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Key
"words"= talking
Italics= thoughts or simply italics
(words)= authors notes/my thoughts
*words*= sounds/actions (e.g. *cough*, *gasp*, *huff*, *puff*)
*= look at the bottom
[December 28, Time of the Third Hokage (2nd term) 10:47 am (1047 hours)]
Naruto opened his door; which swung inward; and his eyes almost popped out of his head. The rough parchment stapled onto his door was a calling in his eyes although the note was simply a reminder that the Chuunin test would be taking place in June.
Naruto ripped it off and took it inside to the breakfast table where he took a sip of orange juice. The exact day was June 10. Like all good ninja, Naruto decided to double his training.
Lee, Sasuke, Hinata and Sakura all opened their doors about an hour earlier and already gotten the message. Each shinobi took there own actions from there though. Lee read it quickly than ran to his team's practice area. Sakura sighed and put it in her pocket. Sasuke; as usual; crumpled it and tossed it aside. Hinata gave it a glance and kept walking
"Team 7, listen up! As you know, you received the reminder today. I'd be surprised if you missed it." Kakashi chuckled. "Anyway, we will be doubling our training; with me hoping that you'll train in your spare time. By the time the test comes around, you'll be ready.... at least I hope you will."
Sasuke grinned and shook his head Sakura gulped loudly.
Naruto; despite his nature; remained quiet. Seemingly in deep thought.
Kakashi took notice. "Naruto? Isn't this your time to say something like 'I'm gonna win!' or 'Just you wait!'?"
Naruto blinked. "Huh? Oh! Umm.... right. Bring it on Tokabetsu!"
Sakura grumbled.
"Thank you Naruto." Kakashi hissed. "Now, there will be a twist to the test that you're not supposed to know about. Anyway, I want to maintain a successful figure, so, I'm going to add a new type of training that pertains to that new aspect."
Naruto leaned inward with a funnel-ear.
"The new training will be melee sparring."
"What?" Kiba asked his sensei.
"You heard me, melee sparring. But remember, you didn't hear this from me!"
The replies were only nods.
"Sweet!" Naruto hooted.
"That should be interesting." Sakura observed.
"Are you in position?" Kurenai asked.
"Hai sensei!" Hinata responded.
"All right then. Ready.... set...."
"Begin!" Kakashi bellowed as he lowered his hand. Four shuriken zoomed out a nearby tree behind Sakura and went towards her. Naruto sped out of the opposite side and went for a kick to Sakura's knee cap.
She back-flipped over Naruto and let the shuriken hit him instead. Naruto's punctured body was soon replaced with a tree stump which stumbled to the ground. Sasuke hopped out from cover and grabbed Sakura's arm, reversed his weight and with his centripetal force, threw her into the ground. This left Sasuke tumbling towards the earth.
Naruto let loose a shuriken to Sasuke who was helpless.
The two Kiba's sped in Hinata's direction, one from each side. She activated her Byakugan and her attention quickly turned to the sky. The two bunshins disappeared in a cloud of smoke and the main body of Kiba tackled Hinata from above.... or at least where he thought Hinata was.
She dodged and rolled to her feet. Kiba straightened up and went in for some hand-to-hand combat. His basic Taijutsu wasn't the best, but he had enough practice.
Shino forced the blade of his left foot into Kiba's face and sent him reeling ten yards away. Shino left his foot there for the moment. Hinata stood dumbstruck.
"Shino-kun. Why did you stop him?"
"I don't now." Shino said, shrugging. He snapped his ankle backwards from the knee and caught Hinata across the cheek.
Sasuke took the thrown weapon in the leg. When he landed he yanked it out and drew his kunai out to meet Naruto's.
Naruto's blade was quickly parried aside as Sasuke spun and caught Naruto's leg under his sweep. The kunai came up to stabbing position when suddenly Sasuke felt a foot make contact with his back.
Sakura air-mailed Sasuke five feet away and helped Naruto up. Naruto was just about to raise his fist when it was stopped by Sakura.
"Naruto! Kakashi-sensei is all about teamwork, so let's get in a team and defeat Sasuke!"
Naruto thought for a second. "Good plan." He observed.
She spun and fell from the blow. Akamaru, who was kept busy by Shino's bugs, broke free and lunged at Shino. He bled from the bite of Akamaru and kicked the dog off.
Hinata pushed herself up over Shino's head and brought her knee in contact with the back of his head. The hit knocked him ten yards away, to arrive straight at Kiba's feet. Kiba hefted him up and put him in a headlock.
Naruto dodged a useless punch from Sakura just as Sasuke joined in. At that point, Naruto and Sakura both diverted their attention and went for Sasuke at the same time. His left arm was occupied by Sakura when he suddenly lost his footing from Naruto kicking him in the ankle.
Sasuke went down on both knees. He felt his neck tighten as Naruto wrapped the back of his knee around it. All Naruto had to do now was to twist his thigh to break Sasuke's neck.
"Alright that's enough!" Kakashi chuckled. "That was very nice Sakura, you too Naruto." He nodded.
Hinata cast two shuriken at Shino as she bolted in his direction. Shino rolled his back against Kiba's chest, and let him take the hit. They entered Kiba's triceps which loosened his grip.
Shino dove away and gasped for air. Hinata appeared at Kiba's side and grabbed one of the shuriken. Hinata forced it out and turned to meet Shino and his bugs. A pool of insects formed and quickly took the form of a human; to be more precise; Shino.
The two Shino's advanced. Hinata whispered something into Kiba's ear, who promptly nodded.
Hatake Kakashi glanced at his watch. "Well Sakura, it took you seven minutes to realize the point of this exercise. How?"
"Well, it's always easier to do things in a team, so, I decided to team up with one of them and Naruto was closest." She chirped.
Sasuke grunted.
Naruto yawned and stretched his back.
"Naruto, it's only 12:30. How can you be tired?" Sakura asked.
"Nothing. Anyway, what's our next training exercise?"
"None. That's it, you're done. Although, this is the end of the official training, you are to go home and practice as much as you can. You can push yourself as far as you need to when I'm not there, so, go on home."
Akamaru transformed into another Kiba and ran along with his master at Shino's main body. Hinata took the liberty of taking care Shino's bugs with the help of a kunai. The blade sliced harmlessly like a hot knife through butter.
She tried a Taijutsu punch combo which rewarded her with an arm covered in Shino's bugs. Hinata tugged at her arm, but to no avail. The bugs wouldn't give way much less budge. Hinata felt the bugs press forward up her forearm.
Her left hand formed a seal to send enough chakra through her chakra holes and blow the bugs off her arm. The insects retreated and regrouped with Shino's real body. Hinata moved in and began to fight alongside Kiba when Kurenai called out. "Okay, okay. Shino, nice move with your bugs." Kurenai interrupted. "As you know, in the Chuunin exam, you will be in your respective teams. So, you finally got the idea. When you're in a team, it's always easier to tackle your enemies. Anyway, good work, and go on home to continue training."
The glossy finish of the practice dummy was nothing special. The actual post was made from pine wood. It wasn't the most expensive one either. One of the middle pegs was coming loose from excessive use.
Nonetheless, all of the pegs made a clean *klak* sound as Naruto's forearms hit them. A roundhouse kick send it into a spin just before it was stopped by Naruto's open palm. He quickly switched hands and drove his elbow into the base of the dummy.
Naruto immediately stopped, realizing the obvious.... a practice dummy couldn't strike back, much less make a counter-offensive. That meant that he wouldn't be completely ready for a real one in a real fight.
He thought for a second, and soon knew what to do.
"Naruto?" Sasuke asked. "What are you doing here?"
"I needed someone to spar with because practice dummies don't have brains, if you know what I mean." Naruto smirked.
"I guess I could spar a bit. I can't go all out tough, I might hurt you."
"I don't care, come on at me."
A bruise began to form in the palm of Naruto's hand. Sasuke punched harder than he thought. Naruto was slowly losing ground to his rival as he guarded kick after kick and punch after punch.
Sasuke swung his leg over Naruto's head and continued his arch maintaining all of his original force. His Achilles' tendon slipped under Naruto's sandal and soon lifted.
Naruto fell to the ground gasping for air.
"Come on dunce." Sasuke offered a hand to help his comrade up. Naruto took it. "I realized we got a lot in common."
"What?! I am in no way like you!" Naruto hissed.
"No parents?"
"Well.... yes."
"Lifetime goals of power?"
"Kind of."
"Feel a need to prove yourself?"
"Yes."
"Lonely?"
"Ye- Wait!" Naruto hollered. "Since when were you like this?!"
"I always have been." Sasuke answered as the wind swept at their feet. "You know I've never had a real friend?"
"Yes I did, but I thought you liked that."
"I thought I did.... Well, I don't." Sasuke stuck his knuckles out. "Friends?"
"Friends...." and they slammed fists.
Please tell it's not too corny. I know it's slightly corny. Anyway, R&R.... not rest and relaxation, read and review. You rest and/or relax before you read this, and you DIE!!!
Key
"words"= talking
Italics= thoughts or simply italics
(words)= authors notes/my thoughts
*words*= sounds/actions (e.g. *cough*, *gasp*, *huff*, *puff*)
*= look at the bottom
[December 28, Time of the Third Hokage (2nd term) 10:47 am (1047 hours)]
Naruto opened his door; which swung inward; and his eyes almost popped out of his head. The rough parchment stapled onto his door was a calling in his eyes although the note was simply a reminder that the Chuunin test would be taking place in June.
Naruto ripped it off and took it inside to the breakfast table where he took a sip of orange juice. The exact day was June 10. Like all good ninja, Naruto decided to double his training.
Lee, Sasuke, Hinata and Sakura all opened their doors about an hour earlier and already gotten the message. Each shinobi took there own actions from there though. Lee read it quickly than ran to his team's practice area. Sakura sighed and put it in her pocket. Sasuke; as usual; crumpled it and tossed it aside. Hinata gave it a glance and kept walking
"Team 7, listen up! As you know, you received the reminder today. I'd be surprised if you missed it." Kakashi chuckled. "Anyway, we will be doubling our training; with me hoping that you'll train in your spare time. By the time the test comes around, you'll be ready.... at least I hope you will."
Sasuke grinned and shook his head Sakura gulped loudly.
Naruto; despite his nature; remained quiet. Seemingly in deep thought.
Kakashi took notice. "Naruto? Isn't this your time to say something like 'I'm gonna win!' or 'Just you wait!'?"
Naruto blinked. "Huh? Oh! Umm.... right. Bring it on Tokabetsu!"
Sakura grumbled.
"Thank you Naruto." Kakashi hissed. "Now, there will be a twist to the test that you're not supposed to know about. Anyway, I want to maintain a successful figure, so, I'm going to add a new type of training that pertains to that new aspect."
Naruto leaned inward with a funnel-ear.
"The new training will be melee sparring."
"What?" Kiba asked his sensei.
"You heard me, melee sparring. But remember, you didn't hear this from me!"
The replies were only nods.
"Sweet!" Naruto hooted.
"That should be interesting." Sakura observed.
"Are you in position?" Kurenai asked.
"Hai sensei!" Hinata responded.
"All right then. Ready.... set...."
"Begin!" Kakashi bellowed as he lowered his hand. Four shuriken zoomed out a nearby tree behind Sakura and went towards her. Naruto sped out of the opposite side and went for a kick to Sakura's knee cap.
She back-flipped over Naruto and let the shuriken hit him instead. Naruto's punctured body was soon replaced with a tree stump which stumbled to the ground. Sasuke hopped out from cover and grabbed Sakura's arm, reversed his weight and with his centripetal force, threw her into the ground. This left Sasuke tumbling towards the earth.
Naruto let loose a shuriken to Sasuke who was helpless.
The two Kiba's sped in Hinata's direction, one from each side. She activated her Byakugan and her attention quickly turned to the sky. The two bunshins disappeared in a cloud of smoke and the main body of Kiba tackled Hinata from above.... or at least where he thought Hinata was.
She dodged and rolled to her feet. Kiba straightened up and went in for some hand-to-hand combat. His basic Taijutsu wasn't the best, but he had enough practice.
Shino forced the blade of his left foot into Kiba's face and sent him reeling ten yards away. Shino left his foot there for the moment. Hinata stood dumbstruck.
"Shino-kun. Why did you stop him?"
"I don't now." Shino said, shrugging. He snapped his ankle backwards from the knee and caught Hinata across the cheek.
Sasuke took the thrown weapon in the leg. When he landed he yanked it out and drew his kunai out to meet Naruto's.
Naruto's blade was quickly parried aside as Sasuke spun and caught Naruto's leg under his sweep. The kunai came up to stabbing position when suddenly Sasuke felt a foot make contact with his back.
Sakura air-mailed Sasuke five feet away and helped Naruto up. Naruto was just about to raise his fist when it was stopped by Sakura.
"Naruto! Kakashi-sensei is all about teamwork, so let's get in a team and defeat Sasuke!"
Naruto thought for a second. "Good plan." He observed.
She spun and fell from the blow. Akamaru, who was kept busy by Shino's bugs, broke free and lunged at Shino. He bled from the bite of Akamaru and kicked the dog off.
Hinata pushed herself up over Shino's head and brought her knee in contact with the back of his head. The hit knocked him ten yards away, to arrive straight at Kiba's feet. Kiba hefted him up and put him in a headlock.
Naruto dodged a useless punch from Sakura just as Sasuke joined in. At that point, Naruto and Sakura both diverted their attention and went for Sasuke at the same time. His left arm was occupied by Sakura when he suddenly lost his footing from Naruto kicking him in the ankle.
Sasuke went down on both knees. He felt his neck tighten as Naruto wrapped the back of his knee around it. All Naruto had to do now was to twist his thigh to break Sasuke's neck.
"Alright that's enough!" Kakashi chuckled. "That was very nice Sakura, you too Naruto." He nodded.
Hinata cast two shuriken at Shino as she bolted in his direction. Shino rolled his back against Kiba's chest, and let him take the hit. They entered Kiba's triceps which loosened his grip.
Shino dove away and gasped for air. Hinata appeared at Kiba's side and grabbed one of the shuriken. Hinata forced it out and turned to meet Shino and his bugs. A pool of insects formed and quickly took the form of a human; to be more precise; Shino.
The two Shino's advanced. Hinata whispered something into Kiba's ear, who promptly nodded.
Hatake Kakashi glanced at his watch. "Well Sakura, it took you seven minutes to realize the point of this exercise. How?"
"Well, it's always easier to do things in a team, so, I decided to team up with one of them and Naruto was closest." She chirped.
Sasuke grunted.
Naruto yawned and stretched his back.
"Naruto, it's only 12:30. How can you be tired?" Sakura asked.
"Nothing. Anyway, what's our next training exercise?"
"None. That's it, you're done. Although, this is the end of the official training, you are to go home and practice as much as you can. You can push yourself as far as you need to when I'm not there, so, go on home."
Akamaru transformed into another Kiba and ran along with his master at Shino's main body. Hinata took the liberty of taking care Shino's bugs with the help of a kunai. The blade sliced harmlessly like a hot knife through butter.
She tried a Taijutsu punch combo which rewarded her with an arm covered in Shino's bugs. Hinata tugged at her arm, but to no avail. The bugs wouldn't give way much less budge. Hinata felt the bugs press forward up her forearm.
Her left hand formed a seal to send enough chakra through her chakra holes and blow the bugs off her arm. The insects retreated and regrouped with Shino's real body. Hinata moved in and began to fight alongside Kiba when Kurenai called out. "Okay, okay. Shino, nice move with your bugs." Kurenai interrupted. "As you know, in the Chuunin exam, you will be in your respective teams. So, you finally got the idea. When you're in a team, it's always easier to tackle your enemies. Anyway, good work, and go on home to continue training."
The glossy finish of the practice dummy was nothing special. The actual post was made from pine wood. It wasn't the most expensive one either. One of the middle pegs was coming loose from excessive use.
Nonetheless, all of the pegs made a clean *klak* sound as Naruto's forearms hit them. A roundhouse kick send it into a spin just before it was stopped by Naruto's open palm. He quickly switched hands and drove his elbow into the base of the dummy.
Naruto immediately stopped, realizing the obvious.... a practice dummy couldn't strike back, much less make a counter-offensive. That meant that he wouldn't be completely ready for a real one in a real fight.
He thought for a second, and soon knew what to do.
"Naruto?" Sasuke asked. "What are you doing here?"
"I needed someone to spar with because practice dummies don't have brains, if you know what I mean." Naruto smirked.
"I guess I could spar a bit. I can't go all out tough, I might hurt you."
"I don't care, come on at me."
A bruise began to form in the palm of Naruto's hand. Sasuke punched harder than he thought. Naruto was slowly losing ground to his rival as he guarded kick after kick and punch after punch.
Sasuke swung his leg over Naruto's head and continued his arch maintaining all of his original force. His Achilles' tendon slipped under Naruto's sandal and soon lifted.
Naruto fell to the ground gasping for air.
"Come on dunce." Sasuke offered a hand to help his comrade up. Naruto took it. "I realized we got a lot in common."
"What?! I am in no way like you!" Naruto hissed.
"No parents?"
"Well.... yes."
"Lifetime goals of power?"
"Kind of."
"Feel a need to prove yourself?"
"Yes."
"Lonely?"
"Ye- Wait!" Naruto hollered. "Since when were you like this?!"
"I always have been." Sasuke answered as the wind swept at their feet. "You know I've never had a real friend?"
"Yes I did, but I thought you liked that."
"I thought I did.... Well, I don't." Sasuke stuck his knuckles out. "Friends?"
"Friends...." and they slammed fists.
Please tell it's not too corny. I know it's slightly corny. Anyway, R&R.... not rest and relaxation, read and review. You rest and/or relax before you read this, and you DIE!!!