TBWW: It's been a heck of a Month but the world keeps spinning and all that jazz. I try to stay on a schedule concerning my stories but as you probably already know real life tends to be a little more insistent. But luckily I found some time in the busyness of life to bring you another chapter of...

The Uzumaki Twins

By TheBigWhiteWolf

Naruto, Naruko, and Haku have all woken up at the crack of dawn preparing themselves for the final test to become Genin. Naruko and Naruto were still fuming over the realization that the graduation exam they passed was in fact not the final test. That's not to say they didn't understand the reasoning of the graduation exam being meant to weed out the ones with potential to become Genin. To paraphrase a quote they heard 'The road to becoming a ninja isn't meant to be easy'.

"Aren't you going to eat something Naruto?" asked Haku, seeing the blonde-hair boy ready to leave the house without eating was an odd occurrence.

"Nah, Kakashi-sensei said we shouldn't eat anything, we might puke." said Naruto as he looked longingly at the ramen noodle Naruko was enjoying.

Haku pondered on that for a second before saying "Don't you think that may have been a trick, even if you puke having some food in you will give you some much needed energy."

Naruto stood dumb for a second with a look on his face that said 'Why didn't I think of that?'

/Because thinking is not your forte./ Said Naruko as she mentally spoke to him.

/Your no genius yourself you know./ Said Naruto as he snarked back to his sister.

The twins glared at each other but only for a moment as their glare turned into a foxy grin.

"Good luck to you, both of you." said Naruto as he held a more serious look in his eyes but still wore his light-hearted smile.

"You too Ruto." said Naruko with a similar look in her eyes.

Haku merely nodded his head with a serene expression on his face.

Naruto held out his arm fist forward as he said "By the end of the day we'll all be ninja of Konohagakure!"

The other two joined in as they placed their fist against Naruto, and they stay that way for a moment rejoicing in the bond they shared with each other.

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Sasuke was busy grumbling and glaring at his teammates who were happily chatting away. Sasuke is never really in a good mood and it was even worse today after learning that Naruto and Sakura had already ate and why. It galled him how he could be fool by such an obvious trick and yet these two manage to realize it. Naruto looked towards Sasuke and tossed him an apple which Sasuke easily caught.

Sasuke looked at the apple in his hand before saying "I don't need your charity Uzumaki."

Naruto just shook his head exasperate "Will you shut up and just eat the apple." then ignored Sasuke as he returned to talking with Sakura.

Sasuke stared at the apple, as much as he wanted to throw it away or even burn it he knew he needed the energy, so very reluctantly he ate it.

The trio had arrived at the designated spot early in the morning, now it was nearing noon and they were getting impatient, that was when Kakashi finally appeared.

"What took you so long?" said Naruto "Didn't Hitomi-neechan warned you about being late."

Kakashi quickly and nervously looked around before saying "It was for the test, I assure you! Now lets go to the location of the final test."

What Kakashi didn't say was that he was watching them wait for him and saw the exchange between Sasuke and Naruto. He was proud of Naruto for putting aside his differences with Sasuke and helping him. While Sasuke seemed reluctant he still ate the apple and that meant he had the potential to become a better person.

They arrived at training ground 7 and Kakashi placed a timer on one of the stumps. He stood in the center of the training grounds as he addressed his students.

"The final test is a survival exercise." He held up two bells connected to a string "Your objective is to retrieve one of these bells, if you manage to get a bell then you pass."

"Uh Kakashi-sensei, there are only two bells." said Sakura as she stated the obvious.

"That's right, the person who doesn't receive a bell will go back to the Academy." said Kakashi with a slight touch of menace in his voice. "You must take the bells before the timer runs out that's noon, I suggest you come at me with intent to kill."

They all had a tense look on their face, Naruto's finger twitch and Kakashi smiled though no one could see it.

"Start!" exclaimed Kakashi and before the word was even finished the three shinobi to be were gone.

"Not bad." said Kakashi as he waited to see who would make the first move.

Naruto and Sakura were hunker down in the trees keeping their voice low "It doesn't make any sense." said Sakura

"What doesn't?" asked Naruto as he tried to get a handle on the situation.

"Why would he only have two bells when Genin squads are always a four man team not three man." Sakura explained

Naruto thought on that for a second before saying "Deception! One of the key things about being a ninja is deception. He already tried to deceive us once this could be another trick."

"Of course." said Sakura in realization "Why would he try to get us to believe only two of us can pass?"

"Well if only two of us could pass I'll be desperate to get one of those bells. Oh!" said Naruto as he too realized.

"Exactly, he's trying to tear us apart. He's a Jonin and we're not even Genin yet there's no way we could take him by ourselves. We would need to work together if we even hope to get one of those bells." said Sakura as she laid it out.

"Then that means we're going to need Sasuke's help." said a suddenly desponded Naruto.

"We're going to need to work together with Sasuke if we are to be successful."

"I don't really have a problem with it but he might. Look you go talk to Sasuke and come up with a plan to get the bells from Kakashi-sensei."

"Why me?" asked Sakura not really wanting anything to do with Sasuke.

"Because he's a lot more likely to listen to you then me." Sakura had to admit that was true "I'll be going out there keeping Kakashi-sensei busy, I'll leave you one of my clones so that I'll know what the plan is."

"Okay, good luck Naruto." said Sakura as she bounded off to find her former crush.

Naruto jumped out in front of his sensei preparing to attack head on.

Kakashi shook his head and said "Naruto, I thought I taught you better than this."

Meanwhile Sakura was trying to convince Sasuke that they had to work together.

"Are you sure about this?" he asked in his usual superior way.

Sakura who was on the verge of causing him serious harm said "Of course I'm sure, have you ever heard of a three man Genin squad?"

Sasuke thought about it, he really didn't want anyone holding him back but if it meant becoming a ninja he would do whatever it took.

"Hn, fine you got any idea how we're going to do it?"

"I'm working on it." snapped Sakura

Naruto was using everything he learned up to this point to stay on a somewhat even footing with Kakashi who wasn't even going all out but wasn't taking it as easy as one would expect. The sudden rush of memories from the clone he left with Sakura nearly cost him as he was distracted enough to almost take an uppercut from Kakashi.

Naruto then held his hands in his signature seals as he shout "Taguu Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"

There was a big puff of smoke that cleared to reveal some twenty or so clones of Naruto. Kakashi was aware that Naruto could do this but it still amazed him that he could make so many without breaking a sweat while he could barely manage more than five without passing out. The army of clones attacked as one distracting Kakashi from the fact that the real Naruto had slipped into the trees. He made easy work of the clones as he defeated most of them when he suddenly heard a great whooshing sound. He turned to see a great wall of flame rapidly approaching him, his visible eye bugged slightly as he narrowly managed to avoid it.

He turned as he heard a rustle in trees to see another army of Narutos coming after him, what was surprising was the army of Sakuras and Sasukes coming after him too. There were a lot of them, hundreds probably more, could Naruto really make this many clones and what about the others perhaps they were Henges of Naruto's clones. It only took him a moment to realize that these clones weren't fighting like Naruto, all they did was punch and kick in repetitive order. It only took him a second longer to realize that he was in a Genjutsu which he immediately released.

As he awoken from the Genjutsu he saw Naruto and Sasuke both holding up a bell, Naruto had a big grin on his face while Sasuke wore a superior smirk. He was in that Genjutsu for only a few seconds but that was more than enough time. He looked to see Sakura standing next to Naruto smiling brightly though slightly tired from casting the Genjutsu.

"Well I must say I'm curious how you manage to achieve this." said Kakashi

"Well we realized that there's no way we would be able to beat you by ourselves so we worked together and came up with a plan. I distracted you while Sakura and Sasuke got ready. Then Sasuke used his Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu and I used my Fūton: Daitoppa to enhance it, this was to keep you from realizing that Sakura had placed a Genjutsu on you." said Naruto as he proudly explained how they got the better of their sensei.

"I see." said Kakashi noncommittally "You know there are only two bells and yet you all decided to work together for them." stated Kakashi as they all nodded their head "I'm proud to say that you all pass."

Naruto and Sakura were jumping around in joy shouting about how they finally passed. Sasuke merely stood as his smirk grew slightly broader thinking about how he was one step closer to his goal.

After Kakashi got them to settle down he went on "You see in the Ninja world those who break the rules are scum, but those who betray their teammates are even lower than scum. The fact that you manage to grasp the purpose of this test makes me proud to call you my students. From now on you are Shinobi of Konoha and you must learn to depend on each other as teammates, that is the purpose of this test. If you can't grasp the concept of team work then you aren't meant to be a Konoha Shinobi. Dismissed."

The now officially rookie Genins went their separate ways rejoicing in becoming ninjas but also with Kakashi's words on their minds.

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Hitomi studied her students as they stood before her ready and willing to become ninjas. The purpose of the final test was to see if the Genin had what it took to work as a team. Naruko and Haku worked well together, and teamwork was an essential skill for the Aburames concerning their particular skill set. All in all she wasn't worried about how well they would handle teamwork, instead she wanted to see what they were made of and push them to their limits. So for a why she struggled to come up with a test that would both test their teamwork and push their limits.

Before the trio had anytime to wonder what was expected of them Hitomi had quickly shackled Shino's left arm to Naruko's right and Haku's right arm to Naruko's left. The three were surprised to see that they were stuck together by braces with a foot and a half cord.

"Your objective is to get this key." Hitomi stated as she referred to the key that hung around her neck like a necklace "If you wish to get this key than you are going to have to work together, you are allowed to use any means at your disposal except Kage Bunshins." she this while giving Naruko a pointed looked, Naruko merely grumbled at not being able to use her favorite jutsu.

"I won't attack you but I'm not going to make it easy for you either. Good luck, your time starts now." she jumped away after saying start and due to ingrain reflex the trio made to follow, but tripped over each other instead.

"It would seem that this is going to be more difficult than anticipated. Why? Because we are not used to each others movements and would cause each other problems." stated Shino in his usual logical manner despite trying to hide the developing blush from being so close to Naruko.

"Then what are we going to do, we only got til noon to find her and that's not a lot of time!" said Naruko who was on the verge of panic.

"I have placed one of my Kikaichu on her before she took off, so we have the capabilities to track her." said Shino

"If we have the capabilities of tracking her with little effort, then we should sacrifice some time in order to move as one, or at least move without tripping over each other." said Haku

"That seems like a logical solution." stated Shino

Having a plan the three practice for nearly an hour getting use to each others movements. They ran, jumped, and attacked all while being mindful of the person next to them. Finally they reached a point where they felt they were passable as trying for perfection would take weeks.

"Alright Shino, point the way." said Naruko as she took charge.

Shino indicated the direction they should travel and as nearly one body they jumped into the trees and took off. It wasn't long before they located their sensei standing in a small clearing standing as still as a statue. They kept themselves hidden in the trees not wanting to reveal themselves just yet.

"Remember to stick to the plan." said Haku more for Naruko's sake.

Haku made a single hand sign indicating he was using his Hyoton ability. Haku was mostly self taught in the use of his Kekkei Genkai, but was helped by what Hitomi and the Hokage could dig up on his clan. He was able to draw out just enough moisture in the air to form several senbons surrounding the clearing. This was to keep the target from knowing their precise location, not that they thought it would help against a Jonin. Haku exercised his power and 'threw' the senbons to the target. Upon hitting the target the figure in the clearing poofed clearly turning out to be a log.

"A Kawarimi, as we suspected." said Shino

There was a poof of smoke behind them and there was Hitomi smiling as she said "I was wondering when you guys was going to get here."

Before Hitomi was even done with that sentence Naruko had turned her head in order to get a better view of her Neechan. Barely moving herself Naruko's chain snaked around her and shot towards Hitomi. Naruko had become so sufficient with her Kunai-and-Chain that she even learned how to manipulate it with her chakra, she wasn't as good as a puppeteer but she could certainly catch someone off guard. Hitomi was indeed caught off guard as she narrowly avoided the kunai edge of the chain.

Shino then put in his due as he sent out a volley of Kikaichu, not wanting to get caught in that swarm Hitomi quickly made distance between them. What wasn't apparent until it was too late was that the Kikaichu weren't going after her but the key that had fallen from her neck after Naruko had cut it with the chain. After the insects had returned the key the trio quickly unlocked themselves and assumed a fighting stance incase Hitomi had another surprise for them.

Hitomi was clapping as she walked closer to her team and said "I gotta say y'all surprised me. I was expecting to give y'all the run around for quite a bit longer. But y'all manage to anticipate each others movements, came up with a plan, and executed it flawlessly. There's nothing else I can say but congratulations you all pass!"

"YAHOOOO!" shouted Naruko as she jumped for joy.

Haku just chuckled at Naruko's action and happy that she was one step closer to her dream. Shino was yet again trying to hide the developing blush as he turned away from the scene Naruko was making. Hitomi smiled knowing that from now on things was only going to get harder, but content to letting them have their moment.

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EN: Well now that our twins are finally ninjas the fun can really begin, as you can see this chapter was all about the final test to becoming a Genin. I wanted to illustrate some of the changes to Kakashi's character, also I was having some trouble making Naruko's test from scratch. I do have some plans on stretching it out in future, but currently this was the best I could manage. For those who can't wait for a Naruko and Naruto team up, be patient it's coming. One more thing, there will be no harem in this story, there is nothing wrong with it, it's just not my style. Please review as always I appreciate it.