How he became the person he is

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

Chapter 7:

The next morning, Kakashi had to complete 2 hours of physical training before starting his chakra controlling exercise. Arashi told him that it wasn't his punishment for last night's thing, and that it was just part of the daily training. Kakashi doubted it.

A month passed by, and Kakashi had learned some new jutsus from Arashi. Arashi was impressed at the kid's velocity of the absorption of new techniques.

"Sensei, when do the chuunin exams take place?" asked Kakashi when they were taking a break.

"Twice a year. The next one is coming up in 5 months." said Arashi thinking what excuse he would use to not let his student participate in it.

"Can I take it?" Kakashi's voice lowered a bit, guessing what his sensei's answer would be.

"What if you fail?"

"What if I don't fail?" Young Kakashi was trying to use the nature psychology on his sensei.

Arashi stayed silent for a few seconds, and came up with a great idea.

"Kakashi, what about if you fail, I don't let you take the chuunin exams until you turn 12. I'm sure that I would let you take it earlier than that if you don't take it this time. Of course, if you pass this time, we are starting on our missions." Arashi thought that the kid wouldn't risk the chance, and would wait until he was told that he could take it.

"Okay. I'll take the exam this time."

"Um... Kakashi. I think you didn't get the point. If you fail this time, you won't take it for another 7 years." repeated Arashi, making sure that he heard correctly.

"I don't mind. Besides, I'm sure I'm gonna pass." said Kakashi, indiferrently.

'This isn't how I was planning things. Damn.'

"Kakashi, I will decide later whether I'm really letting you take it, okay? Just for now, focuse on your training." Arashi felt a heavy headache coming on. "This is it for today, Kakashi. You're dismissed."

"Nah, I'm staying a little longer, sensei. Thank you for today's training." said Kakashi and started doing the jutsus he learned in the past month.

'How troublesome. I wonder why he wants to become a chuunin so early. Is it because of what I mentioned about starting the missions? Well... maybe if I prepare him for the exam, I won't need to worry about him taking it. He'll be ready to take it, and he won't have any problems.'

Arashi thought, as he saw the little kid training on his own.

"Kakashi!" They boy came to his sensei wondering what he would hear. "If I tell you that I'm gonna increase your training's intensity so that you can pass the chuunin exam, will you be prepared for it?"

"Why not? I mean... I wouldn't mind the trainings being a little harder..." said Kakashi sheepishly.

"Okay... then..." Arashi didn't finish his sentence, and stayed thinking about it for a few minutes. "Okay, we're starting tomorrow. I suggest you go home now and take a rest for the remainder of the day. We're starting at 5 in the morning, alright? See you tomorrow." said Arashi smiling at the boy. Kakashi looked a little worried because of the time of their meeting, but he didn't mention anything and just left.

Arashi went to his house as well. His mother died when giving birth to him, and his father died during a mission. He had no one waiting for him, and it had been 5 years since he started living alone. When he got home, he decided to make a chart with Kakashi's training plan. He boiled some water for his ramen, and took it to his desk. This was going to be hard. He tried to remember some of the things that he learned from Jiraiya-sensei before he took his chuunin exam. It was a rather difficult task since most of what he remembered from his sensei were the long lectures about... well... about... stuff. He didn't understand at that moment, but now that he was 15, Arashi understood most of the things. He thought that it would be better to finish his ramen before starting on his task. He was sure that the ramen would refresh his mind.

After he was done, he started writing down things:

"100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 5 laps around Konoha, 2 hours of weapon training, 3 hours of sparring just with taijutsu, an hour to learn a new jutsu, and 2 hours to practice jutsus..."

He made sure that he reread everything he wrote down so that he wouldn't make a mistake. The next thing he needed to do was to put them in an orderly matter so that his student wouldn't get exhausted all together.

From 5 to 8: physical training

From 8 to 9: lecture on taijutsu techniques

From 9 to 12: sparring just with taijutsu

From 12 to 2: rest+lunch

From 2 to 3: lecture on jutsus

From 3 to 5: jutsu training

From 5 to 7: weapon training

"Well, I guess this will go on for at least four months. I shall change it from time to time, depending on the circumstances." said Arashi to no one but himself.

When Kakashi got home, he told Tomoko about his chuunin exam. She looked worried and decided that he would talk with Sakumo about it.

"Sakumo, Arashi-kun is going to let Kakashi take the chuunin exam that is coming up in a few months..." said Tomoko, when they were by themselves in their room.

"I'm sure Arashi tried to stop Kakashi from doing so... You know how stubborn Kakashi can get. Haha. That's my son. I don't think Kakashi will have any problems passing that test. Right, Kakashi?" asked Sakumo, sliding the door open and finding his little son looking at him. He looked surprised, but he was as confident.

"Of course, dad. Besides, Arashi-sensei told me that we are having a new kind of training starting tomorrow." said Kakashi, as he smiled to his father.

"That's good to know, son. See, Tomoko? Arashi knows what he's doing. Don't worry."

"Yeah, mom! I want to become a chuunin soon, so that I can go on missions like dad." Tomoko couldn't respond to the kid's joy, and she just smiled to her son.

After that, Kakashi was sent to bed, and Tomoko decided to trust her son. And Arashi, as well.

Kakashi started his training the next morning, and Arashi was glad that the kid didn't get exhausted easily. On the other hand, Kakashi thought that that was the kind of training he wanted.
After four months, Kakashi's speed and strength increased a lot. Arashi believed that Kakashi would pass the test without any problems. He saw that Kakashi was a genius boy after all. He didn't think that a normal kid could have gotten that better in justfour months worth of training. Kakashi really absorbed everything Arashi taught him in the instant.

"Good job, Kakashi. Let's go for some ramen." Arashi smiled to the boy.

Kakashi put his stuff together, and followed his sensei.

"Sensei, do you ever eat anything else other than ramen?" asked Kakashi on their way to the ramen place, in a very serious tone.

"Of course I do. Why? Do you have any problems eating ramen?"

"Well... it is the only thing that I have seen you eating..."

"Haha. Well, ramen is my favorite food. But a ninja must have a lot of vegetables. Keep that in mind." Kakashi wondered if his sensei had that in mind.

Fortunately, their dinner didn't end up like the time they threw everything. They both were happy, although a little tired. It was true that Kakashi got tired frequently since they started their new training. After finishing their ramen, they went out and walked to their homes.

"The chuunin exam is in a month. You know, I still didn't tell Hokage-sama that I'm letting you take the exam. Do you see how risky it is for even me to say such a thing?" asked Arashi in a sarcastic tone.

"Sensei, you know very well that those things don't have an effect on me." Kakashi's tone was serious.

"Well, yeah. I know. Hokage-sama can't say anything about me nominating you for the exams, anyway. I'm just telling you that I might get a long lecture for just saying that. You should be thankful." Arashi smiled.

"I'm. Indeed." was all Kakashi said.

"Oh, I almost forgot to tell you, Kakashi. Tomorrow we are starting at 7 in the afternoon, and staying all night. Tell Sakumo-san. It will be like that for the next 2 weeks. Alright?"

"Okay." answered Kakashi, wondering what kind of training he would do in the dark.

"Make sure you don't spend tomorrow morning training! Otherwise, you won't be able to stay awake all night. Get some rest. See you tomorrow." said Arashi and headed to his house.

Kakashi went to his house as well, and told Tomoko that he was going to train at night. Sakumo was on a 2-week mission, so Kakashi didn't get to see him that night.

The next morning Kakashi woke up at 7, but decided that he would keep sleeping until late in the morning. It had been a long time since he had such a good sleep.

Arashi went to the Hokage's office at noon. To his surprise, he found a ponderous man with white hair sitting in front of the Hokage.

"Sen...sei?" asked Arashi wondering if the man was really his sensei.

"Long time no see, Arashi. Haha." Jiraiya smiled to his student.

"Well, almost two years. Where have you been?" asked Arashi.

"Just wandering around. Looking for stuff." Jiraiya said in a rather small voice so that the Hokage wouldn't hear. "What have you been doing?"

"You still didn't hear?" Arashi looked at Hokage-sama.

"He just came in." said Sarutobi, shooking his head.

"Well, sensei. I have a student. He's 5 years-old. In fact, he's Sakumo-san's son." said Arashi in a tone that let Jiraiya know why such a little kid could be a genin.

"I see. It makes sense. How has it been going? Is he an arrogant little kid?" asked Jiraiya, eyeing his student.

"Not really. Which I'm really thankful for. Haha." The jounin laughed with all his heart.

"Sarutobi-sensei, you should have given him the chance to suffer. This boy won't ever know what I went through."

"I never said I'm not suffering, sensei. He's so young that I have to worry about him constantly."

"Well, that's something. Haha. Aren't you supposed to be with him now?" asked Jiraiya.

"No, today we're having night training. And... Hokage-sama. There was something I wanted to tell you." said Arashi sheepishly.

"Go ahead, Arashi."

"Um... yes. I am planning on nominating Kakashi for the chuunin exams."

"Well, I don't see a problem on that. If you think he is capable of taking it, then so be it." said the Hokage, and both Jiraiya and Arashi couldn't help but open their mouths and stare at their village's leader. "I believe you are nominating him because you trust that Kakashi will pass it, right?" He asked a few seconds later.

"Yes, sir." answered Arashi, very confident. He wasn't really sure if Kakashi would pass it, but he didn't want to sound irresponsible.

"Then, we will have to make a special kind of test... he doesn't have any teammates. The chuunin exams are meant to be taken in teams. I'll come up with an idea." Arashi nodded. "Jiraiya, how long are you going to stay?"

"I don't know, Sarutobi-sensei. I'll just wander around." said Jiraiya in a bored tone.

"I'm leaving, Hokage-sama, Jiraiya-sensei. I'm gonna get ready for the night training. Sensei, are you coming with me?"

"Sure, boy. See you later, sensei." said Jiraiya, and went out. Arashi bowed to the Hokage, and followed his sensei.

A/N:

Hehe. I wanted Jiraiya to appear. I think that I sped up a few things, but if not, it would get reeeally long, so yeah. I'm planning on writing until Kakashi meets Team 7. It will be a long way. Hope you guys keep reading my fic!