Forged Bonds Arc 3
Chapter 3: Team 7 Assembled
Saturday April 2nd
The sun shined brightly in the early morning as the birds chirped and the leaves of tall trees swayed in the wind. The Hokage faces looked over all of Konoha and its people. Deep in the forest at one of the many training grounds loud grunts could be heard echoing throughout.
"Damn it" the young boy cursed as he plopped down on the ground to rest against a tree.
Young Takeru panted and slammed his fist against the bark of the tree. He had spent most of the morning training in order to learn the Raikyu...there was a reason this was a forbidden jutsu, lightning can be deadly and can drain your chakra. He popped a soldier pill. He's injuries from the other night were healed quickly by his grandmother who is a nurse at the hospital.
"All I can do is generate chakra, but I can't manipulate it" Takeru sighed as he rested. 'I wonder what Naruto-kun is doing right now' he thought
HOKAGE MANSION
"Thank you Naruto-kun, the picture is satisfactory" the third Hokage spoke.
Naruto smiled "Thanks Jiji"
"You've come along way I'm proud of you and can't wait to see your progress as a ninja of Konoha"
"He he I'm gonna get super strong so one day I'll beat you Jiji, I bet I can beat you right now"
'He claims that he'll get strong and I believe he can do it, he's brash and still child like but he has a good heart.' Sarutobi thought to himself "Is that so hmmm maybe...just maybe when you're older"
"OH YEAH! Fine here I go old man...Oiroke no Jutsu!"
The room was covered in smoke and what stood before the Hokage was a tall slender nude woman with blonde pigtails and whisker marks on her face. Sarutobi blinked for a second then was sent flying backward in his chair by a massive nosebleed. The door slowly slid open just enough for an eye to peek through and see the Hokage laid out frozen on the floor and a short blond haired boy.
"Huh…maybe I overdid it" Naruto stutters out
Once Sarutobi regained his composure "That's the Oiroke no Jutsu you say…very tricky, much too tricky don't do it again!" the Hokage said as he rubbed his nose while Naruto rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment.
A figure standing outside the door in silence raised a shuriken in his hand. Both Sarutobi and Naruto could sense something coming and sure enough the door burst open and…
"Old man I challenge you…" a small boy yelled running toward the elder man "…I'm going to defeat you and become the fifth Hokage"
He kept charging forward only to trip and fall flat on his face, he began sobbing. 'My grandson...another headache…it's going to be a long day I can feel it' Sarutobi thought as he sighed.
TRAINING GROUNDS
"Again!" Takeru yelled to no one really because he was by himself. He brought his hands together as if he were praying and began to focus his chakra. Chakra flowed off his hands as he tried to separate them but then nothing.
"Argh what am I doing wrong" he shouted to the heavens
"You mean besides trying to learn a forbidden jutsu" a voice said coming from a tree behind him.
Takeru turned to see his grandfather leaning against the tree; he held a towel which he tossed to his grandson.
"Ojiisan I was just..." Takeru started
Akoshi cleared his throat "If you are so determined to learn the Raikyu then you need to learn two things first dear boy" Takeru sat down and focused on only his grandfather.
"This technique uses both shape and chakra nature manipulation at the same time..." Akoshi paused so that the information sunk in "...first you focus and gather the chakra into both your hands which I see you've already got down, now this is where changing the nature comes in...we've already discovered that you amazingly have two chakra natures something that shouldn't have happened until you've grown older and gained experience but I'll bet we can chalk that up to your mother having a fire nature and your father having lightning."
"Wow mom had fire while dad had lightning...so cool" Takeru said as he thought of his parents
Akoshi smiled "Now then once you've gathered the chakra, you then change it into an electric current...now for the shape manipulation. You'll change its shape to that of a power surge which will determine the power and range. I'm going to make it sort of simple for you, instead of trying to pull your hands apart to create the ball, form your hands together as if you were cupping a ball." Akoshi paused again to show him and then asked Takeru to do it as well.
"Good just make sure your fingertips are all connected and then push out keeping your index fingers and thumbs together making a diamond while the rest of your fingers are spread out."
"But…why do I have to cup the chakra like a ball?" Takeru asked
"So it will be easier to channel the lightning through your touching fingertips and the space between the palm will gather into the ball, later on you can expand the size of the ball but for right now please keep them to the size of a water balloon no bigger do you understand" Akoshi said strictly but caring.
"Yes, thank you Ojiisan" Takeru got up and hugged his grandfather for always being there to teach and help him down this ninja path.
Akoshi smiled "I'll be taking my leave now but first I want you to take learning this slowly, I want you to spend the next five days only working on how to channel and manipulate the lighting, then the next part will come so much easier for you."
Takeru frowned "Awww but..."
"No buts alright, now I want you and Naruto home by supper do I make myself clear" Akoshi said firmly
"Hai" Takeru quickly said and watched as his grandfather left.
ELSEWHERE
Naruto was having a...interesting day to say the least. First off the grandson of the Third Hokage had followed him and begged to become his new trainer and what did the kid want to learn...The Sexy Jutsu of all things. Naruto humbled the kid and taught him the ropes which more often than not lead to Naruto getting hit and pummeled instead of Konohamaru. Once they trained for a bit and took a break they had a nice chat about why Konohamaru keeps trying to beat his grandfather.
"Hmph a kid can't just turn into a Hokage after a day or two" Naruto explains
Konohamaru jumped up "WHAT!"
"It's not that simple you keep saying Hokage, Hokage to really be a Hokage you know what you'll have to do" Naruto smiled
"What, what is it" Konohamaru asked getting on the defensive
Naruto's lips curled up into a serious smile "YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO DEFEAT ME IN BATTLE!"
Konohamaru's face froze in a look of shock and admiration.
TRAINING GROUNDS
Takeru had been sitting in the middle of the clearing; he was in an indian style posture and had his hands together like he had earlier. Every word his grandfather spoke played in his mind.
'Alright first we gather chakra in both hands' he thought as he began gathering a good amount of chakra 'good thing I took a soldier pill ok next I position my hands in a shape to cup a ball' he then slowly open his hands and touched all his finger tip together and formed the cupping shape chakra flowing on both his hands still. He sighs 'alright so far so good now I have to change the chakra flow into an electric current.'
Meanwhile in another part of the forest surrounding the training grounds a young girl with long platinum blond hair in a ponytail and teal colored eyes sat picking flowers and putting them in a basket. She wore a sleeveless purple halter top that came down to her midriff, a matching purple skirt with ninja wraps starting from her exposed stomach down to a couple inches before her knees. She finished picking her flowers and started walking back down the path to the village. Further down she looked into the trees and saw a figure sitting in the middle of a clearing.
"I wonder who that is" the girl wondered as she broke from the path and walked towards the figure but slightly staying on guard. Once she reached a tree close enough to see who it was she gasped slightly 'Yoto...Takeru'. She blushed as she continued to watch him. 'What's he doing?' she thought
Takeru sat there for an hour focusing before he felt something happen. Small sparks of lightning chakra began to form in his fingertips then traveled down each of his fingers. Takeru's eyes widened 'I'm doing it...'.He was really happy. His focus and training and the help from his grandfather helped out alot. He was currently generating lightning chakra "YATTA I'M DOING IT!" he yelled. Suddenly the lightning chakra he was focusing on gathered too quickly and in a burst of chakra sent the boy tumbling back into a tree. The girl left her spot from the tree and quickly ran over to Takeru.
"Hey...hey are you alright" she yelled out as he laid there unresponsive "Takeru please wake up…WAKE UP!"
The voice came in muffled but slowly he opened his eyes and he saw her. She was rocking his body yelling for him to wake up; he noticed her platinum ponytail glistening in the sun and were those...tears.
"W...why are...you crying?" Takeru asked softly
Ino looked down and saw that he was awake; she quickly halted her tears and yelled at him while shaking him. "BAKA! I thought you had died or something…that's the only reason" she said while turning her head pouting
Takeru chuckled a bit regaining her attention, she saw he was trying to get up Ino helped him slide back and rest against a tree. "Thank you Ino-chan...had you not been here...well thanks…" he paused as she blushed at the added honorific "...by the way what were you doing out here anyway?"
"I was watching you and..." Ino paused as she blushed a deep red thinking about what she just said "...no what I meant was...I was picking flowers and I just happen to see you out here doing...whatever it was that you were doing until you got hurt" she finished with her head down in embarrassment then asked "What were you doing anyway?"
Takeru smiled "I was trying to learn a...new jutsu and I had it…well part of it anyway till I kinda got too excited and lost my focus" he rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment but smiled and Ino couldn't help but chuckle at that.
"You're kinda cute when you laugh like that!" Takeru stated with a wide smile something he picked up from Naruto
Ino froze 'he thinks I'm cute...' she thought blushing then a sly smirk came upon her lips 'hmm lets see how this plays out'
"So I'm only cute when I laugh huh?" She smiled deviously at the young boy 'the bait is set'
"No...no what I meant to say...was...you're always cute...I mean..." Takeru stuttered out embarrassed at being caught off guard
'Hook line and sinker' she giggled "You think I'm cute?" she asked, placing a piece of hair behind her ear and looked at him.
Takeru sighed and adjusted his posture he was now holding one knee up while the other straightens out "Well no actually, I don't think you're cute..." he paused
"Ehhhhh what!" Ino yelled out about to pounce on the boy when he begin to finish
He smiled at her confusion "...cute is something we get called as kids by our parents or another adult, so no I don't think you're cute...I think you're beautiful..." he said smoothly looking towards the big blue sky, Ino truly froze this time he had called her beautiful no one besides her father had ever called her that.
He continued his head lowering a bit "...but who am I kidding" he chuckled a laugh of doubt "I bet you hear that all the time from your precious 'Sasuke-kun' when he finished he looked over to see her head down a bit
"No he hasn't, he doesn't even notice me…I'm starting to think that he's not interested in girls at all the way he just sits there all quiet and gloomy but...I've..." she was embarrassed to say "I've never been called beautiful before...thank you Takeru…kun" she smiled genuinely at him
Takeru nodded then smiled, noticing the flowers in the basket. "Hey I didn't know you were into flowers"
Ino smirked the gears in her head started work she was going to get to know this mystery of a boy yet, little did he know he played right into her hands "There's a lot of things you don't know about me"
"Then tell me I've got plenty of time, it may be helpful if we end up on the same squad" he replied smoothly causing her to blush abit
"Hmmm alright, but not out here let's go into town to get lunch…" she said and put a hand up stopping Takeru from speaking "…and no it's not a date" she finished with gusto as the pair got up and dusted themselves off. 'Not yet at least' she thought to herself
With NARUTO
A figure flew through the tree at top speed and landed on a tree near a clearing and he looked down to see two boys sitting on a log.
"I found you" the man called out to the boys
Both of them turned around to see Ebisu the 'elite Jonin trainer' standing on a tree branch with his hand on his hip looking down on them both.
'Hmph the Kyuubi no Yoko' Ebisu thought as he glared at Naruto
'That icy stare, they all look at me that way Grrrrr' Naruto thought
Ebisu lands and starts walking toward them "So Honorable Grandson time to go home…"
"No way…I'm learning how to beat my grandfather so I can get the title Hokage…SO DON'T GET IN MY WAY!" Konohamaru yelled interrupting the Jonin
"The Hokage is more that just a fighter he must know virtue, honor, wisdom and he must be skilled in a thousand jutsu…you don't even know one" Ebisu preached while he continued to walk towards them
Konohamaru growled "HENGE!" he yelled as he made the hand sign and chakra began to swirl around him and then smoke poofed around him
"Huh" Ebisu stopped in his tracks
The smoke cleared and standing in front of Ebisu was a tall slender black haired beauty nude for all to see. "Hi there like my jutsu" she said winking to the older man
Ebisu's jaw dropped slightly as the jutsu faded. "Hey he's not defeated" Konohamaru said in his defeat
"WHA…WHAT KIND OF SCANDALOUS TECHNIQUE IS THAT!" Ebisu raged on "SUCH TASTELESS VULGARITY CAN NEVER INFLUENCE ME…I AM FAR ABOVE IT"
Naruto stood there listening to all this and he clenched his fist. "Honorable Grandson stop this…RIGHT NOW!" Ebisu yelled "Naruto's turning you into a delinquent only my special training can put you on the fast track to becoming Hokage"
"Just leave me alone!" Konohamaru yelled trying to get free from Ebisu's grip
"KAGE BUNSHIN NO JUTSU!"
Both of them look to see multiple Naruto's being created, soon there were over 25 Naruto's in the clearing.
"Whoa this is unreal" Konohamaru looked on in awe
"Hmph I'm not impressed" Ebisu mocked "I'm a Jonin and elite warrior, I'm not some lightweight like Mizuki...watch how a real ninja beats an upstart"
With The Hokage
"Hmmm" Sarutobi hummed as he sat and watched all this play out
Back at the Training Ground
Ebisu faced off against an army of Naruto, Konohamaru silently prayed "Come on boss"
All the Naruto's got into a ready stance as did Ebisu "Ready" he mock confidently
The real Naruto made his hand sign and called out "Henge" and soon all the Naruto's did the same. Instead of an army of Naruto's, an army of beautiful nude women with blonde pigtails all surrounded Ebisu, sending him into a fritz until he was sent flying backward by massive nosebleed.
"Gotcha with my Harem Jutsu" Naruto winked and smiled 'If only Takeru could have seen this he'd freak out' Naruto thought with a smirk
With Sarutobi
"He's combined Shadow Cloning with his own invention, the Sexy Jutsu" he said as he sat watching the whole thing 'what a foolish ninja technique...and he could probably get me with it too' he thought
With TAKERU & INO
"So you're the Yamanaka Clan Heiress must be nice" a young man said as he tended to his grilling beef
"It has its perks" the young girl giggled and winked at him
"…and your family owns the flower shop on the east side where you help out and that's where your love for flowers comes from"
"Right again wow you really paid attention to my little...rant" Ino giggled a bit embarrassed that she had talked for so long but Takeru didn't seem to mind
"Yeah well..." Takeru shivered slightly
Ino looked concerned "Are you ok Takeru-kun"
"Yes...but for some reason I now have the urge to beat Naruto-kun up for some odd reason oh well I'll ask him about it when I get home" Takeru replied unknowing of the events happening as they spoke "So I know some things about you, what do you wanna know about me?"
Ino smiled 'Everything' she thought dreamily but just replied "Just tell me about your life up till now I guess like I did" she smiled
Takeru took a sip of his drink and flipped his beef over. When it was almost done he looked out the window to see the sun slowly start to go down. "Well my family moved here from Takumi no Sato. Takumi is known for its skills in making weaponry, many of which are sold to the ninja villages of the world. My grandfather Akoshi and father Haruto were both skilled craftsmen and well trained in the shinobi arts. My father took a job here in one of the Shinobi Tool stores and eventually met my mother a kunoichi Mitushi Kura."
"They must be really proud of you" Ino said absent mindedly as she listened
"I hope they are…" this caught Ino off guard as he continued "...I've lived with my grandparents basically my whole life, when I was still just a baby my parents both died during the Kyuubi no yoko attack."
Ino gasped, while Takeru paused to let that sink in and also to eat his grilled beef "He wasn't a Konoha shinobi but he still wanted to do his part. So he joined my mother in trying to get people to safety but...they were struck by one of the tails"
Ino could tell he was have trouble talking she reached over the table to lay a comforting hand on top of his.
Takeru sighed at the touch and continued "Growing up only really knowing my grandparents and not my real parents was kinda hard, but I'll forever be grateful for all they've done" he smiled but Ino could see the hurt behind it, she couldn't even imagine losing her parents.
"Then I met Naruto-kun and we became best friends the we adopted him and we became brothers I'm older than him so I'm like his older brother, but he knew the pain of not having parents" he paused "I think that's what drew me to him I didn't know any better but I could sense a loneliness within him" he smiled looking directly into Ino's eyes "I'm glad that we could become his family"
Ino smiled at that sentiment; she had no qualms against Naruto; he was only slightly annoying but she guessed she had Takeru and his grandparent to thank for that. Then she looked at Takeru's face as he smiled and noticed 'it' again.
"If you don't mind me asking…where you got that scar under your left eye" Ino asked "it looks like a battle scar but we only just became genin"
"Oh this thing…" he says as he traced the scar "…I got hurt protecting Naruto when we were kids"
Takeru told Ino the lengthy story and what surprised Ino the most is the feeling she felt, she saw him in a completely new light.
Takeru smiled at Ino and then saw that the sun was setting as there was an orange glow in the sky. "Oh wow it's getting late…" he stood up and then like a gentlemen helped Ino up "…I'd better go find Naruto Baka and go home unless you'd like me to walk you home" he said jokingly
Ino giggled "No it's alright but...I had fun talking with you Takeru-kun"
"Likewise Ino-chan…" he blushed as did she "...we should totally do it again sometime if were not busy being ninja and what not" he chuckled as he paid the bill and waved goodbye
'Wow! He's so brave, caring, shy, loyal, strong, funny and not to mention a total hunk…Sasuke be damned…I've found my new prey, Yoto Takeru you will be mine' Ino smiled thinking inwardly
With TAKERU
Takeru walked and walked until he noticed Naruto headed towards him. "Oi! Naruto" The two boys meet in the center of the street and walk home together.
"So what did you do today Take Nii-san" Naruto asked with his hands behind his head walking
"Oh you know just training, I'm a lot closer to mastering the Raikyu and talked to a girl" Takeru blushed on the last part
Naruto's eyes widened "Ehhhhh…who was it…" then he had a devious look on his face "was it…Ino"
Takeru blushed then regained his smooth composure "I'm not telling you Baka"
"Yeah I bet it was you like her don't you" Naruto teased
Takeru puffed his cheeks "Yeah and if I do besides at least the person I like actually talks to me" he finishes by stick his tongue out at his little brother
"Yea well…" Naruto's head then dropped "…you're right Sakura-chan sees right through me to the Sasuke teme"
"Ha told ya so anyway what did you do today" Takeru asked changing the subject
"Oh met the Hokage's grandson Konohamaru and we did a little training he wanted to learn one of my jutsu"
Takeru stopped in a halt, his hair covering his eyes "Which jutsu Na-ru-to the Kage Bunshin?"
Naruto unaware of the killing intent leaking in the air just burst out "No my Oiroke…no…Jut…su" he stopped and slowly turned around to see dark chakra leaking off of Takeru
"You taught the grandson of our Hokage…'that' jutsu" Takeru said slowly cracking his knuckles
Naruto chuckled nervously and then nodded and quickly ran for his life with Takeru right on his heels yelling something about 'kill baka-niisan' 'Im telling baa-chan' and 'super Baka', as they got ran through the streets of Konoha and closer to the house you could only hear a loud 'TWACK' sound signifying Takeru had struck his prey.
A Couple Days Later
April 6th
"Boys wake up today's the day of your orientation" Maruya yelled knocking on each of their doors and stood back in the hall's doorway. Both young boys walked out of their room at the same time digging into their eyes yawning and then...BAM!
They both walked right into each other's head first and now lay out on the floor holding their heads. Maruya loved watching this event as it happened quite often she giggled "Good morning boys' breakfast is on the table downstairs" and with that said she left.
Both of them sat up and stared at each other then turned their head to the bathroom and then back to each other glaring.
Downstairs
Akoshi and Maruya heard what they heard everyday a loud ruckus in the hallway that today ended with a poofing sound and someone grumbling about 'Naruto baka'. They both shook their heads and smiled. Several minutes later they were joined by both boys dressed in their ninja gear, Naruto in his orange and Takeru in his black both sporting there hitai-ates
"Today's the day aren't you both excited and ready" Maruya asked
"Yes Im very excited Obaasan" Takeru replied
"Me too me too" Naruto replied eagerly
They all smiled and laughed; soon the boys finished their breakfast and were out the door walking to the academy. Along the way they saw a badly hidden ninja Naruto already knew who it was. The sheet fell and Konohamaru sprang into action "You're mine Naruto!" He ultimately failed and tripped, falling on his face again; Takeru just stared at the kid.
"What are you doing...Konohamaru?" Naruto asked with a deadpan face
"That was a slick move, that's why I respect you as a rival" Konohamaru muffled his face still plastered to the ground
"But he didn't do anything" Takeru replied in a somewhat embarrassed manor 'this is the grandson of the Hokage geez'
Konohamaru hopped up "Alright now fight me fair and square"
"Sorry but I've got orientation" Naruto replied
"Orientation" the young kid asked confused
"That's right as of today we're full Shinobi dattebayo" both he and Takeru pointed to their headbands
"Aw ok...wait who's this" Konohamaru asked sizing up Takeru
Naruto smiles "This is my best friend Takeru we're like brothers"
"Nice to meet you Konohamaru-san" Takeru says, extending his hand. The two shake and then they all part ways as the two brothers continue their journey.
"Hey wanna race to the orientation Naruto-kun" Takeru asked
Naruto grinned "You're going down Nii-san just like this morning"
Both turned in the direction to the Academy knelt down and..."GO!" Takeru yelled and they were off to the rooftops leaping from one to the next headed to their destination.
Elsewhere
On the other side of town in an apartment on the 3rd floor stood a young girl fluffing her pink hair in the mirror tying her headband.
"SAKURA ISN'T IT TIME FOR YOU TO GET GOING!" a loud voice from kitchen
"I know I'm on my way out now" Sakura replied angrily as she left the house. Once outside she walked towards the Academy thinking to herself.
'So…I'm not a little Academy student anymore…Im Haruno Sakura Kunoichi in training' she thought then a soft voice broke her out of her stupor
"See ya later" the voice said as a figure walked out of the flower shop. Sakura recognized that it was Ino; the two girls stopped and looked at each other for a moment.
Ino turned her head and said "Good morning Forehead"
"Good morning Ino Pig"
Both glare at each other before continuing to walk
"So they actually let you graduate what a surprise" Ino quipped
"Those classes are ancient history, we're both Shinobi now and we're both equal…I won't lose to you anymore" Sakura retorted
"Yeah Yeah alright Sakura" Ino giggles and Sakura joins her
"So who do you think will sit next to Sasuke-kun today" the pink haired girl asked her best friend and rival
Ino's eyes looked down as they were walking and she sighed "I don't know and honestly Sakura I don't care anymore."
"Ehhhhh" Sakura was shocked to here those words "So what are you saying you don't like Sasuke-kun anymore whoooooo I win I win" she screamed jumping up and down in the air
"Chill out Sakura you're embarrassing us." Ino yelled in order to get her friends attention
Sakura stopped jumping and they continued their walk "Sorry but you're serious you really don't like him anymore why?"
"I mean he's cute yeah but think about it Sakura...when has he ever noticed one of us, looked at one of us or called us pretty or...beautiful I want someone who will notice me for me, or give me compliment just because he wanted to not because he was asked to" Ino asked her friend
Sakura begins a rant "Well...well but Sasuke-kun he..."
"Sakura stop..." Ino stopped them walking and looked directly in her face "...look I'm not telling you to not like the guy but obsessing over him will cause you lose focus on your road to ninja." Ino stopped and looked into the blue sky "that's what I've decided..." she thought back to flashbacks of Takeru causing her to blush "...I'm not going to risk not paying attention to my ninja training over some guy who shows not even the slightest interest in me, just a warning you should do the same"
Sakura was speechless at what her friend just said and she wasn't dumb she knew what Ino was saying was true she would have to think about something's later. As the two girls continued walking they heard a noise getting closer and closer. Suddenly they heard laughter and looked up to see Naruto and Takeru racing on top of the roof tops towards the academy. As the two ran towards a lengthy gap neither one was worried about not clearing it as they had the training, endurance and stamina to make it. Ino for a split second looked at Takeru as he leaned his head and looked at her, they both smiled. The boys cleared the jump and continued running.
"Ugh Naruto baka and that other boy what was his name again..." Sakura asked
"...Takeru-kun" Ino whispered hoping Sakura didn't hear her...but she did but chose not to say anything and they finished walking to the school.
Upon arrival they saw Takeru heading in the school celebrating while Naruto's head was down indicating that he had lost the race, Ino smiled at that. All the young Shinobi in training gathered in the classroom most were cluttered into groups talking with their friends. As Ino and Sakura entered the room they noticed the horde of fan girls gawking at Sasuke and even though she had heard what Ino said Sakura still sauntered over to join them. Ino shook her head at her friends antics maybe she'd wake up one day, she then noticed a group at a table right under Sasuke's and it was Shikamaru, Choji, Naruto, Kiba and Akamaru and Takeru she blushed and was about to go over there when Iruka walked in and told everyone to calm down and be seated.
In the middle row on top sat Hyuga Hinata and she was looking at a certain blond haired boy while Iruka congratulated everyone.
'Naruto-kun I'm so happy you graduated' the young Hyuga thought as she had come to admire the boy for his determination and his 'never give up' attitude
"All the Genin will be grouped into three man squads, each squad will be lead by a Jonin an Elite Shinobi" Iruka finished
Most of the Genin eyes widened 'A THREE MAN SQUAD'
Sakura who was sitting below Ino's row whispered "Well someone's gotta be in Sasuke's group I wonder who"
The last Uchiha himself crossed his fingers and scowled a bit 'Hmph groups of 3…that'll only slow me down'
Naruto thought to himself 'Hmmm I'd like to be with Sakura and…well Takeru or anybody but that Sasuke teme'
"…I will now announce the teams" Iruka said and quickly went through the first 5 teams "Squad 6 Yoto Takeru, Kaiyaba Asuna and Kaiyaba Kirito."
Takeru frowned a bit that he wasn't on the same team as Naruto or Ino and as he looked to his 'little brother' he could see the same look on his face. He then scanned the room and found his two teammates who appeared to be siblings. Ino's smile faded a bit so she wouldn't be on a team with Takeru bummer but that wouldn't deter her from her 'mission of love' she jokingly called it.
"Squad 7 Uzumaki Naruto, Hyuga Hinata and Uchiha Sasuke" Iruka read from the list
Hinata's eyes widened huge. She must have been dreaming, this had to be a dream and if it wasn't thank Kami she thought. She felt light headed but stood strong then looked down to the blonde hair boy who seemed defeated and she blushed and smiled knowing that it was about Sasuke.
All Naruto could say was 'Damn it oh well I'll just have to deal with being on a team with Sasuke' he thought as the two boys slightly glared at each other until Takeru placed a hand on his shoulder and shook his head no.
Sakura frowned that she didn't get a chance to be on the same team as Sasuke but at least she didn't have to be bothered with Naruto.
"Next Squad 8 Haruno Sakura, Inuzuka Kiba and Aburame Shino and now Squad 10 Yamanaka Ino, Naru Shikamaru and Akimichi Choji, those are all of the squads after lunch you'll meet your new Jonin teachers until class dismissed."
OUTSIDE
Many of the children met up with their team to introduce themselves. Takeru waved goodbye to Naruto and walked up stairs to meet his teammates. He reached the last step and saw the brother and sister duo eating lunch.
"Hi Im..."
"Yoto Takeru we know, we heard the teacher call your name remember" Kirito snarled
"Kirito don't be so mean" Asuna said smiling a little to hard at Takeru "Im Asuna and that Kirito nice to meet ya...wow you're cute oops"
Takeru blushed "Um thanks...I think" he said 'Wow these two are total opposites he's arrogant and a jerk and she a carefree nutcase...oh boy I hope Naruto's having a better time than me...oh wait he's with Sasuke oh boy.'
With NARUTO
An irritated Naruto, a blushing Hinata and a scowling Sasuke all sat on a bench; well Hinata and Naruto were Sasuke just standing beside them.
"Sasuke..." Naruto said a tab bit darkly
Sasuke picking up on the tone replied gruffly "Yeah..."
"Look I don't like you and you dont like me but if we're gonna be on the same team along with Hinata then we all need to learn to work together" Naruto finished
Sasuke's eyebrow twitched 'Work together with this loser he'll only get in my way'
"Umm..." Hinata began causing both boys to fix there eyes on her making her blush "...Naru...Naruto-kun is...right Sasuke-san...teamwork would make us...a very effective...team on the field"
Naruto smiled at her and she quickly turned her head away from his beautiful blue eyes lest she faint where she sat.
"Well...I guess that makes sense...fine" Sasuke relented, extending his hand to Naruto as an act of truce.
Naruto accepted, causing Hinata to smile "Good besides it didn't matter if you accepted or not" he said as he continued to shake Sasuke's hand and they finally let go.
"Oh and what's that supposed to mean" Sasuke asked
"It didn't matter because..." Naruto said, smiling as his bangs covered his eyes he then looked up, his smile gone he had a face of pure seriousness his voice dark "...because no one not even you will stop my progress and dream of becoming Hokage dattebayo!"
Sasuke and Hinata's eyes widened at the tone of his voice as he made his claim.
'Naruto-kun is so determined...I...want...I want to help him fulfill that dream' Hinata voiced in her head blushing a deep red
Sasuke smirked 'Naruto...this guy means business...hmmm just maybe...'
With the Yoto's
While the kids met with their new teams, their Jonin Sensei's met their families.
"Welcome to our home Hokage-sama, Hatake-san and Hayate-kun" Maruya said smiling
All the ones addressed bowed their respect and sat down at the table.
"So this is where Naruto-kun lives" Kakashi asked
"Yes...cough...he and my godson Takeru have grown up here" Hayate replied
Akoshi smiled "Yes the two have grown together over the years they've known each other"
"Yes it was a relief when Takeru learned of Naruto housing the Kyubi that it didn't strain their relationship I...we've come to love Naruto-kun as one of our own" Maruya added as she brought out tea for everyone to which Hayate and Kakashi politely declined
"Yes..." Sarutobi started before taking a sip of his tea "...I was grateful for that as well."
"Hokage-sama..." Kakashi started
"Yes Kakashi I know, Akoshi-san, Maruya-san I thank you for all you've done for Naruto-kun you've giving him a family and a proper raising." he paused "I think it's only fair for the boy to know his true heritage and I plan to tell him once he has reached Chunin level."
"We've trained him in more advanced teachings but what makes you think he'll make Chunin" Maruya asked worried for her adopted grandson
"I have faith Maruya-san and also Kakashi will be his Jonin teacher he will train the boy to become stronger he was trained by Naruto's father after all" Sarutobi replied
"He deserves to know who his real parents are, before he met us he was so lonely and I feared what path he would have walked had he not met Takeru" Akoshi said as they all nodded and finished their tea.
At The Academy 2hrs later
"Grrrr he's late" Naruto said pacing back and forth
"Umm...Nar...Naruto-kun...it's alright...maybe he'll...be here soon" Hinata stuttered while she sat politely waiting
Sasuke just sat at another table, his fingers crossed waiting as well he had to admit he shared Naruto's feeling about what kind of Jonin is this. A sound brought him out of his stupor and he looked up to see Naruto placing a dirty eraser in the doorway, no way that would work.
"That's what he gets for coming late, I know I promised Obaasan I'd stop with the pranks for a while but this called for, he needs to learn his lesson" Naruto said while Hinata blushed giggling softly even though she knew it was kinda wrong.
"Our teachers a Jonin an elite ninja, you think he'd fall for that" Sasuke said impassively
Suddenly a hand went to grab the door and all three Genin focused their eye toward it. Sure enough the door opened and the eraser fell upon the head of a white haired man wearing a mask over his face leaving one visible eye.
"Ha-ha I got him he totally fell for it" Naruto chuckled "Sorry Sensei couldn't resist"
'He actually fell for that cheap trick is this guy really a Jonin' Sasuke thought
Kakashi picked up the eraser and looked at his three students. 'Naruto-kun oh boy this is going to be harder than I thought' he sighs 'guess I better address them' he thought. "How can I put this...my first impression of this group...unimpressive". All of their faces dropped.
Naruto then noticed something...'White hair in a spiky form where have I seen that before hmmm'
OUTSIDE
Kakashi sat on a rail while the kids sat on the steps in front of him. "Alright why don't you introduce yourselves one at a time, say things you like, things you hate, your dreams and hobbies things like that"
"Why don't you tell us stuff first ya know since you were late" Naruto replied
Kakashi pointed a finger at himself "Me? Im Hatake Kakashi things I like and things I hate hmmm...I don't feel like telling you that...my dreams for the future...never really thought about it and my hobbies...well I have lots of hobbies"
"Well that was useless all you really told us was your name" Naruto fumed 'but still I'm sure of it this is that guy...the guy from that night'
"Ok your turn, you on the right you go first" Kakashi said pointing to Naruto
Naruto simply crossed his fingers and smiled "Dattebayo Im Uzumaki Naruto, I like Ichiraku Ramen, and I don't really hate anything, my hobbies are hanging out and training with my brother Takeru..." he paused and closed his eyes getting Kakashi's attention as well as his teammates "...and my future dream..." he opened his eyes and had the same serious face on "...is to become the greatest Hokage there ever was!"
'There it is again that face and tone' Sasuke thought
'Naruto-kun...' Hinata blushed
Kakashi was stunned at the sudden switch 'He's grown up in a very interesting way and he wants to be Hokage just like his father hmmm' he thought "Alright next"
Hinata spoke in her soft voice "Umm...I am Hyuga Hinata...what I like are...cinnamon rolls and...ummm I also...like...ummm" her face turned a deep shade of red but Kakashi caught her eye glancing at Naruto "...I don't like crab or shrimp...umm my hobby is pressing...flowers and my future dream...is to become strong...I want to become stronger"
'She's shy and quiet but she wants to become stronger hmmm I think we can do that and it would seem she admires Naruto...and of course he's oblivious to it' Kakashi sighed "Alright last one"
Sasuke sat with his fingers crossed "My name is Uchiha Sasuke, I hate a lot of things and I don't particularly like anything...what I have is not a dream because I'm going to make it a reality, I'm going to restore my clan and kill a certain someone"
Everyone sat there in silence thinking to themselves.
'Show off emo teme' Naruto thought with a deadpan face
'Sasuke-san…his words seem...so cold' Hinata wondered
Kakashi's face showed no emotion 'Just as I thought' he sighed "Good you're each unique and you have your own ideas, we'll have our first mission tomorrow"
"Awesome, time to get started what kind of mission will we have Sensei" Naruto asked eagerly
"Its a task that the four of us will do together, it will be a survival exercise..." he paused noticing both Sasuke and Naruto tense up and focus their eyes solely on him even Hinata had a slightly worried look on her face but she was interested in listening "...this is not like your previous training"
"So what kind of training is it then, come get it on with it" Naruto asked in a monotone voice he was ready for some action
'Snarky brat...just like Kushina-chan' Kakashi thought as he began to chuckle darkly "If I tell you the answer you're not going to like it...of the 27 who just came here only 10 will be accepted as Genin the other 17 will be weeded out and sent back to the academy, in other words this is a make it or break it pass fail test and the chance that you'll make it is at least 66%"
The three Genin's eyes widened and then were hidden by their hair. Kakashi noticed this and kept going "See didn't I tell you, you wouldn't like it"
"We worked our asses off to get here and then you give us this..." Naruto said he body visibly trembling "...all I have left to say is...BRING IT ON DATTEBAYO we'll beat your stupid test!"
'Hmmm his words seemed to have done the trick' Kakashi thought as all three Genin surprisingly even Hinata had a look of determination on their face "Alright then be at the designated training spot at 5 am and bring your ninja gear."
'So a survival test huh...hmmmm I won't be weeded out we will win DATTEBAYO!' Naruto sat thinking with a smile on his face
'If I fail...that will...just...prove...father...was right and...I'll be separated...from...Naruto-kun...I'll do my best' Hinata thought to herself if she really wanted to get stronger then she would have to endure this
Sasuke just sat there as his hand trembled. He silently vowed that he would not fail.
"Alright that's it your dismissed, oh and by the way Id skip breakfast if I were you...or you might puke" Kakashi warned before disappearing in a puff of smoke
Later that Night
Both Takeru and Naruto had returned home that day excited. After dinner and showers they were both relaxing in Takeru's room.
"So Hayate-ojisan is your sensei man you're lucky at least you get someone you know" Naruto sighed laying on floor looking at the
"Don't be so sure he may be my godfather but he was my kenjutsu teacher before and now he's my teams Jonin teacher he'll be even tougher on me but I can take it" Takeru said proudly
"Well at least you dont have to do some stupid survival test in the morning" Naruto pouted
Takeru turned to his little brother "Don't be so sure..."
"Damn it you too...ah well if they're anything like the drills grandpa put us through I think we'll be ok" Naruto sighed
"Because the number one rule of being a Shinobi..." Takeru started
Naruto stood up from the floor "...is teamwork..." he finished "speaking of teams what's yours like"
"Kirito is a bit arrogant and his sister is a bit crazy if you know what I mean, what about yours" Takeru replied
"Sasuke is well...a teme and Hinata she's timid and shy but she's also nice and she wants to become strong..." Naruto paused as he heard Takeru snicker "Oi what's so funny...Take-chan"
Naruto then dodged a pillow thrown at his head because Takeru hated being called that "Im laughing because you are so clueless baka"
"About what?" Naruto asked confused
"Hinata" Takeru replied "I mean have you ever noticed her before, how she looks at you"
"Well now that you mention it she turns red or blushes and..." then it hits Naruto like a ton of bricks "Does...she...like me?" his wondered
"Finally it's about time you got it through that big head of yours alright gotta be up early see you in the morning bak..." Takeru stopped when the same pillow he threw was thrown back at his face.
The Next Morning
April 7th
4:50 am rolled around and at training ground 7 Sasuke, Hinata and Naruto all met up as the sun rose.
"Good morning...Naruto-kun...Sasuke-san" Hinata said softly while holding up her backpack
Naruto blushed thinking about what he and Takeru spoke about last night "Morning Hinata...chan!" he said with a smile this caused Hinata's face to turn beet red he the turned to his other teammate "Morning Sasuke."
Sasuke grumbled something resembling a good morning "...He's not here"
Naruto sighed, I mean really what kind of teacher shows up late all the time "Yeah well we better wait for him I guess."
They all sat their ninja gear down and sat down on the ground.
Hinata turned to Naruto and asked softly "So ummm...what do you...think this survival test...will be like."
"Well if it's like the drills Akoshi-ojiisan put me and Takeru through there will be an objective that we will have to achieve with teamwork."
"Hmph that makes sense why else were we put in three man squads." Sasuke replied 'Just what kind of training did this guy receive' he wondered
Hinata timidly nodded her head "I...I agree."
Naruto went into a thinking position "Hmmm, if we want to succeed we need a plan so what kind of jutsu and technique's do you guys know."
"Aside from the simple techniques we learned in the academy I know a few fire style jutsu's" Sasuke said
"Fire style huh interesting and what about you Hinata-chan" Naruto said trying to formulate a plan
A spot of crimson came upon Hinata's face as Naruto focused all his attention on her, she took in everything about him the wild blonde mane atop his head, his Cerulean blue eyes, the unique whiskers on his cheeks and his…
"Oi Hinata-chan hello are you there?" Naruto asked blushing a bit
Hinata's face turned red at being caught staring at Naruto and spacing out she quickly nodded "Hai…sorry…Naruto-kun…I've been…training in my…family's Taijutsu"
"Alright and I have one Wind style jutsu and my shadow clones" Naruto replied quickly
"Ok now what" Sasuke asked as he stood with is arms crossed
"So we have fire style, a super secret taijutsu, wind style and shadow clones hmmmm…" he paused to think for a while then he began to smile deviously "I have a couple plans in mind, but they all depend on the actually test alright here they are…"
Several Hours later
The trio sat there in that spot for the longest of time well except for Sasuke he stood the whole time. Naruto sat in a meditative state with a slightly irritated face, while Hinata sat waiting next to Naruto.
Suddenly a cloud of smoke appeared and out stepped Kakashi. "Good morning everyone ready for your first day…"
"OI YOU'RE LATE!" Naruto burst out causing Hinata to slightly giggle and Sasuke to glare at Kakashi
"Well a black cat crossed my path so I had to take the long way" Kakashi lied and Naruto just growled "Well…" he cleared his throat "…let's get started" he walks over to a stump and places a timer on it. "It's set for noon."
All three Genin stare at the clock and wonder what their teacher could be planning and if it would go along with one of Naruto's plans, the sound of jingling bells brought them out of their stupor.
"Your assignment is very simple, you just have to take these bells from me, that's all there is to it" Kakashi said while he jiggled his bells a bit. "If you can't get them by noon you go without lunch…" he was interrupted when Naruto burst out.
"EHHHHH"
"…you'll be tied to those posts and you'll watch while I eat my lunch in front of you" Kakashi finished, all the Genin's slouched a bit as their stomachs growled at the thought of missing lunch.
'So that's why' Sasuke thought
'He forewarned us not to eat so it would be more difficult' Hinata sighed until something crossed her mind
"Ummm Kakashi-sensei…there are only three of us…but there are…only two bells" she asked softly
"So that way at least one of you will end up tied to a post and ultimately disqualified for failing the mission they go back to academy…" he paused as Naruto growled "…then again all three of you could flunk out to, you use any weapons including Shuriken if you're not prepared to kill me you wont be able to take the bells"
"Aren't…aren't those…too dangerous sensei" Hinata worried
Naruto chuckled "Yeah since you couldn't even dodge that eraser"
The kids didn't see it but a tick mark appear on Kakashi's forehead 'Alright wise guy just because you're my teachers son doesn't mean I wont get under your skin' he thought then said "Class clowns are always the weakest links, you can safely ignore them losers…" a tick mark grew on Naruto's head 'Yeah that got him worked up lets see what he does' "When I say start you can begin…"
Naruto saw this as a perfect time to start; he growled, grabbed a kunai knife, swirled it around and charged. As he charged he was stopped this caused both Hinata and Sasuke to gasp, Hinata because she worried about Naruto and Sasuke because he didn't even see Kakashi move. Kakashi chuckled in his head 'Just as I thought so predictable Naruto-kun' he held the hand that was holding the knife at the back of Naruto's neck while holding his head in place. "Don't be in such a hurry...I didn't say start yet"
He held Naruto in that position a bit long unknowingly giving Naruto the chance to mouth to his teammates 'PLAN #2'. Sasuke and Hinata backed up slowly giving a quick nod as Kakashi let Naruto go.
'He's so fast' Hinata wondered
'So this is the power of a Jonin' Sasuke thought
"But you came at me with the full intention of killing me so how can I say this I'm actually starting to like you guys get ready and…START!" Kakashi chuckled as all three Genin jumped off into different areas of the woods.
ELSEWHERE
"So here's the deal *cough* this year I was given the task *cough* of picking out a new candidate for Tokubetsu Jonin out of the 27 who graduated. Only one of you can get the spot and instead of the normal survival test you will hunt and disarm each other the one to get the other two team members will be my student." Hayate explained
Takeru and the Kaiyaba siblings gasped and then looked at each other.
'This kid doesn't look so tough I already know my sister's weakness' Kirito thought as he sized Takeru up
'So this is my true test hmmm…I'll have to go light…I don't wanna actually kill them so I spent that whole week finally learning my jutsu only not to be able to use it…fine' Takeru sighed
"Ready *cough* begin" Hayate yelled and all three quickly leapt away from each other
Training Ground 7
Kakashi stood out in the clearing "Ninja must know how to conceal their movement and hide effectively" 'Well they understand that much, they've hidden well…huh' Kakashi thought as he stopped and stared at the boy in front of him.
"YOU AND ME RIGHT NOW FAIR AND SQUARE LET'S GO" Naruto blurted out with his arms crossed causing Kakashi to sweat drop and tilt his head.
"Ya know compared to the others you're a little bit weird" Kakashi said 'I mean really come on Naruto what would Akoshi-san say if he saw you like this I thought he trained you better than this'
"Sticks and stones Sensei" he yelled as he rushed Kakashi and noticed him reach into his ninja pouch for something. This caused him to halt his advance.
"Shinobi Battle Technique's part 1 Taijutsu the physical part" Kakashi said
'That's right so why is he reaching for a weapon' Naruto thought
Kakashi pulled out a little orange book with a man and a woman on the cover. Naruto and Sasuke sweat dropped while Hinata's face turns super red.
'That's a…a…Icha Icha book' she thought blushing really hard
"What are you waiting for make your move" Kakashi said in a dead panned voice
"Im…going to…crush you" Naruto charges at his teacher who blocks and dodges his attacks while reading and just when he thinks he had his teacher down for the count Naruto punches…the air.
'Huh!' he thought
"Don't let your enemies get behind you all the time" Kakashi said from behind Naruto
'…That's a tiger hand sign to focus his chakra…' Hinata thought
Sasuke watched an noticed the hand sign 'That hand sign is for a fire jutsu'
Naruto finally noticed his teacher behind him. "Too late…" Kakashi warned as his visible eye gleamed "Konohagakure Hiden Taijutsu Ogi: Sennen Goroshi (Leaf Village Secret Finger Jutsu: One Thousand Years of Death)"
Naruto's face showed great displeasure as Kakashi pushed his fingers up inside Naruto's ass, but instead of shooting off into the lake. Naruto turned into a poof of smoke.
'Huh a shadow clone…well well well Naruto-kun you have done some growing up' Kakashi thought then he notice a shadowy figure coming from the woods
"Motherfu...that is a very nasty technique. I was smart to use my clone to test you Kakashi-sensei" Naruto said walking out of the woods his arms crossed, eyes closed with a smirk on his face.
"Testing me huh I thought I was suppose to be testing you" Kakashi asked
Naruto opened his eyes "Fine get ready for Round 2 Sensei." Naruto crossed his fingers to make the clone seal "KAGE BUNSHIN NO JUTSU!"
Chapter 3 Updated