Wow I am overwhelmed by all of the nice reviews! Thank you so much. Since it looks like this fic may become semi-popular I will have to try to update as regularly as I can. Also I had to give Yondaime a name because it would be kind of hard to write a fic in which he remains nameless. Don't kill me if you hate the name! I hope you guys enjoy this chapter! Thanks again for the reviews!

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The sun peeked through Kakashi's window, rousing the young ninja. He quickly dressed and made his way to the academy. As expected, he was the first one to arrive. He took his position against the wall, identical to that of every other day he was early. Soon Yamato-sensei arrived to unlock the classroom, and Kakashi took a seat, impatiently waiting for his teammates, as well as his Jounin instructor.

Rin meandered into the classroom shortly after her gray haired companion. She sat down next to Kakashi, Giving him a small smile and a warm, "hello". The room slowly began to fill with ninjas, then, one by one, they all began to leave with their new senseis. Five minutes after the classroom had emptied, Kakashi was becoming quite perturbed. It was bad enough that Obito hadn't made it on time, but their new instructor was late as well.

Kakashi was about to make a bitter remark about Obito's tardiness when the goggle clad boy hurriedly stumbled into the classroom. He paused momentarily to catch his breath before asking, "Am I late?"
His silver haired teammate scoffed. "Do you know how to tell time? If you do, look at the clock! It's obvious that you're late!"

Obito was obviously upset by this comment so Rin quickly said, "But our new sensei hasn't arrived yet so it's okay!"

The kunoichi's warm words put a smile on the Uchiha's face, but Kakashi rapidly replaced the smile with a scowl. "We were supposed to be here at 7:00 AM. It's now 7:30. Therefore, you are late, regardless of whether or not our sensei is here yet."

"Why are you so strict about the rules! Lighten up!" Obito yelled.

"I don't need to lighten up. You need to get more serious. If you can't even follow the rules and be punctual then you don't deserve to be a ninja," Kakashi shot back.

"Well, I guess I don't deserve to be a ninja then," said an unfamiliar voice from the classroom door. All three children simultaneously whipped around to face the voice's owner. A man with blonde hair, blue eyes, and a large smile adorning his handsome face, now filled their view.

Kakashi slightly bowed. "Sueme maasen," he said. "I meant no offense towards you. I was simply trying to get my teammate to consider the possibility of arriving on time."

The blonde waved his hand as if to say, "No harm done" then told them, "I know being late is a bad habit of mine, but I can never seem to make it on time." He then winked at Obito as though the two of them shared a fascinating secret. Kakashi mentally sighed. The last thing he needed was a teacher who couldn't even follow rules. What could he possibly learn from someone like that? The young boy was startled out of his thoughts when their sensei suddenly clapped his hands together.

"Alright! I would like to get to know more about each of you! Seeing as how it's such a beautiful day I think we should go outside to talk. Sound good?" the blue eyed man asked.

Rin and Obito nodded vigorously, and Kakashi curtly jerked his head upward to signify his approval. The children proceeded to follow their teacher to a group of benches situated conveniently underneath the shade of two large trees.

"Okay let's introduce ourselves! State your name, what you like and dislike, what your interests are, and what your dream is," the teacher told his new team. "You with the goggles go first."

"Ne? Ne? Ne? Sensei?" Obito said.

"Yes," their teacher acknowledged.

"You should tell us about yourself first," the Uchiha suggested. Kakashi was shocked at how upfront his teammate was, but their new sensei seemed fine with it.

"Good idea," he said grinning broadly. "My name is Kiiro. I like this village and all its inhabitants. I dislike those who betray Konoha. My interests are women and dirty novels and my dream is to become Hokage. Any questions?"

Obito and Rin looked about as shocked as Kakashi felt.

"Ano…" Obito trailed off.

"Did you say…?" Rin added.

"That your interests are women and dirty novels?" Kakashi finished.

Kiiro grinned mischievously and raked his fingers though his hair. "You'll understand when you're older," was all he said.

Kakashi shook his head in doubt, Rin looked absolutely appalled, and Obito yelled out, "Oi! Sensei! You are a pervert!"

For the second time that day Kakashi found himself shocked by Obito's forward demeanor, though admittedly he had been thinking the same thing. The silver haired gennin expected their sensei to punish Obito, but he simply laughed off the comments.

"I wouldn't say I am pervert. If you want to meet a pervert I would have to introduce you to my old sensei. I merely appreciate the marvel that is the female gender."

The team suspiciously looked at their leader, eyes filled with doubt. It was apparent that their sensei had a way with words, but Kakashi wasn't fooled. He knew Kiiro's "appreciation for the female gender" spiel was a cleverly disguised definition for pervert. It was bad enough that their sensei wasn't punctual, but to top it off he was a pervert? Kakashi was beginning to think his Gennin team was a joke and a waste of his time.

Attempting to take himself out of the spotlight, Kiiro said, "Okay it's your guys' turn. Goggles kid, how about you start us off?"

"My name is Uchiha Obito. I like learning new jutus. I dislike when people make fun of me. My interests are training and eating. My dream is to become the strongest member of my clan."

"My name is Rin. I like hanging out with my friends. I dislike bullies. My interests are meeting new people and cooking and my dream is to someday become a great medic ninja like Tsunade-sama."

"My name is Hatake Kakashi. I'm not going to state my likes and dislikes, because it doesn't really matter. I've got a lot of interests and I don't really have a dream."

Kiiro looked somewhat dissatisfied with Kakashi's vague introduction, but he didn't express any objections. Instead he smiled and said, "It is very nice to meet all of you. I hope to be working together for a long time, but before we can begin training you must pass as test."

"A test?" all of the gennins repeated. Their sensei nodded enthusiastically. "Yes it is very difficult and you must pass in order to train under me."

"Yosh! Let's take this test! I know I can pass!" Obito cried.

Kiiro laughed. "Calm down Obito. The test isn't until tomorrow morning! We will meet at 5:00 am tomorrow morning. That's all for today." The three students rose and began walking away when their teacher called out, "Oh and I wouldn't eat any breakfast tomorrow morning. You'll just puke it up."

Identical horrified looks appeared on all three young faces.

"Puking?" Obito asked in disbelief.

Kiiro smiled as though the idea of puking as highly amusing to him and nodded vigorously. Before the children could comment, Kiiro had disappeared.

Kakashi, who had become quite hungry, decided to follow his sensei's lead and tuned to leave the meeting area. His departure was punctured by Obito's voice, high-pitched due to his apparent fear at the upcoming exam.

"Puking," the young ninja repeated yet again. "Is he serious? Ne, Kakashi? Do you think he is being serious? What are we going to be required to do for this test?"

Kakashi didn't answer. He continued walking away from his group members. It didn't matter to him what they were required to do in order to successfully pass the test. He was going to be triumphant, that much he knew already. The young boy was planning out his relaxing day, when Rin's voice reached his ears.

"Kakashi," she called out.

He twirled around, glaring at the kunoichi, but remaining quiet. Kakashi's silence seemed to be daring Rin to speak, and apparently she was up to the challenge.

"I was thinking that maybe we should all do training together today. That way we are be prepared for the test tomorrow. Also it's a good way to build team spirit."

Kakashi literally had to bite his tongue in order to prevent himself from immediately declining the offer. For a brief moment, his mind wandered back to the previous day, where he had found that associating himself with others his age was, in all actuality, quite fun.

"Then after a little bit of training we could all go to my house for dinner," she suggested, hoping that his would seal the deal.

At this idea, of course, Obito began prancing around, exclaiming that Rin's proposal was a brilliant one. However, Rin paid the young Uchiha no heed. Instead, her attentions were focused upon Kakashi. When the silver-haired boy finally nodded his head slightly, signifying to the girl that he could go along with the plans, her face broke into a broad grin.

The three teammates spent an entire, tiring but enjoyable, day together. Kakashi was pleased to discover that Rin and even Obito were talented ninjas. And even if the practice had ended up being awful, which wasn't the case, dinner at Rin's would have more than compensated. The young girl cooked everything herself, and she seemed extremely pleased when Kakashi told her that the food tasted wonderful. She blushed slightly, and thanked him. Again, when the day came to a close, Kakashi was left thinking that maybe, just maybe, friends were a good thing to have.

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Author Note: Kiiro means yellow in Japanese. I thought it was fitting since Yondaime is a blonde and has the nickname Konaha's Yellow Flash.

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Hope this chapter wasn't too terribly revolting! Expect another update soon!