Code SIN - Interlude I. Kakashi's Fault

IMPORTANT: because I was a fail and posted the incomplete version of chapter 6 =.=" Go back and read it if you haven't already!!

"speaking"
'thoughts' - normal italics without the ' ' is emphasized words
-line- major time skip and/or scene change
*~xXxXxXx~* very small time skip

Saturday morning dawned bright and early as a grumpy and bedraggled Kiba made his way to Training Ground 11. He frowned as he saw Hinata and Sasuke already there and sat himself down under the shade of a nearby tree.

'It's all Kakashi-sensei's fault that I'm hungry and tired… on a Saturday morning no less!' Kiba bemoaned his lack of rest. Sasuke could not care less. He woke at around five every morning for his training anyways, so this was not such a big deal. He was frustrated, however, at even more time taken away from his training. Hinata was only slightly sleepy, as she had informed her father of her 'survival training' the night before and excused herself from dinner early. Hiashi had expressed his distaste upon hearing that her jounin-sensei was to be Kakashi. Hinata had been confused at her father's reaction, but had brushed it off. The three Academy graduates silently cursed Kakashi for telling them to meet him at five in morning and to skip breakfast.

As the hours slowly ticked by, the three grew more and more frustrated at their jounin-sensei. "It's been three hours already where the hell is he!!" Kiba screamed. Hinata twitched. Even her patience was stretched thin. 'I am a Hyuuga, damnit! We must have the utmost control on our emotions!' Of course, her thoughts were much less demanding and vulgar, but that was the main gist of it. She decided to practice the Academy taijutsu style as warm up for their survival training and test. She would have liked to practice her Jyuuken, but there were people watching, and she could not risk having her clan's famed taijutsu style being exposed to other clan heirs. Especially the Uchiha. Sasuke noticed Hinata practicing her taijutsu and opted to do the same as well. Kiba continued to be unaware of his teammates' actions and spent his time sulking while waiting for Kakashi. Akamaru whined as his master ignored him in favour of muttering and grumbling about their late sensei.

Finally, as it was reaching noon, Kakashi appeared with a cloth sack over his shoulder. "Hey guys!" Kakashi greeted them, eyes curved in his annoying smile. "Sorry I'm late! You see, I was walking here when I saw a black cat crossed my path, so I had to go the long way around-"

"That's the lamest excuse I've ever heard!" Kiba yelled, pointing his finger at the tardy jounin, while Akamaru barked in agreement.

Kakashi entered his thinking pose. "Really? Personally, I think it's good… I've used that one a lot of times too…"

Akamaru growled beside Kiba. "Hurry up and give us the damn test so we can pass already!" Kiba shouted. "We've already wasted six hours because of you!"

Kakashi turned around and placed his sack on the ground, taking out several objects. "Who's this 'we' you're talking about?" Kakashi commented idly. "Sasuke and Hinata are both spending their time productively, while you're just siting around waiting for me. They're practicing their taijutsu and warming up for the survival training. This tells me that they are actually taking this seriously. You on the other hand, are complaining because I gave you time to prepare. Honestly, you are pathetic. You could have chose to use this time doing something, ANYTHING, even to play with your dog, but you didn't. So don't say it's my fault," Kakashi stated offhandedly at Kiba, ignoring the boy's enraged expression. From his sack, the jounin pulled out an alarm clock, three bento boxes, a large coil of rope, and two silver bells, which he hooked onto a ring on his belt. "Now, this test is fairly straightforward and simple. All you have to do is take a bell from me. If you don't get one by the time this clock rings, you will fail! I won't tell you when the clock with go off, and don't bother finding out. For all you know, it's go off in five minutes. But anyways, if you fail, not only are you going to be sent back to the Academy, you will also be forced to watch me and your other teammates eat our lunches while you get tied to one of those training logs," Kakashi explained, gesturing to the wooden posts littering the training ground.

Hinata stared at Kakashi, her brows furrowed in thought. "A-Anou, K-K-Kakashi-s-sensei… I-I d-don't t-think that's t-true…"

"Eh? Are you saying that I'm lying, Hinata-chan? I am hurt by your words! My heart throbs in agony!" The gray-haired jounin sighed dramatically.

Hinata blushed. "W-Well, I s-say t-that b-because this t-test i-is not so s-simple. T-There are o-only t-two b-bells, and t-there are t-three of us. As f-far as I k-know, there has n-never b-been any t-two-m-man t-teams in t-the h-history of t-the Elemental N-Nations, e-except d- during w-w-war or in s-special c-c-circumstances. I-If o-one of u-us f-fails, d-does t-that m-mean that w-we'll b-be a t-two-m-man t-team? B-Besides, n-not t-that I t-think S-S-Sasuke-san and K-Kiba-san are w-w-weak, but s-sensei, y-you're a j-jounin! We're j-just f-fresh A-Academy g-graduates… H-How w-will we b-be a-able to g-get a b-bell f-from y-you? I-If w-we work t-together..."

Kakashi grinned at her. "Well thought out, Hinata-chan! Hmm, they are all valid points, and it seems like you're the first one to solve it! Well, partially. But you need to do more than that. Come at me with the intention to kill, or else you will never get the bells." With that, he signalled the start of their test.

*~xXxXxXx~*

"Hey! Come back here you lazy sensei! Don't leave us like this!" Kiba wailed as Kakashi walked away, whistling cheerfully with his orange book in hand. Sasuke scowled angrily. The boys were tied so that their hands were immobile, which meant that they would be unable to perform any jutsu to escape from the ropes. Oh well. At least they passed. It soothes their egos somewhat that they were the first team that actually passed Kakashi's test. Hinata, being the kind soul she was, took out a kunai and began to cut the ropes binding the boys to the training posts. Not once did the three speak to each other, each absorbed in their own thoughts.

The three filthy and battered genins left the training grounds for their own home without a word. They all silently cursed their sensei for making them dirty, hungry, and tired.

The members of Team 7 had reached an unspoken agreement: everything was, and always will be, Kakashi's fault.

A/N: AGAIN, IF YOU HAVEN'T CHECKED OUT THE COMPLETE VERSION OF CHAPTER 6, GO BACK AND READ IT!!

so sorry for the late update... i have no excuse... but in my defence, i sort of predicted that this would happen. it even says in my profile! this is just something i wrote right before my writer's block -glare-. unfortunately, chapter 7 is very iffy. which is why i have to post up a small interlude. it's team kakashi! T^T i suck at writing hinata's part... she's so OOC, she's stuttering, but she has so many crazy thoughts in her head that she actually speaks out!! such a fail... let's just pretend her personality is like that ^^"

*gasp* the infamous bell test! and lazy ass sin, just put a timeskip and not write what happened during the test...maybe when i get time and inspiration i'll finish writing the bell test... just pretend they passed with flying colors! because kiba and hinata work so well together! (and sasuke's a bastard. but i still love him XD) ... so much to do, making an rp... who knew it takes so much time? obviously not me. n00b. XD FAIL

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