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Mid day in Konoha
Hokage's Office
Sarutobi looked at recently arrived team 7, which they were supposed to return a week earlier. The team plus their sensei looked as though they had been through one hell of a mess in their mission. Not to mention standing next to team are two people, one he never guess will be alive and the other looking like a civilian. One is a tall man with a large cleaver sword strapped to his back, while wearing only pants, bands which covers his entire forearms, a hitate strapped sideways, and bandage wrappings covering the lower side of his face. While the other is a young teenage girl, wearing a pink kimono and a belt with several small pouches attached to it. Looking back at team 7, the Hokage thought, 'What happened during the C-rank mission?' he looked at the team 7's sensei with a raised eyebrow. Seeing his Hokage looking with a questioning glance, Kakashi rubbed the back of his head with his right hand.
"I suppose I have some explaining to do huh?" Kakashi chuckled nervously, seeing the Hokage's eyebrows twitch at his response.
"Yes you should, judging your team's state, what you and your team went through seems to be like hell." The team 7's sensei chuckled again, the Hokage continued.
"Also not to mention two people standing next to you, one is a missing nin from Kirigakure and the other which looks like a civilian, but I believe she is not what she appears to be, am I right?" Kakashi scratched his chin a little. He couldn't tell if his leader was either happy or mad. Either way he had to report to his leader.
"Well it's complicated", Kakashi said nervously. The age Hokage sighed. He took his pipe out and starts lighting it with a match. After breathing a couple of puffs out, he flicked the flame out of the match and started smoking. He gestured Kakashi to continue. Nodding Kakashi started reporting about the team's so called C-rank mission, with his genins adding some details along the way. The man with the cleaver and the young woman next to him stood there in front of the Hokage, standing there patiently.
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Front Gate of Konoha
Sitting in the booth, next to the Konaha gate were two chunins, Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo Kamizuki. Right now both chunin are relaxing in the admissions booth as usual.
"Another day in paradise huh Izumo?" Kotetsu sighed as he leaned back on his chair, his legs crossed over the counter. Izumo looked at him warily
"Paradise my butt, this is the worst job ever for a ninja to be in, it is boring as hell and all you do is sleep!" Kotetsu smiled
"Like I said, paradise" Izumo sighed at his friend and look over some documents.
"Looks like you two are having fun" Izumo looked up while Kotetsu opened an eye. Standing in front of them was Naruto Namikaze. Izumo smiled
"Hey Naruto, yeah not the best job in my opinion, that buffoon next to me thinks differently though." Kotetsu smirked while Naruto chuckled.
"By the way Naruto how is it going with training the Uchiha kid?" Kotetsu asked. Naruto smiled
"It is going good so far, he's improving and not just his shinobi skills but also his social skills" Kotetsu and Izumo laughed.
"Speaking of which, the reason why I stopped by was to ask you guys if Team 7 came back from their mission. They should've been back a week ago." Kotetsu looked at Naruto
"Yeah they just did, like a half of an hour ago and they said that they are going to be heading to the Hokage's tower. Something's different about those kids though." Naruto looked at him with a raised eyebrow.
"What do you mean?" Izumo answered to him instead.
"Well, it looks though they just came back from a war, and their eyes seemed unnatural, like the eyes had lost a little shine or life in them. My guess they just had their first kill." Kotetsu and Izumo glanced at each other then back at the jounin in front of them, who was in a thinking pose with crossed arms and his left hand holding his chin. After a couple of seconds he looked back at the two chunin.
"I see, thanks you two, I think I'll head over to the tower now." The pair of chunins nodded and waved goodbye with Naruto returning the gesture as he head to the Hokage's tower.
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Hokage's Office
"I see", said Hiruzen Sarutobi. He looked at genins of team 7 and noticed state they were in. He gave and understanding nod,
"Alright Sasuke, Sakura, Sai, I think you three should go home and rest, you will not be taking any more missions this week, so I suggest you use the time, to rest or train whatever works best for you but at least talk to your guardians of what happened." At this Sasuke flinched a little but didn't say anything. The team nodded, bowed to their Hokage, after he dismissed them the genins left leaving the Hokage, Kakashi and the two people, which Kakashi introduced them; the man's name was Zabuza Momochi and the girl's was Haku Momochi. The Hokage looked at the two,
"Now Zabuza, as for you and your daughter, I accept your request of being Konoha ninjas. I will fill out the paperwork and send your headbands later on. For now will you please step outside for a bit, while I talk to Kakashi here? After we are done with our discussion, he will take you to your temporary home."
"Yeah sure, thanks lord Hokage" Zabuza said gruffly, he looked at his 'daughter' and tilt his head to the door and started leaving. Haku nodded, bowed to the Hokage in thanks and left to follow her father. As the door closes the Hokage turned his attention back to Kakashi.
"Now Kakashi, I am guessing you will like to talk about your team?" Kakashi nodded
"Yes lord Hokage, after having the battle at the bridge I am little concern about my students since they had the first kill, well kills, and how they are going to handle it." Sarutobi nodded
"Yes I understand, but do not be worry too much Kakashi, I am sure their families will help out. I know that Sai has an older brother who is a chunin in the village and for Sakura, I know that her father is a retired mercenary so she will be taken care of. As for Sasuke, I am certain Naruto will handle it." Kakashi nodded feeling a little better knowing that his students will be in good hands during their time of need.
"For now Kakashi, I suggest you should get some rest as well, you also will not be taking any more missions for the rest of the week. I suggest you socialize with the other jounins and maybe think about what you are going to teach your students next." Again Kakashi nodded at his leader while giving an eye smile. Bowing to his leader and after his leader had dismissed him, he left looking forward for some sleep.
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While Kakashi was having his conversation with the Hokage, his students were walking outside of the Hokage tower. All tired and looking a little indifferent, Sai though kept his smile, but you can still see signs of him a little different. As they got out of the Hokage tower area, they all look at each other. Sakura spoke first.
"Well, what should we do now?" Sai answered her with a smile.
"What the Hokage told us to do, I will be going now. I'll see you soon, ugly, dickless." Sai said, even though insulted, Sakura and Sasuke smiled, knowing that their teammate was trying to lighten the mood. As Sai left, Sakura looked at Sasuke, knowing that he has no one to look up to for help. There is Kakashi sensei but he is still talking with the Hokage.
"Sasuke?" He looked at her.
"Will you be alright?" Sasuke looked her with an indifferent face. Finally he answered,
"Yeah, I will be alright, you go on ahead."
"Are you sure, I am sure my parents won't mind and my dad is a retired mercenary." Sasuke raised an eyebrow at what she told him, before he said anything, a hand clasped on his right shoulder.
"He will be alright Sakura, I can't take it from here." Both students look up to see a blonde hair jounin, who Sasuke recognized was his other sensei. Sasuke looked back at Sakura nodded telling her that it was alright. She nodded back, bowed to the jounin, and went home. Sasuke looked back his sensei who showed a look of understanding. He walked towards the Uchiha district motioning his apprentice to follow him.
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Sai walked upstairs to his apartment. He unlocked the front door, went inside, and placed his stuff on the floor. Sitting on the couch in the apartment was his brother who was a chunin, Shin. Shin looked at his younger brother.
"Hello Sai, how goes the mission?" Sai frowned, showing that he was suffering. Only when he is around his big brother is when Sai release all the pent up emotions storing inside of him.
"Shin, I just had my first kill." He said in a low whisper. Shin frowned as well, he scooted over to give his brother space on the couch and patted the space next him.
"Tell me all about it." Sai walked over and sat down next to his brother.
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Sakura unlocked the front door to her family's house, walked in and place her stuff near the door.
"I'm home" She called out.
"Welcome home, we're in the kitchen honey" her mother responded from the kitchen. Sakura walk towards the kitchen. Inside the kitchen, washing the dishes was her mother, Saki Haruno. Behind her was a man, who was sitting on chair next to a table, while carving a small wooden statue with a silver knife and having a cigarette hanging from his mouth, was Sakura's, ex mercenary father Naoki Haruno. He called out to her
"Hey kiddo, so how was your mission?" Sakura spoke
" Papa?"
"Yeah?"
"Umm I recently had my first kill" Sakura squeaked out. At this her father accidently slipped and a small cut to his thumb, his wife, dropped a dish back into the soapy water in the sink with a gasp. She then quickly came over to her daughter and gave a hug to her daughter's shaken body, whispering to her, trying to soothe her.
"Saki", Sakura's mom looked back while still holding her child, seeing her husband placing his cigarette in the ash tray and placing a chair next to him.
"Can you make us some tea? Sakura, sweetie, come over here and take a seat next to your old man" Saki nodded and walked over to the cupboard to get a kettle and some tea leaves, while Sakura walked over and took a seat next her father. Both father and daughter said nothing to each other until Saki finished making tea and place the cups and teapot in front of them. Then she sat next to her daughter and grabbed one of her hands and squeezed it gently. While Naoki poured some tea for each of them, as he poured some tea he spoke.
"Alright Sakura, tell us all about it."
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"So that how it is huh?" Naruto said, as he and his apprentice, Sasuke rested on a dock of a lake. Naruto was standing as his student was sitting over the edge, looking at his reflection.
"Am I a murderer sensei?"
"Sasuke, look at me." Sasuke looked towards his sensei.
"What you have done to those men, you should not be ashamed. Those men deserved it. What do you think will happen if you let those men roam around free in the village? Hmm?" Sasuke continued staring at this sensei.
"The villagers in the village would've been killed sensei." Sasuke answered. Naruto nodded.
"In end you protected those villagers Sasuke, remember that."
"Does it get any easier?" Sasuke looked up to his sensei, who kept on looking over the lake.
"Killing? No Sasuke, no it does not. This is a life of a shinobi Sasuke, this is one of the prices we have to pay in order to be a ninja. In the end you will have to get used to it." Naruto looked at his student who was looking back down at his reflection.
"Stand up Sasuke." As his student stood up, Naruto release a sigh. "As you grow older and more settled in being a shinobi, you will learn that life is shinobi is all about the choices we make and the intentions we have in them. You must not regret what you've done Sasuke. You and I both know what you did was the right thing. Understand?" Sasuke smiled a little and nodded. Naruto sighed.
"Little advice for you Sasuke, when making a choice, just remember to listen to this," He pointed to his student's forhead, "and this." He then pointed to Sasuke's heart. "These two defines what kind of person you are. So listen to them, make a choice, and never look back". This time Sasuke gave a full smile and nodded.
"Yes sir." Naruto smiled
"Now enough of that, it's getting late and I think its best if turn in for tonight. You said the Hokage gave you some time off so would you like to train tomorrow?" Sasuke nodded.
"Alright then I will meet you at the same training grounds around ten" His student nodded once again, stood up, and started to leave but then he turned his head to his sensei, who turned and faced the lake.
"Sensei..thank you." Naruto turned and placed a hand on his student's head and smiled.
"Anytime Sasuke, anytime."
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Next day of Konoha
We see Sasuke waiting as usual for his sensei.
"Sasuke!" looking around he sees his sensei walking towards him, while carrying a long thin bundle with one arm. Sasuke greeted him.
"Good morning sensei"
"Good morning to you to Sasuke. Assuming you noticed that I'm carrying something, allow me to explain that I think that it is time to up on your training now. Here, this is for you." Naruto handed his student the bundle. Taking it, Sasuke started unwrapping the bundle and as he unraveled it revealed a four feet, wooden bokken. Sasuke with wide eyes, looked at his sensei who was smiling.
"I think you are ready to train the Dragon Tail style with a sword." Sasuke smiled at this and bowed
"Thank you sensei" Naruto smiled, 'He's changed a lot from the past few months.'
"No problem, the reason why I gave you a bokken is to practice with it. Even though bokkens are usually used for practice, these swords are very durable and can still be used to hurt your enemies in real combat." Sasuke nodded at these words.
"Right now we will start practicing the style step by step so follow my lead." Sasuke raised an eyebrow.
"Sensei, how will you be teaching if you don't have a sword?" Naruto smirked. He then raised his right foot and stomp the ground hard. As he stomped the ground a five foot katana made of earth produced from the ground right next to his right leg. Sasuke again produced a wide eye look
"Sensei, how do you do that jutsu without hand seals?" Naruto wagged a finger back and forth
"Secret, I'll tell you later on, when you're ready." He said. He grabbed and sword and started to fit into stance motioning his student to do the same. Sasuke nodded and started to fit into the same into the same stance. Neither spoke as the teacher helped his student practiced the Dragon Tail Style.
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After a couple of hours of training with his sensei in the Dragon Tail style his sensei gave him permission to use the bokken in certain situations, situations such as fights, because of that his sensei also applied a storage seal under Sasuke's right wrist, where Sasuke was able to store the bokken. Naruto explained to him that all he has to do swipe a little blood and chakra against the seal and then he will be able to use the bokken. Naurto explained to him in how to reseal the bokken back into the seal with only one hand seal. After explaining everything Naruto suggested his student to walk around the village to relax and talk to some of the villagers to get to know the people better also improve his social skills. It was hard at first but he was able to give some small talks to some villagers. During his time talking to the villagers he asks them to not call him Uchiha-sama and such. For some reason when people are calling him that, it felt weird and he didn't like that sensation. So he asked those villagers just to him Uchiha-san or Sasuke-san. In the end he enjoyed having casual talks with different people. It felt good to him.
"Maybe I should do this more often" he though, something interrupted him from his train of thought.
"That hurt brat!" Sasuke raised his head up at the sudden noise, as he continued listening he noticed there is an argument on the other side of the fence he was next to and it that seems to get more intense. Sasuke then decided to walk over to where the commotion is coming from. As he arrived at the scene he noticed that his team were there, Sakura was trying to calm down a teenage boy what looks to be like a cat costume, while holding a large bundle wrapped in bandages against his back, also he was holding a small child by the scruff of his blue scarf. As he looked closely Sasuke realized that the teenager was holding the Hokage's grandchild, Konohamaru. Next to the teenage boy that is holding Konohamaru is a slightly older teenage girl, who was in a purple dress while having a huge, what seems to look like a fan attached to her back. As for his other teammate Sasuke noticed that Sai was in front of two kids, as they were hiding behind his legs in fright. Sasuke sighed and decided to intervene not wanting to see things get messy.
"What's going on here?" The occupants look to the source of a new voice, seeing a black haired teenage boy with white shorts and blue shirt. Sakura sighed explained,
"Sasuke thank goodness, Konohamaru accidently walked into this guy and now this guy is going hurt him. We try to tell him that it was an accident but he wouldn't listen!" Sasuke stepped forward and spoke to the cat guy,
"Listen, why don't you just put the kid down and we can go in our separate ways." The cat guy sneered.
"Are you kidding? This brat right here ran into me! I think he should deserve some punishment." Sasuke gave a rebuttal.
"He is just a kid, what can you do? Besides it was just an accident." The teenage boy replied
"Yeah, then maybe this will teach him not to do it again!" As he brought is other fist back, getting ready to punch Konohamaru, who shut his eyes. As the attacker reeled in his fist backwards, Sasuke lurched forward while bighting his thumb and smearing across his wrist. Suddenly the attacker felt his hand, which was holding the boy, receiving a sharp pain on the wrist, causing him to drop the boy, who Sasuke caught and jumped back to his team and the two other kids. Realizing that somebody else was holding him Konohamaru started struggling again.
"Let me down, Let me down!" Sasuke then dropped the kid on his butt. After getting up Konohamaru ran to his friends. The cat teenager growled while trying to soothe his wrist.
"That does it! You wanna fight, you got one!" He started reaching out to the bundle behind his back. The girl next to him gave him a sharp look.
"You're taking that out? Are you crazy!?" The boy gave her a smirk
"Relax Temari this will only take a sec." Sasuke, Sakura, and Sai started preparing themselves as well. Sasuke slid into stance with his bokken, while Sai reached for his tanto, and Sakura grabbing two kunais, all four of them preparing for a fight.
"Kankuro what are you doing?" came out a raspy voice, the people in the scene look to the source of the voice and saw a red haired boy with a red tattoo on his forehead. The boy was also wearing black clothing with a big white scarf. On his back was a giant gourd. Another thing they noticed was that the boy was standing upside down on a tree branch of tree near them. The boy with the bundle turned pale.
"Garra! I was just.."
"Shut up or I'll kill you myself." The boy with the bundle looked down and put the bundle onto his back.
"Yes Garra" Sasuke tensed at those words.
"Sakura protect those kids." Sakura nodded and stood in front of the three kids, who were still a little shaken after what happened. Suddenly the red haired boy disappeared in a gust of sand from the tree and reappeared on the ground in front of the other two teenagers, facing team 7. He then focused on Sasuke.
"You." Sasuke raised an eyebrow. "What is your name?" Sasuke answered.
"Sasuke Uchiha."
"Garra Sabaku." After a couple of moments of silence and opposite sides staring at each other, Sasuke had enough.
"What do you want, shouldn't you be going now?" the red haired boy replied.
"You seem strong, I wonder if you are strong enough to satisfy mother" He said darkly.
"Oh seems duck ass is sure popular-."
"Sai now is not the time for that and don't call him duck ass." Sakura said. Sasuke ignored his teammate's banter and stayed focused on the red haired boy. Ignoring on what he said before he repeated,
"I think you three should be going now." He warned. The red haired boy chuckled darkly, ignoring his warning, the two people behind him tensed a little. The red haired boy turned around and started walking towards the two tensed teenagers. Then team 7 relaxed a little.
"I wonder…" everyone heard him say suddenly. He then quickly twist around and thrust his right arm forward.
"If you can bleed!" Suddenly a torrent of sand from the ground came shooting towards team 7 or specifically Sasuke.
'Crap, I let my guard down!' thought Sasuke, when suddenly a torrent of flames came out of nowhere, battled and consumed the sand, turning it into glass making it look like a glass wave. Everyone looked shocked. Sakura looked at Sasuke
"Sasuke what did you do?" Sasuke shook his head.
"I didn't do that Sakura."
"No I did." Everyone looked up to see jounin Naruto Namikaze, standing on the fence that was opposite from the tree. Sasuke spoke first
"Sensei!" Sakura looked at Sasuke with a look of surprise while Sai raised an eyebrow.
"That man is his sensei!?" Naruto ignored them and looked at the trio opposite of them. He looked at the red haired boy straight in the eye for a minute before speaking.
"You three! From Suna! If you're looking for a fight, save it for the chunin exams. I suggest you think before doing something stupid. We don't want Konoha and Suna to be at war just because one of you decided to hurt the Hokage's grandson now do we?" Two of the trio shook their head while the red haired remained silent. He kept on looking at the jounin until he spoke.
"Lets go Temari, Kankuro." He started head back to the main district with his companions following behind him. The two teenagers he mentioned nodded and followed him. Naruto kept starting behind their backs until they were out of sight. He then sighed and looked to the group behind him.
"You know Sasuke, when I suggested that you to go out and relax, this is not what I had in mind." Sasuke cheeks turned a bit pink. He looked away and scratched his cheek a little. Sakura started trying to stand up for him.
"Sensei, it was not Sasuke's fault, he actually helped us and saved Konohamaru." Naruto nodded.
"In that case please accept my thanks for protecting Konohamaru and his friends, speaking of which where are those three?" as he said this Konohamaru and his friends came out from behind Sai and went up to Naruto. Konohamaru rubbed the back of his head.
"Hey nii-san" Then he received a tap against his head, he flinched.
"Be careful next time Konohamaru"
"Okay" After telling the kids to go home. He looked at Team 7
"Thank you again for helping them out once again." Sasuke nodded and looked at him.
"Thanks for saving us back there Sensei" Naruto chuckled
"Actually, it was by coincidence I was trying to find you three in the first place." Receiving questioning looks he continued.
"I talked to Kakashi earlier and we both decided changed your training just for a bit. He's waiting at the training grounds, so it looks like you will have to take a rain check on that relaxation Sasuke. Let's go." The team nodded and followed the jounin.
"Hold on" the three genin stopped and looked at the jounin. Naruto went back to the glassed and sand and touched it with his finger. Suddenly the glass started melting until it turns into liquid that merged with the ground. He nodded and said to the genin, which they had again wide eyes.
"Okay lets go" the three genin, dumbfounded, nodded and followed him.
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Training Grounds 7
"Yo Kakashi!" Kakashi looked up from his book seeing his friend and students walking towards him. He raised one hand as a greeting.
"Yo" Sakura looked towards her team's sensei.
"Kakashi-sensei, Naruto-sensei said that you are going to do something about our training." Kakashi nodded
"Yeah, the reason why is this." After he said that, he uses his right hand to reach into his back pouch, fishing three pieces of paper. Receiving curious looks he continued.
"These are the chunin exams registration forms." Instead of curious looks, Kakashi now received three surprised looks.
"As it turns out the chunin exams are coming up in a month and I requested the Hokage to accept you three as participants." Sakura raised her hand.
"Kakashi-sensei, do you think you are ready?" Kakashi eye smiled at her.
"Yes I think so. After the so called C-rank mission I think that you are ready for this. Now I'm not forcing you three to take this test. That is your decision to make. So just hold on to those, take it home, and think about it. Now the reason why I called Naruto over here is because he is going to help by giving you your own specialized jutsu." This time Naruto is the one receiving surprised looks. He chuckled
'I'll never get tired of that'. Kakashi continued.
"The reason why we are doing this is because we both figured that each of you will need a move to each of your own just in case of a dangerous situation. This will also probably help you in the chunin exams should you choose to take it. Naruto has already helped out team 8 and 10 as well. So Naruto want to take it from here?" Naruto nodded
"Alright, now Sakura, Sai, Kakashi told me what kind of skills you have and I think I can help you. Sasuke I'll help you later on after them okay." Sasuke understood and nodded. Naruto clapped his hands and looked at Sakura.
"Now Sakura, Kakashi tells me you have got great chakra control, so I was thinking we can use that as your advantage." Sakura smiled and blushed a little at the praise.
"But there is something I like for you to do first." As he said this, Naruto took out a slip of paper from his back pocket and handing it to Sakura. Sakura looked at the paper and looked up with a confused look on her face.
"Medical training?" Naruto nodded
"On that piece of paper is my request for the hospital to train you in the medical field. It would be good for this team to have a medic and medical training requires a lot of good chakra control. So it should suit you well." After he said this Naruto reached into his back pocket once again and fished out a scroll and handed it to her.
"Once you know the basics of the medical training the hospital provided you, I want you to the read and learn the contents within the scroll. It is a medical technique I developed that will benefit you and your team greatly. Now I suggest you go to the hospital right now." Sakura looked at her team's sensei who nodded. She looked back at the blonde haired jounin and bowed.
"Thank you very much Sensei." After saying goodbye to everyone Sakura left to go to the hospital. After she left, Naruto looked at Sai.
"Now Sai, helping you will be a little tricky since your major strength is chakra drawings." Sai nodded
"But then Kakashi tells me how you have to draw the same picture of an animal multiple times just to produce that many animals to fight, so I figured out how you are able to produce many when only have to draw once. The jutsu that does that is called Shadow Art Clone technique. It's like the shuriken shadow clone technique, except this jutsu is for your art" After he said this, Naruto fished out another scroll and handed it to Sai.
"This will explain the concepts and the required hand seals to perform this jutsu. Also keep in mind that this jutsu requires a good amount of chakra so you will have to practice in order to get used to it" Sai accepted the scroll and bowed like Sakura before.
"Thank you Sensei, this will benefit me greatly." Naruto nodded and with that said, Sai went over to a nearby tree and sat near it reading the scroll he received. Finally Naruto turned to Sasuke.
"Now for you Sasuke, Kakashi and I both agree that you should learn a technique Kakashi has developed". Kakashi stepped forward reached into his pocket and handed Sasuke a slip of paper.
"Sasuke" Kakashi spoke, "This is called chakra paper, and it identifies what kind of elements is most suitable for a ninja. Here just add some chakra to it." He handed the paper to Sasuke, who added some chakra as his teacher instructed. Sasuke was surprised when the paper started to crinkle then turn into ash. He looked at both jounin to see what's going on. Kakashi nodded.
"Well it seems you contain two elements; fire and electricity. It's not surprising that you have fire, considering that the Uchiha Clan has been fire users for a long time. I guess it is a little surprising that you have electricity as your other element. This will make it easier for me to teach the technique I had planned for you. Naruto would you mind looking over my other two students while I help Sasuke out?" Kakashi asked.
"Of course." After Naruto responded, he went over to Sai, who looked up and asked the jounin questions about the jutsu he is studying. As he was helping out Sai, Kakashi led Sasuke away from the other two to get more space, in case of collateral damage. Time passes as teachers and students worked hard in training. It was several hours later that Sakura came back from the hospital. She walked to the training field, with a questioning look on why one of her teammates and jounin teacher were gone.
"Sakura over here!" looking around she saw the jounin Naruto and her teammate Sai. Next to them were a couple of stones and boulders with several blotches of ink and deep scratches on them. Sakura went over to them and Naruto explained to her why one of her teammates and sensei are missing. After explaining he asked.
"So how was your first lesson?" He asked with a smile. "Did you like it?"
"Yes sensei, I actually like studying in the hospital. I think training to be a medical ninja would be good for me." Naruto nodded.
"Good, I'm glad you feel that way, now in these days you don't find many medical ninjas around here in Konoha anymore, especially field ones. It is good to have a medic ninja in this team. I know you will do great Sakura, if you need any help for that jutsu I gave you, don't hesitate to ask." Sakura smiled and nodded.
"Yo!" Three heads turned to see Kakashi and Sasuke coming onto the field again. Kakashi looked at his team.
"Alright team that's good enough for today, tomorrow we'll meet here at the usual time and start training once again in your teamwork and your strengths. Just to prepare for the chunin exams if you choose to take it. If you don't, well you still have to come tomorrow and train anyway. " Naruto added
"And Sasuke, I'll see you two days after tomorrow, I want you to practice on the skills you already have." The three genins nodded then left to get some rest.
Kakashi looked at Naruto.
"So?"
"Sai seems to be able to handle his jutsu quite well for his first day and from what I heard from her, Sakura seems to be doing well and enjoying her first day at the hospital." Kakashi nodded
"Thanks Naruto, come on, let's go to a bar my treat." Naruto chuckled but shook his head.
"Thanks, but I think I'll take a rain check, I'm seeing Ayame later on tonight." Kakashi raised an eyebrow.
"Been spending a lot of time with her haven't you?" Naruto also raised in eyebrow.
"Well she is my girlfriend after all and I enjoy spending time with her." Kakashi shrugged and smiled.
"Sounds good, maybe I should start being in a relationship." Naruto chuckled
"Let me guess, with a person who loves Icha Icha as much as you do?" Kakashi shrugged again.
"You never know." Both man laughed. After a handshake, both jounin started going their separate ways.
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Haruno Household
Sakura stood in front of her parents while her mother was standing looking at her husband with concern while the said husband was looking at the registration paper then looking back at her daughter.
"Well?" Sakura gave her parents a determined look.
"I want to participate in the exams." The father grunted and got up, he then smirked.
"Well as a father it is my du-"A hand land on his shoulder interrupting him. Looking up, he sees his wife smiling down at him.
"I don't think our daughter would be suited for your kind of fighting style don't you think?" Her husband looked away with a pout while she giggled on the back of her hand.
"Meanie"
"Oh be quiet, now be a dear and go upstairs and get my whip." Her husband looked at her with wide eyes.
"But that is only for when we are alone!"
Smack!
Naoki Haruno had a red hand smeared on the left side of his face while his wife had closed eyes and a tick mark expression on her blushing face.
"The other whip Naoki! I'm sorry you had to hear that Sakura" said daughter's face was bright red what she just heard while her father was going upstairs mumbling about specifics.
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Sai and Shin's apartment
Sai was sitting on the couch, during which he told his brother about the chunin exams. Shin smiled at him.
"Wait here, let I am going get something that might help you for the exams." He got up from the couch and went to his room. Returning to the living room, Shin was also holding a silver box with a label across, "Shinso". Recognizing it, Sai began to have a shock expression on his face.
"Shin, that's your father's blade". Shin interrupted him
"I know, but with this kind of blade, it is more suited for long range attackers, like you. You know I am more of a frontal assault type. So this blade is more suited for you."
Sai got up and accepted the box offered from his brother. Both brothers hugged. After that Sai spoke.
"Thank you brother, I will not let you down."
"I know you won't, but I think I better help train you with the blade, otherwise you will let me down." Shin said chuckling.
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Uchiha Household Backyard
In the backyard Sasuke is currently practicing with his bokken. Inside the house, lying on the dining table was the chunin registration from, complete with Sasuke's signature on it.
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Nighttime, Naruto's Apartment
Naruto and Ayame are right now cuddling on Naruto's couch while watching a movie with leading actress Yukie Fujikaze. Naruto kissed on the top Ayame's head, she looked up.
"Are you sure it's okay for you to stay here over night?" She gave a light smack on his chest.
"Of course Naruto, I'm a grown women and my dad sees that. Besides, you being my boyfriend makes him more reassured." Naruto smiled and nodded, so both occupants went back to watching the movie. After the movie ended both Naruto and Ayame got up from the couch. Naruto smiled as his girlfriend started stretching her arms.
"Ready for to sleep?" She smiled and nodded. Soon Ayame and Naruto finished preparing for bed and Naruto was the first one on the bed waiting for the other. As she got out of the bathroom she was wearing a short nightgown. Grabbing the elbow of her arm Ayame asked.
"How do I look?" Naruto smiled gently
"You look beautiful." Blushing at her boyfriends reply Ayame started sliding to bed next to Naruto. After he shut down the light both Naruto and Ayame started getting comfortable; with Naruto wrapping an arm around her and Ayame resting her head on his chest.
"Ayame?"
"Hmm?"
"I love you." Ayame tear up a little and smiled. Kissing her boyfriend deeply, she gave a reply after.
"I love you too" the couple smiled warmly and went to sleep.
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It has been several weeks since the first day Naruto had start helping team 7. After that day the genin of team 7 had announce to Kakashi that they will be participating in the chunin exams in result Kakashi had made them work harder in their teamwork. During the training Kakashi had explained to them that in part of the chunin exam, the three of them will have to work together. Also during those weeks, each genin were training hard to improve their strengths as well. When it came close to the chunin exam, Kakashi was needless to say proud of his team.
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Last day before chunin exam, Training Ground 7
Kakashi was fighting Sasuke with his kunai while Sasuke was fighting his bokken. Sasuke made a couple of jabs to which Kakashi was dodging them or parrying them the other way with his kunai. After blocking another attack, Kakashi brought down his fist in attempt to punch his student. Sasuke then dodged and slid around to the right side of his teacher and made a horizontal slash. In retaliation Kakashi stop the slash by brining one of his legs down on the end making Sasuke blade stuck. Sasuke released the blade and made a couple of black flips. After performing a couple of hand signs he brought his right hand to his mouth. "Fire style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu!", Sasuke then launch a couple of fire balls to Kakashi, to which Kakashi jumped in the air in attempt to dodge them. In the result the fire balls hit on the ground on the other side of the field making a cloud of dust. Suddenly a long whip came out of the dust cloud and grabbed Kakashi around the ankle while he was still in the air. Bringing him down towards the source of the whip, a sudden end of a blade pierced through Kakashi's body, then his body poofed. As the cloud of dust cleared up, it was visible to see Sakura with a pleased expression on her face while holding a whip which had rose vines designs spiraling around it. Next to her was a smiling Sai, who was holding a long silver blade which the length of the blade was still shrinking from piercing the jounin in the air earlier, until it came to be a short blade. Sasuke gave a breath of release. He then walked toward his teammates while sheathing his bokken behind his back.
"Good work Sakura, Sai" His teammates smiled.
"Thanks Sasuke."
"Why thank you Dickless." A sudden noise of clapping came from the left side of the teammates. Turning their heads, they see the team's sensei clapping while walking towards them. He gave them an eye smile as he approached them.
"That was very good, you were able to take down one of my low level clones. You three have improved so much. Now I am sure that you three are definitely ready for the chunin exams. I am so proud of you." He started crying on his arm. Sasuke and Sakura rolled their eyes, while Sai was smiling, oblivious to the false act. Kakashi then stopped, making a shadow clone, he reached into his pocket and gave the clone a camera.
"Come on team, group picture!" Kakashi said. The team started gathering and smiled in the front of the camera. The clone started counting.
"Okay, 1, 2, 3!",
Flash
On the camera it showed Kakashi behind the team with his hands on the boys' shoulders and eye smiling. While the boys; Sasuke and Sai was standing and smiling. Sai; actually having his eyes opening and giving a genuine smile. Sasuke; producing a genuine smile of his own. Sakura between them, smiling while having her hands behind her back. All in all the team looked happy.
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Day of the chunin exam
Sasuke walked and stood in front of the chunin exam building waiting for his teammates. Sakura came waving at first. He raised an eyebrow at her attire. It hadn't changed much, except she was wearing a glove on her right hand and she seems to be wearing another pouch on her right hip, which he guess that was containing her whip. Sai came after and Sakura and Sasuke noticed that he had changed his tanto in exchanged for that short blade he had used earlier against their sensei. Sasuke looked at the two.
"Let's go." Both Sakura and Sai smiled and followed him. After walking a couple flights of stairs they seen a commotion coming from the landing they just had came on. Standing in front of the rooms were several packs of people. Next to the door was a sign saying "Chunin Exams". Sasuke narrowed his eyes.
"This can't be right, the chunin exams in the third floor but right now we're on the second." Sakura squint her eyes at the sign and then she had a look of understanding.
"Its genjutsu." Sai nodded understanding as well.
"It seems this is a test to weed out the weak ones. Ones that can't even use their eye." Sasuke nodded as well and then continued up the stairs.
"Sai's right, leave them. They should've known that this is only the second floor. No point in promoting genin that can't use their heads." Sakura nodded
"Good thinking Sasuke."
"Thanks, let's go." His teammates agreed and followed him. While walking Sai notice something.
"Wait a moment, I think Sasuke just thanked you Sakura." Sasuke right eye twitched though he didn't look back. Sakura giggled and decided to tease Sasuke also.
"Your right Sai, gasp, something is not right here. Is the world coming to end?" Sai chuckled while Sakura giggled even more. Now both of Sasuke's eyes started twitching madly. They kept on teasing him all the way until they reached to the floor and to the room designation. Leaning back against the wall next to the door there was Kakashi reading. Looking up he saw his team but something was different. Sai was chuckling while Sakura was giggling. Sasuke on the other hand had a small blush on his cheeks. As they reached to him he spoke with a raised eyebrow.
"Mind telling me what's going on?" Sakura answered
"Sasuke just gave me gratitude!" Catching on and deciding to join in Kakashi gave an eye smile.
"Really? Oh Sasuke I'm so proud of you!" Sasuke's hand slapped over his embarrassed face while his teammates kept on laughing. After a couple of more laughs Kakashi decided to get serious.
"Alright guys I just want to tell you guys good luck out there and also I speak on behalf of Naruto when saying we are proud of you three. Bye." Kakashi gave a one hand salute and teleported out of the hallway. Sasuke gave deep breath of release and turned to his teammates who nodded. Then he pushed the double doors open.
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