Wow, just wow…
All the great reviews I've gotten for this story…it's amazing. I'd like to take the time right now to thank the originator of the comedic 'Squad 7 and their Accidental Instructor' idea, Rorschach's Blot. I found the initial writings in his Compiliation Fic 'What If?' and was hooked then and there.
I'd also like you all for your great reviews and greater feedback. Without all of it, I'd have never gotten this far; that's the honest truth.
So, I'll try to answer some questions or talk about some ideas you all asked/shared in your recent reviews. Some reviewers, I might even be answering you all directly.
-Konohamaru, Moegi and Udon are not in Kakashi's 'team'. They're in another class. It's hard enough writing about the main characters' and their shenanigans. Adding those three…I'm just one person!
So, TJG:
I'll be using some of your ideas, but more for comedic value than strategic advantages. Non-of the battles in here will be really serious, but I hope I do them justice.
On the possibility of upgrading Sasuke's weapon: It's in the works. I'm currently considering the best 'effect' that helps the story's zany humor.
On Sakura's: Think the basic principle behind Juggernaut's powers and a bit on Mjolnir as well. These two are my main inspiration for Sakura's warhammer.
And Diresquirrel:
You're right, the last chapter was rather lacking on the celebration. I mainly left it out due to lack of idea's on the speech Iruka would give and how to make it…perfect for one of my favorite character's in Naruto.
And a little question to all of you:
Should I pair up Anko with anyone? I won't be pairing the kids up. I'm not likely to let this story continue passed the 'Defection' in Canon Naruto.
So without further ado,
Squad 7 and their Accidental Instructor
"Entry formation 15: Shock and Awe."
The three nodded firmly and readied their weapons. It was their debut and nothing would mess it up…
Chapter 10 – Welcome to the Seco-OH MY GOD!
"…he object of the test was infor-…"
*CRASH!*
Ibiki's speech was cut short by the arrival of a bundled cloth smashing through the window. It whirled in place right before hitting the front-most desks, kunai pinning the corners, revealing a scantily clad woman with purple hair, a blonde boy, a pink-haired girl and a pale boy. All, except the women, wore flak jackets over blue shirts and pants (shorts for the girl).
They landed in perfect formation utilizing the traditional 'Client-Squad-Triangle-Frontal -Guard', each striking a pose.
The woman stood feet shoulder width apart, hands up and flipping off the entire room. The blonde kid crouched before her displaying a red spiral shield and a spear at the ready. The pinkette stood beside the woman, a warhammer of all things held in a ready stance more suited to a heavy longsword. The pale kid stood on the other side of the woman, arms crossed and a superior look on his face. A sword peeked out from over his shoulder.
With a savage grin on her face, the woman spoke…
"No time to relax maggots! Team Anko is here so get your shit and fall in line! The Second Exam is about to begin!"
The room was eerily quiet as various genin pulled themselves up from beneath their desks. Some hadn't even reacted. Ibiki sighed and addressed the still-grinning woman.
"…Anko…you're early…too early. I haven't even passed them yet."
The newly-named Anko scoffed, her students (?) smirking as well. The three stared defiantly at the different genin, spotting their old classmates and the horde of Academy cadets arrayed in the back.
"Damn Ibiki, you must be getting soft. You passed…27 teams?! Damn, you really are getting soft!"
Ibiki scowled at her teasing voice and huffed.
"We got a talented group here, especially Kakashi's brood. Damn kids took the whole test like pros. Now let me finish so I can get out of here. I got an appointment in an hour…" He looked back at the crowd of genin…and Academy cadets. "You all pass. Follow Team Anko to the Second Portion." He then trudged out the door, the various Chunin following, muttering about 'grabbing a drink'.
Anko shrugged and gestured for the room to follow…
Outside the Forest of Death…
"…waiver-"
"HOLD UP!"
Anko glared at the loudmouth blonde (NOT NARUTO!) that interrupted her explanation. Ino quailed for a moment but regained her courage (or stupidity). "Why do those three *points at Sasuke, Naruto and Sakura* get to help proctor the exam?! And those jackets! They shouldn't be wearing them! Those are for chunin and jounin!"
Team Anko snickered as a whole while the rest of the examinees muttered and whispered about the strangeness as well. Sakura stepped forward, her warhammer propped against her shoulder.
"Isn't it obvious Ino-pig? Since we're proctors and wearing these flak jackets, we must be Chunin at the very least…"
Ino stomped her foot angrily, not believing one word of it.
"No way that's true! Maybe Sasuke might be, but there's no way in hell that you or the deadlast are chunin; no way, no how!"
Ino would have ranted more if not for Sakura blurring from view. She appeared right before the shocked blonde and slammed her warhammer to the ground at Ino's feet. Ino had been ready to taunt the smirking pinkette if not for the aftereffect…
Ino and the surrounding genin were flung away from the impact zone by a shockwave. The ground below them cracked and shattered as if a large object had shot down from the sky and hit the ground with tremendous force. As the dust cleared, Ino (and everyone else) were treated with Sakura appearing in the epicenter, a cocky grin on her face.
"You're right Ino. We're not chunin. Naruto, Sasuke and I…" Sakura blurred again, appearing once again in front of the still-sitting blonde. "…are all jounin." Sakura barely had time to react when the horde of cadets tackled her, squealing about her teaching them and how awesome she was. She giggled at their faces and the way Sasuke and Naruto pouted.
Compared to the earth-shattering strikes of Sakura, shooting fireballs and making a near-endless number of clones wasn't all that great…
As Ino and the rest of the Rookies wrapped their minds around this development, the rest of the genin looked on, wondering how in the hell Konoha breeds so many prodigies. I mean, look at all those little brats crowding around the pinkette! 27 kids in one team under the infamous Copy-Ninja. That had to be against the rules somewhere. So what if they're all a bunch of six and seven year olds? Each one of them had to be a prodigy just like Itachi Uchiha and the Fourth Hokage! Two genins' minds in particular were awash with activity.
'All of my spying indicated that Copy-nin Kakashi was their sensei… Lord Orochimaru will not be happy about this…*sigh* I better get the lube…'
'H-how?! Kabuto didn't inform me of any of this! How could they be jounin already and with little Anko as their sensei! All my information stated that the Hatake brat was their sensei! Kabuto will pay for this!'
"B-bu-"
Ino sputtered as she shakily signed the waivers like everyone else. She couldn't believe Sakura and Naruto of all people were jounin! Before she realized it, the Second Exam had begun and her team was racing through the forest…
The Hokage Tower
The Sandaime, the vaunted 'Professor' and 'God of Shinobi' wept as his secretary brought in another stack of paperwork. The sheer number of delegates, ambassadors and foreign leaders arriving was double the estimated number and that meant more clients and money in the future. The Hokage couldn't help but be happy that so many came to see the teams compete.
The amount of paperwork their visits generated caused that happiness to turn to despair. There was so much this time around that he couldn't observe the First and Second Exams through his crystal ball. It was only the constant updates from his secretary that let him know all the Rookies had passed the First Exam and proceeded into the Forest of Death for the second portion. He dearly hoped Naruto would make it all the way to the finals…
Jounin Lounge
Many a foreign jounin looked on as the infamous Kakashi Hatake stared at the monitor with an unblinking eye and a savage curse every time his students defeated a squad of genin or the wildlife. His fellow sensei figured he was merely cursing that none of his students were being challenged enough to become chunin. After all, they all had to somehow either beat or equal Anko's feat of getting her kids to Jounin.
Kurenai figured the only way she could beat Anko was by miraculously having all her students become the Head of their respective clans before the beginning of the Finals. Likelihood of this happening: Zero…
Asuma was counting on Shikamaru's sheer genius, Ino's rumor-mongering ways and Choji's…well, Shikamaru always had a plan…to get them all to ANBU be the end of the Chunin Exams. Likelihood of that happening: Less than one percent.
And Gai…
Gai was scribbling away on his notepad. What he was writing no one knows…or wanted to know. Likelihood of either Gai or his students getting committed to an asylum: Fifty percent…of it being dismissed before even hitting the Hokage's desk.
"May I ask how those three children made jounin? According to that one blonde, the three were part of the same Academy class. Three months of service is hardly enough time to reach jounin…"
The four glanced at the questioner, the Suna Jounin, Baki. Kurenai and Asuma merely shrugged. Kakashi spoke up before Gai could go on his YOUTH! Rant.
"Those three…well, every generation has those few that just…make leaps and bounds beyond their peers. They just need the right sensei. The Sanin had the Third. I had the Fourth. Those three have Anko." Kakashi ended with a shrug before turning back to the monitor. Baki considered this and blurted,
"But you're teaching a veritable brood of prodigies! What is it with Konoha? Is it the water?! What makes a prodigy?"
The room quieted and looked on. Baki looked away, ashamed for such a display. The various jounin from the other villages privately wondered the same thing… Kakashi looked back, a pondering look on his face. Gai, Kurenai, Asuma and the other Konoha jounin waited eagerly. Kakashi was the only natural prodigy amongst them and his insight could change their very understanding of prodigies as a whole…
"…insanity. The reason prodigies make such incredible leaps is their distorted view of themselves and the world."
The room erupted in whispers as Baki adopted a shocked appearance. "I-Insanity? You mean…to be a prodigy, you must first be…crazy?"
Kakashi just eye-smiled and started cackling as a pride of tigers converged on his students.
"Soon…soon they'll be gone and I'll be free! Gloriously free!"
As he laughed madly at the ambush the cadets were walking into, one thought echoed through everyone's mind…
'Yup…insanity…'