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Kitsune sighed, looking at Sasuke and Sakura. "Well, are you going to explain or not?" Sakura asked.
"I'd rather not. Look, can you just wait until the exam., that's when I plan on telling everyone and it would be easier to tell everyone at once." Kitsune said stroking his daughter's hair absent-mindedly. Kyu had fallen asleep in his lap again and Haku and Zabuza were still out trying to catch a live rabbit each. Sasuke looked at him, Sharingan active. Finally Sasuke nodded and dispelled his blood line ability. Just as he did Haku and Zabuza walked in, each with a rabbit in hand. Zabuza's captive was brown with dark eyes, the child himself bore many scratches and in a few places on his face it looked like the rabbit had bitten him. Haku carried an albino baby bunny and held it gently, whereas Zabuza held his by the ears at arm length, Haku also bore no fight marks and the bunny was happily nibbling on a carrot Haku held to its mouth. Naruto nodded to both and they handed him their rabbits, waking Kyu as they did, and ran into the kitchen. Kyu took one look at the brown rabbit and grimaced.
"Zabu-oniisan caught another ugly rabbit." She said, they heard an angry yell from Zabuza as the two boys walked in holding plates full. They'd missed lunch after all and needed a big supper. Kyu looked at the little white bunny that was still nibbling its carrot. "Haku-niichan caught the cutest bunny in the forest, as usual." Haku smiled proudly at earning his sister's praise before digging in to the chicken meat he'd gotten.
"All right, we have tomorrow to train, then the exam starts. Haku, Zabuza I expect you both up and ready bright and early. If the exam is the same as when I took it you'll have trouble only if you chose to use brawn only. We'll be learning strategy, teamwork, and shadow skills tomorrow. No breakfast unless you want to lose it." Kitsune said placing the 'ugly brown mutant rabbit' as Kyu put it, on the floor and turning to the boys. "That means no sneaking off to peak at the women's bath house. Am I clear?" Zabuza and Haku both gulped before nodded forcefully. Kitsune smiled down at his daughter, the blond girl having fallen asleep again with the white bunny in her arms also sleeping. "Seems Haku found his little sister a good pet. Good boy Haku."
The next morning
Zabuza, Haku, and Kyu watched their father putting a timer on a rock, their three packed lunches on the same rock. "This timer will go off at noon, the one who hasn't gotten a bell by then will be tied to a log and watch the others eat in front of him. If none of you get a bell you'll all go hungry." Kitsune said. "The only way to win is to come at me with the thought of killing me. Now begin." Kitsune watched as his three children vanished, waiting patiently until he saw Zabuza running at him. Kitsune easily dodged and noticed Zabuza was using the Taijutsu he'd created. Claws made of shadows were now on his hands, and he was using them to try and snatch one of the two bells tied to Kitsune's waist. Sasuke and Sakura watched this training, wondering how an outsider knew the training they'd gone through their first day as Genin. Kitsune soon knocked Zabuza back far enough and noticed Haku and Kyu coming at him from either side. Haku had begun several hand seals, Kitsune watched intently. 'Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Dog, Tiger, Rabbit, Bull, Rat. The Ninjutsu I made and taught them. Nine Spirit Barrier.' As Kitsune thought this an octagon shaped field of energy appeared around the battle, a pillar at each point and one in the middle. 'No one can get in or out until Haku runs out of energy, is knocked out, or releases the barrier. Right, time to move.'
"Dad, I don't want to hurt you, but I will go all out if I must." Haku said performing a new set of seals. 'Dragon, Snake, Dragon, Tiger, Rabbit, Snake, Dragon.' "Ready? Punishment of the Dark Flame!" With that said black flames shot from Haku's mouth and went right at Kitsune, the older ninja dodging only to have the flames follow him. Kitsune looked around and smirked, at least Sasuke guessed he was smirking. He vanished and reappeared behind Zabuza, the flames hitting the child and burning through the bandages covering Zabuza mouth. Whiskers were reviled as the last the bandages fell.
"Messy work like that isn't good Haku. An enemy can easily turn tracking attacks against your team." Kitsune said as Kyu stepped forward.
"I'm sorry father. I must do this for myself and for my brothers. As well as for you." Kyu whispered preforming four seals. 'Dragon, Snake, Tiger, Dragon.' "Shadows of Fear." A ball of shadow's appeared around Kitsune, then all anyone heard was his screams. Kyu's eyes widened as she released the jutsu. "Zabuza, Haku, attack with me." Her brothers nodded and ran in, kunai in hand. They both struck their father's legs as Kyu grabbed the bells and ran back, her brothers cornering her.
"Give us the bells now Kyu, we attacked." Zabuza said holding out his hand. Kyu smiled and showed the surprised boys not two, but three bells tied together.
"Good work, all of you. The key to this test wasn't just strategy, although you showed a great deal of that. It was team work. You thought one of you would go hungry, that made you reluctant to work together. In the end, joining as allies with future enemies can save a mission from destruction." Kitsune said. Haku smiled and released the barrier jutsu. Haku used medic-nin skills that could rival Tsunade's to heal all their injuries, and then the family of four ninja sat down to have an early lunch, or late breakfast since they knew they'd eat lunch again later.
Fox: Still progressing. Fight was in this chapter, exam will be in next chapter.
Moon: We also managed to keep Shadow away from the street.
Shadow: Chained to chair Any readers want a slightly abused black fox with nine tails. I'm house trained, love kids, and will eat leftovers so you don't have to through them away.