Sasuke
Despite the overwhelming need for a good night's sleep that Sasuke felt he did not go straight to his apartment after the week long testing was over. Instead he walked through the desolate Uchiha District, past the main house to the fields behind it. The fields that were filled with grave after grave. Every single grave bearing the body of HIS victims.
Sasuke ignored the feelings that seeing his family's graves cause him and he walked forward. Past row after row of graves, headstone after headstone until he finally reached his destination. It was in a small clearing of graves where he came up to the large stone statue of Uchiha Mikoto, his mother. It was life sized and created by the best sculptor found in Hi no Kuni. The small clearing was also a small garden for lilies, his mothers favourite flower.
Smiling softly despite the pain he felt looking at his mother's grave, Sasuke sat down facing it with his legs crossed.
"Hello mother," he said aloud. "I'm sorry for being away for so long. I was on a week long test with my new team."
'What are your team mates like?' Sasuke could almost hear his mother's voice ask.
"They..." Sasuke hesitated, unsure of what he should say. Should he lie and tell her that they are already fast friends or should he be honest? After a few minutes deliberation Sasuke made his decision. "They are wonderful mother, we are already best friends" he told the grave, tears slowly forming in his eyes. "Sakura is a civilian born girl yet she is so smart and is probably the stealthiest person I've ever met, she could even sneak up on me. Then there's Naruto he can make these elixirs as he calls them, they can do anything from heal you to make a stone wall appear. Naruto can't use Chakra but even I would struggle to beat him in a fight." Sasuke paused to take a deep, shuddering breath before continuing. "There is also Kakashi-sensei, he helped me awaken my Sharingan. I'm slowly getting closer to killing HIM and avenging you mother. I promise I will get revenge for you, I will make him pay for what he did to you."
'You don't need to get revenge for me my sweat child, just live a happy life,' Sasuke knew that's what his mother would say in this situation.
He shook his head, "but how can I just let him get away with what he did to you mother?" he asked, sounding weak even to his own ears. This time no response was given so Sasuke just stayed quiet. Eventually his exhaustion got the better of him and he fell asleep, dreaming of his mother and the night she was killed.
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Sakura
Sakura walked into her house without a single word. Normally she would be following Sasuke-kun but for the moment she was to tired, all she wanted was her bed. Kizashi was currently at the table while Mebuki was in front of the television, they didn't even notice her as she walked past, it was better that way.
She walked into her room, bare of everything but the essentials, and began to secrete her gear away in the hidden wall panel that she had created years ago. It wouldn't do for any of her stuff to be stolen after all. After putting away her gear and getting changed Sakura checked to make sure that her door was locked, not that it would change anything it just gave her some comfort, crawled into her bed and prayed for the night to be a short one.
It wasn't, it never was.
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Naruto
Naruto walked into his apartment, over the trash, past the animal carcase and into his closet where he climbed up into the crawl space. He was tired and in desperate need of some sleep but he did not move to his bed, he instead made his way to his Alchemy station.
Having made sure to gather all of the materials on his way home Naruto went through the process of making some more Rest. Kakashi's week long test and sharing with the others had used up his entire lot.
Barely able to think from sleep deprivation and his eyes forcing themselves closed every other second Naruto began the process. He needed his Rest after all.
One near spill, one ice burn and several accidents later Naruto had finished his elixir and downed it all. It had been seventy nine days and thirteen hours since the last time he had been asleep, the headaches were growing worse but he could ignore all of that if it meant he didn't have to sleep tonight.
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Kakashi
As Kakashi stood in front of the Hokage, waiting to give his report he went over the events of the last week.
He had gone through every single test imaginable, some were productive, some weren't but h had gone through all of them thanks to the extra time granted by Uzumaki's Rest.
The results were less than impressive, they were in fact down right pathetic.
"Report," the Hokage ordered, breaking Kakashi of his thoughts.
Kakashi jumped into a salute, "Hatake Kakashi, Jounin Instructor of Team Seven. Ninja Registration Number zero zero nine seven two zero," Kakashi announced. "I am here to report on the findings of the tests that I conducted on Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura."
"And just what have you found out Kakashi?" the Hokage asked him, lighting his pipe as he did so.
"The Academy curriculum needs to be scrapped and rebuilt," Kakashi responded. "A team of Chunin would be capable of defeating and killing them."
The Hokage let out a long sigh, "they are Genin Kakashi. The fact that it would require a team of Chunin to handle them is impressive. Now please get on to the rest of your report."
Kakashi mentally disagreed with the Hokage's statement, if they couldn't handle a single Jounin each then they were weak, pathetically weak, though he did not say that aloud instead he gave his report.
He told of Uzumaki's unwillingness to do anything unless under threat of death. He reported on Haruno's poor combat capabilities and the unnecessary importance she places on sanity. He commented about Uchiha's lack of non-combat skills and his arrogance.
The Hokage let out another long sigh, "do you have anything positive to mention about them at all?" he asked.
Kakashi wanted to tell his Hokage that there was nothing good about them at all but that would just get him reprimanded so he said what the Hokage wanted to hear. "With his alchemy Uzumaki is an interesting and resourceful ninja, combat against him is like fighting against one ninja with several different blood line limits. His Rest and healer could also win a war almost completely by themselves. Haruno is a natural stealth expert, her footsteps and breathing are almost completely silent even to my ears, she also has good instincts for evasion. Uchiha despite his arrogance is a born combat expert and has the potential to be an S-rank ninja one day though I will have to force other skills into him."
The Hokage nodded as he took all of this in, "was that so hard Kakashi?" he asked with a smirk.
Kakashi wanted to admit that yes it was hard, it was painstakingly hard to praise such mediocre levelled skills but that would not have gone down well. "No Hokage-sama." he responded instead.
The Hokage's smirk widened slightly more and Kakashi mentally debated the merits of a mutiny. "And what do you have planned for their future training?"
Kakashi shook his head, ridding himself of the thoughts of murdering the Kage in front of him. "I plan to take them tomorrow to go and buy them some weapons, learning how to use a weapon can only be beneficial for them and in Uzumaki and Haruno's case most likely required for their continual existence. I plan on teaching all three of them Infiltration skills. Uchiha will be taught forgery and thanks to his elixirs I will be able to get Uzumaki legitimate papers labelling him as a travelling healer. They will also need to be taught torture and interrogation, tracking, surveillance and B&E.
As for Jutsu I will focus on Genjutsu for Haruno along with a few simple non-elemental jutsu. For Uchiha I will teach him several elemental jutsu of his element and I will also teach him a few of the more obscure jutsu that I know, his Sharingan will eventually take care of the rest. Thankfully because of Uzumaki's alchemy a healer is not required for our team though I will still teach both Haruno and Uchiha some medical jutsu along with the chakra scalpel's jutsu, such a technique could help to augment their taijutsu skills well."
"Wise choices," the Hokage agreed, "what path do you see for them in the future?"
"I predict for Haruno to be Infiltration and Assassination, Uchiha to be Assault and Uzumaki… I'm not entirely sure about Uzumaki. I would suggest that he be forced to stay in the village, mass producing his elixirs but I doubt that he would allow that to happen. With his elixirs he could replace an Iryonin or take on an Assault roll, with his inability to use chakra he could easily be an infiltration expert. To be honest Hokage-sama it all depends on what Uzumaki himself wishes to become and just what he can do with his alchemy."
The Hokage nodded, "thank you Kakashi. Was there anything else?"
"Just one question Hokage-sama," Kakashi said. "You have yet to inform me why I was forced to leave the ANBU and forced to take this team. I can understand Uchiha and Uzumaki but why Haruno?"
The Hokage gave a grim smile, showing just how old he truly was. "Believe it or not Kakashi but you were not chosen to lead the team because of your skills, Naruto's situation, Sasuke's Sharingan or any other reason you have thought up. I have chosen you for the simple fact that all four of you have need of some help. I believe that being together may be beneficial to you four. Any other questions?"
Kakashi didn't have a question so much as a long list of words showing the Kage exactly what he thought of the old man's reason for forcing him out of ANBU and into a sensei roll. "No Hokage-sama that was all," he replied instead.
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So yeah here's chapter 7. bit shorter than normal but it was a good stopping point i figured. yes the testing is over, yes Sasuke awakened his sharingan. yes i am an awesome mother fucker
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