm a little clone, why am I the test subject?' 'Naruto' thought.
'This is a bit weird?' Kakashi thought to himself, 'There's two Narutos, one must be fake.' "First lesson: Taijutsu." Kakashi stated as he reached into his weapon's pouch and pulled a book out.
"At least try to look like your trying." 'Naruto' yelled at Kakashi.
"You can't hurt me yet, besides I want to find out what happens next." 'Pale blue eyes?'
Naruto tried to kick him but Kakashi ducked under it. "Huh, where did he go?"
"Leaf Style Hidden Finger Taijutsu: Thousand Years of Death!" Kakashi yelled out as he rammed his two index fingers into Naruto's butt, whom then turned into smoke. "A Kage Bushin?"
Nearby…
"NANI!" Naruto yelled out while rubbing his poor butt. "Aunt was right; you do remember what happens to the clones. Now to find my teammates, I hope my example just proves one-on-one we're no match for him."
With Sakura…
"Lesson two: Genjutsu." Kakashi stated after putting Sakura in a genjutsu and left.
"Oh man, Release!" Naruto freed Sakura from the genjutsu. "Sakura, alone we are no match for Kakashi, we need to work together."
"No, Baka. You want all the glory for yourself." Sakura snapped.
"I just should have left you in that Genjutsu, you haven't changed one bit." Naruto sighed.
"Wait, sorry, it's just that I don't know if I can trust you?" Sakura stated.
"I know of a genjutsu but I don't have the control for it. But I would need Sasuke's help to set up the trap and you to use the genjutsu."
"That's thought out… so what is the signs and how much chakra?"
"Well that's the other problem, you have barely enough to use it, and so afterwards you're a sitting duck."
"That powerful?"
"Yeah, I will leave two clones to protect you while you rest after use. And the signs, Monkey, rat, tiger, horse, and ram."
"Okay got it, when should I use it?"
"When you see Sasuke and I run at Kakashi. If not when you see me run at Kakashi."
"Wait your saying Sasuke might not help?"
"It might happen, I hope he realizes that a genin can't take on a jonin and win without help."
"You did… wait that was a clone!"
"Yep, and I know your there, Sasuke what do you say?"
"I'm in, so, now what?" Sasuke asked.
"Sakura the genjutsu." Sakura flashed through the seals and then slumped next to the tree. "Kage bushin no Jutsu! Guard her." Naruto and Sasuke ran into the dark shroud.
With Kakashi…
'Hmmm… this darkness is a genjutsu, but it messes with all of my senses. Sasuke and Sakura wouldn't know of it, Naruto doesn't have the control for it but would know of it… they figured it out.' Kakashi looked around. 'Are they hindered by it? What's that sound? !'
The genjutsu released and Kakashi was stunned. All around him was exploding notes. "Aw shit." Kakashi yelped out when they all blew. "Huh, that was part of the genjutsu!"
Ring, ring, ring. "And by looking they got the bells. Well the good news is you all pass."
"You mean, I'm not going back," Sakura asked, "I didn't get a bell."
"That was to trick you to not work together." Kakashi stated. "And why are you being carried by your teammates?"
"That genjutsu was done by me, and I'm exhausted." Sakura stated. 'Maybe Naruto was right; I should work on my reserves.' 'But when has the Baka ever been right?' 'Recently, it was his plan that got us the bells.' 'I see, nani, he is not a Baka.'
"Well we will work out a training program for the team." Kakashi stated while thinking. 'Most of the time would be spent training Sasuke. Sakura needs help with reserves, wait they never said I couldn't ask anyone else to train the team.' "Sakura, I'm going to ask you to stay behind. The rest of you can take some time off and Sasuke don't go too far I need to talk to you."
After the two were alone…
"Sakura, the civilian council wants me to train Sasuke only, when I'm supposed to train all of you equally. Do not tell your mother that I told you, as well as this, head to training ground eight after the team meeting tomorrow. You will have some help in some training but it won't be like Naruto's or Sasuke's."
"How is Naruto getting… oh his aunt? Okay so do not reveal this, but, okay, I understand." Sakura stated as she looked at her sensei's face.
Back at the Uzumaki's…
"Aunt, I found something weird with the Kokugen." Naruto stated when he entered
"Really what?" Kai answered.
"You didn't know about a blind spot?"
"What blind spot?"
"Activate it and you will see."
"Okay where are you?" Kai asked worried.
"Right behind you."
"I always wondered why the style broken spring used a side stance."
"I found out today, we passed Kakashi's test but I had to teach Sakura a genjutsu to immobilize Kakashi."
"Let me guess Shroud of Darkness."
"Yup, but Sakura only has enough chakra to use it once, or not at all."
"Hmmm, an interesting dilemma. How did she take it?"
"Not good at first, but accepted it willingly. I think she is going to try to increase her reserves so she is not a hindrance in her mind."
Back with Sakura…
"Climbing trees improves control, but do it often enough it increases reserves." Sakura runs up the tree but falls a bit. "Darn it, I'm not going to hold back the team."
With Sasuke…
'Ouch, why does he have to train me, he is a freaking sadist.'
A/N: Yes Sakura will get some training but it doesn't help her in the chuunin exams, and who trained Sasuke? Next time, the mission to Wave… Oh boy…