-Disclaimer- The original characters of Naruto do not belong to me. However, Kashi, Rai, Lin, Kin, and various other non-original characters do. I'm sorry if the original characters seem a little OCC, I've only seen the series once. Please, enjoy, and if you do, leave a review. If you don't, well, leave a review and tell me how I can make it better. Flames will be eaten by my Phoenix.
Chapter One
"Hmm, we'd better get a good teacher." Kashi said, as the trio walked through the forest, coming into a clearing. Rai nodded. "Yea," he said, "Maybe Kakashi-sama."
Lin chuckled. "No, I want Sakura-sama" she said. The other two looked at her. "What? She was the pupil of the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade-sama." She glared at them, her white eyes boring into theirs.
"Yea, but she has no real skill" Kashi chuckled. Lin's face flushed. "Shut up Kashi!" she shouted. "Just because you're an Uchiha…" Her comment was cut off by several shuriken. Rai dropped to his stomach, a shuriken slicing through the tip of his long white hair, while Kashi simply caught two out of mid-air, rolling his black eyes.
Naruto suddenly appeared in front of them. "Hey guys! Looks like I got myself a great team this year!"
The three Gennin sweat dropped. "NOOOOOOOO!" they all cried at once. Naruto chuckled. "Something wrong you three?"
Rai recovered first. "Why you?" he asked as he narrowed his black eyes. "I'd rather Sakura-sama." Naruto fell over anime style. Kashi and Lin nodded.
"Hell," Kashi said. "I'd rather Shikamaru-sama."
Naruto got to his feet and sighed. "Well, tough shit," he said. "you're stuck with me…" as he spoke, his aura flared up with the Demon Fox's energy laced through. "Got it?"
Lin exchanged looks with Rai and Kashi. "Hmm." She nodded to them, and they gave a short nod back. "Hai, Sensei!"
Naruto smiled and his aura dissapeared. "Good. To begin, I want to give you a little test." He pulled two bells out from his pouch. "This is what helped me become what I am today," he explained, holding the bells up. "I want you to get these bells from me."
"There's only two," Kashi said, eyeing him suspiciously. Naruto nodded.
"Yes. Whoever gets them will stay Ninja. The one who doesn't… must give up being a Ninja." He surpressed a smile as the group gasped.
"But that will lead to a group conflict," Lin said as they huddled together. "It's not fair, it's like we're fighting ourselves."
Naruto hunched down and pulled out a book. Opening it, he thought to himself Wow, these books the Perverted Hermit wrote aren't that bad at all. He chuckled. "Well?" he said, not looking up. "Let's get going, shall we? I know I wont have to worry about you three." Suddenly the book flew out of his hands. Naruto looked up and saw Rai standing there. Well then… they do have some skill. He readied himself. "Alright then. Bring it on, believe it!"
Kin panted, crouched down as she fought with her friend. "Wow, Jiro-sama, you're better at this than I am." Her eyes are gold, with two white pupils surrounding the middle black that every eye has. The go-ruden is powerful she thought but Jiro-sama is too fast. She brushed a strand of her long brown hair out of her eyes.
Jiro half-smiled, his eyes also in the same form. "Well," he said, "I guess you'll have to work harder, Kin-chan!" He bent his legs at the knee, and put one hand in front of him- his clan's fighting stance. "Now, come at me!"
"Hai!" Kin said, running at him ready to attack. She gasped as Jiro grabbed her wrist, and in one motion flipped over her, knocking her onto her back. "You'll have to be faster than that, Kin-chan."
Kin jumped up, reaching into the pouch he gave her and pulled out a kunai. "I know" she said. She charged again, kunai in hand. Jiro dodged, but she managed to cut him on the arm.
"Good" he said. "You hit. Come on, Kin-chan, you're older than me, why can you not fight?" Kin looked down, her eyes going back to their normal honey-brown color. Jiro frowned, and his eyes did the same. "Kin-chan?"
Kin sighed. "Because I was never trained to fight," she said, looking up. Jiro was surprised to see the sadness and pain hidden in her eyes. He smiled slightly and went over to hug her. Kin tensed at the contact. He doesn't know she thought. He's younger than me, anyway. He's almost like the brother I never had.
Jiro hugged her tightly, oblivious to her thoughts. "Well, now you have me to train with. You've already learned the go-ruden. I bet anyone with your chakra control can learn it." He looked up at her and smiled.
Kin half-smiled back. "Yea… thanks, Jiro-sama."
Jiro picked his head up. "Someone's coming" he said. Kin quickly let go of the younger boy and disappeared into the trees. Jiro looked confused, but turned as his father came into the small clearing. "Here you are, son. What have you been doing all this while out here?"
Jiro bowed respectfully. "Father. I have been training. Practicing so that I may become a great Sand Ninja."
In the tree, Kin studied the older man. Hmph. Hardly a challenge. I could get to him easily, just like Mama taught me. She crouched down further, concealing herself more.
Jiro's father nodded approvingly. "Very good, son. You will bring honor to the Akatsuki clan." His eyes darkened. "Unlike that whore who betrayed us."
Kin's ears perked. Whore? I wonder who… She shakes her head. It's about time I get out of here, anyway. Lesson number one of a geisha- never stay in one place too long, unless the customers are plenty. She turned to leave, but looked back at Jiro. Sorry, Jiro-sama. I wont say good-bye. With that, she began moving through the trees.
Naruto held himself ready.
"Lets go!" Kashi shouted, charging at him. Rai was right by his side, while Lin hung back.
"Byakugan!" Her eyes suddenly transformed into the Hyuga clan's kekki genki. Naruto smiled. She's already at Neji and Hinata's skill level. he thought. Impressive.
He dodged as Kashi and Rai threw out Kunai. You'll have to do better than that! He grabbed Kashi's wrist and spun him around, kicking Rai in the chest at the same time. As the two fell back, Naruto saw Lin running toward him. His eyes widened. So, they distracted me. Or they think they did.
Lin pulled out and threw two kunai at Naruto. He dodged them easily, but turned as he heard a sound. His eyes widened again. What? The kunai transformed into Rai and Kashi! Demon wind shuriken…
The clones of the two boys disappeared, and the real ones threw out several kunai at their Sensei. Both boys formed their hand signs. "Kage-bushin shuirken no-jutsu!" Four kunai became fifty, and Lin grinned. "We got him!"
Naruto's eyes were wide in shock. What skill. They are good… He cried out as the kunai struck him. Kashi's fist pumped the air. "Yes! We got him!" Rai laughed triumphantly. Someone behind them cleared their throat, and the group turned.
Naruto grinned. "What are you all laughing at?" he asked. He was leaning up against a tree, book still in hand. Rai's mouth dropped. A shadow clone. He was ten steps ahead of us before we even began. A look of respect came into his eyes as he watched his Sensei. A true Jounin.
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