Disclaimer: I do not Own Naruto. If I did, Sakura would love Kisame with all of her heart and Haku +Zabuza wouldn't be dead!

--- WARNING! CONTAINS SPOILERS! ---


Chapter Two- Born To Lead

The Next Day...

Kakashi waved at his students saying a, "Good morning, class!" He waved his hand at the fresh shinobi. They wouldn't stand a chance against his test, if they just fought the two jonin. They would need to look underneath the underneath. Or he would fail them, just like all the other teams he had failed. Not one had passed.

He wore his back-pack, it was light and filled with his students lunches. He had eaten a nice hearty breakfast this morning or at least till after he did his respects. He rubbed the back of his head when the kunoichi of the group yelled at him for being late.

Okay?

He turned to Kyo who was sitting on one of the three stumps that he would use after the training. He seemed to have his sketchbook in his vest and was just sitting on the post watching the clouds, his headband wasn't visable to the naked eye.

He walked over to Kyo and pulled out the paper that he had dropped since he was in hurry, yesterday. It was folded neatly into a small square, Kyo looked down on him to see the piece of paper that Kakashi was offering. He furrowed his eyebrows , confused but took it out of his grip. He recognized the paper before opening it when he saw the black letters on the back.

K + K + Z

Kyo's eyes widened and he jumped off of the stump. He went up to Kakashi with pain, worry, and in a more frightened sense; fear. That coating of the artist his voice held also a great deal of control in it.

"What were you doing looking at," he held up the sheet of paper that was folded and waved it in the Copy nin's face. "this!" His brown eyes held a tint of anger.

Kakashi backed up from the shinobi, he didn't know much from the Third Hokage. Hitmitsuzuka's information was classified. And he could tell that there was something off about this person. He would look up into this...later. After he failed these students.

Making an excuse tinted with the truth he spoke, "Well, you dropped it so I thought I should return it." He paused and in a teasing accusing voice he continued, "It's not my fault your not only a good shinobi but a great artist."

Kyo did a quick change, he stopped yelling at Kakashi and put on his tired and lazy look on. "Ok...? Now what?" Kyo said with a yawn.

Kakashi sweat dropped and answered the simple question, "I'll explain." Kyo nodded.

He turned to the hopeful Team 7 students and pulled out a clock from his back pack. "I've set this alarm to go off at noon." He said simply.

Team 7 gave him questioning looks when he pulled two bells out of his pocket, "I have here two small bells," he threw one to Kyo witch he caught easily. "Your challenge is to steal a bell from either one of us before the timer goes off."

Kyo fingered the bell with curiosity till settling for tying it on his belt. He looked up and watched Naruto's and Sakura's faces fall, "Anyone who fails doesn't get any lunch." He heard Kakashi speak.

Kakashi explained further, "All you need is one bell... a piece..." the bell made a noise in his hand "But since there aren't enough to go around one of you is definetly going to the stump." He paused letting the shadows get a dark look over his eyes. "And whoever that will be the first one of you to fail. One of you is on your way back to school... and disgrace."

Naruto gulped when Kakashi took the bell in his hand. "You may if you choose use, shruiken." Pause. "Attack as though you mean to kill or you'll never stand a chance."

Sakura spoke up, "But...," she complained, "But that's so dangerous!"

Kami (God), Sakura don't you know you all will be fighting agianst two of the elite! Kyo looked at Sakura with his handsome chocolate eyes, they seemed to be swimming in her pools of emeralds.

"Sakura, we are shinobi. We must to the accomplished tack at hand, using whatever tools are available." Kyo looked at her, she seemed to be uncomfortable with someone like him looking at her. With a sincere smile he continued, "Besides Sakura you'll do fine. You are the smartest kunoichi out of you class."

The smile made her blush she fiddled with her fingers. Not looking at him, "Okay... Master Kyo.."

Kyo looked at Kakashi with a can-we-go-now? Kakashi chuckled.

"Hah! I'll bet you all!" Naruto said his voice cutting the silence. Looking at Kakashi he said with hands behind his head, smiling gleefully, " You couldn't even dodge an eraser! Your'e going to get yourself killed!"

Kakashi with a tired look countered, "Only the weak speak loudly." Must you talk so big? Settling with a new plan he continued, "Now, let's forget the dunce, and we'll start on my signal!"

The word 'dunce' had hit a nerve in Naruto, his blood began to boil. Without reason he thumbed for a kunai and ran to attack Kakashi.

Sakura gasped and Sasuke moved out of his way. All Kyo did was yawn absently.

The junior-level shinobi couldn't see at the speed Kakashi was going but with ease he grabbed Naruto's hand and put a hand to the back of his head. The kunai was pointed to the back of Naruto's neck.

"Not so fast. I didn't say go."

Sakura looked shocked. She didn't even see him move. They were going to have a tough time with Kakashi, she decided to go for the weaker link in her view-Kyo.

Sasuke smirked. He regained his respect for the jonin. "So this is an elite shinobi..." he muttered.

Looking at the positive side of things the jonin spoke, "At least you struck to kill." He turned his head to the side, "So it seems you've begun to respect me." He chuckled the kids looked tense, "Maybe..Just maybe... I'm starting to like you three." Kakashi's eyes turned stern. "And now...ready...steady... GO!"

The three challengers disappeared leaving to jonin to themselves.

Kyo smirked and whispered something into Kakashi's ear. Kyo disappeared from the line of sight.

Sasuke watched them, conversing together. They seemed to have a plan up there sleeves. How was he going to deal with, this?

Kyo was hidden in the tree above the two children. He took out his book and started to draw. He took out the sharp pencil and started to draw the basics of a male teenager. It was fun releasing old memories, yet it was captivating locking them up.

He heard a rustle from below him and recognized this for Sakura moving. She had short light steps, he decided that since she was separated from her precious Sasuke-kun. He could have a little fun with some Genjutsu!

He moved around the forest and put a fake clone of Kakashi at her side. Currently Naruto had decided to go head on with Kakashi so right before Naruto could try to land a punch, he took out his book. Make-Out Paradise.

Kyo sweat dropped at the scene. Make-Out Paradise? That's just weird Hatake, weird.

"I'm gonna flatten you!" Naruto said in blind fury. The blonde threw a punch at his shoulder, followed by a roundhouse kick that Kakashi bent over to dodge. Naruto regained his balance and turned his heel, "CHARGE! All right that's it!" He said in an exasperated voice.

He prepared to punch Kakashi with his left arm, yelling out a battle cry he...

...missed.

"What the...?"

Kakashi was sitting behind Naruto and made the sign of the tiger, "Showing your back so many times is very poor ninjutsu...dunce."

Sakura grasped the situation. The tiger was used in advanced jutsu's that would usually cause harm in great numbers. Forgetting for a moment to warn him she got off of her feet, doing so reveiling her location. "Naruto----! Get out of there!" Using the rest of her voice she yelled, "You'll be killed!"

"What?" Naruto turned his head to face his sensei.

"Too late."

Naruto whiced at him using the attack.

"Konohagakure village's secret and most sacred technique! One Thousand Years of Pain!"

Naruto was flung into the air clutching his bottocks, that was the most humilating and painful thing that had happened to him today.

At that moment Sasuke and Sakura lost respect, once again to both ninja.

Naruto hit the water and it was at the moment Kyo readied himself. He told his Bunshin orders to go to the Genjutsu they had created when Naruto was fighting.

Kakashi turned a page in his current book. Abruptly there were two shruiken thrown at him. He easily caught them with his fingers.

Naruto came out of the water panting for breath, or at least what seemed to be Naruto.

"Well? What's the hold up? Get one of these bells by lunch, or you'll have no lunch!"

"Duh! I know that!"

The bell sounded. "You claim to want to surpass Lord Hokage, but you've already run out of steam."

"Crap! Crap! Crap! I can fight no matter how hungry I am!" He paused pleading again, " I just wasn't ready that's all!"

Kakashi turned his back to his opponent and walked off. "So learn to get ready. Don't they say that chance favors the prepared mind?"

"..." Crap, I'm starving...and completely out of gas... but... I have to get a bell! No matter what! Naruto breathed in and out attempting to calm himself. With a look of grim determination on his face he said the words in his mind,

And I have to earn his respect! No matter what! There was a splash of water and six Naruto's jumped out of the water. I have to become a true shinobi.

Kakashi turned his head to see what the problem was. "Hunh?"

Naruto laughed, water trailed down his face. "My specialty! The art of the doppelganger!" Revealing his technique. "Get ready! Now you face a-lot more than just one of me!"

"Not illusions but actual flesh and bodies!" Kakashi had turned to face Naruto.

(Kyo was gone okay? He went to go set up some fun with Sakura.)

This is the lost shinobo skill from the forbidden scroll...It's the technique he used to defeat Mizuki! "But at your level you couldn't be strong enough to keep this up for more than a minute!" He chuckled again wondering if Kyo was ready. "You talk a good game... but you're still only Naruto! You're a one-trick pony who hasn't got what it takes to win!"

Something grabbed Kakashi's flesh. And put him in a lock. He turned to see his student, Naruto.

He laughed added malice. "Nice to see your back... MASTER!"

Two clones grabbed his legs making him immobile. The real Naruto spoke up and jumped in the air for momentum. "I isolated one of my doppel-gangers...Sent it out of the water posing as me. While I circled sround, behind you!" He sneered and brought a fist up, "...Here's payback for what you did to me ass!"

Hmm... must of hurt.

"This must be hard on you, so I'll go easy. One good hit is all I want."

Sakura was surprised, her cheeks became tinted with a red color, and she smiled for Naruto. Wow! Naruto's good.

That guy... Sasuke smirked on Naruto's behalf. " He used the art of misdirection... feinting to distract his enemy before he struck somewhere else!"

Kakashi blinked. He wasn't going to let his student get the best of him. That's why he used teamwork.

"Relax!" Naruto bided ,"I told you, I'm only gonna hit you once!" Naruto's fist collided with a clone of his spattering blood everywhere. He was shocked. Where was Master Kakashi!


Next time----->Where's Kyo? He Dissapeared during the exersise. Before he can fail/pass any of his students, Kakashi is determined to find him. Will Kyo show up? Will Sakura faint when she sees the Genjutsu Kyo made? And why is Sasuke's head stuck in a tree?

All will be answered next time with the chapter called, "Headfirst For Halos"