Apprentice Part 6
Kakashi's team assignments
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Kakashi only listened when the Chuunin instructor said his name. "—Hatake Kakashi will be placed as an apprentice to Namikaze Minato."
"What?" Kakashi snapped in surprise.
"You heard me, Hatake; you're apprenticed to Namikaze Minato." The instructor glared at Kakashi until he sat back in his seat. "Shizune, you will be apprenticed to Senju Tsunade. That is all. We will break for lunch and meet back here at thirteen-hundred sharp to be picked up by your sensei." The Chuunin left the students to discuss among themselves. Kakashi raced after him.
"What do you mean I'm apprenticed to Minato? He used to live at my house, isn't that breaking some sort of rule?"
"Listen, Hatake, if you want to complain about getting one of Konoha's best Jōnin as your sensei, take it to the Hokage. A word of advice: don't complain. I've seen Namikaze-san teach. You'll learn more under him than practically anyone else in the village. Now leave me alone, I'm done with you brats."
Kakashi stomped down the road towards Minato's house.
"From your expression, I would guess you found out about your assignment," Minato commented as Kakashi raised his fist to knock on the man's door.
"You smell like blood."
"I just got back from an A-ranked mission. What did you expect?"
"You had to have known before you left, why didn't you say anything?"
"Because I was asked not to and to teach you your first lesson."
"What's that?"
"You're not in the Academy anymore. You're not in control, and I'm not giving you any more easy passes. Since we already know each other, go home and think about that after you welcome your father back. I need a shower and sleep. Meet me at training ground eighteen at zero-nine-hundred tomorrow." He shut the door in the boy's face before he could begin processing the full implications of Minato's words.