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"Be at the designated training spot at 5 am and bring your ninja gear." Kakashi-sensei said.
Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke were all stressing out in their heads it showed more at Naruto and Sakura than Sasuke who just clenched his fists, while Kira looked emotionless and bored as usual.
"That`s it you`re dismissed…Oh and tomorrow you better skip breakfast or else you`ll puke."
The next day bright and early Sasuke, Sakura and Naruto were at the training ground at 5 am all still sleepy. They looked around and saw that Kira was still not there and so they waited. After about 4 hours later they heard footsteps and saw Kira coming without a bag of weapons as all of them had. Sakura got up and started to yell-:"You are 4 hours late! Why?" Kira just yawned and simply said-:"I over slept." Which made Sakura and Naruto gape at her?
"Whaat!?" they yelled at the same time.
" I forgot to set my alarm clock to 5." She said while yawning "And I am still tired. He still hasn't come?" Naruto shook his head. Kira just laid down on the ground and said" Wake me up when h gets here." And closed her eyes. Soon you cloud hear light snoring coming from the tomboyish girls` direction.
Naruto sweat dropped but he sat down as well.
After an hour and a half Kakashi came saying "Morning everyone. Ready for you first day?"
"Hey you`re late!" Sakura and Naruto both yelled while Sasuke and Kira just stayed quiet.
"Well a black cat crossed my path so I had to take the long way." Kakashi exclaimed and the four of them all thought the same thing 'That is the lamest excuse ever.'
"Well let's get started."Kakashi said as he placed an alarm clock on a wooden post.
"Here we go its set for noon." At the confused looks he continued "your assignment is very simple you just have to take these bells from me. That`s all there is to it. If you can't get them until noon you will go without lunch. You will be tied to those posts and watch me eat my lunch in front of you." He finished
Naruto was whining at the thought of that while Sasuke and Sakura thought ' So that's why he told us not to eat breakfast to make it harder on us' but then Sakura asked "Wait a minute there`s four of us how come there`s only three bells.?" Kakashi chuckled.
"Well that way at least one of you will end up tied to a post an ultimately be disqualified for failing the mission. That one goes back to the Academy."Which was a shocker to them except Kira who looked as if she wasn't listening at all?"Then again all four of you cloud flunk out too. You can use any weapons including shuriken. If you aren't ready to kill me you won't be able to get the bells.
"Those weapons are too dangerous, especially if you couldn't dodge that eraser." Naruto said grinning.
"Class clowns are usually the weakest links, you can safely ignore then. Worst scores, loosers"Kakashi backfired making Naruto angry "When I say start you can begin."
Naruto angry from the insults quickly took a shuriken and lunged at Kakashi but before he cloud even get near him he found himself with his own shuriken at the back of his neck by Kakashi who was behind him "Don't be in a hurry I didn't say start yet." While Sakura and Sasuke were all shocked at Kakashi`s speed Kira didn't even budge.
"Well since you actually came at me with the intent to kill. How can I say this? I'm actually starting to like you guys. Get ready and start. And start." All for of them disappeared.
"Well they seem to be good at hiding." Kakashi thought until he saw Naruto standing before him "You and me, right now fair and square. Let's go!" he said with his arms crossed.
"You know compared to the others you`re a little well weird." Kakashi stated
"The only thing weird here is your haircut." Naruto said and started running to Kakashi who simply reached for his weapon pouch.
"Shinobi battle technique part 1: Taijutsu. "Then why is he reaching for a weapon?' and took a stance until Kakashi took out an orange book.
"What the?" Naruto was confused
"What are you waiting for? Attack me." Kakashi said with his nose in the book.
"But why are you reading that book?" Naruto asked
"Why? To find out what happens in the story of course. With your weak attacks I'll be able to block almost all of them. Don't let that bother you."Kakashi said turning a page of the book.
Naruto pissed off charged at him yelling "I'm going to crush you!" trying to hit him with his elbow only to have it blocked by Kakashi. As that didn't work he tried to swing a kick at him but Kakashi dodged that by kneeling on the ground. The Naruto tried to hit a box fist to Kakasi8`s face only to see that he wasn't there anymore but behind him.
"Don't let your enemy get behind you all the time." Kakashi said. All the other kids saw Kakashi make a hand sign. 'Is that a tiger hand sign. Its dangerous, Naruto cloud get hurt.' Sakura thought' if he uses that hand sign it means he is afire user. He is not joking he will demolish Naruto' Sasuke thought. While Kira just muttered to herself "Its gonna be a pain in the butt." And at that moment Sakura yelled "Naruto look out he`s going to destroy you!" Naruto turned around as Kakashi said.
"Too late. Hidden Leaf Jutsu. A thousand years of pain." Naruto flew forward thanks to the chakra enchased poke while Sasuke and Sakura sweat dropped the first thinking 'I`m surrounded by idiots.'
Kakashi just opened his book again and muttered "Where was I?"
Just then Naruto jumped out of the water making about 8 shadow clones as he ran to Kakashi who just took one look at the clones and went back to his reading. What he didn't expect was a Naruto clone to come from behind him.
"Hey sensei what did you say about not letting your enemy get behind you?" as he caught Kakashi by his hands so he can't move. One of the clones pulled back his to hit Kakashi and just as his fist collided with him he disappeared on a cloud of smoke only to show that Naruto had hit another Naruto.
"Huh where did he go?" Naruto questioned, and pretty soon all the other clones started beating each other up because they though that Kakashi transformed in to Naruto. Sasuke and Sakura sweat dropped at the action, they already knew that Kakashi used the Substitution Jutsu.
Finally Naruto had the idea to disperse all his clones and ended up standing alone on the clearing all black and blue. Just then he noticed a bell near a tree.
"He he. He must have dropped it." And ran to the bell only to be pulled by a rope before he cloud even touch it.
"You really are the stupid one. A ninja must see underneath the underneath. You fell for such an obvious trap." He said and kneeled to take the bell.
Sasuke saw that his guard was down' This is my shot his guard is down.' As he reached for his weapon pouch and threw shuriken at the masked teacher.
The shuriken hit their target dead on.
"Sasuke you killed the teacher!"Naruto yelled and just as Kakashi hit the ground a puff of smoke appeared to reveal that he used the substitution just again.
Sasuke realized that he just blew his cover "Damn I just gave away my position. I have to move.' he thought as he started running. Sakura noticed that and followed him. And just as she was following him she saw Kakashi. Stopping she sighed 'That was close.' she thought and just then someone behind her whispered.
"Sakura." She turned around and saw Kakashi and screamed.
"A ninja must see through deception. Yeah yeah. How am I supposed to do that?" Naruto said as he struggled to cut the ropes. Suddenly a shuriken flew at him and cut the ropes. Naruto jumped down only to fell for it again.
Kakashi was making a genjutsu as Sakura floated in the air.
"Oh my." Sakura said as she found herself in the forest."I think I found something what was it? What`s going on?" she said grabbing her head until she heard someone calling her name.
"Sakura." She turned around and saw Sasuke with kunai sticking out his body. She screamed again and passed out.
"I think I overdid it a little. But she has to learn to see through these things." Kakashi said flipping a page.
"Shinobi battle technique Number 2 the Illusion Jutsu. Sakura studied it in class but she still didn't see it coming."
'Genjutsu, it`s just a simple mind control I'm not surprised he caught Sakura with it. But.'
"I'm not like Sakura or Naruto."Sauske finished his thoughts.
"Say that after you get a bell from me. My Sasuke."Kakashi said imitating Sakura at the last two words.
Sasuke attacked first throwing shuriken at Kakashi.
"There`s no point using normal attacks." Kakashi said. Sasuke just smirked throwing a kunai side ways he activated a trap that Kakashi avoided and a kick to the side of Kakashi`s head which was blocked. With a punch and another kick combo Sasuke got close enough to touch one of the bells.
'This kid. He`s fierce. I wont be able to read Make out Paradise.'
Meanwhile Naruto who was still hanging upside down spotted something. Boxed lunches and he snickered as a new plan came to his mind.
"Well you are different. I`ll grant you that."Kakashi said looking at Sasuke.
Sasuke making hand signs yelled 'Fire Style- Fireball Jutsu" and inhaled a deep breath.
"What Genin can`t do Fire Jutsus takes too much chakra. No way."
Sasuke exhaled and a huge flame appeared. After the flames disappeared there was no sign of Kakashi.
'Where did he go? Behind me? Above?'Sasuke was looking everywhere.
"Where?" a voice was heard and a hand came out from the ground to grab Sasuke`s foot.
"I`m where you least expect me." Pulling Sasuke in the ground to his head" Earth Style-Head Hunter Jutsu." As Sasuke tried to struggle out but all in vain.
"Can`t move huh? And that's Shinobi Battle Technique Number 3 Ninjutsu. You have talent and you are right you are different form the others, but different isn't always better. They stay the nail that sticks out is the one that gets hammered down."Kakashi said and left.
Meanwhile Naruto was sitting at that huge stone he saw the lunchboxes at and ready to dig in until he heard someone chough. He turned around and saw Kakashi-sensei and before he cloud say anything smoke appeared and when it cleared he found himself in the trees not far from where he used to sit. In front of him he saw Kira sitting at the rock with the lunchboxes he held in her hands. Her face was the usual bored and sleepy mixture.
"Well I didn't expect this. I was sure Naruto would be the one to eat the lunch not the quiet girl." Kakashi said scratching his head.
"Yeah well to bad." Was all Kira said.
"I just have one more question. Why did you pose as Naruto?"Kakashi asked.
"So he would take the blame."Kira said as if she didn't care but Naruto easily saw through her mask. If she didn't do the substitution Jutsu with him he would have been done for.
Then they heard the alarm clock go off. All three other teammates came to the clearing to see Kira tied to a post.
"Oh oh. Stomachs growling huh? Too bad. Oh and by the way about this exercise. I decided I wont send any of you back to the Academy." Kakashi said rising the students hope a little.
"You should all be dropped out of the program." He said freezing said students in their spot.
"Hey that's no fair. How can you change your mind to make us drop out of the academy for good?"Naruto yelled.
"Because you don't think like ninjas, you think like little kids like brats."Kakashi said pissing Sasuke off. He charged at their sensei who only stood there. And in a second he was pinned to the ground.
"You think it`s all about you. You don't know what it means to be a ninja you think it`s a game huh? Why do you think we put you on squads? Did you consider that question for a moment?"Kakashi asked his students.
"I don't know what you mean."Sakura said.
"I mean you never realized what this exercise is all about. Not even close. Use your head three people on a squad. Why do you think we would do that?"Kakashi asked confusing them even further.
"Aah. How are we supposed to know, we didn't pick the rules!"Naruto yelled getting irked up.
"Teamwork." was heard and they turned to Kira.
"If all four of us had come at him we might have been able to take the bells." She said looking as if she`d fall asleep.
Then Sakura said how they would have a conflict since there were only three bells.
"Of course. I purposely pitied you against each you`re obsessed with Sasuke who was gone you wouldn't even lift a finger to help Naruto who was in front of you. Naruto you do everything on your own, everything. Sasuke you think the others were so far beneath him they were worthless. And Kira was so inconsiderate of her teammates she almost got another blamed for her trouble. Ninja missions are executed in squads. When a ninja individual puts himself in front of the others a mission can lead to failiure. For instance."
Kakashi took a kunai and pulled it to Sasuke's throat "Sakura kill Naruto, or Sasuke dies." Which made Sakura and Naruto freak out? Kakashi removed the kunai from Sasuke`s throat.
"T he enemy takes a hostage and you`ve got an impossible choice and someone ends up dead. On every mission your life is on the line."Kakashi walked to the huge stone which had the lunch boxes on.
"If you look at that stone, the names engraved on it. They are all ninja who are honored as heroes of our village."
Naruto made the stupid comment on how he wanted his name on that stone and then Kira said.
"Naruto. They were KIA, which means Killed In Action."
"All the names of my closest friend are engraved here." Kakashi said.
After a few moments of silence Kakashi turned to them and said.
"All right I`m going to give you one more chance. But I`m going to make it much harder on you. You`ll have three hours to get two bells. Eat lunch now to build up strength. But Kira doesn't get any. It`s her punishment for breaking the rules and trying to eat by herself. And if anyone tries to feed her that person will immediately fail. I make the rules you follow them got it?" Kakashi said.
Ten minutes later Sasuke and Sakura were already digging in their lunches. Naruto just stared at his and then at Kira who didn't even budge. He pulled his lunch box to her and said.
"Here take mine. I owe it to ya anyway." He said. Kira just looked at him and said.
"Naruto I'm not hungry. You eat it."
"Hey how come you`re not hungry?" he asked.
Kira sighed looked up at the sky and said."Well I slept in today…. And I forgot we had training today so I kind of ate a full breakfast and a few solider pills."
Naruto`s jaw dropped."You what? How can you forget we had training?" Kira shrugged.
"I'm not a morning person. "And Naruto face palmed.
"Well at lest take one bite I owe it to you." And took the chopsticks which had a bit of rice on them and put them n front of Kira who just took a bite. Then the skies went dark and Kakashi appeared looking all scary to the three of them."Any last words?" he said looking scary.
"We`re a team." Kira said as emotionless as ever.
"A team is tall all. Well I have just one thing to say to you…you pass." He said smiling
"Huh? How did we pass?"Sakura asked.
"You`re the only team that ever broke the rule. You pass. They did what I said and fell into every trap. In the ninja world those who break the rules are scum but those who abandon their friends are worse than scum. Everyone passes Squad 7 starts his first mission tomorrow!" Kakashi said with a thumb up
"I did it! I did it! I`m a ninja!" Naruto yelled as he, Sakura, Sasuke and Kakashi left all forgetting to untie Kira.
After all went quiet Kira who was still tied to the post sighed and in a moment there was a shadow clone that cut the ropes. One she was free she walked to the memorial stone and touched a special spot.
"I did it father. The son of your sensei is my sensei now. Soon your name will be heard again but this time The Black Fang of Konoha will not be forgotten for his daughter is still here." She said then turned to the trees.
"Come out sensei." And Kakashi jumped down.
"You`re his daughter huh?" he said.
"Yes I'm the daughter of the only student your father ever taught. The only other one who grieved his death beside you. And now I'm your student. I hope we get along sensei." She finished the disappeared in a swirl of with and black leaves.