Thank you to all of you guys who helped me out on this. Thanks so much for recommending Open Office. Let me tell you it worked, but sorry for the late update, I had to get used to the new program and I had after school things to do. But finally I have finished typing this. It's been a long time since I have seen Naruto and I didn't have time to go back and rewatch the episodes so some of the thing in this chapter might be not accurate.
Please review 5 to 10 please. Now that I have this I'll be updating the rest of the stories faster.
Kagome tried to catch her breath as she hid behind a tree from the prying eyes of Kakashi. "How does he expect us to defeat him, we are in a whole different level than him in power." Sakura huffed out next to her.
"Well we will have to try, we can't give up now." Naruto tried to motivate them.
"We would get far if we weren't here hiding from him." Sasuke said annoyed. Seriously was he really stuck with such weaklings.
"You know I have a plan." All three of them turned to Kagome.
"We should try to work as a team."
Sakura stared at her stupidly. "Are you an idiot, there are only three bells, meaning only three of us can pass. How do you expect for us to work as a team when we are going to fight for the right of one of the bells."
"But…"
"You know I think she is right Kagome. We can't work as a team when later we're going to turn against each other." Naruto said gently, he really did think her idea was good but it just had flaws.
Sasuke decided to keep quiet, not saying his opinion.
Kagome looked down dejectedly. "I guess you are right."
"Now, now, children you shouldn't just throw away a plan like that." All four of them turned their head and saw their worst nightmare standing behind them reading the same orange book. He looked up from the pages. "Boo."
Kagome, Sakura and Sasuke scrambled away except for Naruto.
"I'm not scared of you!"
Kakashi lowered down his book and placed it in his pouch. He suddenly looked at Naruto with a gleam in his eyes.
"Huh, you're not now are you?"
…
"Wahhh! Why am I the one who has to be tied to the tree?" Naruto struggled against his binds as his teammates just sat around him.
Kakashi stared down at the three sweaty dirty genins; he had tried to see each individual's ability, except for Kagome. It was hard to attack a person that was not meant to fight. But there was something that bugged him, although she was supposed to be trained as a healer, or better yet she was trained, the way she moved was the way a fighter did, and when she dodged it seemed like second nature to her. He really did need to keep a closer eye on her.
"You four have failed the test, I expected more from this team. Now I will give you guys one last chance, if you fail this one and last time, you will all forfeit your right to become a true ninja."
He suddenly took out three lunches. "Now, how about lunch." He gave one to Sasuke, Kagome and Sakura each ,giving Naruto nothing.
"Hey, what about me?"
Kakashi looked at him with a bored expression. "You get nothing, this is your punishment for acting too brashly."
"What!" Naruto couldn't believe what he was hearing.
"Now, I will leave you guys to your lunch, I have to take care of some business. When I come back we will start the test over." All four of them watched as he walked away leaving them alone.
Sakura and Sasuke began digging into their lunch, but Kagome just looked at her lunch feeling guilty at Naruto not getting to eat. She looked up at him, but Naruto just smiled.
"Don't worry about me Kagome. I'll be fine; hunger will not bring me down." His stomach decided to grumble and he blushed a bit.
"Hahaha, I'll be fine." He tried to reassure her.
Kagome sighed. She got up and placed a chopstick full of rice on his mouth.
"No, you won't be fine. If we are to become a team, I can never let a team member go hungry. Now hurry up and eat before he comes back."
"Kagome, what are you doing. You'll get us in trouble!"
Sakura couldn't believe what she was seeing, this girl was going to cost the team a chance, all for what? Just to feed this monster.
"I don't care."
"Why you…" Sakura was about to start ranting at her but Sasuke interrupted her.
"Just leave her alone Sakura, she knows what she is doing." He hoped she did.
Naruto started getting teary eyed. "Kagome, you really are too kind." He sniffled. Kagome smiled up at him as she grabbed more rice and placed it on his mouth. "Come on don't talk just eat, so you'll need your strength."
The ground beneath them started rumbling and both Sakura and Sasuke stood up. Naruto looked left and right trying to find the source. "W-What's happening?" The ground rumbled some more and then stopped, suddenly a fuming Kakashi stood before them.
"You, You,You,You." He began pointing at each one of them. Sakura shook in fear. 'No it's all over now.' She looked sideways at Kagome and glared. 'It's all her fault.'
"You pass." 'What?' Sakura looked back at Kakashi dumbfounded.
"We pass?" Kagome stood behind Naruto unbinding him.
"Yes, you all do, and it's all thanks to Kagome."
"Me?"
"Yes, this whole test wasn't to see who would could take a bell away from me, but to see if you could all work as a team." Kakashi sat down and all four followed suit.
"All though at first I was a bit spectacle on it, since Kagome first voiced it and all of you shut it down, but then when Kagome wouldn't let Naruto go hungry and when you didn't reject then I saw you guys could work it out."
He smiled at them. "Congratulations."
…...
Once Kakashi was done explaining to them team work and even demonstrating it in a most drastically measure, he dismissed all of them for the day, but not before announcing to them that they would have and actual mission the next day.
"Hey guys let's go out to eat, it's still too early to head back home." Sasuke nodded having nothing to do and Sakura just agreed since Sasuke was going, Kagome hesitated for a bit. 'Mother gave me orders to head back home once practice was over.'
"Come one Kagome." She looked up at his smiling face. 'Well it wouldn't hurt to tell her that practice took longer then expected.'
"Okay."
…...
Kagome had never laughed so much in her laugh. Naruto being the goofy person that he was, stuck his chopsticks on his nose and was making funny faces. Sakura looked at both of them in disgust and just stared down at her food, while Sasuke stared indifferently. Kagome wiped the tears that were forming on her eyes and looked outside. She suddenly stood up knocking her chair down.
Naruto took off the chopsticks and looked at Kagome with a worried look. "Are you alright Kagome?"
"Oh, it's just that it's so late, I'm sorry but I have to go now." She quickly threw some of her pocket money on the table and rushed out running.
Sasuke stood up and deposited some money on the table too. "Huh your going too Sasuke?"
"It's already late and I need sleep for tomorrow." Sakura quickly followed suit leaving Naruto.
"What, I'm alone again."
…...
The next morning everybody was waiting on the bridge except for Kagome and Kakashi,
When Kakashi finally appeared and gave some ridiculous excuse, Kagome had still not shown up.
"I wonder if Kagome overslept?" Naruto said worriedly looking out to see on the opposite sides of the bridge looking for a familiar black head.
"Wow, what a great Konoichi she is." Sakura said sarcastically. 'Yes, this will show Sasuke what a lazy bum she is.'
Kakashi sighed. "Well it can't be helped, our mission is in 5 minutes. We can't afford to wait for her." He walked on ahead leaving the others to follow. Sasuke followed with a smiling Sakura behind him, but Naruto waited a few moments to see if she made it. Losing hope on it he sighed and followed behind.
…...
"Damn this stupid cat!" Naruto shouted out angrily as the cat dug it's nails on his face. He tried getting it off but it just wouldn't budge. "Someone help me!"
…...
Naruto stormed into the Hokage's office, fuming. He slammed his hands on his desk surprising the old man.
"We want a real mission, all we have been doing for the past days is saving a stupid cat, what's the point in this?"
Sasuke and Sakura stood behind him agreeing with him but not wanting to voice their thoughts.
"Come on old man. We are prepared enough to take on a much more dangerous mission."
Sarutobi sighed he knew the boy was going to show up sooner or later, he had hoped it had been later.
"Well if you really want a mission so badly, then I will give it to you." He motioned to a man that was sitting on a seat in the corner.
"This here is Tazuna, you will escort him back to the Land of Waves." The man now known as Tazuna stood up and it seemed like he was a bit over his cups.
"What these three are going to escort me, a bunch of little brats." He slurred his words and swayed a bit on his legs.
"Hey who are you calling a brat!"
"Naruto calm yourself. Tazuna will be ready to leave in a while so you are to meet up at the entrance gates. I shall send a message to Kagome."
Naruto looked at Sarutobi with surprise.
"Do you know if she's alright. She hasn't shown up for any of the mission for days already."
Kakashi sighed. "Unfortunately she became very ill, and her family sent a note to Hokage the reason for her long absence. She should be fine by now."
"What and you never told us, we've been worried about her for so long."
Kakashi shrugged his shoulders. "You never asked."
…...
Sasuke stood by the gates, Tazuna and Kakashi were off to one side talking to each other, and Sakura was pounding Naruto on the other side. All where waiting for Kagome to arrive.
Sakura sighed in frustration. "She'll late again, we should just leaver her, she might still not be feeling well if she hasn't shown up yet."
"It seems you might right Sakura, the sooner we leave right now the sooner we will arrive to our destination."
Naruto decided not to argue with that. It seemed like Kagome wasn't going to show up."
They were just about a few yards out of the village when they heard a yell from behind. Sasuke turned around to see Kagome running towards them waving her hands.
"Wait up you guys!" She stopped in front of them trying to catch her breath.
"Kagome, so glad that you could join us." Kakashi smiled.
"I'm sorry, I got the message a bit late so I was rushing to catch up to you guys. But I'm here..." She was suddenly wrapped around a pair of hands.
"Kagome, I'm so happy you made it. Are you alright now?"
Naruto might have been oblivious to the dark look that crossed her eyes, but Sasuke wasn't. He frowned when he caught it. Kagome recovered quickly and laughed at his worries. "Don't worry, I'm fine really."
Taking that as a yes Naruto started ranting off again. "We are so going to have a blast with this mission. Let me tell you, you were lucky to have gotten out the rest of the early ones."
"Okay, since all of us are here now, let's be on our way." Kakashi took the lead with Tazuna following behind.
Naruto pumped up his fist in the air.
"Off we go into an adventure!"
What did you guys think. Sorry that their isn't much romance in here, but I'm building up to it so don't worry. I know some of the things in here are wrong but sorry. Please review 5-10 and I'll get the next chapter up soon.
