A/N: I'm so sorry! I forgot to update the chapter, I can't believe I did something this stupid! whaps head on keyboard
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto in any way shape or form (but wouldn't it be cool if I did?) nor do I own Kouji or Kouichi, who belong to the creators of Digimon.
Team Six, Lesson 1
Kouji looked moodily around the now empty clearing. The other teams had each gone off with their sensei ages ago, and his wasn't even here yet.
"He could've least had the decency to be on time," the boy muttered.
"And you could have the decency to respect your senpai," a low voice came from directly behind him.
Kouji jumped slightly, looking around to see who had spoken. A powerfully built man stood just behind the tree that he'd been leaning on, his gold eyes darkening with disapproval. Kouji glowered at him.
"Your name is Kouji, correct?" the man continued.
He nodded, watching him suspiciously. This was his sensei?
"Alright then, Minamoto, tell me what you know about chakra," the man crossed his arms, watching the boy with the same intense gaze that the panther had the day before.
"Chakra is the energy within the body. Ninja harness this energy to perform their techniques, focusing it through hand signs. Everyone at the academy knows that, and if not they should," Kouji said flatly, glaring right back at the dark young man, his navy blue eyes fixed on the man's golden ones.
"Well, at least you're not a complete idiot."
Kouji's scowl deepened.
The man was unimpressed, his eyes turning several shades darker as he continued, "I have been assigned a mission. You can't come. While I am gone, you will join Yuki's team for training. You will also make-up a jutsu of your own, which I will grade when I return. You will not copy any jutsu that already exists, nor will you ask anyone for help. I should be back in about three days, a week at the latest. If you do not meet with my approval, you will be sent back to the academy."
"We've already been passed," the boy muttered darkly.
"I do not care what Malao said. I am your sensei, and your blatant disrespect is not going to improve my opinion of you. I do not care if you like me, I am not your peer nor am I your friend. However; you will demonstrate the proper amount of respect necessary for your instructor. I can and will have you sent back to the academy if you are not able to meet my standards. Have I made myself clear?" Kagemaru asked, his voice soft and dangerous as his now-black eyes bored into Kouji's.
"I got it," the boy muttered, looking away. Kagemaru watched him sulk for a moment.
"You will also write a report on the use and properties of chakra," he told the boy.
Kouji stiffened, but he managed to restrain himself from saying anything else. Kagemaru watched him in silence, then left as swiftly and as silently as he had arrived. He was almost through the village gate before Kouji looked up again.
He glowered, uttering a few choice words to describe his new sensei and his opinion of the man. A written report? What was this, kindergarten? And all the 'you may not's and 'you wills' really got under his skin.
It was a very good thing the jounin didn't care about the genin's opinion of him.
A/N: Sorry, I know it's really short, I was hoping to follow along with the other chapter much more quickly, but I've got writer's block on the next chapter, so it'll take even longer now. .