I breathed in deep, gazing around at the familiar trees of my home village. Finally, the Wave mission was over. Now that I was back in Konoha, I had some plans. After the debrief to the Hokage, I would ask him who the best taijutsu user in the village was, and he would inevitably direct me to Gai. I should be able to convince him to train me, at least a little bit. But...glancing over at Kakashi, he still seemed off. There was still something bothering him...most likely Haku's manner of death. I would have to bring him his favorite food after the debriefing, before I went to find Gai. Naruto and Sakura didn't seem to have noticed Kakashi's feelings, though. My poor sensei needed someone there to notice and comfort him.

Before I realized it, we were in the Hokage's office to give the mission debrief.

"Aaahhh, team 7! Tell me, how did your first C-rank mission go?" The elderly man greeted.

"It was a complete and total cluster fuck, of monumental proportions. It was basically an A-rank mission." I stated.

The Hokage looked amused at me for a moment...but then he looked to Kakashi and his face twisted into a frown. He gestured for Kakashi to begin speaking.

"Well...Sasuke is indeed correct. The client lied...there were ninja after him. First we encountered two kiri missing-nin...and I let them think they had killed me so I could ascertain their true target, who was Tazuna. I stepped in as soon as that was clear, but I was a bit too late and...Sasuke killed one of them."

The Hokage's expression was grave as he looked to me. "Sasuke...is this true?"

I nodded. "Yeah. I had him pinned then I used the fireball jutsu on him and he got very crispy. It smelled like...really really bad. But then I was okay for like, two hours then I threw up and that wasn't fun. Then I felt guilty about NOT feeling guilty about killing him, then we met fucking ZABUZA and he told me he liked my spunk so he would kill me last which was nice."

The Hokage's eyes almost bugged out of his skull at the mention of Zabuza, but he quickly regained his composure and cleared his throat. He then looked to Kakashi and told him to continue the tale.

After that I zoned out, thinking about what I could say to Gai to get him to be my sensei in taijutsu. Probably something about youth. I was gonna be able to train in taijutsu with Lee! We could band together to annoy Neji, too! Stuck up prick, beating his own little cousin half to death.

Suddenly, I was whacked on the head, and my immediate reaction was to turn around and throw a punch at whoever had hit me, only to get Naruto square in the face.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! You startled me and I just went POW!!!"

Naruto grumbled, and I'm pretty sure he said something about leaving, but I waved him off.

"I gotta ask Hokage-sama a couple things...you go on. It's...personal."

Naruto left reluctantly, and once we were alone I turned back to the Hokage, who was looking at me curiously.

"...I have a couple questions, if you'll hear them."

The elderly man smiled. "Yes, go ahead, Sasuke."

"Okay...question one: where does Kakashi-sensei live? I need to bring him some eggplant miso soup."

He raised an eyebrow. "Why is that?"

"...because ever since he killed Haku he's been acting weird. I asked Sakura and she said that when it happened he looked like he was seeing someone else, and he was someWHERE else for a second...and eggplant miso is his favorite, right?"

The Hokage looked thoughtful for a moment before smiling at me.

"You really care about your sensei, don't you? Sure...here is his address." He wrote something down on a scrap of paper then handed it to me. "Now...your second question?"

I grinned. "I wanted to improve my taijutsu...and I know that Kakashi-sensei is good, but I want to train under the BEST, even if it's just part time..."

The Hokage chuckled. "Sure...we actually have a taijutsu specialist...he's actually friends with Kakashi. He has his own genin team to train, so I'm sure he would let you train with them on occasion. His name is Maito Gai, and he can typically be found with his team on training grounds 12. Look for a black haired man wearing a green jumpsuit and orange legwarmers. That's him."

I grinned, bowing enthusiastically. "Thank you Hokage-sama!!!! Imma go bring Kakashi-sensei some soup now!!!"

With that said, I dashed out of the office and to the nearest restaurant I could. I had my mission pay, which should be more than enough to pay for some soup. I walked in the doorway, and the woman behind the counter smiled at me.

"Hello! Do you guys have eggplant miso soup here?"

The woman seemed a bit surprised, but she nodded her head.

"Yes, we do! Is that going to be for here or to go?"

"To go, please!"

The woman nodded and went into the back. I looked around, and saw a bench along the wall, so I sat down to wait. I was really glad that the Hokage hadn't questioned my story, and I could easily find Sakura and convince her to corroborate my story as well. Speaking of...I should talk to her about the whole long hair thingy. Explain that I overheard some girls talking about it and tell her that it's because a ninja with long hair means they're strong enough to not have to worry about it being used against them. Hopefully she would cut it. A few minutes later, the woman at the counter called out to me, and I picked up the food, paying for it and thanking her before I left. I brought out the scrap with his address on it, and smiled before heading out.

Before long, I was standing at his door, and I took a deep breath before knocking. I heard some movement from inside, and the door cracked open a few seconds later, Kakashi opening it all the way once he saw it was me.

"...Sasuke? What are you doing here?"

I smiled at him, holding up the paper bag containing the soup.

"I brought you soup! The eggplant miso! It's your favorite, right? At least I assume so because why else have that as your winnings in the bet from before we left."

He took the bag from me, peeking inside before looking at me skeptically.

"...how did you even find out where I lived?"

I grinned, holding up the paper with the Hokage's handwriting on it, and the jonin sighed.

"Why am I even surprised...why did you bring me this, though? You know as well as I do that I lost that bet, since we encountered enemy ninja."

"...because of how you've looked since Haku. Almost like you saw someone else..."

There was a flash of pain in his eye, but it was gone just as quick.

"...You're really much too observant, Sasuke...but thank you for the soup. Don't make this a habit, though. I don't want you randomly showing up at my apartment unannounced. Am I clear?"

I grinned, nodding. "Crystal, sensei!!! I hope you like the soup!!!"

With that said, I dashed away, intent on finding Gai. It didn't take me too terribly long, I just had to get within half a mile of the training ground his team used and I heard the enthusiastic shouting. Excitement bubbled up in my chest, and I leapt forwards as fast as I could, coming to a stop in the middle of the grounds. The entirety of the team was staring at me for a couple seconds before Gai snapped out of it.

"YOSH!! AND WHO MIGHT YOU BE!?" He yelled.

"That's Sasuke Uchiha, sensei...he's kinda...uh...famous." Tenten said.

I grinned at her. "That's a nice way of saying that everyone knows who I am because my entire family was slaughtered by my brother!!!"

Immediately after I said that, Gai and Lee were upon me, sobbing their eyes out and they sandwiched me between them with a hug.

"TO HAVE GONE THROUGH SUCH HARDSHIP AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE! I COMMEND YOUR COURAGE IN THE FACE OF SUCH TRAGEDY!!!! LEE!!! WE SHALL DO 100 LAPS AROUND THE VILLAGE IN YOUNG UCHIHA'S HONOR!!!"

"YES, GAI-SENSEI!!! WE SHALL GO IMMEDIATELY!!!"

"OH I WANNA COME TOO!!!!" I yelled. This caused Gai and Lee to burst into hysterics once more. Suddenly a seaside sunset sprang into being, and the three of us gazed into the spontaneous horizon.

"YOU SHOW INCREDIBLE YOUTH, YOUNG SASUKE!!! COME, LET US GO!!!" Gai yelled.

"WAIT WAIT WAIT YOU THREE, COME ON, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE TRAINING AS A TEAM HERE!!!!!" Tenten yelled. Neji was pointedly ignoring everyone.

The sunset disappeared, and we all three looked towards the weapons mistress. She walked up to me, looking irritated but not too terribly upset.

"What are you doing here? Don't you have your own team to train with?" She asked.

I grinned. "Yeah, but I wanted to work on my taijutsu, and I wanted to train with the best, and the Hokage said that that was you! Plus, you're my sensei's eternal rival, aren't you?"

Gai grinned, flashing a thumbs up. "So you're Kakashi's student, eh? Don't worry...with both of us training you, you'll be one of the best shinobi there is...that's a promise!"

Neji scoffed, but still refused to say anything. I grimaced a bit at him before walking up to him and taking a taijutsu stance.

"What, you wanna fucking go? YOU WANNA GO!? I WILL KICK YOUR ASS, PATTYCAKE OF DEATH TAIJUTSU OR NOT!"

Neji was gobsmacked, and was practically spluttering in his inability to come up with a retort. I heard a small snort from Tenten before she covered it up with a cough. At least someone thought I was funny. Gai let out a booming laugh and slapped a hand on my shoulder. It was a bit rough, so it hurt, and I could swear I had sunk a bit in the dirt from the force. He used said hand on my shoulder to turn me so I was facing him.

"It will be good for all of my students to spar against someone different...especially against an opponent with something as fearsome as the sharingan! Even if you can copy the moves Lee and I use with our taijutsu with your eyes, you won't be able to perform it in the state you're in now. You will need to get much stronger and faster, Sasuke. Then...I try to teach my students to not rely solely on a specific technique...and if you rely too much on your sharingan, you won't be able to fight if your vision is taken away, so a good portion of your training will be...BLINDFOLDED!!!"

At the end of his speech, Gai grabbed my headband and yanked it down over my eyes. I grinned, and didn't move it in the slightest. Fuck yeah, I was gonna be one badass motherfucker.

I dropped down into a pose that looked like a strange cross between Lee's stance and Neji's Gentle Fist stance. I was crouched low to the ground, with one hand behind my back while the other was extended out in front of me, my fingers slightly curled towards myself. I wore a massive grin the whole while.

"WATCH OUT EVERYBODY, FOR THE GORGEOUS BLUE BEAST OF KONOHA WILL SOON AWAKEN!!!!!"

I heard the starting of crying, so I pushed my headband back up and turned to look at Lee, who had tears in his eyes. He wiped them away before throwing his fist in the air.

"YOSH!!!! GAI-SENSEI, WE SHOULD INVITE SASUKE-SAN TO OUR MORNING TRAINING SESSIONS!!! I WILL TEACH HIM ALL I KNOW ABOUT TAIJUTSU AND WILL OVERSEE HIS WEIGHT RESISTANCE TRAINING!!!!"

Gai gave Lee an enthusiastic thumbs up, and I responded in kind.

"Does that make you Lee-senpai, then? Because I am so down with that!" I exclaimed.

Lee rocketed forwards and wrapped me in a teary eyed, bone crushing hug once more. "I WILL BE THE BEST SENPAI EVER, SASUKE-SAN!!! YOU CAN COUNT ON ME!!!"

I heard Tenten somewhere in the background muttering. "Oh no...now there's three of them...I can barely handle two...oh God what if they start coordinating outfits and poses? They would, I just know they would...I am not prepared for this at all."

I grinned, and felt a hand on my shoulder once more, looking up at Gai...who was holding up a green jumpsuit in his other hand. My eyes sparkled.

"Sasuke...take this...it is what Lee and I wear. It is breathable, wicks away sweat, and does not restrict motion in the slightest! They are perfect for any shinobi!!!"

I thought for a moment, before shaking my head.

"I'm sorry, Gai-sensei, but green just isn't my color. Plus, I want to honor both of my senseis in what I wear. Do you know if they make blue ones with built in face masks? I would also need to stitch the Uchiha crest onto the back. OH AND HOT PINK LEGWARMERS WOULD BE PERFECT!!!!"

Gai nodded, pocketing the green jumpsuit.

"I shall get one custom made for you then, my pupil!!! NOW COME, LET ALL OF US DO 100 LAPS AROUND THE VILLAGE!!!"

"HELL YEAH, GAI-SENSEI!!!!" I shouted.

The three of the more...enthusiastic of us set off, while Neji and Tenten grudgingly followed soon after. I was probably gonna be a little sore later, but as long as I got to train with Lee, it was worth it.

It might not be worth it. I was more than a little sore. I could barely move. 100 laps around the village, 500 push ups, and 500 squats...and they called that a warmup. It was no wonder why Lee was so strong if he trained like that every day! How was he even ALIVE? I groaned as I walked up to the red bridge team 7 usually met on. As soon as I was in the middle of it, I flopped down on my face in front of Sakura and Naruto.

"...you okay there, jerk?" Naruto inquired.

I gave a shaky thumbs up.

"Sasuke-kun, what happened?" Sakura asked, voice laden with worry.

"New training regimen...last night I ran 100 laps around the village, then did 500 push ups, then 500 squats...and once I get a little used to this it's probably going to double in intensity..."

Naruto and Sakura were dumbstruck.

"But...but Sasuke-kun, that's impossible!!!"

I rolled myself over so I could look up at my teammates.

"...oh right...that was just the WARM UP..."

Naruto gave a startled squawk at that information. "HOW THE HELL IS THAT A WARM-UP, BASTARD!?"

"How is what a warmup?" A voice called from above. Kakashi was perched on one of the bridge arches.

"Sasuke-kun said that last night he did 100 laps around the village, 500 push-ups, and 500 squats as a warm up for training..."

I watched as Kakashi's one visible eye widened, and he almost fell off the arch. He did drop his book, though, which caused Sakura to shy away from it with a squeak.

"Sasuke...I only know one person who trains like that...please, please tell me you're not..."

I grinned, giving the silver haired man a thumbs up.

"It's exactly what you probably think it is, Kakashi-sensei. I need to work on my taijutsu, so I asked the Hokage who was the best!"

Kakashi groaned, putting his face in his hands. "...as your sensei, I forbid you from wearing one of those green jumpsuits...because I know Gai would give you one..."

I grinned. He didn't say I couldn't wear a blue one. "Sure thing, Kakashi-sensei. I also figured I would use my sharingan to watch Neji if I spar with him so I can incorporate some gentle fist movements with my fighting style. I'm gonna create a whole NEW taijutsu style, and it's gonna be one big mix of every style I see!!! People won't know what to do with me and it'll be great!"

Kakashi looked mildly horrified, probably thinking about just what I could do if I succeeded in my goals. He quickly regained his composure though, and bent to pick up his book, dusting it off before slipping it into into pouch on his belt.

"Well...I came here to tell you guys we're gonna start doing D-rank missions again...about 2 every day."

Naruto groaned in displeasure, Sakura was trying to hide her disappointment, and I was grinning.

"Are we gonna paint something? Pick up trash? Harvest veggies from some old lady's garden?"

Kakashi looked to me in confusion. "...why are you so excited for this, Sasuke? With how exhausted and sore you must be, I would have thought you would be complaining the most..."

"I CAN TRAIN WITH MY CHAKRA STRINGS, DUH!!!!"

Kakashi sighed, shoulders slumping in defeat. He turned around, gesturing for us to follow him as we walked to the Hokage tower to get a mission. I managed to shakily stand up, and stumble after my team. Training with Gai may be hell, but simply being able to train with both him and Lee made it well worth it.

After we got our two missions for the day from the Hokage, we set out to complete the shorter one of the two, which was pulling weeds from a garden. I had to ask the one who had requested the mission which plants were NOT weeds so I wouldn't accidentally pull those up. With that, I began attempting to pull them up with my chakra strings. It took a few tries to figure out that I had to wrap the string around the plants several times in a sort of corkscrew to get a proper grip, but after that it was pretty easy. I basically just had to sit and wiggle my fingers, and out popped the weeds. It took a lot of concentration, though, to get the strings to move how I wanted them to. The actual amount of chakra was pretty easy, though. Once I had one plant at a time down pat, I moved on to two at a time...then three at a time. I would have gotten to four at once, but we were finished before I could.

The second mission for the day was repainting someone's fence and garden shed. Once more, I was able to practice with my chakra strings, and was able to do two brushes at once right away. After about twenty minutes, I was able to manage four brushes at once, and by the end of the mission it had gone up to six. The person who requested the mission was ecstatic, saying that he would request team 7 specifically next time he had a mission to do because of how fast and efficient we were. Apparently he changed the color of his fence and shed once every few months, and we did it in almost half the time any other team would have. Obviously it was because of how great I am with my chakra strings.

As we walked out of the Hokage tower with our mission pay, I came up next to Kakashi with a smile.

"...did you like the soup?"

Kakashi seemed a bit taken aback, but smiled and ruffled my hair. "Yeah...thank you, Sasuke. Y'know, at the moment, you're my favorite student...but don't tell Sakura and Naruto that, and don't let it go to your head, either."

I only grinned, then bounded ahead with a spring in my step. I looked around me, and saw team 10 walking a bit ahead. I fell back a bit and elbowed Naruto to get his attention with a mischievous smile.

"Naruto...watch this, its gonna be hilarious I promise."

Naruto grumbled but complied, and I sent out a chakra string to wrap loosely around Ino's ankle...then wrapped it tighter and pulled. With a small shriek, she fell over, slamming into the dirt road as I heard Naruto snort from restraining his laughter. Choji helped Ino up, and she whirled around in absolute fury. When she saw my team, it only increased as she stormed up to Sakura.

"YOU REALLY HAVE SUNK LOW, BILLBOARD BROW, IF YOU'RE RESORTING TO MAKING A FOOL OF ME IN FRONT OF SASUKE-KUN!!!"

Sakura was shocked, and grew just as irate as Ino. "OH YEAH, INO-PIG? YOU DO THAT WELL ENOUGH WITHOUT ME DOING ANYTHING!!! I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU TRIPPING OVER YOURSELF!!!"

I couldn't restrain myself anymore, and neither could Naruto apparently. We both started cackling, and I started chanting.

"YEAH! CHICK FIGHT, CHICK FIGHT, CHICK FIGHT, CHICK FIGHT!!!"

Everyone even semi involved looked at me like I was crazy. Ino got over her initial rage, and draped herself over me.

"Oh, hello Sasuke-kun~"

I grinned, reaching up to grab her arm. She blushed, but it quickly faded as I flipped her over my shoulder and onto the ground, causing the air to leave her lungs in a whoosh. I didn't stop grinning the whole time.

"If you want even a slight chance of being my girlfriend, you have to beat me in a fight first. You have to be strong, and right now all the girls from class were so busy pining over me that they neglected their training, and they're all weak...even you. So get stronger and beat me in a fight, then I MIGHT consider you. Okaaaaay?"

Ino was too stunned, and only nodded before getting up. I didn't pay attention to her actions after that and looked to Sakura.

"That goes for you too, Sakura. A weakling can't help me kill my brother after all!!!!"

Everyone looked a bit uncomfortable at that announcement. "What? The guy murdered our whole clan, of COURSE I'm gonna kill him! But I also know that he's like, ridiculously strong. By the time he was my age, he was an ANBU captain!!! They even edited his birthday in his documents to promote him a year before the minimum age requirement for ANBU captain!!! So I DEFINITELY need help...and I'll probably get like...really hurt too."

Ino looked a little pale, as did most everyone else. The blonde girl also looked incredibly confused...oh right my personality change. She still remembered me as the quiet, broody fuckwad she was pining after throughout school. Everyone stood around for another few awkward moments before it was silently agreed upon that we keep going our respective ways. Kakashi stopped me, though.

"...Sasuke, how do you know his records were edited?" Kakashi looked serious.

"I'm his BROTHER. Do you reaaaally think I wouldn't have noticed when he suddenly turned 13 right after his 12th birthday? I'm not THAT dumb, then I did some research and found out that 13 is the minimum age to be an ANBU captain!"

Kakashi relaxed, and didn't press the issue further. "Okay...just be careful with information, okay, Sasuke? Don't blurt out intel at whoever can hear it."

I grinned and nodded. I could keep secrets. Hell, I wasn't even the original Sasuke, and I knew the future and the truth behind the massacre, and no one had a clue. As for other secrets...I would keep them really well because I would most likely forget all about them. Ooohh, and if I was captured and tortured I could just give bullshit information. I was gonna be the best fucking shinobi in HISTORY.

I was in high spirits today.

Sure, Kakashi may have sent us home for the day because of Naruto being so overcompetitive that he was screwing up the teamwork, but right after I had left I was stopped by Gai-sensei and given the blue jumpsuit, weights, and pink legwarmers. I am unashamed to say I cried a little...but compared to Gai's tears, it was nothing. He was a roaring waterfall and I was a half busted drinking fountain.

I had it in my pack, and was walking home to try it on when I heard a worried cry from a little girl...for a kid named 'Konohamaru'. Oh shit, shit shit shit shit shit! Chuunin exams! Fuck! Kankuro was threatening a fucking six or seven year old for running into him!

I ran over to where I heard the commotion, and quickly leapt into the tree on the opposite side of the fence. I saw Kankuro holding up Konohamaru by the shirt collar, so I did the first thing that came to mind to stop it; I attached a chakra string to Temari's fan and flung it into the back of Kankuro's head. Everyone was startled and confused, and it was then I remembered something else. I leaned over, looking around to the opposite side of the tree, to see Gaara standing upside down on a tree branch.

"Hey can you like...make sure your siblings DON'T try to beat up little kids? It's more than a little embarrassing for you, isn't it? You're lucky I made your sister's fan conk him in the head...but honestly, it's lucky for EVERYONE I did that, because let's face it, it was hilarious to see everyone's reactions, they were so confused!"

Gaara turned to look at me, slightly startled, but everyone had looked up to the tree when I spoke. Temari and Kankuro had gone pale as ghosts, and the puppet user tried shakily to defend himself.

"Shut up, Kankuro...I'll kill you. The Leaf shinobi is right, you're an embarrassment to our village."

In a swirl of sand, he was suddenly in front of his siblings, and I jumped down after him. They started walking away, but I called out to stop them.

"WAIT! I just wanted to say...good luck in the chuunin exams you three!"

I gave a merry wave to them, but Gaara didn't continue yet. "You...what's your name?"

I bowed. "I'm Sasuke Uchiha. It's nice to meet you, Gaara!"

Maybe if I made him like me he wouldn't destroy Lee's arm and leg...or maybe he still would. Either way, it didn't matter too much...because once Tsunade was brought back to the village, Lee would be healed anyways and Lee and Gaara would wind up friends. No matter what happened, though...Gaara deserved one person who wasn't scared shitless of him. He didn't seem to agree though, because he just looked puzzled by my reaction and went on his way. I turned back to my teammates with a grin...and an idea.

"WELL! That was eventful! Now that that's done, Naruto, wanna prank Kakashi-sensei with me?"

Naruto immediately perked up at the prospect of a prank. "Hell yeah, jerk. What did you have in mind?"

The next morning, team seven met on the bridge. I was ridiculously excited, because despite my entire body feeling like it got trampled, I was wearing the jumpsuit with the built in mask pulled up, along with the hot pink legwarmers and weights for my legs. I felt heavier and slower, but that just excited me more. I was gonna be so fucking fast in a year or two.

After discussing the finer details with Naruto, we had managed to get the plan for the prank set between the two of us. I was hidden in the trees near the bridge, and I would come out once Kakashi stopped in front of Naruto and Sakura. We had made sure that no matter which way Kakashi-sensei came from, Naruto would be able to photograph the look on his face when I popped out.

Finally, after making everyone wait for three hours, Kakashi strolled up the bridge. He stopped in front of Naruto and Sakura, tilting his head in mild confusion. I took that as my cue, and leapt out from my hiding spot, landing in front of them in the same mashup pose I had done in front of Gai's team that first night.

"IT IS I, SASUKE UCHIHA, THE GORGEOUS BLUE BEAST OF KONOHA!!!"

Kakashi recoiled, a look of vague horror in his visible eye, and I heard the shutter of the camera clicking as Naruto started snickering. You could tell that something inside of Kakashi's mind had shriveled and died at the sight of me, sending him into a small crisis. After a few moments, he snapped out of it and spoke.

"Sasuke...didn't I tell you that you weren't allowed to wear the jumpsuit?"

I grinned under the mask, straightening up. "No, you said I couldn't wear the green jumpsuit...this one is very obviously blue. So I did exactly as you said."

Kakashi groaned in exasperation. "I forbid you from wearing that ever again..."

I pouted, but the effect was lost as no one could really see the lower half of my face.

"Gai-sensei had this custom made for me...he even got the Uchiha crest put on the back of it! Nope, this is my wardrobe now, like it or not Kakashi-sensei. I even had the mask added to pay homage to you!"

"...I'm not sure if that should make me feel honored or horrified. But, that's neither here nor there. It's time to get down to the reason we're meeting here today."

Naruto tilted his head in confusion. Kid looked like a bright orange puppy. "...isn't it to get more D-rank missions, Kakashi-sensei?"

Kakashi shook his head, and reached into the pouch he keeps his book in, drawing out three forms and handing them to us.

"I decided to nominate you three for the upcoming chuunin exams. You can each choose whether or not to take it, but if you do decide to, fill out these forms and bring them to the registration in a week. The end of the forms tell you where to go."

Naruto immediately tackle hugged Kakashi, who stiffened and looked incredibly uncomfortable at the physical contact. After a few seconds, Naruto detached and Kakashi very awkwardly ruffled his hair. I just grinned underneath my mask, and looked up to Kakashi.

"Alright...you three have the week off from missions to decide whether or not you'll take the exams. See you all later!"

Before anything else could be said, Kakashi poofed away.

Thank God I knew exactly what was going to happen. I knew I really shouldn't take the exams, what with Orochimaru and all that bullshit...but who's to say he wouldn't find a way to come after me anyways? I may as well take them...at least then I'll know what's coming.

What would the end result be now that I had become Sasuke, though? Whatever it was, it was sure to be interesting.

A/N: Hey everyone! Another chapter for you! It took me a while, because no matter what I wrote I just wasn't happy with it, and I feel like team Gai is out of character somewhat no matter what I do, but now I have had alcohol and I'm letting alcohol do the posting.Constructive criticism welcome, flames will be flamed back.Still looking for a beta!