The Rise Of A Legend

Chapter 9: The Bell Test

Previously:
"So here's the plan..."

Forming a special hand seal, Naruto whispered, "Chakra Kanchi no Jutsu (Chakra Sensing Jutsu). He's there!" Naruto pointed to nearby tree, and Kakashi's eye widened in shock.

"That fast?" he thought, and immediately dashed off to other trees. Team 7 chased him, and when he finally stopped at a field, he turned around. "Lesson One Of A Shinobi: Taijutsu," he said as he fought Sasuke, using quick punches to gain advantage. Sasuke stumbled back, and Naruto stepped forward while slipping into a stance.

The moment Kakashi started attacking him, he parried all his strikes and delivered a palm strike to his chest, which sent the jonin flying back. He did a back flip, and wondered how he could match his speed. "Time to up my game," he said, raising his hitaite, though he couldn't believe he needed it against a bunch of twelve-year olds, of which only two could even fight properly.

"So early, Kakashi-sensei? I'd expect more of the Copy Nin, 'Sharingan no Kakashi'," Naruto taunted, unknowingly getting on his nerves.

Kakashi rushed forward, and engaged Naruto, who found that he had to speed up his attacks and defences faster than ever. He missed one quick flash, which caught him in the stomach, throwing him back. "At this rate I won't win," Naruto thought.

"Alright, Lesson Two Of A Shinobi: Genjutsu," Kakashi declared, and with his Sharingan, instructed, "Look into my eye Sakura."

Naruto facepalmed. What kind of idiot looked into the eyes of a Sharingan user intentionally, especially one that just said "Genjutsu"? But he couldn't blame her, Kakashi's voice compelled him to follow whatever he said, but he had the willpower to break out of it, unlike Sakura.

Sakura started screaming, "No, Kakashi-sensei, don't hurt my Sasuke-kun! No!" "Tiger, Ram," Naruto whispered, and shouted, "Kai!"

Suddenly, Sakura's eyes stopped having that glazed look. She blinked multiple times, and stared at Kakashi, who simply gave her one of his eye smiles.

"Lesson Three Of A Shinobi: Ninjutsu!" Kakashi said while forming hand seals: Snake, Ram, Monkey, Boar, Horse, Tiger, and shouted,"Katon: Gokakyu no Jutsu (Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu)!" Drawing a deep breath, he shot out a great fiery ball of fire chakra towards them.

Sasuke moved in front of Sakura while shouting, "Dobe! Hurry up!" "I know!" Naruto shouted back, finishing the last hand seal of the palindrome and shouted, "Suiton: Suijinheki!"

A water wall came out and surrounded the trio, and when the fireball made contact, they canceled each other out, making a smokescreen of mist settle over the training ground. "Now's our chance!" Naruto whispered in a hushed tone, "Take your positions!"

Manoeuvring quickly behind Kakashi, Sasuke shouted, "Katon: Uchiha Daien no Jutsu (Fire Style: Uchiha Great Fire Jutsu)!" Spitting out a large wave of flames that the Uchiha were famous for, Kakashi had no choice but to dodge to the side. Seeing Sakura closing in on him from his right with her fist, he instinctively turned to his left.

"Where's Naruto... OH MY KAMI!" he was so shocked, he forgot to move - not that he could go anywhere. Naruto dispelled a clone, and sprinted towards him. "Odama Rasengan!" he called out, and Kakashi's eyebrows raised even higher if that were possible. As Naruto slammed it into his stomach, the Rasengan exploded, the highly compressed chakra finally free. Kakashi was thrown backwards and spun at the same time, as if he was in a washing machine. Blackness creeped into his vision, and his last thought was "shit".

Naruto smiled, and said, "Great job everyone!" Taking the two bells, he gave them out to both of them. "What about you dobe? Not that I care, but you were the one who knocked him out," Sasuke asked. "I'll do fine," Naruto replied, "After all, I took my breakfast."

After Kakashi came to, he said, "You all pass. Now you're all dismissed. Meet back here tomorrow at 8 a.m., except Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura you can leave." They dispersed and left the field, leaving Naruto and Kakashi alone.

"Uh-oh," Naruto thought. "Now can you explain to me, where in hell did you learn that jutsu?" Kakashi demanded, though it was disguised by his fake tone as he replaced his hitaite. "I didn't learn it in hell, Kakashi-sensei," he tried to answer through semantics.

"Oh please... you expect me to believe a twelve-year old could come up with a jutsu that my sensei took three years to perfect?" Kakashi retorted. "Wait, sensei?" Naruto asked innocently to try and change the subject. "Yes, the Yondaime was my sensei. Now spill the beans."

Naruto sighed, "This will not be easy to answer. I'll have to show you myself." He grabbed Kakashi's shoulder and sat down, forcing him to do so as well. "I never tried this before, but I can guess how this works. Clear your mind," Naruto instructed, and as soon as Kakashi did, he was pulled into a realm of meadows.

"Welcome to my mindscape, Kakashi-sensei," he stated, "Here I am god. I decide each and everything that happens here. Including this."

He imagined a needle in his hand, and a metallic object appeared the next moment. "From something as small as this," he said as the needle disappeared, "To something as large as this." A mountain started rising before them, and then with a wave of his hand, the mountain sank back into the ground. "Woah..." Kakashi marvelled at the sheer power he was just shown.

"Now, let's go," Naruto declared, while grabbing Kakashi and forming the Seal Of Confrontation. A flash of yellow light later, and they appeared at the front of a giant bungalow. "So... who lives here?" Kakashi questioned. He didn't answer, but instead knocked on the door.

Kushina opened the door, and was surprised to see Naruto's guest. "Kakashi-kun?" "K-Kushina-san?" Kakashi rubbed his eye to make sure he was believing who he was seeing. "Ne, Kaa-san, is Tou-san here?" "Yes, come in first," she said, while ushering the two in. "Wait, Kaa-san? If you are his mother that means his father is-"

"Kakashi-kun, long time no see," said Minato, who was lounging on the plush sofa. Kakashi almost fainted then. "Minato-sensei?"

"So... that's how I learnt the Rasengan. Speaking of which, watch this," Naruto explained, then held out his hand. Using his left hand, he quickly surrounded the area above his his right with dense, swirling chakra. Next, a white core began to from as natural chakra and his gathered into one point.

As the thing expanded, he slowly cut off chakra as the Rasengan reached its normal size, with natural chakra sustaining its shape and power. "Now watch closely," Naruto said, and Kakashi raised his hitaite. Through the Sharingan, Kakashi watched as he fueled the Rasengan with more of his chakra, and the thing actually expanded again.

"I call this the Odama Rasengan," he said, "Now that I'm done here, let's go Kakashi-sensei. But remember, don't tell anyone about this."

Then grabbing him, they spun back into the real world. Standing up, Naruto said, "I'll be leaving now.", and body flickered to his favourite shop in town - Ichiraku Ramen. After eating lunch, he left for home.

Went he was home, Yugito was not there yet, so he presumed that she was still training with her team.

Training Ground 8

"Ok, that's all for today, I have assessed your abilities," announced Kurenai, after which she left via Shunshin.

"Yugito, I want to talk to you," Hinata said, just as Shino left as well. Suddenly, her expression turned cold. "Recently, I have noticed you getting close to my Naruto-kun."

"Wait, what? No, what did you mean by "getting close"?" Yugito asked, and she replied, "Don't lie, my Byakugan can see through anything. Including your lies." She activated her Byakugan just to emphasise.

"He's not "yours" in any way, Hinata," Yugito answered, which caused her to narrow her eyes. "No... not yet..." she said, and lunged toward Yugito with her fingertips lighting up with chakra.

Author's Notes:
Thank you for the reviews, I finally have my questions answered. Sorry for the late posts as I had a writer's block near the end on how to end it. Chapter 10 Special Edition: I will answer the first ten questions I receive as truly as possible on the next chapter's Author's Notes. So rate, review, and send me some questions!

Until tomorrow,
Ja Ne