Chapter 16 – Becoming Genin, part 2

Kiba, Akamaru, Hinata and Shino arrived at the building where Kurenai lived. Kiba turned to the person who led them here.

"How is it that you know where Kurenai-sensei lives Hinata?" Kiba asked.

"I-I've known Kurenai-sensei since I was nine. S-She was my caretaker and friend. I-I have stayed here in the past." Hinata said. The boys nodded and made their way into the building. They ran up to the third floor and made their way to her door. That's when they came face to face with someone unknown. She had light brown, pupil-less eyes. Her hair was black with a blue tint. She wore a fitted mesh body suit that stretches from her neck down to her thighs. Over it, she was wearing a tan overcoat with a purple in-seam and a pocket on each side, a dark orange mini-skirt, a dark blue belt, and pale grey shin guards. In addition to the typical forehead protector, she also wore a small pendant that looks like a snake fang and a wrist watch. She looked at the three with a childish pout.

"Aww, I can believe that Kurenai was right. Damn it, you brats just costed me a bet." She said. The three looked at each other with confusion before looking at her again.

"Who are you lady?" Kiba asked.

"The name is Anko Mitarashi and I'm a friend of Kurenai's. I am also a part of your test. She figured that girly over there," pointing to Hinata. "Would know where she lived. I'm here to make sure that you don't enter." She explained.

"Really? But it's four against one. That's hardly fair." Kiba said.

"Someone's cocky. But what do you expect from an Inuzuka? If you think that you're so good, why don't you get by me? I'll even be nice and not go all-out." Anko said with a grin. Kiba matched her grin and launched himself at her. Anko was impressed with his speed. Kiba then vanished and Hinata was in mid-strike. Anko caught her wrist and redirected the palm strike right in Kiba's path. The boy groaned and hit the wall. Hinata then had her arm pin to her back. Anko then did something that made the young heiress squeak.

"Oh, someone is developing nicely. I can only wonder how they will grow in a few more years." Anko said with humor, grope the young girl's breast. She quickly released her and pushed her out of the way as a swarm of insects nearly consumed her. Shino ordered his bugs to catch the woman but she was too allusive. He guided her toward Akamaru was in mid-air. Anko quickly pulled out something and whacked Akamaru on the nose. The small puppy fell and covered his nose in pain. Kiba saw this and got mad. He dashed forward to hit her but she quickly disappeared. Kiba would have been consumed by Shino's bugs if it was for him commanding them to stop. Anko reappeared, still guard Kurenai's door. The team regrouped and prepared.

"She is very skilled." Shino said.

"S-She is not nice." Hinata said while covering her chest.

"We need a plan to get pass her. We only got an hour left." Kiba said. Checking on Akamaru, he saw that he was fine. He was pissed though and barked a few things to Kiba. Kiba widen his eyes at it. "Are you sure buddy? I won't be able to cover you if we do this." Akamaru barked some more and Kiba scratched his head. "Alright partner, we'll go with your plan. Hey Shino, we need to blind her." Shino nodded and created a cloud of insects that covered them. Anko was curious as to what was going on until two objects jumped out at her. Anko could barely keep up as the two things moved in a zig-zag pattern. However, she was not a jonin for nothing.

Anko flashed her arm forward and caught one of the objects. She realized that it was that kid's dog. That's when she let out a yelp when she felt a sting. She looked behind her to see no one but quickly turned to see the Inuzuka in front of her. He gave her a cocky grin. Anko hand went to her butt, which still stung. That's when everything came together in her mind.

"Did… Did you spank my ass?" Kiba's grin only got wide and that pissed her off. "You little punk! Do you think that you have the right to touch the perfect apple bottom that is mine?!" She roared. Kiba just stuck his tongue out and bolted. Anko was infuriated. She tossed the puppy away and chased after the young genin. The other two walked up to Akamaru who suddenly turned into Kiba.

"I-I hope Akamaru will be okay." Hinata said.

"I hope so too. Akamaru can go for a while before getting tired." Kiba said.

"Let's hurry." Shino said. With that, they entered her apartment.

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Kurenai was waiting. She looked up to the sun and saw that it would be ten soon. She was curious as to where her future genin were. As she waited at the training ground, she was unaware of the army of insects coming up behind her. They were just within attack range and with a command, they launched their attack. They swarm Kurenai, only to go through her. In the tree, Kurenai jumped out and launched several shuriken at the bushes. The move was countered by a barrage of shuriken. Kurenai landed and was attacked from two sides. While not very good in taijutsu, Kurenai easily defended herself. She was able to avoid any critical blows while doing hand seals.

"Genjutsu: Haze." She said and created a clone. The clone charged at Kiba. Thinking that it was just a regular clone, Kiba charged forward only to have the clone explode into a whirlwind of roses. Hinata attempted to shut down her chakra but Kurenai was able to do another set of hand seals.

"Genjutsu: Optic Delusory." Hinata suddenly found herself in a field. She was starting to get nervous only to freeze up. It was as if her body would not move on its own. That's when she was back in the field and looked like she was bound to a tree.

"Genjutsu: Sylvan Fetters. I believe that is checkmate." She then turned her attention to the two boys who had just appeared. "A very god strategy but it was ultimately a failure."

"I wouldn't be so sure sensei." 'Shino' said in Kiba's voice.

"Y-You don't have the right one." 'Kiba' said in Hinata's voice. Kurenai's surprise quickly turned to worry but she would not escape the insects that consumed her. The three genin changed back into their original forms and stood over Kurenai who was drained of her chakra.

"Yeah, we got her!" Kiba cheered. Hinata just smiled shyly at her victory. That's when Kiba put his arm around Shino. "That was a great plan Shino. Making the switch, she couldn't cast any of her genjutsu that would disable us."

"It was based off your plan from earlier. However, I thought we discussed this before." Shino said.

"Oh right, not touching. Sorry about that." Kiba said. Shino just nodded and the three were about to touch the woman. Just as they were about to tag her, she disappeared in a puff of smoke. The three were shocked.

"What the hell?!" Kiba shouted.

"I must say, that was a very clever plan." They all turned to see Kurenai appear like a mirage. They couldn't believe what they were seeing. "Well, as impressive as you were, your time has expired. That means that you all… pass." Kurenai said. She giggled at their stunned faces. "This exam was not to tag me but to see if you could work together. Our success and our failure when it comes to missions is how we gel as a unit. You all have your issues and your own individualities but you are able to work together. I will enjoy teaching you how to be shinobi." Kiba returned to cheering while Hinata smiled. You couldn't tell with Shino. That's when they heard a loud bark. From out of the bushes, Akamaru jumped out and ran toward them.

"Hey buddy, guess what we," he sentence was cut short when Anko burst out of the bushes as well. Akamaru just kept running as Anko caught sight of her target. Kiba didn't even waste any time and took off, grabbing Akamaru in the process. Anko was right on him. Kurenai sighed at her friend and quickly followed. She had to stop her before she did something drastic.

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Naruto glared at the man that was his sensei. He was pissed off and so wanted to do something to the man. He just stood there with that stupid book, ignoring the heated looks that he, Sakura and Sasuke gave him. He told them to meet here at six A. M. It was the time he said but he did not arrive until close to eleven. What the hell was he doing all this time? Lucky for him, unlike his teammates, he wasn't hungry or ill prepared.

He ignored Kakashi's suggestion about not eating. He had done something like that before and had to be hospitalized when he fainted. Tsume, Hana and Yoshino had warned him about doing something so stupid again. He wasn't going to find out what dire consequences awaited him if he did. Also, while he waited, he did an overview of the area. It was a good area with several trees, a river and some open field. While not at Shikamaru's level of planning, Naruto could plan something for his sensei. As he stood there, Kakashi decided to pay attention to them.

"I see that you all are eager." He said. He then pulled out two bells. "Your test is a simple one. All you have to do is take these bells off my person."

"But there are only two bells sensei." Sakura said.

"That's right. Two of you will become my students while the one without the bell will be going back to the academy." Kakashi explained. Warning bells rang in Naruto's head. Something was definitely wrong about what was just said.

'Some things up. All those test that we took at the academy say that Konoha team are always in groups of four with one leader and three men under them. Why would they move from that? Is this a part of the test?'

"You have until noon to get the bells from me. Come at me with the purpose to kill me or you will get nowhere. Is everyone ready?" The three looked ready to go. "Then begin." Kakashi said. The three vanished into the trees. Kakashi pulled out his book and began to read. After a while, he looked up and searched the area.

'Let's see. There is Sakura. She's not being too careful. Probably searching for Sasuke and not worried that I will find her. And Sasuke is to my right. He's hid well but his intent is not that hard to sense. Then there is Naruto.' Kakashi looked around and did not see him. 'Well now, where is Naruto?' That's when several things came out from the tree line and the river. Kakashi quickly pulled out a kunai and deflected the shuriken. That's when several copies of Naruto came out and charged. Kakashi was surprised and wondered what type of trick was this.

Kakashi deflected a punch and realized that it was solid. The other clones attacked and Kakashi defended himself as best as he could. He realized that the clones were doing well in their attacks, none of them giving Kakashi any space. Kakashi was a little impressed. That's when he decided to dispel the clones. He did a quick spin, lashing out with the kunai in his hand. However, he was stunned when the clones didn't dispel into smoke but leaves. They swirled around, blinding him to everything around him. That's when he felt something on his waist. He quickly caught the something and held it in the air and away from him. It was Naruto who was trying to escape. The leaves stopped swirling and the two faced each other.

"That wasn't bad Naruto. What kind of clone was that? It wasn't the Shadow Clone Jutsu. I know that jutsu very well." Kakashi said.

"Like I'm going to tell you." Naruto said.

"Come on Naruto, be a pal." Kakashi said with an eye smile.

"How about you go to the hospital with third degree burns?" Naruto asked with a grin. Kakashi was confused until Naruto exploded in a burst of flames. Kakashi hissed and got some distance as he watched the legs of Naruto hit the ground before dispelling. Kakashi looked at his forearm and quickly put it in the river. He looked around but he could not find Naruto. He must have gone deeper into forest. He winced as the burn he got hurt like hell. This only made him more curious about the blond genin in training.

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Naruto landed on the ground and stayed still. He didn't want Kakashi to find him. He was in a good area where there was a lot of cover. He was thinking about his shot at Kakashi and recovering some of his chakra. His Fire Bomb Clone took a lot of chakra to create. He could only make five of them. He was going over the fight he watched. There was no way he could compete with Kakashi. He thought that he could sneak up on him but that proved to be a mistake. He was able to grab his clone even with the fact that his Leaf Clone was filled with spearmint leaves.

Naruto knew that he had to get to his teammates. They needed to join forces in order to combat Kakashi. He slowly made his way to speak to his teammates.

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Authors' Notes

Happy New Year everybody! Here's a new chapter from your boy, Dragon. I was trying to update all of my stories but I got busy helping out my family. Either way, I hope to update more frequently but I can't promise anything. I have a life outside fanfiction. Also, I plan on doing a lot in 2016. Anyway, enjoy this new chapter.