I updated chapter 5 and added one small detail to it. To those who won't be bothered reading it, I'll just add it on to here:

"Iruka shook off his initial surprise and smiled, "Come over here and close your eyes. I want to give something to you." Taking off his hi-ate, he put it on Naruto. "Alright, now open them. Congratulations, Naruto. You pass."

Becoming very teary-eyed, Naruto hugged his teacher as hard as he could. The Third Hokage, watching the scene from his crystal ball, wiped his eyes and told his ninja to stop pursuing the missing Naruto and scroll.

No one noticed a different scroll marked 'Read later' hidden in the hole of a tree."

... And that's it. Seriously. I copied and pasted that. Now stop bugging me about the scroll, it will be mentioned soon enough. Thank you.

Reviewer's Corner!

Alucard29: I was actually intending to wait for the three-year break to really start the romance, which was why there were only hints of it in my previous chapters. But like I said, I've chosen the pairings at around chapter 2 (I should really change my summary...)

Lepus Iratus He did that intentionally, because first, the pressure Kakashi put on Hinata and Sasuke was pretty big. Usually when people have exams they get completely stressed out. Naruto said this to relieve some of it, but not so much as to create suspicion, or so he hopes. Second, the two are aware that Naruto is more intelligent than he lets on, but they don't really know how intelligent he actually is. He's never shown exactly how smart he was, as in the Academy he was the dead last. Shikamaru and his IQ is also a good example of this.

Dragon Man 180: Thanks for granting me permission. Actually, I'm starting to feel sorry for Kakashi...

Dumbledork: Skepticism is always afoot and can pay a hefty price. In this case, they paid with their lives. In Sasuke's flashback (Manga and anime) I just figured that some of the Uchiha clan members would be stuck-up and have a holier-than-thou attitude. Arrogance can also be a factor of being distrustful, which was why some of them didn't trust the Hokage (After all, who would believe that a S-ranked criminal, missing for years, would attack the clan in an X amount of time with no proof?). It takes all kinds to make a world, I guess.

A big thank you to you all for reading. Special thanks to:

Dragon Man 180

Lepus Iratus

Goyana

Kitty Girl

Dragon Noir

For your prank ideas. These will come in handy...

Disclaimer: Naruto equals not mine. I equal lazy unmotivated crazy otaku with nothing better to do.

Chapter 7

Kakashi strolled through the team seven training grounds at around ten in the morning. He was delayed by a frantic Maito Gai asking him about a challenge (Something he ignored) and also if he had seen a photo album which, apparently 'Burned with the firey passion of youth' or something. Ranted a fair deal about what kind of thief would steal such a precious item as that.

It didn't really matter to him too much anyway. He assured the hyperventilating green spandex wearing jounin that he would return the book should he come across it.

Inwardly, Kakashi agreed with his colleague. What kind of fool would steal the photo album? Gai showed it to him once, and he couldn't sleep for a week. The horrible green spandex, the hideously shiny teeth, and... (Kakashi involuntarily shuddered) ... THE SUPER THICK EYEBROWS!(1)

All over the world, millions of fangirls screamed at the monstrosity that was... LEE AND GAI'S EYEBROWS! "Make it go away," they shriek, "Make it go AWAY!"

... Back to the story...

The jounin made one last check on his vest pocket for a familiar orange book. It took him all day yesterday, but he managed to find and buy the Special edition of Icha Icha Paradise. This time he was going to be prepared for whatever trap the little mons... 'Genin' were going to pull.

He cautiously approached the meeting area. So far, so good. No traps... yet. He kept walking until he found the three glaring angrily at him. "Ohayo!"

"You're late," said Naruto coldly. Decidedly ignoring the remark, Kakashi took out a clock. "This clock is set to twelve. Your task," he said, holding up a pair of bells, "Is to take these bells before the time limit. Get a bell, and you pass. Any questions?" Pointedly ignoring the questions such as, 'Why were you so damn late?' and 'What kind of teacher are you?', he said, "Alright, come at me with the intention to kill and start... NOW!"

The three disappeared in an instant. The jounin assessed their hiding skills.

'Let's see... The Uchiha and the Hyuuga are pretty well hidden... But the Uzumaki...' he looked up and faced the blond. "Um... You're a bit off, don't you think?"

"Phft! The only thing off here is your haircut!" replied Naruto, charging him.

"Lesson one: Taijutsu," stated Kakashi calmly, taking out his book. Ignoring Naruto completely, he began to read.

In retaliation, Naruto started it off with a punch that was easily blocked. He followed it up quickly with a roundhouse kick which was yet again blocked.

What Kakashi never expected was that Naruto retreated with a series of backflips. Looking at his hands, he noticed that exploding tags were attached to them.He sighed. Not this again...

Boom.

Naruto crouched silently, knowing what was going to happen next. As expected...

"Konohagakure Hiden: Taijutsu no Ōgi: Sennen Goroshi!(2)" Behind him, the jounin plunged his fingers into Naruto's ass.

Another thing that Kakashi didn't expect was the Naruto to disappear in a puff of smoke, replaced by a nest of angry hornets. Dear Lord, he despised the child with the intensity of a thousand suns. He managed to kill most of them, but got stung with a surprisingly very itchy substance. How nice. The kid used genjutsu and managed to lace senbons(3) with itching powder.

Coincidentally, another paint bucket fell on his head. This time it was neon pink. Kami-sama, the villagers and the rest of his colleagues were going to have a field day with him today.

He looked ahead to see a pile of Icha-Icha books in flames. He knew this was genjutsu, but it looked too real for him to bear and he screamed in agony and was knocked out by a blow to the head.

Kakashi opened his eyes to see three faces looking curiously at him. He tried to move, then noticed that he couldn't move. Looking down, he found himself bound by very strong rope.

"Sensei... Daijobu desu ka?(4)" asked Hinata.

"I'm alright. Let me guess... You stole the bells, right?"

"Duh. Why wouldn't we? That was the whole point of the traps we set up this morning waiting for you," said Naruto. The jounin's eye visibly widened.

"'We'?"

"Yeah. Sasuke got the senbons and the neon pink paint, which I think suits you well. Hinata handled the genjutsu, and I managed to be the distraction. Oh, and by the way, the paint won't come off 'til a couple of days. Don't even think of a henge to cover it up, it won't work."

Kakashi groaned. "So... Who took the bells?" He looked at the three with interest.

"We discussed it for a while.. and agreed on this. Either you pass us all or we fail. There's no freakin' way you're going to split us apart," said Sasuke. The two nodded an affirmative to that.

Nodding thoughtfully, the jounin grinned as visibly as the mask allowed. "Good. You three.. pass. Tomorrow, we start our missions as the new Team 7! Meet me at the bridge 7:30 sharp! Now, untie me and let's go. Guys?" he said, watching the three celebrate and leave the training area, ignoring the cries of the indignant teacher. "Lousy... evil little monsters..." he muttered under his breath. "Nawanuke no jutsu!(5)"

Freed from the ropes, Kakashi then quickly headed towards the jounin meeting area. He knew that he had to get this over and done with.

Yuuhi Kurenai and Sarutobi Asuma looked astounded at his condition. "What the hell happened to you?" Kakashi merely shrugged.

"Let's just say... I met the new Team seven today. What about you, Asuma? How'd they do?"

"The teamwork is good, though the girl, Ino, just bossed her two team mates around. Shikamaru... is just lazy. As for Chouji... he's an Akimichi, alright. Kurenai?"

"Let's see... The Haruno girl is intelligent, but has very little chakra capacity. The Inuzuka works well with his dog, but his arrogance will be his downfall eventually. Aburame... He's genin material, that's the only thing I can say. The teamwork leaves a lot to be desired," she finished. "So tell us, Kakashi-san. How did you get to be like that?"

Kakashi sighed. All he wanted to do was read his book. He reluctantly told them what happened. The two were rolling on the ground laughing by the time he had finished. He took out his book and left the two, still laughing their heads off, and began to read.

Inside the book was a sight no one should see. In it were the familiar green spandex... the shining teeth... And.. THE EYEBROWS!

Kakashi's screams of agony echoed across the village, where many shook their heads in sympathy. It was that scream, the scream signifying that someone had looked at the book.

"Where is Kakashi-sensei? He was supposed to be an hour ago," asked Hinata.

"Don't worry, Hinata-chan. He should be here in five... four... three...-"

He was interrupted by a strange man who resembled their instructor, only the real Kakashi wasn't purple, had white paint on his face, wore facepaint and had a big red nose. His hair was still the interesting shade of neon pink, though patches of gray showed. Hatake Kakashi, son of the great 'White Fang of Konoha', known and feared by many as the 'Copy ninja', looked like a clown. His look of irritation was lost on the three.

"I get the message, Naruto. I'm late, and something like this will happen to me, right?" said Kakashi in a sweet voice.

The fox vessel nodded happily. "I'm glad you can see it my way, Kakashi-sensei."

"... Fine. Let's go, we're late for the Hokage's mission."

"... That's IT! I'm sick of the boring D-rank missions! We're ready for a C-rank one, Hokage-jii-san, and I'm not leaving here 'til we get one!"

"Naruto! We assign you these D-rank missions because you aren't ready for them! When you become a lot stronger..." Iruka was cut short by the Hokage himself.

"Fine. Your mission will be to protect a client to the Wave Country. His name is Tazuna and please treat him with utmost respect."

"Nani!"

"I am the Super Bridge Builder Tazuna, and I... The hell? I'm stuck with these brats to protect me? That little blond shrimp looks like a total idiot!"

"Kakashi-sensei?" The jounin watched the unusually polite boy fingering a kunai dangerously. Not a good sign.

"Yes, Naruto?"

"May I please kill or mutilate him?" the rest inside the Hokage's office sweat-dropped at the exchange between student and teacher.

"No. Now get ready and meet at the Konoha gates in an hour. Dismissed."

Finishing off here... And we are now officially in the Wave Country arc! Finally, some action in the next chapter!

(1) The eyebrows - I have a small phobia of those things. But basically for comic relief. Ph34R t3h 3Y3Br0ws! Rawr!

(2) Konohagakure Hiden: Taijutsu no Ōgi: Sennen Goroshi - Konoha's Ancient Taijutsu Supreme Technique: A Thousand Years of Pain. Man, I love that technique.

(3) Senbon - Acupuncture Needles. Specifically, the needles Haku uses frequently.

(4) Daijobu desu ka? - "Are you alright?" Thank goodness for the English ->Japanese dictionary in the internet.

(5) Nawanuke no Jutsu - Rope Escape Technique. A basic jutsu taught at the Ninja academy. When a ninja is tied with rope, he can undo the knots and escape using this technique.

The updates will become slightly more sporadic, as my summer break is over and I have to go back to my high school. Sorry folks.

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