Starlight
Don't own Naruto
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'Thoughts'
"Talking'
(----) Different point of view
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Chapter 6
He watches Koichi out of the corner of his eye. He had never known what to make of him or his friends. They came from a previously unknown village and seem to know more jutsus then their teacher. He wonders just what they have been taught for they always seem to learn things without putting much effort into it.
He then mentally sighs as another five minutes pass without their teacher arriving. It's been almost three hours and other then Sakura and Ganmaru pressing Koichi for more information, nothing really happened.
He wonders just what their teacher is like. He hopes that the jonin has a really good excuse. He also was thinking about just what kind of test their teacher will be giving them. So he was going over the Genjutsu, Ninjutsu, and Taijutsu that he knows. He finds that they weren't much; he also thinks that Koichi knows more of those three jutsus then this entire room of people.
The door opens and he looks at a man with a mask on as well as one of his eyes covered. The man then looks at each of them, then says, "My first impression is … one too many." He couldn't help but blink at that.
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He just stares around at the roof of the building. Ganmaru and Sakura were looking nervously at their new teacher. He couldn't tell that with Sasuke though. But then, Sasuke reminded him of a statue. He looks at the jonin that was going to be testing them.
The man had silver hair and has his left eye covered with his headband. The lower part of his face was covered up too. The vest was standard jonin vest and on the hands were fingerless gloves with metal on the back of them.
The jonin breaks the silences that had settled over the group. "Now, I'd like you all to tell us a little about yourselves." The teacher asks. "Like what?" Ganmaru asks. Kakashi then answers, "The usual, your favorite thing … what you hate the most. Dreams, ambitions, hobbies. Things like that." Sakura then says, "Why don't you start? You're a complete stranger to us." Ganmaru then adds, "Yea, you're a complete mystery. Well you and Koichi." Sakura nods in agreement with Ganmaru.
He was amused that they thought that way. It's not like too many kids wanted to get close to him and his friends. They figured it had something to do with the fact that they never walked up to and started a conversation with any of them. It wasn't that they didn't see any point in trying to make friends; it was mostly because they wanted the others to make the first move.
Jonin then starts to talk about himself. "My name is Kakashi Hatake. I'm the kind of person who doesn't feel like talking about his likes and dislikes! My dreams for the future are none of your business … but anyway, I have lots of hobbies …" He hears Sakura say to Ganmaru, "So, we just learnt his name…" Ganmaru just nods.
"Now, who want's to go first?" Kakashi asks. Sakura begins, "I'm Sakura Haruno. My favorite thing is … well it's not a thing, it's a person. A boy … and that boy is …" Sakura sends a look at Sasuke. The continues, "Let's move on to my dream." Sakura looks at Sasuke and then blushes.
Ganmaru and him just sigh at this. Then Ganmaru begins, "My name is Ganmaru Agaka. I'm fourteen years old and my favorite thing is learning water jutsus and swimming. My dislikes are Genjutsu and owls. My dreams for the future are to learn some ice jutsus."
His liking for Ganmaru just went up. Then Sasuke begins, "My name is Sasuke Uchiha. There are plenty of things I hate, but I don't see that it matters, considering there's almost nothing I do like." Sasuke then pauses, then continues, "It seems pointless to talk about 'dreams'… that's just a word … but what I do have is determination. I plan to restore my clan. And there's someone I have sworn … to kill."
He watches as Ganmaru moves a bit away from Sasuke and how Sakura blushes a bit. He sighs and then begins to talk, "My name is Koichi Geo. My likes are hanging out with Yue and Terish. My hobbies are training with elder Ruki, with my friends, and with Blood Trail, the demon that's sealed in me." He pauses, as every eye is turn towards him. He didn't see any reason not to tell them about Blood Trail. He then continues, "I don't feel like talking about what I hate or about my dreams."
There was a long silence that follows just what he had said. Then Kakashi then breaks the silence by saying, "I think formal training will start tomorrow morning." Sakura then asks, "So there isn't a test?" Kakashi blinks at this and then look over at him. "They asked." He tells the jonin. Kakashi then says, "Ok then, the training will be the test. It's going to survival exercises. Meaning that you'll have to survive me." Kakashi pauses and Ganmaru asks, "So?" Kakashi then says, "The test we're about to take part in has a 66 rate of failure." Sakura then yells out, "Then what the point in graduating?" Ganmaru nods in agreement with Sakura. Kakashi answers, "Too weed out the weak. Out of your graduating class, only nine, or if you count the three others, twelve will be accepted as junior-level ninja. Then rest go back for more training." After a pause Kakashi then says, "Chickening out?" He then answers, "Not really. There are four of us and only one of you." Sasuke then adds, "I must agree with Koichi on this one."
Sakura and Ganmaru just stare dumbly at Sasuke, it is seems they didn't know just what to think. Then Kakashi takes out papers and hand one to each of them. "The details of your assignment are on the handout. Memorize it … and don't be late. And you might want to skip breakfast tomorrow, unless you want to throw up." Kakashi tells them after he hands the papers out. Then Kakashi leaves, leaving them alone on the roof.
He reads the handout, and then puts it into his pocket. He looks at the others then begins to walk towards the stairs. "Hey wait! Are you saying that you really do have a demon sealed in you?" Ganmaru says as he catches up to him. He stops and turns his head to look at Ganmaru. He just nods and Ganmaru then shallows and asks, "Can it, you know, possess you?" He snorts at that and answers, "What would have been the point in sealing it if it could?" "Good point! So, you'll be eating tomorrow?" Ganmaru asks. "I'll be needing all the energy I can get. Plus, if this guy was three hours late today, he might be late again tomorrow. What's the point in waiting and going hungry?" He tells Ganmaru truthfully. "Good point. I think I'll follow your lead on that." Then they turn to where Sasuke was and watches as Sasuke just jumps off the roof to get away from Sakura. He just shook his head at that and then, with Ganmaru following, walks down the stairs.
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He watches as Sakura tries to talk to Sasuke. He sees Koichi just sitting in a tree and then hears both Sasuke and Sakura's stomachs growl. He was really happy he talked to Koichi the other day. He had a large dinner and then breakfast. He does find it hard to believe that Koichi has a demon sealed up inside of him, but then, he doesn't really know too much about Light village. The only thing that he could think about was the simple fact that they train their kids really well.
It's been a good two and a half hours and the teacher still haven't shown up. He had already checked through his equipment three times already. He's nervous, but he figures that if he works with the other members of this cell, he had a good chance to pass this test.
He sits under a tree and just waits. Soon Sakura just gives up on trying to get Sasuke to talk. He didn't really pity Sakura, for he has heard about how her diet. He just snorts at that thought. He didn't see why so many girls think that dieting was going to help get Sasuke, but then, he wasn't into guys. He does have this part-time girlfriend though. He smiles on just thinking about her. Her name is Riley Shimoto. Riley is fourteen years old and likes to dye her hair blond. Riley is a bit taller then him and wasn't a ninja. Her family owns three apartment buildings. He can't wait to meet her for dinner tonight.
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His alarms went off. He checks the time and finds it to be three hours of waiting. He jumps down and walks to where Sasuke and Sakura have been standing since they got here. He glances at Ganmaru and then to the direction of where his alarms were set off.
After five minutes Kakashi appears. Sakura then yells, "Your late!" He couldn't help but roll his eyes at this. "Morning!" Was the only reply that Kakashi would give. Then Kakashi takes out an alarm clock and sets it up.
Kakashi then turns to them and says, "I've set this alarm to go off at noon. I also have three small bells. To get your lunch, you must take one of these bells from me before the alarm goes off. The one that doesn't get one, gets tied to a tree stump." Sakura and Sasuke's stomachs then growl at this. He just rolls his eyes at that and glances at Ganmaru. Ganmaru winks at him and then they both return to looking at the jonin.
Kakashi then continues, "Since there is only three bells, that means that one of you will find themselves tied to a tree stump. Plus, the one tied to the tree stump will fail." Kakashi then puts the bells onto this belt and says, "Attack as though you mean to kill or you'll nerve stand a chance." Then Sakura says, "But … but that's so dangerous!" He then says dryly, "I don't think a genin stands much chance of harming a jonin." That's the only real hint that he'll give them, he knows what this was all about. It's about teamwork and sacrifice. He knows that Ganmaru will be willing to work with him. It's Sakura and Sasuke that he knew were going to be difficult. Sakura will only be looking out for Sasuke and as for Sasuke; he has a feeling that Sasuke is thinking about going at it alone.
As Kakashi waits for them to object some more, then finding that nobody was going to speak up. Then Kakashi then says, "Go!" They leap away; he then makes his way to where Ganmaru was hiding. He had a good idea and he needs Ganmaru to help him with it. Knowing Sasuke, he'll be the last one to attack Kakashi. He does plan on getting all the bells and then make sure that Sakura and Sasuke in up with a bell each. He didn't need one, for this whole thing was more for Ganmaru and them. He was going to have some fun toying with Sasuke and Sakura.
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He sighs as he finish of Sakura with a Genjutsu. He might have over done it with it, but she was out cold. He sighs and then takes off to find the others. He wonders if Ganmaru and Koichi have teamed up. He already likes them for the fact that they didn't just take what he said yesterday at face value. And then today, Koichi even was kind enough to hint at the true goal of this test.
He hasn't got a chance to spar with any of the teachers form Light village, so he didn't know just what to expect from Koichi. He had been stunned when Koichi told them about the demon fox that was sealed up in him. He didn't know if it was a good thing that Koichi and the fox were on speaking terms. It also meant that Koichi was the more dangerous of this group, for he not only had unknown jutsus and really good chakra control but also access to the fox's chakra. If Koichi was to try and kill him, he hates to admit it, but Koichi could very much do just that. But he had a feeling that Koichi wasn't like that. If what Gai had talked about was true, then Light village don't kill humans often.
He sighs and finds Sasuke in a clearing. He was shocked to see that Sasuke was worn out. Then on turning to see him, Sasuke says, "Not this time!" And Sasuke charges him with a kunai in both hands.