I am sooo, so, soooooo sorry for the lateness!!!

Thank you to everyone who had submit nice review. Thank you so much!! Love ya!!

Disclaimer: Naruto and all of its character belongs to Masashi Kishimoto-sensei. Kouhei is mine.

If anyone has any idea for pairings, please don't hesitate to tell me. I'll try to squeeze some in. But its still going to be Kyuu/Kou/Naru!


Chapter 6: And the Team 7 test begins!

On a bright, warm morning in Konohagakure, the villagers and the shinobi lives peacefully together without much conflict. Everyone was minding their own business. The shopkeepers' opening their store, the ninjas' doing their patrol while some went to get their new mission and the little children who will be the future ninja of Konoha went to the academy, laughing along. Everything was calm and peaceful…… until…

"GYAAAAAAAHHHH!!!! I F***ING OVERSLEPT!!!!"

The shopkeeper shocked and hold onto anything that could stable themselves, ninjas instantly spring off to who knows where they think they heard the voice from since it's too loud for them and the protective parents pull their child closer and cover their ears from the fowl howl they just heard. Everyone starts to panic and wonder; 'what in the name of five nations, was that?!' Then suddenly, dusts and flashes of orange, black and yellow danced throughout the village. Some thought they had witnessed the return of the Yellow Flash of Konoha, some thought they had seen a ghost or imposter and some thought they smelled burned toast…….

Anyway, everyone recover from the shock and carry on their business.

Now, let's go to the real deal here……………

Naruto ran as fast as he can to the training ground. He can't believe he's 3 hours late! He clumsily wore a pair of black ninja pants and an orange sleeveless shirt that he just grabbed from his closet. His hitai-ate was tied loosely on his left shoulder and in his mouth is a half eaten black toast.

'Craaapp!! How the hell could I've overslept??!! I knew the jutsu will take a hell out of me, but how could it be this much?!!' He yelled to himself.

He saw two figures on the open ground and increases his speed. 'Please, please, please don't fail me!!!' He chanted and landed sharply in front of the two.

"Gomengomengomengomen!!! Sorry I'm late!!" Naruto kept apologizing repeatedly.

"Shut up, dobe..."

Naruto looked up.

Sasuke stood tall in front of him with the biggest frown in the world. "That idiot still hasn't arrived."

Sakura nodded weakly at him as she crouched in front of her bag.

Naruto plopped down on the ground and let go a long sigh. 'Thank goodness…'

"So, dobe…" You Sasuke sat beside him. "Finally you leave your fox behind…"

It took Naruto 1 minute to digest what he just said. "KYAAHHH!! KOU!!! HOW COULD I HAVE LEFT HIM??!!" He stood up and quickly turned to get Kouhei when he accidently bumped something solid. "Ooff!"

"Naru, must you really scream THAT loud in the morning……"

Naruto looked up and this time, struck speechless. 'K…Kouhei??!!'

Kouhei stood there yawning. In his human form. "Gomen, but I saw what time it was and rushed out after you." He yawned widely again. "Somehow I think we forgot something……or someone…"

Naruto sweat dropped. "Urm… I think you meant Ky…Kyuu…"

"Ah, yes. Kyou-san. He's a pretty heavy sleeper…even after your scream……" Kouhei winked and sat down. Naruto smiled understanding and sat down beside him. Suddenly, incident of this morning kick back.

(Flashback)

Naruto stirred slowly. The morning sun stung his eyes. He yawned and tried to get up. Tried. 'Ara? Why can't I move my body? And my legs? And my hands?!' His eyes wide awake and he felt something was holding him down. Naruto calmed down and felt warm, steady breathing at his neck, right under his ears. His face flushed a little. "K…Kou…Kouhei…?" He whispered. Suddenly the bed sheet in front of him moved. Kouhei turned and snored softly. "Huh?"

Naruto wriggled to loosen the grasp. A low, deep growl came from behind him and muttered; "Stay still, Kit…" Naruto gulped. 'Kay… That's obviously Kyuubi'. He chuckle a little. Kyuubi snuggled closer and Kouhei stirred closer to him. Naruto's face is officially a tomato right now. 'Oh yeah, today's the day for the test. What time is it?' Naruto managed to wriggled out and catch a glimpse of the clock. His face turned ghostly pale and his eyes widen even more.

"GYAAAAAAAHHHH!!!! I F***ING OVERSLEPT!!!!"

"Kyuubi GET THE HELL OFF of ME!! Kouhei MOVE OVER NOW!!! I'm FREAKING LATE!!!!"

(Flashback end)

"Anyway… Where's sensei?" Naruto shaked the memory off and change the topic.

"Late. Who's Kyou?" Sasuke answered short and re-changed the topic.

"None of your business. Sakura-chan, did you have a goodnight sleep?" Naruto smiled at Sakura, ignoring him.

"Um…yeah-"

"Dobe, I said; who the hell is Kyou?!" Sasuke cut.

"Teme, I said; none of your fucking business!!" Naruto shouted back. Both of them ignored the other two people as they started to argue, as usual.

Kouhei and Sakura sat there watching words literally flew from the two boys' foul mouth. Sakura watched the mysterious man across her. She has to admit, the man before her is a really hot hunk and, dare she say it, hotter than Sasuke-kun. "Um… ano, ni…nice to meet you. My…my name is Sakura." All of her strength was used up to hold down her blush.

Kouhei sat there…… ignoring her.

"A…Ano! I'm… talking to y…you!" Sakura raised her voice a little but still held gentleness.

Kouhei looked at her. "Ah, did you say something? I only heard some annoying buzz noise since just now……" He rested his head on his hand as he continued on watching Naruto.

Sakura noticed this, and took it wrongly…very wrongly. "I know! Naruto is such an annoyance, right? He's so loud and hyper, he caused trouble to everyone he come across with! He's nothing but a troublemaker and a prankster! That's what happened if a child wasn't raised right. He's an orphan and have no relative, no wonder he became-" Her sentence hung as she was harshly pinned down and sharp claws pointed at her neck. Her eyes widen as all blood was drained from her face.

"Let me get this straight, bitch…" Kouhei's eyes glowed a little and his left arm became fox-like. His voice was dangerously calm and he let loose too much killing intents. "Uzumaki Naruto was an orphan…but we had taken care of him since he was a little bundle of flesh… We are his family… Kyou-san and I… Keep that in your fucking large forehead." He let her go. Not even a second glance of sympathy or disgust was given. His arm returns to normal as he walked to the worried looking Naruto.


Naruto felt the large killing intent and stopped arguing with Sasuke. He became worried when he saw Sakura was pinned down by a very pissed off Kouhei; that was never a good thing.

Sasuke was confused that Naruto stopped cursing suddenly and looked the other way. He looked as well and his eyes almost popped out of its socket. That weird guy pinned Sakura down! 'That…That guy is a PERVERT!!' He almost screamed out. 'Naruto had been with that pervert for god knows how long, who knows what he had done to him! Gah! He's coming at him!' Sasuke immediately went into fighting stance.

"Naru, I don't accept this team. We're leaving…" Kouhei grabbed Naruto's hand. Another hand grabbed his. Kouhei looked at the owner of the hand. Sasuke glared daggers at him.

"Who are you to pick his teammates, huh?" he tightened the grip.

Kouhei glared back at him. "Like what Naru said; none of your fucking business." His grip tightened as well. Naruto just rolled his eyes. 'Here we go again…'

"Enough, both of you."

The three of them turned to meet with an annoyed looking (even with only an eye) jounin. "May I ask who you are?"

Kouhei let go of Naruto's hand thus forcing Sasuke to do the same. "I'm his guardian. I've been supervising his training since he learned how to read……and this team will only hold him back."

Kakashi twitched. He forced a happy voice. "Then, why don't later, we all go and have a discussion with Sandaime Hokage-sama?" He laughed. 'Like hell I'm letting that kid go!'

"Fine. Kyou-san and I will have a discussion with the Hokage, now." The golden eyes insisted. Veins are clearly seen popped on his head.

Kakashi twitched even more, Sasuke wants to ripped a certain someone's head now and Sakura… is Sakura, only petrified a little. Or more.

Naruto knew why Kouhei was acting very persistent. When he's pissed, he won't take a no for anything. He went in front of Kouhei, stood on his tip-toed and wrapped his arms around his neck. Naruto pulled him to his level and whispered to his ear.

"Kou… calm down… Things will only get worse if you're angry…" He persuaded Kouhei which was working very well. Kouhei relaxed and his breathing became steady. Naruto let him go and smiled. "Better?" Kouhei nodded.

"Yeah… Better?" Both Kakashi's and Sasuke's eyes shadowed. Oh, they really are in need of killing spree now, and they've got the same target…

"Sorry, my bad… I'm very bad on holding my anger… Please accept my apologies." Kouhei apologize which in turned, knock the hell out of them.

""WHAT THE HELL?!! YOU WERE ACTING LIKE AN ASS JUST NOW AND HERE YOU'RE BEING SQUARE??!!!" Kakashi and Sasuke yelled in unison.

"No, I think I'm straight… or circle… maybe both…" He answered back.

"WE DIDN'T ASK ABOUT THAT!!!"

"Kouhei, what did you mean by straight and circle?" Naruto cocked his head to the side with a curious look.

Silence……

"N…Nothing Naru! It's just… a statement, you know? Means nothing!" Kouhei laughed loudly.

"We were just playing the… uh… shapes game! That's right, only a game!" Kakashi joined in with the laugh.

"Both of you are pathetic… Obviously it meant-" Sasuke's mouth was immediately shutted by the two more knowledgeable adult.

"A GAME."

The three genins sweatdropped. 'So not a game…'

"Um… okaaay, let's start the test then, Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto cheered while Sakura tried to convince Kakashi and Kouhei to let go of the suffocating Sasuke.

Kakashi let go of the raven and cleared his voice. "Saa, lets start the test! Only MY students are allowed on this training ground today…" He glanced at Kouhei. "So who-ever-you-are, why don't you leave for now. I'll take good care of Naruto for you…" He smiled. 'Leave already!'

Kouhei stared at him with the are-you-retarded look. "I'm staying stupid."

"WHAT?!! WHY??!!!" Kakashi and Sasuke shouted.

"Because… I'm Naru's comrade in battle… Who, by the way, is the most helpful to him. Not like others who are only a burden in a fight." He sneered at the 'others' with an evil glint in his eyes. Sasuke, Sakura, and Kakashi stood there dumbfounded with their jaws dangling right above the ground. Naruto laughed, didn't realize the tension in the air.

"Wh…What t…the hell did you mean…?" Kakashi mumbled almost lost of words.

Naruto suddenly remembered something. "Ah, I forgot something important!" He announced. Everyone looked at him. "Minna, this is Kouhei a.k.a Kou! He's my fox." Naruto introduced with the straightest face in the world.

"EEEeeEEHHHhhhH???!!!"

"Saa minna, dozo yoroshiku." Kouhei bowed.

"DON'T PRETEND TO BE POLITE!!!!!!!"

"Morons, you're destroying my eardrums…" Kouhei stuck a finger in both of his ears.

"YOU HAVE DOUBLE PERSONALITY OR WHAT??!!!!"

"Shut that hole on your face and begin the test." He growled.

Kakashi's eyes burst into flames. "Fine! The test is to get these bells from me! You have to fight me with the intend to kill me. Those who couldn't steal the bells from me…" Dramatic pause. "Fails."

Sakura shuddered at the tone of his voice. Fear crept to her mind and heart. Sasuke smirked, trying his best to hide his anxiety. Naruto and Kouhei…

"Sounds tempting, isn't it? Naru?" Kouhei smirked. "We can finally hunt a ninja…"

His eyes glowed and his teeth became canine.

"But Kou… this time…" Naruto smiled widely. "Make sure the prey is still alive, kay?"

Everyone sweatdropped and felt a little sick. 'Are these guy psychos or something?'

"Oh yeah, one more thing." Kakashi smiled. "Those who failed can't have lunch!" He chirped. Sasuke and Sakura's stomach grumbled loudly.

"Wah, it's a good think I woke up late." Naruto sighed in relieve.

"Demo, Naru…" Kouhei looked at Kakashi. "We could just EAT him for lunch…" Deadly auras surrounded him. Kakashi gulped. "But unfortunately, we already had breakfast." He sighed.

'Unfortunately?!' Kakashi rethink back what he just said. With the intend to kill me. 'Is this worth risking my life…?' A single tear drop emerge under his eye. "Ah… so then… gulped… Begin."

The prey disappeared in clouds of smoke and so has the predators. The hunt began.


(Kakashi: Oi, oi. Don't make it like I'm a wild animal or something…)

(Me: You are. Deal with it.)

(Kakashi: So heartless… cried in the darkest corner)


The trees rustled as the wind blew. Birds singing with joy masking the forest that are made for ninjas. Two genins each hid under a bush and on a bushy tree. A jounin sat on a lone rock while reading his book. In his head has no other thought except...

'I'm DEFINITELY going to die… I thought I'm not going to risk my life anymore, and here I am, worried about my life in a FUCKING TEST!' He scratched his head. "Matagu, how am I getting through this?"

Rustled

Kakashi immediately pulled out a kunai. He stared at the bushes. After a while of nothing, he lowers down his weapon. He sighed. "I've got a supposed avenger, a fangirl, a psycho-comrade-supposed-to-be-fox guy and a cute sadist." He sighed and accepted the fact that he's attracted to Naruto. "What a year this turned out to be…" Suddenly, something clicks in his head. "GYAAAHH!! THAT PSYCHO FRIEND OF HIS CAN TURNED INTO A FOX!!!" He screamed and birds near by flew away from the tree branch they were resting. Ooo… He's so going to die.

Naruto crouched on a tree branch and scouted the area. He could already see Sasuke and Sakura hiding near by. He searched some more. 'Kuku… definitely a jounin. Hid very well without holding back… This is going to be so much fun!' He smirked, until he saw a flock of birds suddenly flew away from a tree. 'I held my hope up too high…'

"Naru." Kouhei landed beside him in his fox form. "I've found him. 30 metres North-west from here."

"And moving." Naruto corrected. He sneered as his sharp canine eyes trailed the scarecrow's movement. "Let's move." He jumped down. Kouhei stunned a moment before followed him.

"I thought we're gonna hunt the jounin?" He walked beside the blonde. The blonde looked at him. "You didn't realize?" Kouhei blinked curiously.

Naruto chuckled. "How did we ever manage each other?" He ducked a low branch. Kouhei jumped over a large lone root. "It's a test of teamwork, and we are failing miserably. Team 7, not us." He specified and sunk his hand into the bushes, grabbed something and pulled it out.

"GYAAAHHH!!! HE GOT ME!! SASUKE-KUUUN! SAVE MEE!!"

Naruto clasped Sakura's mouth shut. "Sakura-chan, please shut up for now, it's me." She struggled EVEN more. Kouhei raised his eyebrow. 'Why again, are we taking her?' Naruto shook his head in frustration. "Sigh. We need to get the bastard…" Sakura seems to screaming about something but Naruto let go of her and walked under a tree beside them. "Sasuke, get down. We need to talk."

As if on cue, Sasuke dropped right beside him. "Finally, I was wondering when you're making your move." He smirked. Naruto had to grab Kouhei before he tried to slice the Uchiha to nano slices. "Not gonna happen. I'm talking about the test, moron." Sasuke sneered. "Maybe I could change your mind…" He leaned closer to him and touched his cheek.

"LIKE I WILL LET THAT FUCKING HAPPEN!!"

Sasuke and Sakura stared at Naruto, no, they stared at the FOX he was holding. "YOU DAMN MORTALS! YOU THINK YOU COULD DO ANYTHING YOU FUCKING WANTS?!" Kouhei yelled with a huge vein on his head. "Kouhei, calm down…"

"IT TALKED??!!!!"

"HELL YEAH I DO!" Kouhei suddenly turned to a half-human half-fox form. He became a seven-foot tall; standing on a fox-like hind leg, hands resembling a lethal razor covered in white fur, ears of the fox, canine fangs and eyes that promised thousands of that stood out the most is his bushy fox tail that stood up; showing how furious he is. The deadly aura surrounding him was the strongest proof.

Naruto's eyes widen while the other two trembled to their knees. "Kou…" He stuttered. Kouhei was howling like a wild dog. He had seen him like this before, and he never want to see it again. He can't stop him when his like this; he's not powerful enough. He grabbed Sasuke and Sakura and threw them aside. "Kouhei! Snap out of it, please!" Naruto tried to wake Kouhei up.

Naruto's pleas can't be heard by him, instead Kouhei become more vicious. "WHERE'S THAT FILTH BLOOD?!!" He howled as he swiped his hand in front of him. Trees started to fall one by one and dust clouds surrounded the area. He roared. Naruto could hear Sakura screaming her lungs out. 'Not good!'

Almost instantly, the roared silent and the deadly aura disappeared.

"Sorry I'm late…"

The dust cloud finally cleared up and the forest looked different than how it was a moment ago. On the spot where Kouhei stood, stands another figure about six-foot tall this time. "Gomen Kit…" He knew, only one person or creature who would call him that. "Kyuubi…"

Kyuubi was holding Kouhei, who was in his fox form, in his arms. He seems to be fast asleep. He looked at Kouhei and sighed. "You still have a long way to go, Kit." he scratched behind Kouhei's ear. "Just like this brat…" The fox's ear twitched. Kyuubi then looked at Naruto. "You know what to do with the others……" Naruto turned his head behind, Sasuke was stunned and trembling while Sakura was crying her eyes out. He walked towards them.

Sakura freaked. "G…Ge…Get away!! GET AWAY, MONSTER!!"

Naruto kneeled in front of them, his hands each on top of their head. "You asked for this…" Suddenly, both of them collapsed. He stood up. "Done."

Kyuubi walked towards him and gave Kouhei. "Take even more care of him." He turned to leave but suddenly stop. "Oh yeah, Kit. I'm under the name Kyou now… keep that in mind." He waved a goodbye and disappeared.

Naruto looked down at Kouhei's sleeping form. 'I'm going to be even stronger. Just wait…" He kissed his small head softly. He held him even closer.

"Ugh… my head…"

Naruto stiffed and turned around. Sasuke began to come to and Sakura was on his lap. Naruto chuckled darkly. "Sorry to disturb your private moment Uchiha…" Sasuke blinked and looked on his lap. "OMFG! GET OFF OF ME, BITCH!!!!!" Sakura seems to be stuck on him and won't let go. "GAAH!! YOU FUCKING SHITFACE!!!" Serve both of them right.

Naruto glared at them as he scratched behind Kouhei's ear. "Humans are morons, aren't they?" He chuckled as he pulled him closer. "We're so gonna fail this test…"


'What the hell was that?' Kakashi looked on his right. Just a moment ago, he sensed a strong urge of killing; he felt it. Suddenly strong wind blew along with a loud roar. Then…… silence. He knew it must be that fox guy's doing since he was and still is, a stranger. He called himself as the guardian of Naruto and even taught him, that was very suspicious. 'No one was allowed to teach Naruto anything until he reached the age of an academy student; that was what the council and majority of the heads of clans in Konoha had agreed on.' He jumped on a tree. 'No matter what, I must tell hokage-sama about him after this test!'

As he jumped onto another tree, a hand caught him by the back of his head and slammed him to the side of the tree. A low, deep voice was heard from behind him. "You're a little pest, don't you know?" Kakashi coughed up some blood as he tried to stay awake. He felt dizzy all of the sudden and fell unconscious. Kyou stood behind him. "What one doesn't know, doesn't hurt…" He jumped off the tree. "Now…yawns… I can finally go to sleep…" He stretched his arms as he walked away.


TRANSLATION

1. minna: everyone
2. saa minna, dozo yoroshiku: (not sure, but it sounds cool!!)

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