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Hidden by the Fox
Chapter 5: Three Bells, Three Jounin, Three Chances
The Guide has this to say on the Icha Icha series: The greatest series of books ever to grace the face of this earth. Written by the Mega Pervert Jiraiya, the content could give a monk a nosebleed. The books are so graphic that they are banned in five countries, and are a mainstream religion in two.
The Guide also has this to say on Icha Icha-isim: A religion that has significant hold in Book and Fire country. The religion involves the active worship of the Icha Icha series and their perverted author. The church also practices several… interesting rituals (See: Orgy)
The members of Team 5 were waiting for the chronically late Obito to arrive. Two hours later, there was a poof of smoke and Obito was standing there looking sheepish.
"Sorry I'm late, I got run over on the road of life."
Kakashi sighed before explaining.
"Okay, see these three bells? The purpose of this exercise is for you to retrieve the bells before this alarm clock rings. Those that have a bell will pass. Those that don't have a bell will be tied to the tree and be sent back to the academy. You have until lunch... begin!"
The six Gennin were gone as soon as Kakashi finished speaking.
"Well, this will be interesting," Obito commented.
Naruto and his friends sat in the forest encased in Gaara's protective dome of sand.
"I think there is more to this test then meets the eye," Haku stated. "We have to take on three Jounin! It would take all of us just to get the bell from one Jounin…" Haku's explanation petered out, as an idea struck him.
"This isn't a test to see if we can get the bells," Naruto said, catching on.
"It is a test to see if we can work as a team," Gaara finished.
"Exactly,"
Hinata observed the three Jounin through the underbrush. The bulging veins under her eyes signalling that her Byakugan was active. Sighting her goal she dashed into the forest to where Kimimaro, Haku, Gaara, and Naruto were waiting.
"Just like you thought Haku," she whispered. "The bells on their belts are fake. The real bells are hidden in Obito's pack."
"Okay Naruto, you distract Kakashi; be as obnoxious as possible and keep his attention on you. Hinata and me will take on Rin. Remember use powerful disabling attacks. She's a medic-nin so she will be able to patch herself up quickly. Gaara and Kimimaro will face Obito for the bells. Gaara use your sand to immobilize Obito, and Kimimaro, use you bones to get a better reach and to cut the pack loose if you need to," Haku instructed. "All clear lets go!"
Kakashi was sitting in the clearing reading his little orange book.
"Alright, Pervert!"
Kakashi glanced up to see Naruto standing there glaring at him.
"Take this! Sexy Jutsu!"
Kakashi's eyes went wide as a fountain of blood burst from his nose. He rocket backwards into a tree. Surprisingly he managed to climb shakily to his feet.
"Damn, I must be loosing my touch," Naruto remarked, "you should be out cold by now. Oh well, I will defeat you! Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Five solid copies of Naruto surrounded Kakashi, who put away his book.
"Well, you know a Jounin level technique, good." Kakashi remarked, "Lesson 1: Taijutsu."
The six Narutos charged Kakashi. Kakashi dodged, blocked, and attacked the clones. Soon only the real Naruto was left.
"You really need to improve your Taijutsu Naruto," Kakashi stated.
"Actually sensei, I don't. I already accomplished my goal." Naruto held up a little orange book. "Miss this."
"Give… that… back." Kakashi ordered, his voice now cold.
"Nope, I stole this and I can do what I want with it; maybe I'll burn it."
Naruto ducked, just in time. Kakashi's sword sliced over Naruto's head where his neck was moments before.
Soon Kakashi was in hot pursuit of Naruto.
Rin watched as Kakashi hunted the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki down, in pursuit of his book.
Then two sebon needles hit the tree inches by her face. Rin spun around to see Haku approach her. Then she was hit by a Jyuuken strike to the leg. She saw Hinata out of the corner of her eye, and tried to move around. Only to find out she was unable to move her leg. Doing a quick diagnostic jutsu she found out that the tendons in her leg had been severed, and the leg muscles and bones had been damaged.
"A hybrid of the Jyuuken and the Medic style. Clever she wound make a good Medic-nin." Rin thought to her self, as she blocked incoming attacks and worked to repair her damaged leg. "Haku, is very accurate with his needles, if he studied anatomy he would do even more damage."
Obito watched Rin engage Haku and Hinata, and Kakashi chase Naruto. Naruto was avoiding the Jounin very well, while Kakashi screaming out death threats.
Then a large wave of sand seized him by his feet, and two projectiles made of bone soot towards his face. Obito ducked and the bone projectiles hit a tree. Quickly Obito made a short series of hand seals and said, "Flamethrower Jutsu."
The sand encasing his feet turned into glass and Obito broke free. Kimimaro made an upwards kick that knocked Obito's goggles up. He then followed the kick with a forward punch that send a small packet of red powder, hidden in his sleeve, to burst open and get into Obito's eyes.
"Argg! It burns, what in the seven hells is this!" Obito roared as he tired to rub the power out of his eyes.
Gaara's sand then pinned Obito and Kimimaro slashed open Obito's pack. The bone user pulled three bells out of the assorted items that spilled out, and launched a bit of bone with an explosive note attached to them into the air.
Kakashi suddenly got his book thrown into his face. When he pulled the book down Naruto was gone.
Rin was surprised when Haku and Hinata were suddenly replaced with logs.
Obito never saw Kimimaro and Gaara use the Substitution Jutsu, he couldn't see anything and so was left wandering around without a clue where he was going.
When Sasuke came to the clearing he saw Kakashi checking his book for damage, Rin healing herself, and Obito running around like a chicken with its head cut off.
"Now is as good a time as any to strike!" he thought, as he shot a couple of shurikin at Obito. Obito however heard the shurikin coming and used a substation jutsu.
"I'll take care of him," Kakashi whispered to Rin, and disappeared in a poof of smoke.
"Shit," Sasuke thought, "I need to change my location."
"Oh, hello Sasuke," Kakashi greeted from behind. "One Thousand Years of Pain!"
"Arggh!"
Naruto's group of friends were hiding in Gaara's dome of sand.
"Did you hear that?" Naruto asked.
"Sounds like Sasuke," Hinata remarked.
"We better give him a bell if we want him to pass," Haku suggested. "If he unlocks his Sharingan, we would have another bloodline to add to our arsenal."
When they found Sasuke he was buried up to his neck in dirt; he also had a moustache and glasses drawn on his face with black marker.
"No luck Sasuke?" Naruto teased.
"Shut up," Sasuke growled.
"Listen take one of our bells," Kimimaro offered. "You'll thank us for that latter."
Then the sound of an alarm ringing was heard.
The six Gennin and two Jounin, were waiting in a clearing for Obito to show up.
Then Obito staggered into the clearing and walked into a tree.
"Damnit, what the hell did you brats do to me? I can't see a thing!"
"A special power to use against those who have eye bloodlines," Kimimaro explained, "It just washes right off.
"Anyway…" Kakashi remarked, getting people back on track. "Naruto, Gaara, Haku, Hinata, and Kimimaro… good strategy, splitting us up so you only had to deal with one Gennin. You obviously figured out the point of the exercise. However, Sasuke you unfortunately fail."
"Actually he doesn't fail, sensei," Naruto pointed out. "He has the bell we gave him."
"Well then, I guess you all pass," Kakashi sighed. "You are now ninja of the Fox, meet at the Namikage's tower, tomorrow, for missions."
As the newly dubbed Team 5 walked away to their respective homes. Naruto took off his headband and admired the triangular fox head, engraved into the metal.
"So we are now ninja ," he thought to himself.
"Um… Naruto d-do you want to j-join me f-for ramen?" Hinata asked, her face as red as a tomato.
"Sure Hinata-Chan!" Naruto agreed, as he grabbed Hinata's hand and dragged her towards the ramen stand.
"It seems Naruto forgets how a ninja is expected to act, when ramen is involved," Kimimaro remarked.
The rest of the group shared a laugh.
Authors Note: Well new chapter come and gone
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