Alrighty! I do not own Naruto at all! All rights and regulations do go to Masashi Kishimoto! Azuna does belong to me however! Ok now to write this fan fiction I did use the episodes and I used all of the actual sentences said from the anime so all of those rights again go to the producers, Madman Entertainment and of course the beautiful voice actors and everyone on the crew. Thanks guys... hope you like it!
Chapter Nine: You Failed: Kakashi's Final Decision! Part One
Sasuke, Naruto and Sakura all watched Kakashi fall with wide eyes. Sakura and Naruto were freaking out and Sasuke was waiting in anticipation. But the smirk was soon wiped off of his face as the falling Kakashi had smoke appear around him. Kakashi was actually a log! Sasuke's eyes widened and he took off into the forest.
Argh, another substitution Jutsu and now he knows where I'm hiding. Gotta move fast. I thought he lowered his guard but he did that on purpose, and I fell for it. Sasuke thought to himself frustrated. So that's where he is. Kakashi laughed to himself.
Sasuke, where'd you go? Don't tell me Kakashi Sensei found you! No! He can't capture my Sasuke, I won't let him. Sakura thought with love and determination as she ran through the forest. In the distance she could see Kakashi standing reading his book so she dropped to the ground behind a bush. Good he didn't hear me, I'm safe.
"Sakura, behind you." Kakashi whispered to Sakura. She whipped around and came face of face with her Sensei and it didn't take her long to let out a sharp scream.
Kakashi had caught Sakura in a Genjutsu and she was staring into blank space as leaves flew around her. When they disappeared so did Kakashi and Sakura was left looking around her frantically pulling at her hair. "Oh my. Is someone there? I think I felt something what was it? What's going on?" She shouted hysterically between small panicky squeals.
From behind her Sakura could hear Sasuke calling out her name. She turned around quickly with happiness plastered onto her face but that smile fell when she saw him, and it fell quick. Sasuke was kneeling beside a tree with multiple Kunai knives sticking out of him, with blood pouring from his wounds. Sakura got tears in her eyes before she threw her arms into the air letting out another sharp scream. She fell backwards after fainting and Kakashi shrugged.
It sounded like, Sakura? Sasuke thought to himself turning towards the direction of the scream. Azuna wouldn't scream, and if she did she wouldn't scream like that.
"I think I overdid it a bit. But, she's got to see through these things." Kakashi sighed as he continued to read his book, leaning against a tree. "Shinobi battle skill number two, the illusion Jutsu. Sakura studied it in class but she still couldn't see it coming."
Genjutsu, it's just simple mind control. I'm not surprised he caught Sakura with it but. "I'm not like Sakura and Naruto." Sasuke said in a mysterious voice. Kakashi had found him so there was no point in running. Sasuke was aware that Kakashi was standing behind him reading that book so he didn't even bother trying to hide.
"Say that after you get one of these bells, my Sasuke." Kakashi said mocking Sakura with the last part.
Back in the water Azuna's hands started to shake a little harder. Her eyes widened as she tried everything that she could to make it stop but it wouldn't. Why the hell is that happening? Is there something wrong with the water in this town? The tingling grew stronger with every second that passed and Azuna knew only one thing. She needed to get out of this water. As Azuna started to swim out from behind her rock she stopped herself. What in the world was she doing? She is only going to make Kakashi see her. Nozomi trained her better than this. She needed to keep calm and focus on the mission, and the mission was the bells. The only way she was going to get out of this water was if she was going to fight Kakashi. She needed her fight, and she needed it soon.
Meanwhile Sasuke and Kakashi stood facing each other getting ready to battle. For a while they just stood there, Kakashi reading his book looking up every so often and Sasuke glaring at him like no tomorrow. Sasuke finally decided that he would be the first one to attack. His hands moved to his pouches where he pulled out multiple Shuriken and Kunai, throwing them all at Kakashi, who dodged them easily.
"There's no point using normal attacks!" Kakashi called a little frustrated.
Sasuke only smiled throwing another Kunai, this time it flew towards a rope which he effectively cut. After he hit the rope Kakashi realised it was a trap and skidded out of the way before the weapons being launched could hit him. As he was still skidding Sasuke appeared behind him and threw a kick towards him although Kakashi managed to block it with his left arm. Sasuke then threw his fist and other leg into Kakashi which he also blocked with his arms. While Sasuke was successfully upside down he reached his fingers out towards the bells with w grin. This kid! Kakashi thought with shock and wonder and Sasuke's fingers skimmed across the bells before Kakashi jumped backwards. He's fierce. Damn, I won't be able to read 'Make Out Paradise' now.
In the meantime Sakura had woken up and was calling out to Sasuke, hoping and begging that he was still alive. She didn't know that she had been in a Genjutsu, and was still under the impression that Sasuke was hurt. Also, Naruto who had escaped Kakashi's trap once and had fallen for it again, hung upside down. In the distance he could see boxed lunches and he got an evil smirk on his face before returning to his previous hanging arrangements.
Back at the Kakashi and Sasuke arena the two starting staring at each other again. "Well you are different from Naruto and Sakura I'll grant you that. Azuna, I'm not so sure of."
Sasuke only grunted and performed a series of hand signs. "Fire Style: Fire Ball Jutsu!" He shouted bringing his hands up to his mouth.
"What? Genin can't do fire Jutsu it takes to much chakra!" Kakashi shouted shocked. "There's no way."
Sasuke ignored this and blew into his hands. His breath made the formation of fire and it flew out in front of him burning the land. He continued to blow his fire for a while. He was sure that Kakashi was toasted so he let his Jutsu go, only to discover that Kakashi had disappeared. Gah where did he go? Behind me? Above?
"Where?" Kakashi's voice teased from somewhere. Suddenly a hand burst from the ground and grabbed onto Sasuke's leg. "I'm where you least expect me." Sasuke was then suddenly pulled down into the ground. He let out a yell as he struggled against Kakashi. "Right under your feet. Earth Style: Head Hunter Jutsu. Can't move huh? That was Ninjutsu, the third Shinobi battle skill. You have talent and your right you are different from the others but different isn't always better. They say the nail that sticks up is the one that gets nailed down.
"Oh great!" Sasuke muttered glaring after Kakashi.
Kakashi had already stopped worrying about Sasuke and was now focused on finding Azuna. Where could she be? I didn't think Azuna was one to play chicken but maybe she is scared and waiting on Naruto or Sasuke to make a move. I wouldn't think Azuna was like that but maybe I was wrong.
As Kakashi started to walk back towards the river he saw Naruto, who had escaped his trap, about to eat lunch without the others. He rolled his eyes and sent a clone of himself to deal with Naruto while he found Azuna. As he walked closer to the river he noticed somebody swimming out from behind a rock and bobbed in the water facing him. Azuna.
Azuna now had a plan. She knew Kakashi was coming this way and so it was her time to fight. She swam out from behind her rock and bobbed in the water staring at Kakashi. The tingling had grown so much stronger and now it felt like her skin was on fire. Azuna placed her hands on the surface of the water and hauled herself up wards. She knelt on the water and then stood up. It felt good to out of it, but the hot sensation still lingered across her whole body.
Kakashi stared wide eyed at this girl who just literally crawled from the water on top of it. How in the world did she do that? It takes immense amount of training for a Genin to just be able to stand on the water let alone crawl from it.
"I'm from Kirigakure." Azuna smiled as Kakashi stood still. "Water is kind of my thing.
Of course she is from the Village Hidden in the Mist, how could he have forgotten? She is Azuna Momochi, daughter of the Demon of the Hidden Mist from Kirigakure. It would only be natural that she could stand on the water with ease! It would be a shock if she couldn't. Kakashi really needed to start paying more attention when they explained things and people instead of just wondering about his books.
"Finally decided to give it a shot aye?"
"I guess. Everyone else has had their shot. All but me." She smiled.
"Alright then, do your worst."
Azuna folded her hands into the sign of the tiger and smiled. "Water Style: Water Clone Jutsu."
The heat still coursed on her skin but she was ignoring it for now. She checked around her slightly when Kakashi stared at her in shock. She had only meant to make about twenty clones because that was all she could manage but instead she had made a hundred. Azuna kept her shock in check and turned back to Kakashi, she had a new plan now that she had all of these clones to her disposal. She spilt the crowd in half and sent the clones running on each side of Kakashi in a straight line.
Kakashi was still too shocked to move. She had made one hundred water clones, just like that? How could she even? As he realised that there were clones running towards him he braced himself for attack. However this attack never came. The clones stopped running when they got near him and Azuna pulled two Kunai from her pouch. She then threw one at each line and the Kunai went soaring into each Azuna exploding them all. Why on earth would she do that for? Kakashi thought confused.
Once all the clones had been destroyed and there was a trail of water left on the ground Azuna smiled at Kakashi. She then folded her hands into three hand signs that Kakashi recognised as the Dragon, Snake and Tiger. "Water Style: Water Sword Jutsu." Azuna shouted, and then she began to run. Her hands were by her sides and her palms were facing the water. As she ran the water began to pick up and form two swords, one in each hand.
So that's why she destroyed all of her clones. Kakashi sighed inside his head finally figuring out what she was doing. Kakashi pulled out two Kunai knives and used them to block Azuna's attack once her swords were formed. She lunged herself at her new Sensei her swords aimed high.
"Wow, I've gotta say I'm impressed." Kakashi smiled.
Azuna stifled a laugh and grinned. "You're just what I expected from a Konoha Jounin, strong and fast and clever."
"Wish I could say the same for you. You're better than what I expected a young Kirigakure Kunoichi to be."
"I wasn't trained like all the other children in my village." She laughed stepping forward and putting more pressure on her swords. "I never went to an academy."
"Who were you trained by then?" Kakashi asked staring right into her eyes. The more Kakashi stared into them the more he came to realise that he was seeing faint waves crashing in her eyes. What the heck? Kakashi blinked and when he opened his eyes they were gone. I must have imagined it. Kakashi ignored his craziness and focused back on Azuna. No doubt her father would be on the list but he was curious as to who else she would have learned under.
"For one, my ANBU Rouge Ninja of a father and his extremely talented partner, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Hidden Mist, a long list of rouge, missing and S-rank ninja, ANBU, Mist assassins and Tracker-nin and also the greatest young Shinobi of our generation, my brother." She praised with a smile. "Nozomi Momochi."
Azuna was in a slightly good mood because the weird hot tingling sensation had stopped. She had been freed of that horrid feeling. So it was the water because I'm completely dry now. I wonder why it's doing that though.
"You seem very proud to have been trained under the influence of those who have betrayed their village. Is that why you have come here? So you could follow in their footsteps?"
Despite his cruel words Azuna let out a laugh and stood forwards pressing on her swords a little harder. "Not even in the slightest. It's the reason that I left Kakashi Sensei. That is the sole reason why I am here today."
Azuna then winked at Kakashi and her swords exploded into water. She bent her over backwards as Kakashi fell forward due to the amount of pressure he had put on his Kunai. She lifted her foot up and kicked Kakashi in the jaw sending him flying into the air. He did a flip and landed on his feet. Wow, she's deadly, a little bit fiercer than Sasuke.
Azuna ran at Kakashi with a three Kunai knives, one in between each finger on her right hand. They looked like claws. I'm getting those bells no matter what it takes! Azuna screamed from inside of her head. Kakashi stuck Azuna's hand and all the Kunai fell from them. Azuna growled at him but now that all weapons were dismounted they could engage in Taijutsu.
Kakashi and Azuna swung their fists at each other but neither of them could hit the other. Damn, I can't hit him. If I had any doubts that he was a Jounin this would clear them up quick. Azuna thought with frustration as her fist flew towards his face. How in the world am I evenly matched with this young girl? Yes, in the world we lived in there were kids younger than her who were stronger than I am but this is unbelievable, the amount of strength and fight in her. Kakashi screamed from inside his mind.
As Kakashi blocked the blow Azuna sent to his face, she saw an opening where the bells were. She reached down towards them and her finger tips brushed over there cool surface. She started to close her hands; the bells were almost hers when Kakashi tore himself backwards. But unlike Sasuke, Azuna didn't let go of her Sensei. Azuna's face was inches from Kakashi's and she grinned evilly at him. "Those bells are mine!" She shouted and then she reached her hand down and took the three bells in her hand tearing them from his pants. This girl is, unbelievable.
Yes! I got those bells! Azuna cheered to herself! Kakashi, who did not expect her to win, lifted his leg and sent a kick to her stomach which she took the full force of. She went flying back with a trail of blood coming from her mouth, but she still had the bells. Azuna had just enough time left to do one last tricky thing before she passed out on the dirt the three silver bells lingering on her fingertips.
Kakashi appeared before her and bent down taking the bells from her. After he tied them back onto his belt Kakashi bent down and picked up his student holding her over his shoulder. "Nice try Azuna, you did better than I thought you would." Kakashi praised as the buzzer went off. "She's got talent but she couldn't keep the bells, so she's not that great of a ninja that Kirigakure ninja are always going on about."
While Kakashi was having his fight with Azuna, Sasuke struggled in the ground. He's stronger than I am, I can't get around that. Sasuke thought irritated. He was about to start trying to seriously get himself out of the mess he was in when he saw Sakura run out from the forest. When she saw Sasuke she stopped dead in her tracks looking at him mortified.
"Sakura?" Sasuke said quietly confused as to why she was looking at him like that.
"SASUKE'S JUST A HEAD WITHOUT A BODY AND HE'S TALKING!" Sakura screamed loudly clutching her head shaking. She then fell backwards compete knocked out and Sasuke stared at her in disbelief.
"And that's my partner." He groaned.
Sometime later Sasuke managed to get out of the ground and he crawled over to Sakura. He leant over her and she started to wake up and when she saw him, she tackled him with a hug. They spent some time talking about getting the bells and about how Sasuke was an avenger. When the buzzer went off though Sasuke wasn't happy and stormed off. Sakura followed him hesitantly, feeling sorry and bewildered.
On the training field where they started Naruto was tied to a post while Sakura and Sasuke sat beside him. All of their stomachs were growling and there were two boxes of lunch in front of them. They were all wondering where Azuna could be and their question was soon answered as Kakashi walked up to them carrying Azuna over his shoulder. He placed her on the ground in front of them and she opened her eyes slightly grimacing at the harsh sunlight.
"What happened to you?" Sasuke asked looking at her.
"I got beaten up by a ninja." She groaned before shutting her eyes again.
"You still with us Azuna?" Kakashi asked looking at them all. She grunted and gave him a thumbs up telling him that she was still alive.
"Uh oh, stomach's growling huh? That's too bad. Oh and by the way about this exercise. Well I've decided. I won't send any of you back to the academy." Kakashi continued happily.
"Oh yeah!" Naruto shouted thankfully.
"What, I passed? All I did was faint and fall over. Do you get points for that?" Sakura said baffled. Love wins out! Cha, Cha, Cha! Her inner Sakura shouted.
Sasuke smiled and so did Azuna. But Azuna was curious as to why he just came to this decision. Something wasn't right about the situation or the way he said it. Sakura started jumping around and Naruto was happily kicking his legs out. "That, that, that, that means all four of us, all four of us!"
"Yes, all four of you are being dropped from the program, permanently." Kakashi shouted angrily.
Sakura stopped jumping and Naruto stopped kicking his legs out. They stared at their Sensei in shock while Sasuke just glared at him. Azuna looked sternly at Kakashi but she wasn't surprised. I knew that something was off. He wouldn't pass us just like that.