Naomi woke up first like always but earlier than usual. She got up and washed up then got changed. She then got to making breakfast consisting of eggs, bacon, orange juice, and toast.
Naruto and Kaori's alarms went off and they got up and did their morning routine and sat at the table, "You guys ready for y'alls test?" Naomi asked setting down a plate for them. Kaori was the one to respond for both of them, "As ready as well ever be. Nee-Chan do you know anything about jonin Kakashi Hatake?"
Naomi thought about it and looked to them seriously, "Well other than the fact he's been watching us a bit and trying to get close to me I say he took an interest in us. And when I went through his mind he seems a bit messed up. He's lost many important people in his life and he blames himself. He visits the memorial stone everyday which is why he's late most of the time." as she gave them her analysis they began eating their food and Kairi just slumped down into the vacant chair getting her own plate.
"I see, well still I ain't cutting him slack. If they are on the memorial stone that means they died as heroes. He shouldn't blame himself, death is in our line of work. Sure it's evadable but when the time comes that we can't talk using our words and they are out for blood, we have to kill and witness death. Even if it means seeing the death of a love one that sacrificed their lives for the ones they care about." Kaori lectured and the mood turned gloomy. Naomi tried to get rid of it by distracting them, "Well y'all better go. Do us proud and try to have fun as well." she says smiling and feeling better seeing their mood change.
"You bet we will Nee-Chan! Dattebayo!" Naruto exclaimed then he rushed out the house with Kaori on his heels saying bye to their sisters. "Come on Naomi before we end up being late, again." Kairi says finishing up her breakfast and putting the dishes in the sink. Even putting their younger siblings dishes in there. Naomi just smiled and grabbed her kunai holster then waited for Kairi.
(The training ground)
Kaori and Naruto arrived at the training ground first. A few minutes later Sakura showed then Sasuke. They all exchanged a hi then proceeded to wait for their sensei.
~2 and a half hours later~
Sakura was pacing back and forth impatiently, Sasuke just sat under a tree showing no emotion outside but inside was quite annoyed, and Kaori and Naruto were playing Shogi with Kaori having the upper hand when Kakashi finally appeared in a puff of smoke, "Yo." he said and Sakura screeched "YOU'RE LATE!" and Kakashi tried to wave her off, "I'm sorry you see a black cat crossed my path so I had to take a different route." he said lamely, "YEAH RIGHT THAT'S A LIE!" Sakura screeched.
"Alright now your test is going to be..." he pulls out three bells, "To get these bells from me." they looked at him and saw the bells and confused them. "But Kakashi-sensei there's only three bells and four of us." Sakura stated and Kakashi went to explain it, "Yes that means one of you will be sent back to the academy and have to wait until the next selection." they all got a shocked look on their face.
Kakashi then pulls out a little clock and set it, "This clock is set to noon. You have until then to get these bells from me. Come at me with the intent to kill." he says further shocking them.
"But sensei you could get hurt." Sakura says but he just waved her off. Then Naruto rushed Kakashi with a kunai only to have his arm grabbed and twisted around so the kunai can be at the back of his neck, "My my someone's eager and you didn't even let me say go." he said. He then felt a sharp poke in his back and turned to see Kaori there with her twin swords aimed at him with a blank face. He turned back to where she was and saw "her" until she poofed out of existence, 'Kage Bushin'he thought, "It seems you got the gist of it." he released Naruto "Go." then everyone scattered.
Sasuke was hiding in a tree, Sakura in a bush and Kaori behind a tree sensing for her brother only to find him in the open facing Kakashi. She facepalmed, 'That boy is getting overconfident.' she thought then rushed out and grabbed him before he could say anything. "What are you doing Kaori-Nee-Chan I was about to fight him fair and square." he said once they were a good distance away. Only to get bopped on the head, "You baka! He's a jonin and you're a genin he has more experience than us and a good arsenal of jutsus probably. The only way we have a chance is by working together. I mean why do you think they put us on a team, for show?" she said and Naruto developed a thinking face only to come up with nothing and shrugged.
Kaori sighed and ran her fingers through her hair, "Teamwork. Though people as individuals are strong they are stronger when put on a team and they coordinate well with each other." he adopted a look of understanding, "So what's the plan?" he asked and she got a small look of annoyance, "As much as I hate to say it we have to at least try to get Sasuke and Sakura to help us. If they refuse then it's their loss." when she told him they heard a high pitched scream and both thought, 'Sakura.'
"Well let's get to it." Naruto said and they both jumped off towards where the scream came from. They found Sakura passed out on the ground, "Genjutsu." Kaori muttered. She channeled her chakra into Sakura breaking her out of it. She shot up and shouted Sasuke-kun. She then looked around and found Naruto and Kaori but now Sasuke.
"Where's Sasuke-kun!?" Sakura asked the two shrugged. "Listen Sakura we came to ask you to work with us to get a bell." Kaori says but it looked like Sakura didn't listen to her, "There's no time for that I need to find Sasuke-kun." she says then ran off. Naruto and Kaori sighed, "Well we did try now onto Sasuke." Kaori said then they went off.
They reached the area they sensed Sasuke and watched his battle with Kakashi though only Kaori heard what was being said, "You try to take me on yourself and think everyone else is beneath you." Kakashi said and Sasuke just smirked, "They will only get in my way." he then threw some kunai at Kakashi who jumped away from it and landed where Sasuke wanted. He cut a hidden wire that sprung a log trap that Kakashi shunshined away from and Sasuke went in pursuit. Once he reached Kakashi he threw a punch to his and Kakashi caught it he then went to kick but Kakashi caught him and turned him upside down. Sasuke the reached for the bells and his fingers grazed it before Kakashi threw him. Sasuke landed and did some handsigns, "Katon: Gokakyu no Jutsu". Kakashi's eye widen, 'How'd he learn that? It cost way too much chakra for a genin.' he thought before disappearing when the fireball hit. 'Where could he be? Behind? Above!?' Sasuke thought.
"I'm where you least expect." He heard then felt something grab his leg and pull him under to his head and then Kakashi appeared. "A good ninja looks underneath the underneath." he eye smiled then jumped away. Naruto and Kaori came out of hiding with grins on their faces, "The rookie of the year everybody." Naruto says and Sasuke growls.
"Besides making fun, we came to ask for your help." Kaori says and Sasuke just huffed a breath, "I don't need yours or his help, I almost got one." the siblings looked at each other and shrugged, then went off, "Wait! At least get me out of here!" Sasuke called to them but they acted like they didn't hear him. The two ended back near the field, "Alright Naruto just like we planned last night." Kaori said and Naruto nodded grabbing a kunai from his pouch and ran out towards Kakashi.
Kakashi saw Naruto and put his hand in his pouch to bring something out making Naruto pause his running, 'Is he getting serious with us?' he thought only to get a blank face when he pulls out an orange book he's seen in the window of the bookstore, 'He's not!!' he resumed his charge at him and took a swipe then sent a kick only to have it grabbed, "Mediocre taijutsu." Kakashi said "Don't underestimate me." Naruto pushed off Kakashi with his other foot surprising him, then crossed his fingers "Kage Bushin no Jutsu!" Naruto shouted and ten clones poofed into existence.
Kaori was hiding behind a nearby tree when Naruto casted the jutsu. She did a few hand signs ending on rat, "Kage Henge no Jutsu." she whispers and she started turning into a shadow and moved along the ground while the Naruto's started circling Kakashi. She attached herself to one of the clones and then they jumped towards Kakashi trying to land a hit. When the clone threw a punch to Kakashi the real Naruto saw the shadow move and attach it's self to Kakashi.
When Kakashi dispersed the clones he disappeared from sight and Naruto looked around for him, "Never let your enemy get behind you." he heard and turned his head around to see Kakashi behind him in the tiger handsign and was about to act until shadow threads grabbed his limbs, stopping him from moving and a shadow spike came for his heart while a hidden thread grabbed two of the bells and retreated back and he used the kawarimi no jutsu with a log.
The shadows got off the log then began to make a figure that turned out to be Kaori. "Almost had him." Naruto said and Kaori nodded her head. "Yeah we almost had him but," she pulled out two bells "We got THEM." she gave one to him and he smiled.
"How did you perform that jutsu it seems to take up a lot of chakra." they heard and turned to see Kakashi staring with a wide eye and Kaori smiled. "It's a jutsu I made and it does actually take a bit of chakra but my reserves are massive." she says and he just looks more bewildered. The alarm rang and they heard another scream, "Sakura." Naruto and Kaori said, "Guess she found Sasuke." Kaori said "I'll get them you two sit by the posts." he said then went off to get them.
Kakashi returned with Sakura and Sasuke and they sat down with the siblings, "I've decided that y'all shouldn't go back to the academy." Kaori and Naruto grinned, Sakura smiled, and Sasuke just smirked. Kakashi looked at them seriously, "You all should give up on being ninja permanently." this shocked Sakura and Naruto, Kaori and Sasuke were mad. "You four fail to realize the real meaning of this test. Except Naruto and Kaori."
"What do you mean?" Sakura asked looking at the two confused. Kaori had already knew it Naruto was a bit confused, 'There was a lesson?' until Kaori finally had enough, "Teamwork." she said and Kakashi nodded, "That's right. Sakura when Naruto and Kaori woke you, you rejected their help in exchange for looking for Sasuke." Sakura looked down in shame he then looked to Sasuke, "And you felt that they were beneath to accept their help. You act like a brat." Sasuke charged at Kakashi but was thrown down and stepped on, "DONT STEP ON SASUKE-KUN!!!" Sakura screamed while Naruto and Kaori laughed but stopped quickly. Kakashi then put a kunai to Sasuke's neck, "Sakura kill Naruto or else Sasuke dies." he says.
Kaori summoned her sword from her lower back and grabbed the hilt, "I will kill you before that happens." she said scaring Sakura and even Sasuke, "It was just an example Kaori." he said getting off Sasuke, "Situations like that will occur in the field and you will have to make a decision." He then walks to the memorial stone. "Written on this stone are the names of hero shinobi who've died in action. My best friends name is on here." he then went back to the little team and ties Naruto to the post, "HEY! WHY AM I TIED TO THE POST!!" he screamed and Kakashi just says, "Because I want to. Now I'll give you all a chance after lunch but don't feed Naruto. That's an order." he then vanishes in a puff of smoke.
They got the bentos their sensei brought and started eating until Naruto's stomach growled. They looked at him and he just laughed, "It's alright I don't need to eat." but his stomach disagreed and Kaori went to feed her brother.
"What are you doing. You'll get in trouble!!" Sakura shouts while also looking around. "I don't care. Naruto is our teammate, more importantly my brother, if he lags behind it could hinder our teamwork. He needs all the strength he can get." Kaori said then fed her brother who was grateful and then to their surprise Sasuke offered his bento along with Sakura, who was hesitant at first. As soon as she was done feeding him her bento there was An explosion and Kakashi appeared, "You!!!" he says menacingly, "You four broke the rules." he glares at them, "So what if we did? We're a team." Kaori said getting into a defensive position, "Yeah we are one." Sakura said taking out a kunai. "Yeah yeah Dattebayo!!!" Naruto said and Sasuke got into a defensive position and nodded.
"You are one? That's y'alls excuse?" Kakashi says unimpressed and scanned them all. "Then you all..." he pauses for suspense then he eye smiled, "Pass." everyone took a moment to process until, "WHAT!!!!" Sakura and Naruto's jaw dropped, Sasuke was confused, and Kaori looked indifferent since she had a feeling this was a test as well. "You all pass. Those who abandon the rules are scum, but those who abandon their friends are worse than scum." everyone looked in awe at the statement, "Now team seven is official. I'll hand my report to Hokage-sama and we'll start our mission tomorrow at 7. Meet here." he said disappearing in a puff of smoke. Sasuke and Sakura left the training ground feeling happy they passed. Naruto shunshined out of the ropes and him and Kaori headed home for the rest of the day.
When they got to their apartment their other sisters were there. "Heyy you two how'd things go." Kairi spoke while Naomi was finishing up cleaning. "It went good Nee-chan except the parts where Sasuke and Sakura rejected our help." Naruto says sitting on the couch while Kaori laid her head in his lap and he started running his fingers through her making her smile and close her eyes. "Well it'll get better eventually Naru-kun. It's not easy work together with people but it will eventually." Naomi says sitting at the table when Naruto thought of a question. "Naomi-Neechan are there more people like us? I mean jinchuurikis." Kairi looked at him in surprise while Naomi was thinking on it, looking like she expected him to ask. "Considering you have Kurama, the Kyuubi, my guess would have to be yes. Just like Gaara and I believe he had Shukaku. Why do you ask?" she really was curious. "Because maybe they went through the same as me and I want them to know they aren't alone." she smiled at him, 'His heart is really big and made of pure gold.' "Well maybe we could lure them here. I have an ability due to Fye that allows me to enter someones mind and bend their will to mine. I could have them sneak off to an isolated location and we can meet them, of course I think Yagura-sama will be a bit difficult. He's Isobu's, the Sanbi, jinchuuriki and the Yondaime Mizukage." she threw the idea out and Naruto thought it could work, "Let's try it during the time of the chunin exams." he wanted to meet the rest and let them know that they weren't alone. "Alright. We have a hideout not far from here, and before you ask it was meant as a safe haven, besides Kaori's Haven, in case the villagers tried being violent towards us." Naruto just nodded his head.
"By the way we got a letter from Gaara and he says that he's finally a genin and that his dad is opening up to him more now and he can't wait to start missions with his brother and sister." Naomi says paraphrasing the letter and it made Naruto smile that Gaara was good, "Heyy Nee-Chan if he's like us would that make him our brother?" Naruto asked and Kairi answered this time, "Hmm I guess it would." and Naruto just went back to petting Kaori. "That's good, we have a brother. Or in your case you three have another brother." the girls giggled, more chuckled for Kairi.
The day went on and when night drew around the little family ate dinner and went to bed.