A blur.
That was what it looked like to the untrained eye. But everyone here, minus a certain pink-haired fangirl, was trained.
To them, it was a 12 year old in black, leading with a kick towards his potential sensei
This specific 12 year old was Sasuke Uchiha. Many beleived him to be the most promising of the rookie genin. Much to his dismay, his kick was easily blocked by the man that was to be his sensei, Kakashi Hatake.
While Kakashi still had a hold of Sasuke's leg, said genin's rival slid under his airborn compatriot to try and sweep his sensei's feet out from under him.
This tactic would have worked for an unexperienced genin, or even a chunin that underestimated thrm. But they were against Kakashi Hatake of the Sharingan. The famed Copy-Nin. Thanks to a bingo book, Naruto and Sasuke already knew of Kakashi. It also didn't hurt that he's taught them in the past.
So instead of getting put on the ground like a newly-minted genin, Kakashi jumped over the leg, flipping Sasuke in the process.
Luckily for Naruto, he was quick enough to not get landed on by Sasuke.
Jumping out from under his friend, Naruto went at Kakashi with renewed vigor.
~14 Hours Earlier~
"Now that we're all together, it's time to come up with a plan," declared Sasuke.
"Oh, wow, Sasuke, you're so cool," exclaimed Sakura."
"Oh, wow, Sakura, you're so annoying," mocked Naruto.
"Shut up, Naruto," came Sakura's retort.
"That's enough, both of you. We need a plan to take out Kakashi-sensei," stated Sasuke.
"Well since we are the best fighters, we should probably hit him with some taijutsu right off the bat," planned Naruto.
"That sounds good. But what will Sakura do? She isn't the best at fight up close, and all of our combos are for only us two," Sasuke pointed out.
"True. Hmmm, let's see. I got it," exclaimed Naruto. "If we go with Plan Foxtrot, we can adjust some of the moves to allow enough room for your girlfriend to throw in some kunai."
During the planning, Sakura was just looking back and forth between her long-time crush and her long-time annoyance. She felt extremely useless, seeing as she hadn't contributed anything towards the plan. And she was supposed to be the brightest kunoichi of her generation!
At Naruto's "girlfriend" comment, Sakura blushed deeply with a giddy smile on her face while Sasuke threw a glare at his blonde friend.
"Ignoring that comment, it's a pretty solid plan. Though you do need to remember this is a Jonin. Not just any Jonin either, and ex-ANBU Captain and childhood genius Kakashi of the Sharingan. our plans might not work out perfectly, so get ready to adapt to the situations he throws at us," warned Sasuke.
~Present Time~The entire field was still. Neither sides dared to move, fearing that the slightest move could mean defeat.
On one side, Sasule Uchiha stood next to his adoptive brother, Naruto Uzumaki. The toughest, smartest, and strongest of their graduating class. Both had many scrapes and bruises along their bodies, but nothing serious. Though they were both panting pretty hard. They were each in a fighting stance, though only Sasuke had kunai out.
Across from them was their sensei, Kakashi Hatake. He was once in a generation genius. He had already been a Jonin at their age, not beinng far from making ANBU. He has over a thousand jutsu under his metaphorical belt, amd a Sharingan under his literal headband. He looked as if he had just arrived. he was still in his relaxed position, though his book was noticably absent.
"You two are pretty good, for rookie Genin," stated Kakashi.
"We'll show you how good we are," shouted Naruto before rushing towards the older man. Sasuke, seemingly caught unaware by his partner's sudden action, took off after his friend.
Soon, Naruto and Sasuke were fighting Naruto in tandem. When one would overextend or otherwise leave themselves open, the other was there to protect them.
'If this keeps up, they mught get a-' Kakashi's train of thought was derailed when he saw a glint of metal fly through a small opening between Naruto and Sasuke. 'It seems like Sakura has finally entered the mix.'
'Is that fangirl crazy? She almost cut me with that throw,' shouted Naruto in his head as he blocked Sasuke from Kakashi's roundhouse kick.
'Damnit, almost got Naruto,' thought Sakura as she readied another kunai.
As more Kunai found their way through the spaces between the two Genin, Kakashi was hardpressed to keep up.
Finally, as Sasuke had triwd to dropkick Kakashi, who blocke with a cross guard, Naruto made to grab the bells. This plan was ultimately stopped when the alarm clock went off, signifying that it was now noon.
"Damnit. We almost had it," shouted Naruto as Sakura came out of the bushes. Soon enough, all three Genin were standing in front of their almost-Jonin-sensei.
"Well, I must say that I'm impresswd," began Kakashi. "Not only did you start pushing me back, but you also showed great teamwork. If it wasn't for the part about this about getting the bells, you all would pass."
As Kakashi continued talking, the three young kids continued getting depressed. that was until his next sentence.
"So it's a good thing this wasn't about the bells, therefore, you all pass. Congratulations."
"What," came the collective and oh-so intelligent reply.
"You heard me. You all pass," replied Kakashi.
"B-b-but we didn't get the bells," pointed out Sakura.
"True, but this wasn't about the bells. It was about team work. Alone, you each have no hope of beating a Jonin, but together, it's still probably a longshot, but it's better than no hope," explained Kakashi.
"We did it," exclaimed Naruto.
"Of course we did, Loser," stated Sasuke.
"Well, you all are dismissed. Meet back here tomorrow at 7a.m. sharp for training. Tardiness will not be tolerated," Kakashi stated. Though everyone just sweatdropped since he's been late twice already, each multiple hours after the agreed upon time.
With those words, Kakashi disappeared via body flicker. Sasuke and Naruto then began walking off, ignoring Sakura's constant pestering.
~Hokage Office, 10 Minutes Later~"Now that all but the Always-Late Kakashi is here, we may begin. Team 1," asked Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage.
"Fail."
"Team 2?"
"Fail."
"Team 3?"
"Fail."
"Team 4"
"Fail."
"Team 5"
"Fail."
"Team 6
"Fail."
"Team 7 is still absent, so Team 8?"
"Pass. Hinata Hyuga needs major self esteem boosts, while Kiba Inuzuka needs to control his temper. Other than these faults, the squad will be great for tracking." Kurenai Yuhi was the one who spoke, as she is the Jonin-sensei for Team 8.
"Team 10?"
"Pass. Shikamaru Nara is lazy but brilliant, possibly matching his father's tactical genius when he was twice his age, though I still plan to give him an IQ test to see what he scores. Choji Akimichi is great in taijutsu, but has qualms about hurting people, unless he is called fat and/or someone close to him is hurt. Ino Yamanaka only has the baaic academy jutsu and one clan jutsu under her belt. Her taijutsu is nothing to write home about, and her fangirl-like tendemcies toward Naruto Uzumaki seem to hinder her growth." This report was given by Asuma Sarutobi as the Jonin-sensei of Team 10. He also happened to be the Hokage's son.
"Team 11?"
"Pass. Takahashi Yozuba is an enigma. He was said to be dead-last in the academy, but he showed to be quite the opposite in the field. His kenjutsu was greater then mine at his age, and his taijutsu was high Genin. It seems like he forsook the academy to spend more time training. to what end, I'm not sure." Gekko Hayate delivered his report of his lone student as the Jonin-sensei of Team 11.
"Very well, everyone here is a witne-" whatever the Hokage was going to say was stopped when the door opened and Kakshi walked in reading his book.
"Am I late?"