A/N: Welcome.

This is my first Fanfiction. I hope you guys like the Story, since it is in an AU. English is just my second language, so I apologize in advance for any grammar or spelling mistakes you guys are finding. I hope, I found most of them myself, but if you guys see any mistake pls write me, so I can fix it.

Without any more time taking words, have fun with the first Chapter.

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"Naruto." Speak

'Naruto.' Think.

"Naruto!" Summoning/Biju Speech

'Naruto!' Summoning/Biju Thinking

A young man in the age of 16 is currently on a training ground and was sweating. This man has spiky blonde hair and blue eyes. He is currently wearing nothing but blue pants and blue sandals. His other clothes were some distance away by a tree. He himself is currently standing on an open area, which is surrounded by a small forest.

The man concentrated and just disappeared. He just flickered out of existence and in the middle of the forest something started to flicker at one position. It looked like there was warm air in exactly one spot. The man appeared at that exact spot and as he did, so he jumped up and twisted his body so that his head was facing the ground. Several kunai appeared out of nowhere in both of his hands, which he threw with precision. Targets were set up in several positions around him and each target was hit directly in the bull's-eye. The man shifted his body position as he fell toward the ground, landing safely in a crouch. He got up and looked around.

'That should do for today.' the man thought and raised his hand. He made a hand sign and disappeared in a Shunshin (body flicker). This Shunshin wasn't a normal one though, it was quite a fast one and no smoke or foliage was used. All you saw was him flickering out of existence.

The man appeared at his clothes and took off his sandals and pants. He then went to the river that ran through the training ground and went swimming there. He could of course take a shower at home, but he likes bathing in nature.

The man came out some time later and grabbed a towel. He dried himself off and then put on new clothes that he got out of a backpack. When he was done you could now see the normal Konoha outfit with a Chunin vest. This outfit is worn by 90% of the Shinobi from Konoha.

The man took the backpack in one hand and then disappeared again in a Shunshin. He showed up in front of his apartment and went into the apartment. He put the backpack down and stretched again. He looked out the window and saw how the sun was about to set. 'It will soon be time for the meeting.' thought the man. He looked at a picture of his father and mother. Unfortunately, both of his parents have passed away. The father's name was Minato Namikaze and the mother's name was Rei Namikaze. The father was a Chunin who could no longer live as a shinobi due to an injury. In this chapter of his life, he also met the man's mother. The mother's name is Rei Namikaze and unlike Minato, Rei was a normal civilian.

The man closed his eyes briefly and remained silent for a minute. He opened them again and then walked out of his apartment. He jumped away and a few minutes later he landed at a gray building. He took a quick look around to make sure he was in the right place. This is where he was supposed to meet his new team. He hadn't been in a permanent team for 3 years. His Genin team at the time and his sensei were all killed during one mission. He only survived this incident because he was found by an Anbu team. He had to hid behind enemy lines for 2 days until he was found.

He can still remember the conversation with the Hokage. He was surprised that 3 days ago he was suddenly visited by an Anbu. He's been a Chunin for 2 years and hasn't had a single visit from an Anbu since then and generally went on missions mostly alone. These were mostly C-rank missions where he spent most of his time escorting someone or delivering something to a client. He was dealing with bandits 95% of the time and the other 5% were either weak ninja or there were no complications on his missions.

(Flashback)

The man let his blue eyes wander as he walked down the hallway of the Hokage Building. Pictures of landscapes in the Land of Fire hung sporadically on the red walls. He doesn't know much about art, but he liked the landscapes. He likes being in nature and likes to train there. He does the C-rank missions to pay his rent for his apartment. He occasionally does a B-rank mission with a team of a couple of Chunin, but he's just training most of the time. He might become a Jonin but being a Chunin is enough for him.

He arrived at a wooden door and when he knocked on it, an answer came after only a few seconds. "Yes come in." said a voice on the other side of the door.

The man opened the door and went inside. He bowed briefly now that he was in the Hokage's office. The desk was in the office and pictures of the former Kage could be seen above the door frame. From the First Hokage Tobirama Senju to the Fourth Hokage Arashi Uzumaki, every Hokage was featured there. The fifth Hokage Tsunade Senju is currently sitting in front of him at the desk. She is known for being the strongest kunoichi in the world and the best medic in the world. Her knowledge of medicine is unmatched to this day.

Beside her stood her assistant Shizune, who helps her with her duties as a Hokage.

"Ah, there you are. I've been expecting you." said Tsunade. Tsunade had a file open in front of her. The file included a picture of the man, his personal information, and his past achievements in his shinobi career. Be it the completed missions or the rank.

"I hope you didn't have to wait Lady Hokage." Naruto said, shifting his gaze to the file lying on the desk.

"I've had another look at your record, and I must say I'm impressed. You've completed 50 D-rank missions, 68 C-rank missions and 31 B-rank missions. You've been Chunin for 2 years and had some success and customers have always been very satisfied with your work on the mission." Said Tsunade. The voice of Tsunade had something to it, that the man couldn't quite make out. Was it contentment or pride? He couldn't exactly say.

"You haven't had a permanent team since the incident. You occasionally worked with another team while doing a B-rank mission. However, you said goodbye to the team immediately after completing the mission." Tsunade stated while looking into his eyes.

"Well, Hokage, I've only done enough missions to make enough money. I've been training most of the time and not focusing on much else." said the man. The man understood Tsunade's approach, after all, the village hidden in the leafes is known for teamwork and the man's approach is a bit strange there. Every shinobi from Konoha is expected to have perfect teamwork, and the man couldn't exactly say he's very good at it. He follows orders in a team and carries out the mission, but there's more to teamwork than that.

"I've decided to put you on a team where a team member is currently missing due to certain circumstances." said Tsunade. She was honestly interested in her shinobi. There are not many shinobi who have worked alone for so long most of the time. He also said that he was training most of the time and that means she doesn't know exactly how much this shinobi in front of her can do. Is he still just a Chunin or does he already have the skills of a Jonin? In the file before her stands only the status of 2 years ago, when he was already a Chunin by ability. He had shown in the Chunin selection back then that he had what it takes to become a Chunin.

"As you wish, Lady Hokage. I will do my best." said the man and bowed slightly.

Tsunade smiled and looked forward to tomorrow. In the last 3 years she has trained her student to become a strong kunoichi and an excellent medicine ninja. Her former sensei hasn't been on missions for a while either. It's about time the two started working together again. After the tragic accident happened and the Uchiha left the village, the team was missing a member.

She took a long time and went through many files and eventually came across a file about a shinobi named Naruto Namikaze. She read through the file several times and found this shinobi to be the best match for her student and her sensei.

"Very good. You will meet your new team in 3 days at the gray building in front of Training Ground 3. Prepare for a little test, I want to see personally what you're capable of." said Tsunade and she was satisfied when Naruto bowed and said "As you wish. I'll prepare and be there."

"Well, that's about it. You can go." said Tsunade. She waited a moment, wanting to see Naruto leave the room. Does he go through the door normally or does he leave the room differently?

"Roger that." Naruto said raising a hand. He made a hand sign and disappeared in a Shunshin. Shizune's eyes widened when she saw this Shunshin. "Tsunade! Have you seen that Shunshin?!" asked Shizune. She last saw such a Shunshin at Shunshin no Shisui, who was known for mastering this technique. His Shunshin was feared and known throughout all 5 great nations. It seems someone else has figured out the secret to mastering this technique.

"Yes, I have Shizune, and I can't wait to see what we'll see on the test." said Tsunade. She was already confident that Naruto Namikaze would perfectly complement the team of Sakura Haruno and Kakashi Hatake. She could only imagine what else Naruto could do. For example, the file didn't say which element he was using, and she probably won't find that out until the test. However, she has a certain idea because she also read through Naruto's father's file. The father was one of the very few Fūton users in this village and it could well be that Naruto inherited the Fūtonfrom his father. Of course, it could also be that he has a different affinity.

(Flashback end)

Naruto checks his holsters again to make sure he has everything. He has enough shuriken and kunai in the shuriken holster and in his other holster, which he placed over his hip, he felt other things, such as paper bombs, etc., he could now say that he was prepared.

He leaned against the wall of the building and waited. He was supposed to meet his new team here at sunset and the sun was just beginning to set. Now it's time to wait. He let his eyes wander and looked through the fence that divided the training ground and the building. A little further away he saw 3 tree stumps in a small clearing and several small forests around them. He knew that there is also a small lake on the training ground, which is very convenient for Suiton (Water Style) to use.

Around the corner of the building, a young woman about his age came around and walked straight towards Naruto. He knew the name of the other team members and he could tell that this is Sakura Haruno. She wears a red sleeveless vest with a white circle on the back. She also wears a light pink skirt with slits on the sides, front and back, and under the skirt she wears black shorts and boots of the same color. She also wears light pink elbow pads and black gloves. What is striking is her short pink hair that fell to her shoulders and her emerald, green eyes.

Naruto did some research on his team members and knew that Sakura Haruno is Tsunade Senju's student. This means that she is also a medicine ninja, and he can only guess what strength she has. Tsunade is known for her superhuman strength.

"Hello, my name is Sakura Haruno. Nice to meet you." Sakura said and held out her hand. Naruto smiled and shook Sakura's hand. "It's a pleasure Sakura. My name is Naruto Namikaze, I hope we get along well." said Naruto.

Both let go of each other's hands. "I've heard a lot about you. You're supposed to be a pretty fast shinobi." Sakura said while examining him closely. The regular Konoha outfit matched his blue eyes and spiky blond hair perfectly. The regular Chunin vest didn't seem out of place either, she could tell she's gotten an attractive team member.

"Huh? I don't remember being very famous. I've been more in the background. Who did you hear that from?" Naruto asked interested. So far, he has hardly had any social contacts and was always training alone. After all, he had to develop his own jutsu and he also mastered the Shunshin within the last 2 years. He invented his jutsu through an idea from his father. One day Naruto was reading through some of his father's scrolls and came across an idea that his father had. His father had already started and started developing the jutsu, but his injuries prevented him from pursuing it further. He got the idea after his father watched a Bijuu spirit using a Bijuudama (Tailed Beast Bomb).

Naruto has successfully developed and mastered the jutsu over the last 3 years. It was a powerful jutsu used in hand-to-hand combat. Naruto is generally more of a melee fighter. He can of course excel at range, but until he's figured out his element and mastered a few elemental jutsu, he's more specialized in close-ranged combat. Getting to his opponents is usually no problem for him thanks to his beloved Shunshin no Jutsu. But it also took him a really long time to master this simple jutsu like the well-known Shunshin no Shisui.

"Neji told me about you." Sakura said simply and now Naruto knew why she heard about his speed. Neji Hyuga was in his class at the time, and he did a mission with him a month ago. Neji Hyuga was the team leader on the mission because he is already a Jonin. He's not praised as the genius of the Hyuga Clan for nothing. His Juken is quite dangerous, and since he invented the long-range technique, the Hyuga Clan has become even more dangerous. The otherwise so melee-heavy Juken Taijutsu style now has an all-purpose ranged attack and a strong one at that. All this was only possible through the genius Neji Hyuga.

"Understand." Naruto said and smiled slightly. He wonders how Neji is doing. "I'm definitely specialized in speed. I can show you what makes me so fast." Naruto said and Sakura nodded curiously.

She is curious to see what technique Naruto could use to be so fast. She specializes more in strength herself, and if Naruto really is someone who is that fast, she could well imagine what it would be like to fight alongside him.

Naruto took a few steps away from the wall and was now about 10 meters away from Sakura. He had both hands in his pockets and seemed quite relaxed until he suddenly flickered away and appeared behind Sakura.

Sakura got a little startled, she didn't expect that. She had expected a quick sprint or something, but not at this speed. She turned around and didn't know what to say. "It took me 2 years to perfect this technique. You should know the Shunshin?" asked Naruto.

"Yes of course. Just about every ninja knows the technique, but everyone only uses it for travelling." said Sakura. She is right about that, apart from Shisui Uchia, there was nobody who used this jutsu for the fight. Many used this jutsu to escape from a fight, but otherwise the jutsu was only used for travel. "If I remember correctly, there was a ninja who took the jutsu to a new level and became very fast with it." said Sakura.

"You're right, you're talking about Shisui Uchia. He was the first ninja ever to take this everyday jutsu to a new level. I would probably be the second to master this jutsu to the same level as Shunshin no Shisui has." said Naruto.

Sakura was now impressed by her new comrade. Due to this fact alone, she was glad that she now has Naruto as a team member. The fact that he's pretty good-looking only makes that fact better. She had a youth crush on her former team member Sasuke Uchiha. However, an incident changed her interest somewhat. She always hated her big forehead because she used to get teased about it back then. However, there was a boy back then who thought her forehead was beautiful and even saved her from bullies. This was shortly after the teams were formed. She couldn't remember what the boy looked like. However, she knew from that point on that her interest lay with another boy and not with Sasuke Uchiha.

"Were we that early or does Kakashi Hatake really always come that late?" asked Naruto and looked into the distance. The sun kept going down and Kakashi Hatake still hasn't shown up.

Sakura just looked straight ahead with a blank look. "That's how Sensei Kakashi has always been. I wouldn't be surprised if he turns up an hour late like usual." said Sakura.

Naruto smiled awkwardly at the look on her face. 'She seems to know and must have come on time for me. Now she has to wait for Kakashi because of me.' thought Naruto.

"That won't be necessary Sakura." said a voice. Naruto and Sakura looked to the side and saw several people standing there.

Alongside Tsunade and Shizune, there was Kakashi Hatake wearing a normal Jonin outfit. His silver hair sticks out to the side and his headband covers one eye. He also wears a face mask.

"Good day everybody." Naruto said, bowing. Tsunade and Shizune greeted the two and chatted briefly. Kakashi then introduced himself as well.

"Hello Naruto, my name is Kakashi. I will be leading this team for the next time." he said while reading an orange book as usual.

"I'm honored to work with the legendary copy ninja." said Naruto. Kakashi looked up from his book, which surprised some, and eyed Naruto. Kakashi read through Naruto's file and was interested. There aren't many Chunin in the village right now who show as much potential as Naruto. The Chunin who have been Chunin for more than 6 years mostly remain Chunin. However, the generation of Sakura and Naruto shows great potential. He only knows bits and pieces of what his former student is capable of and is excited about the fight.

"Ok enough talking, it's about time. We're already behind schedule, so here we go." Tsunade said and walked towards the training ground.

After 5 minutes Naruto and Sakura stood next to each other. Kakashi stood a few meters in front of him holding up 2 bells and was explaining the rules of the training.

On the sidelines, Shizune and Tsunade stand by a tree and watch. Both are excited to see how the fight will go.

"Everything is allowed, you can even take the shuriken and kunai." Kakashi finally said and put his book in his holster.

"You have 3 hours. Let's start." said Kakashi and disappeared in a puff of smoke. Sakura and Naruto stopped in their place and looked around.

Tsunade smiled and looked especially at Sakura. 'So, what are you going to do now Sakura?' she thought.

'Right, left, above, behind me' thought Sakura and turned around. 'He's not there.' She made a fist with her right hand and focused her chakra. She concentrated it in her fist and made a downward swing with her right fist. "So he's down!" Sakura said and as her fist hit the ground cracks appeared in front of her and widened more and more. The ground was ruptured, and earth plates were exposed. Directly between these earth plates was Kakashi and he had a slightly nervous expression on his face. "Wow, what an incredible power." he said to no one in particular.

Naruto stood his ground as Sakura split the earth apart with just one punch. 'As I thought, she learned superhuman strength from Tsunade Senju.' he thought to himself. He had to use more chakra than usual at the moment of the punch to keep from falling over. He smiled slightly and stood next to Sakura.

Kakashi jumped out from between the earth plates and looked closely at the two. He had a hunch, but seeing the power directly was amazing. He had hoped that Tsunade would only have taught her Medical Ninjutsu. This makes the whole training more difficult and dangerous for him. He would be doing himself a favor by not letting a blow hit him. He raised his hand and pushed up his headband, revealing his other eye. When he opened it, the famous Sharingan appeared. "It looks like I'll have to try harder to get through this training session." he said.

Sakura smiled when she saw her sensei become serious straight away. She has not trained under her master for 3 years in vain. She will prove it today.

Naruto reached into his shuriken holster and pulled out a couple of shuriken, which he held between his fingers. Sakura started sprinting and started engaging her sensei in a Taijutsu fight.

Sakura tried to hit her Sensei and Kakashi could only dodge. If he tried to block one of Sakura's punches, he would quickly learn what it's like to fly.

Kakashi dodged another punch from Sakura and jumped backwards. Sakura has pushed Kakashi into the forest and this means there are more hiding places here. Like from the hideout where several shuriken came flying. Kakashi landed on a branch and quickly grabbed a kunai in his holster and began deflecting the incoming shuriken. The familiar sound of metal hitting metal rang out several times. Kakashi even caught some shuriken and threw it back to the sender.

Naruto ducked under the incoming shuriken and smiled slightly. Kakashi's Sharingan makes him perceive things more slowly and so he can react better to dangerous situations. He knew beforehand that this training would be difficult.

He lifted his head and went from his crouch into a handstand. He changed the position of his hands and let his body fall to the side. He made a movement with his hands and let his body whirl around quickly. He met Kakashi's kick and when both legs bumped against each other it seemed as if time stood still. Naruto and Kakashi locked eyes with Naruto looking into Kakashi's eye, which wasn't a Sharingan. Even if he's not Uchiha, Kakashi will know how to cast a Genjutsu on you with just eye contact. Naruto wants to avoid that.

Both of them moved away from each other and when Kakashi landed in front of a tree he had to jump sideways again as Sakura appeared above him and performed a downward kick. Kakashi landed a few feet away and only saw the tree fall. He sweat dropped slightly and sighed. 'It used to be a lot of fun here.' he thought to himself and remembered the time when Sakura and Sasuke were fresh out of the Academy.

Kakashi saw Sakura but not Naruto. He felt the wind pick up slightly behind him and that was the only indicator he had as his Sharingan warned him of the fist that was fast approaching. Kakashi ducked at the last moment as Naruto's fist missed him.

Naruto had appeared behind Kakashi in a Shunshin and unfortunately missed Kakashi. Had someone else been in Kakashi's position, this punch would have had a 99 percent chance of hitting.

Naruto jumped over a deep kick from Kakashi and flipped forward in the process. As he twisted his body, he stretched out his leg, and the movement gave his leg great energy. He tried to kick Kakashi and missed again. Kakashi was pretty quick.

Kakashi landed a few meters away and saw several kunai and shuriken flying towards him. As before, he grabbed a kunai and wanted to deflect all the projectiles. However, his eyes widened when Naruto appeared behind him and attacked him with a kunai. Naruto's kunai hit Kakashi's, and they both started fighting each other with the kunai. Meanwhile, the projectiles kept getting closer and just as they could made contact with the two, Naruto disappeared just a millisecond earlier and Kakashi used a seal less Kawarimi (substitution), swapping places with a log.

Naruto appeared next to Sakura and looked around. He felt something wanting to invade his chakra network and as he saw out of the corner of his eye, Sakura felt the same way. Kakashi activated a Genjutsu that shrouded the entire forest in a dense fog.

Naruto dispelled the illusion and as he did, so the mist vanished. When he looked to the side, he could see that Sakura had also released the Genjutsu.

Kakashi hides behind a tree and analyzed Naruto closely. His Shunshin were truly out of this world, the last time he saw such mastery over this simple technique was Shisui Uchia. If he didn't have his Sharingan, he would have been hit several times by Naruto's punches or attacks. This boy reminds him a bit of his deceased Sensei. His sensei couldn't do much, but what he could do, he could do to perfection and with his Hiraishin his sensei was the fastest shinobi of all time. So far Naruto has only used Shunshin, Taijutsu and Shurikenjutsu. Kakashi could see that Naruto puts a lot of time into mastering one thing.

"Naruto, Kakashi is there behind the tree." she said and got ready. They briefly communicated a strategy to each other through Anbu sign language.

"All right, thanks Sakura." Naruto said while raising his hand. Sakura stopped when she saw what Naruto was doing next to her. A rotating blue sphere appeared above his hand. 'What kind of jutsu is that?' though Sakura. Tsunade and Shizune thought something similar.

Naruto ran towards the tree and thrusts his arm forward. His jutsu grinded through the log like it was butter. Kakashi who was behind the tree had to jump back. Naruto's jutsu hit the ground, creating a spiraling crater on impact. Naruto finished his jutsu and jumped after Kakashi with a drawn kunai. Kakashi pulled out his own kunai and when both opponents met in the air, a wild Taijutsu fight began, with the kunai being used by both parties.

Whether it was the kunai, slashes, kicks or other attacks. Both opponents negated each other's attacks, and you could see that Naruto's Taijutsu is based on speed. Kakashi had to try hard because sometimes Naruto just disappears in front of him and reappears behind him. He was so glad that he had his Sharingan and that he could see Naruto's movement slower.

Naruto and Kakashi pushed each other off and landed on the ground a few meters apart and slid over it a bit as well. There was no break for Kakashi, however, as Sakura appeared over him again and cleaved the earth with a downward punch. Kakashi jumped to the side just in time and Sakura gritted her teeth while watching her sensei go.

'I never realized how good Sensei Kakashi actually is.' she thought to herself and jumped back onto solid ground that wasn't torn open by her blow. Naruto appeared next to her in a Shunshin. "Sensei Kakashi." Sakura said and looked at her sensei who was standing across from them with a few drops of sweat on his forehead.

"Yes, what is Sakura?" asked Kakashi.

"I would say that Naruto and I have proved that we are capable of Taijutsu and Genjutsu." she said with a smile.

"You're right. It's time for the last martial art a shinobi should know." said Kakashi and got a different expression on his face.

"Ninjutsu." he finally said and started making hand signs at an absurd rate. Sakura couldn't believe her eyes; she couldn't see how fast Kakashi was doing his finger signs! They were way too fast.

Naruto could see through his trained eyes how fast Kakashi was making his finger signs. This jutsu is so common in the fire nation that he would recognize these finger signs over and over again. "Sakura watch out, he's about to attack with the Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu (Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu) he said in a serious voice. Sakura just nodded and not a second later Kakashi said the name of the jutsu and took a deep breath while covering his mouth with a hand. After that he unleashed a massive ball of fire from his mouth that directly headed towards Naruto and Sakura.

Sakura and Naruto both used a kawarimi early on, swapping places with a log. The two tree trunks were reduced to ashes by the hot flames.

A cloud of smoke arose as the flames eventually dissipated, and Kakashi wanted to use this cloud of smoke to burrow. He was about to do so too, but he suddenly heard a strange noise above him and when he looked up, his normal eye and sharingan widened. Directly above him Naruto appeared in a Shunshin. In his hand he held the blue spinning sphere again and Kakashi only saw in slow motion how this jutsu came closer and closer to him. He saw only one way to counter it and reacted with lightning speed. Lightning formed around Kakashi's hand and with that hand he countered Naruto's jutsu.

When Naruto's jutsu and Kakashi's jutsu met each other, both shouted the name of their jutsu.

"RASENGAN!" (Spiral Sphere) yelled Naruto.

"RAIKIRI!" (Lightning Blade) yelled Kakashi.

As the two attacks met, strong winds began to form, blowing in all directions from the center of the shock wave. Lightning and Visible Blue Chakra also flew around the two, and the ground beneath Kakashi's feet was split open by the shock wave created by the impact of the two jutsu.

Sakura stood a little further away and had to use chakra to avoid being knocked off. She saw the effects of Naruto's jutsu and didn't know what to say. She knew the Raikiri of her sensei very well and that Naruto's jutsu can keep up with this says a lot about his jutsu. It must be at least A rank. She has never seen this jutsu and it seems Naruto can form and use the jutsu without hand signs.

The 3 viewers also had their own thoughts on this, all with one thing in common. Everyone was impressed by the Rasengan and wondered how long it took Naruto to develop this jutsu.

Tsunade was more than impressed, she never expected such events in this test. She already knew of the Shunshin, so she wasn't surprised at how well Naruto handled the technique. This Rasengan, however, was a different story. She has never seen this jutsu and when she saw that this jutsu is equal to Kakashi's Raikiri she didn't know what to think. This jutsu is definitely a A-rank jutsu, that's for sure. She has found a real gem among her shinobi and was happy that Naruto is now on Kakashi's team.

There was a small explosion, knocking Naruto and Kakashi backwards. Neither technique could defeat the other and this resulted in the well-known explosion. Sakura caught Naruto in flight, and this allowed him to land safely on his feet. When he landed, Sakura still had one hand on his hip.

Kakashi wasn't so lucky and had to fight hard to land safely against a tree. He hung on the tree and looked at the spot where his Raikiri met Naruto's Rasengan. 'I didn't put my full power into the jutsu, but still... this jutsu from Naruto is very dangerous.' he thought to himself.

"Thanks Sakura." said Naruto. He smiled at her in thanks and then looked back at Kakashi. Sakura smiled back slightly and then got serious again. She made a mental note to remind herself how Naruto's body felt afterwards.

She also looked ahead and looked at her sensei. "That's a dangerous jutsu you've mastered Naruto." Kakashi said a little louder because the two parties were standing a little further away.

"I can only give the praise back, your Raikiri lives up to his name." Naruto said back in full respect.

"Shall we start the next round then?" Naruto asked nobody in particular and touched Sakura on the shoulder. Sakura was already clenching a fist and getting ready. 'Don't pay attention to the disorientation, only to the blow.' she thought to herself before she was moved directly over Kakashi by Naruto with fast Shunshin.

Sakura had her eyes closed and simply punched down with a fist that could split the earth. Kakashi jumped away and barely. So far, he's only had to watch out for Sakura's power, but combined with Naruto's speed, it's a dangerous combination. The blow didn't hit this time, but the fist of Sakura came very close to Kakashi, and that said a lot. Kakashi is much faster than Sakura.

Naruto was still in the air when Sakura's punch hit the ground. The earth was shaking again, and dust was whirled up. Naruto took this chance and threw some kunai that just appeared out of nowhere between his fingertips in the direction of where Kakashi disappeared. Not sure where he is exactly, he threw them at some specific angles. Some flew straight out as normal, but some kunai flew towards the others, changing their trajectory.

Kakashi had some sweat on his forehead, and he was panting slightly. 'What a team. I hope-' he was snapped out of his thoughts when he could make out several kunai in the cloud of dust with his Sharingan. He pulled out a kunai, repelling the first wave of kunai. He could see from the trajectory that Naruto and Sakura weren't sure exactly where he was. What bothers him, however, are the Kunai, which suddenly came from above and not from the front. As if someone manipulated the kunai's trajectory with a wire or in some other way.

Naruto and Sakura waited until the dust cloud settled a bit. They were both behind a tree at the moment trying to locate Kakashi.

The cloud of dust settled and Kakashi stood in front of the small lake, where he didn't have to wait long. Sakura and Naruto jumped out of the forest and landed a few meters away from him. "Hey, there you are." said Kakashi.

'Then let's see what you're up to now.' thought Kakashi. Sakura ran towards him and wanted to engage him in a Taijutsu match, but Kakashi started doing hand signs again at an absurd rate. Naruto had already thrown a kunai and was already on the last hand sign of his jutsu. 'Shuriken Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!' (Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu) he thought, and one kunai became more than 30. Sakura just kept running, not even flinching as the kunai flew past her, just barely missing her. Naruto is quite gifted with kunai; these were the thoughts of the observers.

Kakashi made his last finger sign soon enough and said "Suiton: Suiryūdan no Jutsu." (Water Style: Water Dragon Missile) A water dragon with yellow eyes rose from the lake and headed straight for Sakura. The kunai hit the dragon and were repelled. Sakura couldn't use a kawarimi in time and was washed away by the water dragon. Naruto jumped next to her and helped her up. "Everything alright?"

"Yes, everything alright." she said. "I hope your plan works. Slowly I don't know what to do anymore." she said slightly desperate. Only during the fight did she realize how strong her sensei actually was.

"Don't worry, everything is ready." he said and looked towards Kakashi again. He was gone and Naruto could only guess where he was. He wrapped an arm around Sakura's waist and jumped up with her in time to avoid 2 hands. Those two hands were sticking out of the ground and Naruto figured this was a Kage Bunshin (Shadow Clone), but he had to do something. He formed a Rasengan with his free hand and as he fell to the ground with Sakura, he rammed the Rasengan into the ground where Kakashi was.

A small crater formed and the appearance of a cloud of smoke signaled to him that his guess was correct. Sakura concentrated; this had just gone well. She realized too late that her sensei had appeared under them. Without Naruto's intervention, she would definitely be up to her head in the ground by now. She also fought the blood that wanted to get to her head. Now wasn't the time for that.

Naruto let go of Sakura and they both looked around. Kakashi was definitely around, that much they knew. The only question is where exactly. Both are not sensor ninja and that means they have to find Kakashi on another way.

Naruto had a little trick up his sleeve though. No one could feel a chakra pulse emanating from Naruto's body except for a person with long red hair.

Naruto's eyes were closed, and he was concentrating on his chakra flying around the trees and rocks. He could feel the onlookers as his chakra crashed into 4 bodies. Even Kakashi got hit from the chakra pulse, so Naruto knew where he was. He grinned when Kakashi happened to be right in the area where he set his trap.

"Sakura let's go, Kakashi is at point alpha." he said, and Sakura nodded. They both jumped into the trees and made their way to Kakashi.

Kakashi looked around with his Sharingan, he saw the chakra pulse with his Sharingan and how it hit his body. He assumed this was a jutsu to track him down. He looked up at the sky and noticed that the test was slowly coming to an end. He just had to hold on a little longer and he would win this test.

He didn't have to wait long for Sakura and Naruto when Naruto came sprinting out from behind a tree. Kakashi braced himself and intercepted Naruto's first punch. The two started a wild Taijutsu fight and pulled out a kunai. Between the physical contact, there was also repeated contact from metal to metal, and as a result yellow sparks flew several times. The fight was no longer trackable for a ninja below Chunin level. Both of them were very fast.

Sakura stood in one place and held a kunai to a wire that became multiple wire and ran in all directions. Naruto set traps here with the help of his Shunshin during the fight. There were ways to trigger them individually, but there were also ways to start them all at once.

She watched the fight between Naruto and Kakashi closely and saw how Naruto maneuvered Kakashi to the exact spot with his punches where all the traps would snap shut.

The time had come, and Sakura cut the thin wire with her kunai. What happened next was a true spectacle.

Naruto deflected Kakashi's punch and made a hand sign. He flickered away and Kakashi's eyes widened as kunai and shuriken flew from all directions. Even 2 huge logs came flying towards Kakashi's position. He was about to do a kawarimi but couldn't. A foreign chakra tried to invade his chakra network, which signaled the use of a Genjutsu. Kakashi resolved the Genjutsu, but immediately afterwards he was caught in a new one. This time he broke it with his Sharingan and was able to use the Kawarimi at the last second to swap places with a log.

What Kakashi didn't notice, however, was how Naruto briefly appeared in a low position directly behind Kakashi and simply grabbed the bells and then immediately disappeared again. Kakashi's mind was on the hundreds of kunai and shuriken that were flying towards him and the two Genjutsu that Sakura cast on Kakashi in a row. Those Genjutsu only made sure he didn't notice Naruto.

Kakashi sighed in relief as he secured himself to a tree with his back and Tsunade's appearance marked the end of the test. He closed his Sharingan and shifted the position of his headband a bit, so his Sharingan was hidden again. 'Those last Genjutsu traps were fatal.' thought Kakashi. Just a second later and he would have been a sieve.

"Kakashi come here, the test is over." said Tsunade from a distance. In front of her stood Naruto and Sakura. Sakura had a few more scratches than Naruto, but in general they both still look good.

Kakashi came along and was pretty sure that Tsunade would tell him about Kakashi's victory. However, something wasn't right because Naruto and Sakura were smiling at him weirdly. 'What's going on here?' thought Kakashi.

After that, when Naruto and Sakura each held up a bell, Kakashi's visible eye widened. "When?" he asked in disbelief.

"When you were busy with the two Genjutsu, Sensei Kakashi," Sakura said.

Kakashi now realized what happened there. The two lured him exactly to the trap and then triggered it. After that, Sakura hit him with several Genjutsu, and Naruto took the moment and grabbed the bells.

"So Kakashi, what's your judgement?" Tsunade asked.

Kakashi raised both hands. "They took the bells off me with an excellent strategy." he said and smiled slightly under his mask. Reminiscing about the fight and how the two worked together warmed his heart. That's how it should be among comrades.

Tsunade let Naruto and Sakura know that she is very proud of them and that the 3 are now officially Team Kakashi. Naruto didn't know exactly what it was, he talked to a few people and even laughed a few times. However, that was different at the moment. Having a permanent team after such a long time doesn't seem so bad. After losing his team back then, he didn't want to be in a permanent team for a very long time. But now, after all these years, he's slowly getting over the deaths of his comrades and can finally move forward. He has also become stronger now and can protect his comrades.

Tsunade and Shizune then went back to the village and the hidden person with long red hair made a mental note to find out more about this Chunin and disappeared as well.

Naruto and Sakura said goodbye, both of whom needed some rest now. The fight was exhausting and unlike a certain person, both of them don't have infinite chakra and absurdly high stamina.

Naruto showed up at his house in the usual Shunshin he's now known for to some people and went straight to the bathroom. It's already dark, but he planned to go to the hot springs soon.

As he showered in the bathroom, he let the warm water run over his tense muscles. He didn't take much time in the shower and then dried himself off straight away. He changed into his normal Chunin outfit and took a bag he had packed earlier and disappeared.

Naruto came out of the locker room and went straight into the hot water after throwing a bucket of water over his body once. So, with a towel wrapped around his waist, he stepped into the hot water and let the hot spring work its magic. He's in one of the more secluded hot springs, where there are hardly any visitors.

He likes going to this hot spring because there are never any problems here. There are also separate baths here, which means that there are no problems with men. There are enough men who like to peak at women in the hot springs. He wonders why there are still so many mixed baths in the first place.

Naruto's ear twitched when he heard some female voices on the other side of the partition. 'It looks like there are more visitors today than usual. I'm usually the only one here, especially at such a time.' he thought to himself and then closed his eyes. He just leaned back and enjoyed the warmth.

A few familiar faces can be seen on the other side of the fence. For one, there would be Sakura Haruno. She just wanted to lie down in the bathtub at home and let the evening fade away. Her muscles were still slightly tense from today's training session with her new team. She was happy that she was finally back in a team with her old sensei. She's also glad that she got someone like Naruto as an additional team member. His skills are special. Just his use of the Shunshin and his Rasengan. However, Sakura accidentally ran into her rival, and she asked her if she didn't want to go to a new hot spring she discovered. It was supposed to be in the outskirts and that's why it was hardly visited and known. Sakura didn't mind and agreed.

Said rival sits next to her. Her name is Ino Yamanaka, she has long blond hair and azure eyes. The eyes of the Yamanaka clan were truly something special, they definitely stood out from the crowd. She used to be a student of Tsunade just like Sakura but stopped after learning the basics of Medical Ninjutsu and focused more on her clan techniques. There was of course the Ino-Shika-Cho formation.

"So, forehead, I heard you teamed up with Sensei Kakashi again?" asked Ino.

"Yes, I'm officially a member of Team Kakashi again." said Sakura. The two women were still talking and catching up on the time. Both have hardly done anything together lately and both had a lot to talk about.

"Really? Shikamaru has to take care of Temari? That must be annoying for him again." Sakura said slightly amused and Ino could only agree with Sakura.

"You know Shikamaru, he's annoyed by everything and everyone." she said with a giggle. "But something else, have you already met the friend from Neji and Tenten? He looks hot!" she said in a slightly raised voice.

"No, I haven't yet. Since Neji became a Jonin, he hasn't had much time. Then there are his clan duties, it's strange to see him with his team." Sakura said slightly thoughtfully. She only saw Neji briefly once, but otherwise never sees him.

"You're right of course. Though I saw him with some real eye candy the other day. This guy looked really good." Ino said to Sakura in a knowing voice. Of course, Sakura recognized this voice directly and already noticed how a vein started to become visible on her forehead. "I am all ears Ino-Pig." Sakura said simply in response.

Naruto just woke up. He straightened up and looked out the window. The sun rose on the horizon. He stretched first and felt his muscles completely regenerate. Hot springs have always been a miracle cure for sore muscles, so there was no need to have a medicine ninja. Even if he now theoretically has a medicine ninja directly on his team.

He got up and made his bed neatly. He is currently wearing nothing but blue underpants, so you can see his muscular upper body. It wasn't too much muscle, but it wasn't too few either. It was the perfect number for a body trained for speed. Naruto went to the bathroom and went about his morning routine.

When Naruto had also made himself some food and ate it in peace, he put on his Chunin outfit and tied his blue headband around his forehead. He placed his holsters in the usual places and then grabbed his key and headed into the hallway. He put on his blue sandals and then walked out the door. He locked the door behind him and started walking into the village. He lived rather outside, near the Uchiha clan. From his apartment he has a good view of the compound owned by the Uchiha clan and how big it is.

At some point he was in the middle of the village and went into a shinobi shop. He has perfected everything he can so far. He has perfected the Rasengan, his Shunshin, his Shurikenjutsu, his Taijutsu is also very good, and now he feels that he is ready for his element. He is curious whether he is a Fūton user like his father or a Katon user like most people in the fire nation.

For this training he needs chakra paper, and you can only get one in a shinobi shop. He wonders how long it will take him. It took him 2 years just to train with the Shunshin and Naruto doesn't even want to talk about the Rasengan. Mastering the element is always a hard training.

A/N: I hope you enjoyed the first chapter. I now have an important question for you all. Your decision will influence the story.

Which element should Naruto get?

You guys can only choose one, that's important! Naruto has only one element, bevor he gets the Chakra from all the Bijuu and I'm going to keep it that way.

You can choose from:

-Katon (Fire Style)

-Fūton (Wind Style)

See you again next time, stay healthy. Of course, I would be happy about a review.

Namikaze083.