Note: -skip-, if you guys see this, it means that the time has passed, maybe seconds, minutes, as long as it's like that. That's all thank uu. Hope you like this chapter.
Akira's POV
(Concentrate, concentrate...) I'm now on a tree trying to find Sensei's chakra signature, eyes closed
"Damn it... I can't sense him" I tense as I sense a chakra suddenly appear behind me.
"Yo, Neko-chan..." He said quietly behind my left ear. My body moves on its own swinging a kunai in his direction, but he easily dodges it by holding my wrist.
"Ma, ma, don't get all worked up" He said looking at the kunai, holding my wrist. My brows furrow as I flex the wrist he's holding, aiming the kunai at his face. To avoid the kunai I threw at him, he released his grip on my wrist.
I jump away from him landing on the ground, the kunai with lighting chakra explodes as it collides with a tree. Sensei also jump down from the tree landing on his feet.
"That's dangerous..." he said looking at the now half tree.
"Well, that's good at least you came with the intent to kill me" He said averting his eyes from the tree to look at me, putting both of his hands in his pockets
(I didn't want to make this a long fight)
I pull out a kunai and add a lighting chakra into it again. Sensei was taken aback when, instead of the kunai in my hand, two kunai sprang from a tree and flew straight towards him; he dodges the first and second kunai.
I quickly run towards him as I see him concentrating on dodging the two kunai my clones launched earlier. When I appear in front of him I quickly swing the kunai I was holding, he got startled by my quick movement, but he manages to avoid my strike... barely
Before he can grab me again, I leap away from him. My two clones jump down from their hiding spot and surrounded him on both sides.
"Phew, you almost got me there Neko-chan" He said looking at my clones.
His comment makes my eyebrows knit
"I didn't know you can also do a Shadow clones like Naruto"
"I'm not really planning on letting you know." I said putting my left hand in my pocket, standing straight
(I am sure with him as an opponent, I don't have a chance to win... but that does not mean I will not try to fight him seriously)
"Ma, that will be rude and impossible as I am your jonin-sensei, Neko-chan"
"Stop calling me that." I said squinting my eyes a little (I wanted to cut his damn tongue)
"I have a name and it's Akira, if you forgot Kakashi-sensei..." I said gesturing my right hand to the side
"As far as I know you're still not officially our 'Jonin-Sensei', you could still fail us and send us back to the academy." I said with a smirk, one eyebrow raised.
"Well, you could say that. That's if you can't get a bell and your teammates a bell" He said nodding his head.
He looked at the kunai pierced on the ground picking one of the kunai's, examining it, he puts his other hand under his chin as if thinking
"mhm... By this rusty kunai and that attack earlier. You..." He said looking at my clones
"...really want to kill me, ha" He said averting his eyes to look at me, amused.
"You see, Sensei, I know for myself that I can't win when I fight you. It will be easy for me to get the bell if you're just laying on the ground than you, still moving and standing still" I said to him gesturing my hand to the ground indicating as if his dead
"I thought I could just throw a rusty kunai, and at least give you a small wound... they say that older people have the highest risk of dying from tetanus, you know. But who I was kidding, of course, the famous Hatake Kakashi can't die just because of tetanus and that kind of attack" I said my nose wrinkling then I pulled out a kunai again. My other clones that still hiding pops, leaving the two clones surrounding him
"Ma, I'm not that old" He said putting his hand on his waist, offended
"I don't really care about your age...Why don't we finish this are we, the team might be hungry" I said chuckling then cutting a string in a tree
"A trap, ha" He said dodging the kunai with explosions and hitting my clones as they attack popping them.
(I don't know if this gonna work...)
I quickly ran towards him kunai in hand [Snake → Ram → Boar → Horse → Bird → Clap Hands Together] "Fūton: Reppūshō/ Wind Style: Consecutive Wind Fist" I said increasing my speed and focusing on getting the bells. His eyes get wide when I suddenly appear in front of him, I try to snatch the bell from his waist making it cling but he jumps kicking me slightly on my back, ending me to land sprawled on the ground.
"Kuso.." before I could stand someone sits on my back stepping on my left hand while he hold my other hand that's holding a kunai behind my back
"Mo, Sensei, you're heavy" I said trying to wiggle out of his hold
He tightens his grip on my right hand making me hold my kunai loosely. I try to snatch back the kunai when he snatched it from my hand throwing it on the side
"Just to make sure" He said looking at me again.
"Sensei, I think I'm gonna die, you're crushing every bone in my body." I said trying to push myself up, but he just put more weight on his feet stepping on my left hand. I try to produce lighting on my right hand but he bends it upwards making me stop.
"Time out, Sensei...Ahh mo, let me go" I said my right arm starting to hurt
"Well, an enemy will not let you go even if you ask them to." He said putting more weight on my back to keep me from wiggling
"Maybe, I should just hold you like this until the alarm goes off..." he said eye smiling.
My eyebrow twitch at that and let my body go limp, then I closed my eyes and snores
(I will just sleep here, damn it)
"Ma, but I didn't tell you to sleep though" He said after a few seconds
"Then get off of me, I still need to get the damn bells" I said opening my eyes to meet his now serious and dark eyes?
(Did I say something wrong) I thought as his grip start to hurt so bad.
"Itai..." I mutter feeling like he's going to break my right arm
"I don't understand what's going on in your head. You know for yourself that if you fight me alone you won't be able to get these bells, but you still force yourself to fight me alone. Tell me why do you want to get these bells so badly. Do you think you're teammates will be a hindrance to you?" He asks looking angry and putting more weight on me again
(damn, chill, I didn't do anything ... maybe I'm gonna die like this, what a pointless death...) I sigh trying not to think about my goddamn arm
"Them hindrance? pshh..." I ask trying not to chuckle or let out a laugh
"What are you talking about? Of course not, I actually wanted them to help me take the bells but you see they have their own worlds, and since there's not enough time for convincing and everything, and you already showed up, why not fight you instead? " I said, now chuckling a little, his hold loosening a little bit
(Kami-sama, thank you...)
"Then why?" He asks again looking serious but not dark and angry, really different from how he looked at me earlier.
I heave a sigh and avert my eyes looking forward, my chin resting on the dirty ground.
"FYI Sensei, if you're pointing out that I'm trying to get the bell for myself, actually not..." I said slightly looking at him then averting my eyes again.
"I was... I was trying to get the bells for them. Did you see the look on their faces when you say that they're going back to the Academy if they didn't manage to get a hold of the bells... They look hilarious." I said chuckling.
"Besides I don't really know if this is a plan." I said confused looking at him
"What plan?" He asks confused
I avert my eyes to look at the ants crawling on the ground. (Damn, they are going on my way...)
"It's said that a squad only consists of four people, including their jonin-sensei. The first thought that comes to my mind when you only show three bells is because one student needed to go back to the academy, and the three will be able to be an official genin, as our team will consist of five people, instead of only four. So I thought I should be the one to go back to the academy, and let them three be your official students" I explained.
"I'm not really eager to graduate, I don't even have a dream. Sasuke has an ambition, maybe if he passed he will have new bonds and maybe he'll forget about that... He might go crazy if he goes back to the academy " I said chuckling picturing Sasuke, but quickly change into a bitter smile as I picture Sasuke being lonely and living only to get revenge. I sigh, shaking my head slightly to remove the thought.
"As per Naruto, he wants to be a Hokage, how will he be a Hokage if he can't be a genin. He might just go crazy just like Sasuke" I said chuckling picturing Naruto.
"For Sakura, well... she can't afford to lose on her rival Ino. Also, she cares a lot about Sasuke...I could tell Sasuke cares for her too he just still isn't aware of it... maybe... Sasuke might return her feelings someday... maybe Sakura could put some light in Sasuke's heart, you know. Besides, it would be bad if Sakura goes back to the academy, she'll beat the students there for being away from her love life." I said chuckling again now picturing Sakura
"Those three will be a good team, well, I'm not really sure," I said shrugging and putting on a genuine smile as I look at him. He looked his eyes softened.
"For me, well, I could take it if I had to return to the academy." I said looking at him, and I shrug to let him know that I don't really care.
"I thought if I manage to get the bell, I will just give it to them" I said averting my eyes to the ants again. (They really going in my way...)
The sound of the alarm can be heard echoing through the forest.
"Come on Sensei, pass them?" I said turning my head slightly to look him in the eye. He's looking at me softly like he's trying to process what I said.
"I didn't waste a lot of oxygen and saliva just for you to stare at me like I'm going to cry If I go back to the Academy" I said with a poker face.
"It's already time Sensei speakkk" I said raising an eyebrow.
"No." He said releasing me. I quickly stand up stretching.
(Damn it, I can't even lift my right arm) I thought my right arm was limp at my side.
"Why not?" I ask confused. He just looks at me and starts to walk. I stare at his back before following.
(So, we failed?...)
-skip-
I walk beside Sensei with a frown on my face.
Sensei take a quick look at my expression and avert his eyes looking ahead
I look at the bell on his waist when the wind blew making it clang together
(If I grab it now... will it count?...)
Sensei caught my gaze on the bell.
"The time is up, so don't even think about it" He said giving me an eye smile and averts his eyes to continue reading his book.
(That book...) I thought my eyebrow twitching.
Once where at the place where the alarm is ringing, I quickly walk to the posts and sat on the ground.
"I don't have to naively take those bells. I'll just eat in secret right now!" I heard the familiar voice said.
I look at the direction where is the KIA stone, I was about to go to Naruto when Sensei appeared on the top of the KIA stone shocking Naruto.
"Hey"
"I- I was just kidding..." I heard Naruto says, nervousness clear in his voice.
"Too late!" Sensei said
Sensei appeared in front of me tying Naruto on the post and putting the bentos on the ground
"Waa... Akira help me..." Naruto said wiggling from the post
"I can't move my arms, sorry..." I said looking at him
(My arm and hand are actually hurting...)
"ehh, nande?" He asks
Before I could answer Sakura and Sasuke walked to the training ground sitting beside me
Sakura is on the left side, looking at the ground sadly, Sasuke on the right side with an annoyed look while I'm on the middle resting my back on the side where Naruto is currently tied up.
Sensei turned off the alarm looking at us intensely. His demeanor is different from what he always shows us.