I'm A Ninja Now Dammit
It Had been a couple days since the graduation exams and Naruto was having a grand old time. The other Jounin had returned from their ordeal in the Mist, and as a reward they were assigned to Genin teams.
The other teams all met there sensei the day after the exams and most were happy. Asuma took team 10, Kurenai took team 8 and Naruto was ecstatic to have Kakashi their sensei.
The sensei were also happy with their arrangements, Asuma and his team were already bonding as Asuma took on a much lazier frame of mind after the Kiri intervention. Kurenai was with Hinata, and would hopefully soften her up now that she was back and could focus on the lost girl. Gai was returned to his team, and even Anko had taken on a Genin team. They, however did not pass the Jounin's test. She instead managed to snake her way into torture and interrogation, and Itachi oped for an actual vacation. He mentioned something about the war affecting his eyes because of strain and the Hokage had put him under Tsunade's watch.
Naruto however had spent every waking moment (and some sleeping moments) with Miyuki.
They were so happy to see one another. Miyuki cried when she saw that the boys still wore their bracelets, but laughed when she saw them both blush. She still had the Uzumaki crest around her neck though the pendant was now on a beautiful platinum necklace, but the boys did not make fun of her blush, for Sakura was near...
They regaled each other with grand stories, and the adults watched and listened to them with great awe. More so the two samurai. They had an inkling that she acted a lot like the boy but seeing as how they were really only together for a short while they had nothing to really compare it too.
Sarutobi had taken a few hours of the day to visit with the new citizens of Konoha, one would even say that it was far to quick for the two men and the girl to be admitted as full citizens, but when the man properly introduced himself to the Shinobi council, everyone understood just why the old wise bastard had a smug smile on his face.
Quick Flashback
Minutes after Kakashi gave his report, Hokage sent, by Anbu, word to all the clan heads to meet immediately.
Within the half hour, all the clan heads were situated in the council chambers.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, forgive my intrusion on this graduation day so we will make this quick. I wanted to know what the council would think on absorbing three refugees from the Kiri intervention?"
"Why would you consider this so quickly, Hokage-sama, we cant rightfully know too much about them?" Asked the Hyuuga clan head.
"Forgive me Hiashi-dono but perhaps we can allow them to speak for themselves."
"Indeed."
In walked three people, three armed people? In a Ninja village, it was strange to be allowed indoors, especially a council meeting during non war time, with a visible weapon.
"Ah forgive, me counselors, it seems that I have ingrained my self and my students in the ways of the samurai, a wakizashi is all we currently carry." said Masamune.
"Forgive us, it has been a long time since many of us have been in the presence of a true samurai, they tend to live in the northern provinces of iron country..." Said Danzo.
"Ah yes, Those, samurai." muttered Miyuki.
In the blink of an eye, Muramasa, had struck out with a bamboo switch and hit the palm of Miyuki's hand. "Forgive her, but it seems that discipline, is not her strong suit."
Danzo who was about to remark on the girls attitude, at her outburst, had his own when he noticed the defiant smirk on her face.
See, when Danzo laughed everyone in the room was genuinely shocked. Not even the stoic Hyuuga could withhold his shocked expression.
"Ha ha ha, by God, if it isn't the second coming of Uzumaki Naruto."
When the other clan heads realized this they too began laughing. The girl simply blushed..
After his chuckle, Sarutobi brought the meeting back to order. "Gentlemen and gentle lady, if you would please introduce yourselves..."
"Please call me Miyuki, for the memory of the deaths of my family pains me, I have dropped the name, in order to abandon a curse. I would like nothing more than to see Naruto-nii."
Shikaku noticed something gleam on her neck. "Forgive me child, but is that the Uzumaki crest you wear?"
"Yes, it was a gift, from Naruto-nii."
The members of the Council seemed a bit receptive to that, and nodded.
Then they shifted to the two samurai.
The younger spoke first, he bowed low as was tradition. "My name is Muramasa the Roaring blade."
They all gasped but before they could recover the real exploding tag was dropped.
The elder bowed just as low, "My name is Masamune the whispering blade, I have also been called the the Judgment Blade of Kiri, the last student and recent forge of the seven legendary blades of the Mist."
Needless to say the room unanimously agreed them full citizenship.
End Flashback
They were allowed one of the abandoned houses in the Uchiha district. Right next door to Naruto...
They finally started to calm down and spoke a bit about what their plans were now.
The two men merely wanted to return to forging steal again, their big plan was to open a weapons shop and Dojo. They new in a ninja society they would not be needed much as a discipline. At least that's what they would assume. They didn't know it yet but they would have to expand their dojo after only the first month. The way of the Samurai, may not have been needed but the way of the sword was always cool.
Today though they stayed up talking pretty late, well past midnight. The young girl Miyuki had pulled up and snuggled next to Naruto, as he put his arm over her shoulders. Miyuki, feeling secure promptly fell asleep.
Masamune had seen this and quickly responded. "Naruto-dono, it is good to see her in such high spirits. It had been a long time since we have seen her this happy, would you agree, Muramasa-san."
"Indeed... Uzumaki-san, but there is one thing we did want to speak to you about..."
The room seemed to quiet as he said that, everyone, Tsunade, Shizune, Sakura, Kakashi, Sasuke, Itachi and Hiruzen, all quieted seemingly sensing that the conversation was going to get heavy.
"Aha, yes, well," said the elder samurai, trying to salvage the mood. "...we are concerned Naruto-dono, we simply needed to ask you... Who does it feel?"
Naruto seemed a bit confused but the fact was he had a good idea as to what these men were talking about, he just couldn't figure out was, Why, they were asking.
"Somehow, I have a bad feeling about this," worried the blond "I'm guessing your talking about him," he said patting his stomach, the men nodded. "Hard to explain really... I've lived with it all my life, so its normal to me, what I can tell you, is that when I actively use it, it burns, feels heavy you know."
He paused... "Well like right now I'm being held down by my training seals, and when I release them I feel light as a feather, but since its my own chakra it heals me up a bit like a chakra injection, but when I tap into it, its the opposite..." he looked thoughtful, trying to summon up the wisdom to portray this anomaly.
The samurai looked pensive, everyone else, the ones that had been there that fateful night 12 years ago, looked downcast. They felt it, the enormous killer intent that could... no, should be called genocidal intent, the pure maliciousness of the oppressive chakra, and Naruto lived in its presence since birth.
It almost seemed like the only one that knew nothing of it was his own sister. Something that she knew she should be happy about.
Naruto continued his explanation with is hand on his chin. "...it taps into every feeling I have, and since most of the time its been in hostile situations, it increases all the negative emotions and then multiplies them."
"Naruto... is it always that bad..." asked Sakura.
"Depends on how much I use... when I dip into it and go what I call first level, its not bad, its purely instinctual like when Kiba uses his Four Legs Technique...."
Tsunade, jumped up from her seated position and almost lost her cool, the sleeping girl the only reason why she didn't rip Naruto's head off.
"You've tapped into, Its, chakra, how much of it? And it better not be under your grandfathers allowance...!" She said in a hushed roar...
"Umm, hehe, well I've recently found that I can take it up to Two of Its tails..." he said with a nervous grin on his face and his free hand on scratching the back of its head.
Tsunade sat down with all the force of gravity, oh, she would have a word with the so called Great Toad Sage... with her fists...
Naruto turned to the two samurai, who at this point bowed low on the ground...
The elder spoke. "Then all the more that we thank you young master see we..."
"Please... Guys, no formalities with me, and definitely don't bow, please."
They rose from their bowed position but stayed kneeling. "Certainly, Naruto-san, see we encountered something that, we hope you may be able to shed some light... Miyuki-chan, was injured that night remember," Naruto nodded.
"Yeah, I remember in a blur, but she took an injury to the shoulder, and I used one of my Moms, healing seals."
Muramasa asked the question that had been on his mind for a very long time. "Would you using the Kyuubi's chakra, affect the seal at all?"
Naruto's eyes widened then dimmed, Sasuke had seen this before, it was time for a meet and greet.
The world turned to stillness.
Naruto went quiet. Everyone went quiet... and before anyone could speak Sasuke decided to inform everyone.
"He, has receded into the 'sealscape', I have seen him do it, but, never this quick."
"Sealscape?" it didn't matter who actually asked it because they were all thinking it.
Sasuke, took that as his cue to elaborate. "Naruto, has explained it as appearing on the same plane as the seal, where the Kyuubi is contained. But back to the Miyuki-chan, I noticed it when you arrived, and saw it later with my Sharingan... Hopefully Naruto will have an answer..."
He was cut off as Naruto began to move, he reached up and wiped some blood that began to flow from his nose. (not in the perverted sense)
"Hehe, sorry about that, The Kyuubi's influence while I'm in there is pretty strong, when he wants me out It can hurt a bit. I guess it isn't always a good idea to yell at a being of pure power..."
Everyone sweat dropped.
"Anyway, Kyuubi-sama, said that when we applied the seal he noticed that she was weakening and that he felt it would be ashamed to loose one so close... Not sure what the cryptic bastard meant by that... But he forced some of his life force into the seal. Which is why it probably looks like it does." He said as he moved Miyuki's shirt to the side.
He looked over at the swordsmen and asked his worried question, it was almost whispered. "Does it pain her in any way?"
"Not exactly, We chose to keep her as an apprentice, for several reasons, the main one being her emotions... it is as you say, when she gets angry..." Muramasa sighed. "it is not always an easy task to pacify her. We thought that, perhaps, through training in the sword she would learn to control this gift of power."
"I almost feel like I have cursed her with this mark." Naruto said as he observed how the seal had changed. The one he applied those two years ago was so different, now only the swirl I the middle remained with four slits around it.
After that conversation, everyone turned in for the evening.
Elsewhere and all throughout Konoha, the newly appointed ninja of the Leaf were receiving their first set of orders. Tomorrow they would all have their first official meetings with their sensei since the passing of the true genin exam.
Teams – 8, 9, and 10 had all gathered at their respective training grounds awaiting their Sensei. While teams 8 and 10 were new to the life style, having your sensei be late was something they knew was not normal. So imagine the shock to team nine, Gai-sensei's team, when Gai was no where to be seen after their 6 am meeting.
Training Ground 8 (TG8 for future reference)
"Kiba sit still Kurenai-sensei is not in the habit of being late so therefor if she is it must be due to something important." Hinata, knowing her sensei best was starting to get nervous, Kurenai was a very punctual person, her being late meant it could be something serious.
"Hinata-san is right you are agitating my Kikaichu, please be still."
"Yeah I just got a bad feeling about this, even Akamaru senses something wrong..."
All four suddenly turned around to an approaching presence...
Training Ground 9 (TG9 for future reference)
"Yoshi! If Gai-sensei is not here in the next five minutes I will do 50 push ups, 50 sit ups, and 50 lunges in one minute and if I cant do that I will..."
"Stow it Lee!, calm yourself you are disturbing my meditations."
"Neji-kun is right Lee, Maybe this is Gai-sensei's way of telling us we need to be self sufficient sometimes." said Tenten as she let another kunai rip, the kunai aimed straight at the apple Neji had placed on his head. Just as the apple was cut in two, the halves fell, and Neji performed two quick Juuken strikes on them.
Just then a presence made its self known, the three sprang into a defensive position.
"Show yourself stranger, what is your purpose here..."
Training Ground 10 (TG10 for future reference)
"You know, if we end up with a sensei just as lazy as you Shika, I swear to the Hokage, that I will take it out on you."
"..."
"Answer me... DAMN YOU!"
"What, you troublesome woman, you havent asked me anything."
"At least acknowledge me..." Ino said in a huff.
"Asuma-sensei, may be lazy but at least he's been on time so far, maybe... maybe something
happened."
Shikamaru lay in the grass watching the clouds, Ino was standing over hims and Choji was holding Ino by the waist as she was attempting to kill the lazy boy.
"Ino... Shut up."
Ino looked at Shikamaru like his head was on backwards, he was never that serious... unless someone made a move on the shogi board that he didn't anticipate.
"Shut up... and who are you, I didn't sense your presence till just now." He said pointing beyond Ino.
Even though there was only one person standing before them, the mysterious person gave a peculiar answer.
"If you had felt our presence then we could not call our selves shinobi. Perhaps it is you who are playing ninja."
TG8
"If you had felt our presence then we could not call our selves shinobi. Perhaps it is you who are playing ninja."
The black clad ninja responded.
Kiba responded quickly, immediately he dropped down to all fours and became feral, Akamaru next to him already looking like the human boy.
Hinata was taken aback by this, Kiba like most of the boys in her class was never this serious this fast. Just then she was snapped out of her revere by a roaring order that came from Kiba.
"Hinata, focus, don't take your eyes off this guy, and don't hold back."
"for some reason she was quickly pissed off, "Don't you dare give me orders, Doggy, there is no squad leader here..."
"Shino, use your bugs don't hold back... Fang Over Fang." Shino complied, he had never seen the young Inuzuka so worked up. That's when he noticed that the black clad Ninja merely weaved out of the way of the swirling claw technique like it was moving in slow motion.
A cloud of Kikaichu exited the safety of the hive like a fast fog descending a mountain. Hinata's vision was covered, and she immediately activated her bloodline.
"Byakugan..." She almost immediately regretted this action, see, the Byakugan sees the intensity and color of chakra, one of the main house always seemingly saw this in striking clarity. When she looked at her attacker it was like a burning sun... where had she seen that before... DUCK... her instincts screamed as she barely managed to evade a kick that would have taken her out.
She was immediately engaged in a taijutsu struggle with a much faster opponent... This is like fighting Nii-san... another dodge, then she took one to the stomach, something was odd though, at the velocity that this person was moving that punch should have rocked her to the core. Her breath left her but just then the assailants attention was caught on the feral duo.
Kiba was right, we cant hold back.
She squared her shoulders once again as she gained her footing, she stared directly into the eye less mask of her their attacker... the Japanese rising sun engraved in silver on the void blackness that was the mask.
TG9
"If you had felt our presence then we could not call our selves shinobi. Perhaps it is you who are playing ninja."
Lee was bouncing on his toes when he heard this, a chance, this was all he wanted, to prove that he could be a great ninja on Taijutsu alone...
"Come let us see who is the victor here, Neji, Tenten, please let me handle this..."
Lee left his comrades in a blur, her was moving fast but the masked ninja, was quick to parry every strike...with one hand.
"Lee! Back down we must take this battle seriously...!"
"Byakugan," What? This mans chakra flow is almost like any Hyuuga, could it be a traitor, someone trying to capture me... HINATA-SAMA. That must be it... "Lee sorry but we must end this quickly..."
Neji was about to join the fray when he felt a foreign chakra enter his system... Genjutsu! Lee's not actually fighting him... Kai!
"Lee its a Genjutsu... Dammit he cant dispel it. Tenten, Try to break him out while I get his attention."
The black masked ninja stood before Neji and Tenten. His mask had a silver feather engraved on it.
Having only recently broken out of her Genjutsu, was still a little shaken up.
"Neji-kun whats the plan..." She quickly withdrew a scroll and unloaded it into a tree...
Neji realized that this person was a master at Genjutsu, and that his Byakugan was the only thing keeping him from, slipping into all the small techniques.
The masked man quickly chimed in. "It is a shame really, The prodigy of the Hyuuga clan roped into a team with useless shinobi... What a waste of talent... but what should I have expected from such a weak village, such a weak clan... oh forgive me, the Branch clan."
Neji roared and charged he was almost at wits end. This fool would perish No one belittles the Great Hyuuga...
TG10
"Shadow Possession Jutsu Success." But it's like holding down a mountain Ox, What is she... "Ino quickly, do it now! Choji get ready, I think we might have to get serious."
"Right give me thirty seconds Shika." Ino clasped her hands together and ran though her hand signs.
"Right, Partial Expansion Technique." Choji's hands grew to an inhuman size he quickly made the motions to clap his hands around the masked female. And with a resounding CLAP, his hands found home. Or at least that's what he thought.
Both boys eyes widened as realization hit. This Girl had broken Shikamaru's Shadow possession and caught both of Choji's hands.
"Are these the limits to your strategies... Nara-kun?" She pushed aside Choji's hand as if they weren't even there. Choji staggered completely off balance, Shikamaru was sweating from his effort in holding down the black masked figure. Just then Ino yelled out...
"Ready to go, Mind Body Swi..." She never got to finish her statement as the opposing girls hand came down with such force, that the ground shook and knocker her off balance.
Her hand still extended towards the ground her fist still pressed to the crushed earth, the mask on her face turned to look at the three Genin before her... "If this is the strength of three clan heirs, then your weakness reflects on your village, this is your last chance, come at me with everything you have.." She reared her hand and struck the ground again, the ground shook and a fissure formed in the direction of the three Genin.
"Earth style: Splitting Earth Fissure."
"Dammit, troublesome women..." he said looking at the silver flowers on the black mask.
TG8
Shino, was terribly happy when Hinata finally started taking orders from Kiba, the fact was obvious as Kiba and her were starting to get the edge in Taijutsu.
He actually thought this was funny, here they were, two clans that prided themselves on their own brand of Taijutsu, fighting one guy, and he was only using one hand... Granted the bastard was moving faster than they could keep up with, but that would soon come to an end.
His bugs where hungry, and they had been feeding on his chakra for over two minutes already. It wouldn't take long but the attacker would soon go down.
There was something incredibly strange about the style of Taijutsu he was using. It flowed and ebbed changed directions and a strike never came from where you were expecting it. Shino being a very analytical person came to the one most rational thought his mind could process as he took a glancing blow to the shoulder.
This person is dangerous.
Shino called out to Hinata as Kiba launched into another Fang Over Fang. "Hinata, Close as many of his tenketsu as you can."
"What your giving me orders now too..." She tried to parry a strike but took it head on, Her shoulder was getting useless, she had already take one too many strikes to that side.
"Hinata...oomph," Kiba was quieted by a palm to the belly he rolled on the ground before he poofed and a log took his place.
"Hinata get your head out of your ass, the only way we can beat him is if we work together..." Shino said as he moved into position.
"I don't need any ones help I am the Heiress of the Hyuuga clan." She immediately regretted being so arrogant, through her eyes it all happened in slow motion.
She was now standing in a wide side ways horse stance, attempting to make her core a smaller target, she extended her palm open and out towards her enemy, she charged chakra into her palms and her feet and launched forward.
The enemy almost didn't see her, but at the last second he turned. The next thing she saw through her great vision, was the masked attacker blur. He moved so fast she could barely see it, his hand slid across the skin of her arm as he ducked under the strike, and using the edge of his palm he blasted her back and against the tree.
"She could have used a replacement, I even gave her time by not focusing on her. Her arrogance at not needing a team in this situation, I guess it your teams genin test was not on team work or following orders?"
Shino could only look at the unconscious form of Hinata as Kiba finally stood.
"I will give you too a hint, use the knowledge you have gained up until this day, fight as a unit and maybe I will let you live to learn this lesson."
Kiba growled and was about to charge before Shino grabbed him and held him back.
"Kiba... Let us do as he says, together, with everything we know... this is a test of our capabilities."
"I was actually starting to wonder if you had realized it too Shino, you are a lot smarter than me."
"Yes, he has been anticipating the use of Jutsu, yet we have not been taking advantage of it."
"Right," Kiba pointed to the attacker, "we finally figured out how to kick your ass, you ready punk."
"Hmm, finally took you long enough, dog breath... Shit."
Kiba's eyes widened a bit in realization, Then he smirked... "Hey Shino, remember when I said we shouldn't hold back..."
"Yes."
"Well, I just figured something else out... If we don't come at him with the intent to kill, we might as well forfeit right now..."
"Very well,"
"Finally, if you must, address me as Hinode (sunrise)."
"Well then Hinode, shall we..." Kiba said as he pulled out a soldier pill took one then fed one to Akamaru. "I've been waitin to cut loose for a long time..."
Shino didn't know it, but there were two people smiling there and one certainly wasn't him...
TG9
Tenten stood blade to blade with the feather mask. He had dodged and parried every weapon she threw, and now he was in her guard. She had realized shortly after her brutal attack on the tree that she was in another Genjutsu, upon releasing it she saw Neji performing attacks at thin air.
"Your a Genjutsu master..." She grunted through clenched.
"Weapons Mistress... you have so much more potential..."
Tenten was struggling against his strength. Her arm was trembling, sweat was beading on her forehead.
"If your going to have any chance of winning here your going to have to free your friends, your good... for a girl, but not good enough." He spin kicked her after pushing her off the kunai battle.
She was getting frustrated, here she was, two of the greatest taijutsu specialists in the village on her team and they were of shadow boxing an imaginary enemy, and all she had was her weapons...
But this wasn't a normal enemy, he wanted them to beat him... it was strange but the tone in his voice, was urging them to battle hard, to win. Why?
She settled her resolve. Regardless of this guys intentions, he mocked her, good for a girl, I'll show you.
She quickly reached into her pouch, and grabbed two kunai, attached to them was a concussive blast note.
She launched them at the assailant which he easily dodged. He almost didn't have to.
"Shame, it seems like your giving up, and here I thought you finally understood."
"Oh I do understand."
Just then both blasts went off... right near her two team mates. The blast shook the cobwebs of Neji, and Lee.
They looked around a bit confused at the realization that they had been fighting nothing trapped in a Genjutsu this entire time.
"I didn't aim for you, but I had to break your illusion." She smirked, then turned her attention to the boys, "Sorry about that guys I had to snap you out of it."
"Yosh, a most youthful tactic."
"Agreed, my ears will be ringing for the rest of the day but I can focus now. It has also occurred to me, Lee, Tenten... don't look into his eyes."
"Right..."She grabbed a scroll and draped it over her forearm.
"Yosh..." Lee dropped into his strong fist style.
Neji fell into his defensive stance.
"Thank you, now please do not hold back, come at my with everything you know," the black feather mask fell into his own, stance. "If you must, call me Karasu (raven)."
TG10
"You have had a decent attempt at team work against a stronger opponent, but at you current level, you will have to come at me with everything you have." the flower mask spoke in monotone.
"Interesting mask you wear, like ANBU, but not. Even your attacks are unique. What is your purpose?"
"You know, Nara-kun, for some one so smart you automatically assume that people will just give you the ammunition you need to come up with a plan, I assure you, if you do not take this serious you will die..."
"What gives you the right to come into our home and attack us, you bitch."
"Yamanaka-chan, your anger is misplaced, I've only asked you to take this fight seriously."
"And what do you think we are doing!" She roared. She was trying to buy time for Choji to gather his wits, the fact that this girl had just blocked his attack then, turned the ground to quake, was unnerving him.
"Playing ninja." She spoke plainly.
"Ino, Choji, pay attention."
"It took you long enough, Nara-kun."
He shrugged off her taunt. "Look at the facts, we are in the middle of the village, and have been fighting a 'Foreign' entity. One the barrier would have sensed them, and ANBU would be all over the place. Two, she really has, only asked us to take this fight seriously, and give it all we have with everything we know. Three, She has used a technique only used by one ninja in all the world."
No one saw it but the masked girl was smirking behind her mask.
"Very good Nara-kun. You may call me Hanasuru (to blossom)."
TG8
When Hinata finally opened her eyes, she saw something that really surprised her.
Shino, Kiba, and Akamaru were locked in fierce combat with the masked attacker.
And not just Taijutsu, when ever they could and it was prudent, they quickly replaced themselves and avoided damage, it look more like a high speed dangerous ballet. From the looks of things it seemed like a display of their abilities... Was this all it was.
Another freakin test.
Nii-san didn't have to do this, he would have said something, complained that his skills were being tested. It must be the hit I took.
What ever it was though, she had realized one thing for sure. Kiba was going all out, if the forest floor was any evidence.
There were long trenches cut all throughout the ground, there were bug carcasses everywhere too.
It seemed like her team was doing everything they could to beat this intruder.
Kiba broke her out of here revere, and brought her back to the conscious world. "Give it up Hinode, you cant take us. Not by your self."
"If you only knew, Kiba-san."
Hinode was still holding back still.
Sure he had whipped out a few jutsu, some water attacks to remove the threat of the bugs eating away at his chakra.
Another Water Bullet ripped apart some Kikaichu, and plowed into Shino. Who burst into a bug clone.
Who in turn released a few kunai with exploding tags. Hinata was not surprised, when the masked figure, whom she now understood was named Hinode.
A fire rose up in her belly, She became angry and not just like before. It wasn't an empty anger, not because of an arrogant feeling or sense of entitlement.
This bastards name.
That's what lit her fire. The name he was using, was her mothers name.
It actually caught the three boys off guard, the roar, the primal female rage that was emanating form the rinsing girl. Kiba and Shino jumped beck and stood at her side. She wanted nothing more than to destroy this poser.
"The use of that name, for something like you should never be allowed. That is a gentle name, how dare you use it, do you mock me plainly?"
"My name is simply code, it means no offense, Princess..."
It finally clicked in her head, she knew who this person was.
It was a rush of memories, or more like a flowing river of realization. The powerful chakra that burned like the sun, the speed, the way he moved, the indestructible courage and confidence, she had seen it all before, then Princess.
"I will no longer be holding back, Hinode." She spit the name as if it were venom.
Kiba smiled again, he knew that against this opponent, they really were going to have to go all out. He knew Hinode was holding back. He had seen what he was capable of.
Hinode spoke and made it very clear, as he flared his massive chakra, " Good, with that I no longer have to hold back..."
Shino beat him to it he released another massive cloud, what Kiba thought was the bulk of his hive.
Hinata flared through her own hand signs, Kiba made the rotations for his Fang Over Fang.
They finally got it, this was a test of what they were lacking not what they were capable of.
And she would show him exactly what she was capable of.
The three struck out they used their strongest attacks, the strongest areas of their current expertise. Hinata had taken to Kurenai's teaching on Genjutsu, that much was known.
"Demonic illusion: Hell Viewing,"
"Fang Over Fang."
"Secret Technique: Insect Sphere"
The person behind the mask smiled, they did exactly what they were supposed to do.
All three attacks hit home, He felt the Genjutsu take effect, he felt the blow from the Dog duo, and just after that the blackness consumed him as he was encased in Kikaichu bugs.
But just as everything was about to claim the attacker he burst into smoke and leaves, a scroll left behind. Open and laying on the ground. The converged on the spot where the scroll was laying, opened with instructions from the Hokage himself.
"Meet at training ground three for further instructions." Shino read aloud.
He was speaking to himself... after so Many attacks Kiba was winded and almost unconscious, mumbling curses.
Hinata had receded into a blind silent rage at the escape of the attacker.
"We've got a long way to go." He whispered under his breath.
TG9
Training ground nine was no longer quiet, the ground was no covered in a multitude of weapons, it also looked like numerous impact craters riddled the ground itself.
Four combatants stood panting and no doubt sweating, fighting the effects of Genjutsu after Genjutsu was draining them of their chakra, and the fact that the opponent was dodging most of their attacks wasn't helping.
Lee had decided that he had enough and it was time. He reached down onto his legs and dropped something heavy extremely heavy, heavy enough to force a small crater when they landed.
"It is time, Karasu, this game is over you have been a great opponent, and most youthful fighter." he said as he stretched out and acclimated his body to the release in tension.
"Yes it seams the games have come to an end, you have reached your limits... for now, I bid you farewell."
He too disappeared in a puff of smoke and in his place was a scroll.
Tenten reached out for it but, Neji could read it from where he was standing.
He hissed, "What ever the test was we failed it the moment Lee dropped his weights."
Lee was flabbergasted, "It was test!"
"Yes, it was Lee, More will be explained at training ground three. Lets go."
Neji's word was authority on Team 9, when he spoke they had already been in motion to the aforementioned training ground.
TG10
Shikamaru stared at the empty space where the attacker was the plain instructions on the scroll showed him that his first instinct was right. This was a test, or in Shogi, their King had been taken.
Thinking back on it now the altercation ended the moment Ino was able to use her Mind Transfer Technique.
Hanasuru was in the jutsu for a total of 3 seconds before Ino returned to her body screaming before she went unconscious.
Choji picked up her limp body, while Shikamaru reached out and took hold of the Scroll.
"Training Ground 3 Choji. We have one hour, Need help carrying her."
Choji blushed a bit, "N, no I can handle it."
"Troublesome... Choji shes a blonde..."
"Yeah but she's super hot man."
"Yeah troublesome..."
Training ground three was a legendary training ground. The Nidaime trained here, He trained the Sandaime here, he trained the Sannin here, Jiraiya trained the Yondaime here, the Yondaime trained Kakashi here, and he would train them here.
The Hokage stood in the center of training ground three in front of the memorial stone there.
Flanking the Hokage was Kakashi, Kurenai, Gai, and Asuma.
They had watched the events of the day through the Sandaime's crystal ball.
Some were happy with the performance while others were not.
Kakashi, actually had an indifferent look on his face, he knew this would end this way.
The Hokage however, looked beaten He had never taken a loss like this before. The professor definitely thought he had a chance.
Just then three ninja clad in black gear and masks appeared. All down on one knee.
"You three did well. It seems that you were right and I was wrong. We shall speak more after this as the opponents you chose, are coming."
Team 9 was the first to arrive, not too bad only slightly cut up and bruised, More like their Ego were bruised.
Team 10 arrived shortly after, Ino had awoken on the way there but she was still hanging on Choji for support.
Team 8 was the last to show, they were slightly more battered and very tired.
As the teams gathered they stood behind their Sensei.
The Hokage turned to them, and began. "I want to thank you for your efforts today, fortunately you all passed your portion of the test today. Your test, was to realize who your attacker was even though they gave you no clues."
The three masks lined up in front of the squad that faced them. Then they removed their mask, the teams all confirmed that they knew who they were fighting.
Team 8 looked at Naruto.
Team 9 looked at Sasuke.
Team 10 looked at Sakura.
Hinata was furious that she was right, but stayed silent before the Hokage.
"I however, have failed you as a leader. Out of all the teams tested in this way, you three are the only ones to figure out who your attacker was, despite being in the same class, your other class mates all failed to even recognize their own friends."
"I don't understand Hokage-sama, what test is this." Hinata could no longer hold her tongue.
"This my dear Hinata, was a test requested by non other than you blonde friend here."
"You made a bet with him didn't you..."
"Kiba! Hold your tongue and respect the Hokage, he would never." Kurenai, barked.
If she were looking at Naruto or Sarutobi, she would see the sheepish grin and sweat drop respectively.
"Ehem, yes well, your first task was to recognize an official order and not the fake, that you received this morning, you all failed. The second task, was to discern the identity of your attacker, Pass. The third task was to defeat a Chuunin level shinobi, with team work, and adequate knowledge of academy techniques. Within 5 minutes. Fail."
"I failed you the moment you felt the need to resort to knowledge of other techniques other than what you learned of the academy, every technique they used today against you they learned at the age of 6. There is no reason you should not have been taught how to use them as well. None of you even know your elemental affinity. Forgive me."
They didn't understand, The Hokage, was apologizing to them for them failing to bring down an opponent... Talk about a strange day.
"As of today, your primary teams will stay as you currently are, for you all passed your exams, and are now Genin of the village. You will undertake D ranked missions and train for a one month period.
"You will however receive a secondary team status, The person you fought with today will now be part of your secondary team, in order to balance out what each team needs."
"As of right now your four teams," The teams were all now gathered before their sensei. "Kakashi, will be handling Ninjutsu training for your teams, and will do so after your d ranked mission each on a different day. Kurenai will be handling your Genjutsu training in the same manner, Gai will be handling the Taijutsu, and we will be adding specialist training to the rotation as you wish it. You will receive the details from your sensei as we have discussed it. Dismissed."
The Hokage and all the sensei disappeared, it was time for the secondary teams to get to know each other.
"So guys... no hard feelings..."
Nine people there had the same idea. "NARUTO!"
A/N: i wanted you guys to know i really appreciate those that review and leave comments, I really would like some more of you to take a little time to review and let me know what you think. They give me a reason and incite to write the next chapter.
A big thank you to KingKakashi for the incite and advice.