Sailor Mint: Alright you readers out there who all think I'm sticking to the normal plat when I'm actually not.

Sasuke: What are you talking about?

Sailor Mint: Oh you'll all see but you'll all have to wait a couple of chapters MWHHHAAAAA

Sasuke: Oooaaaakkkkkkyyyyyy anyway Sailor Mint does not own any of the characters from Naruto except the ones she made up

Opening

Naruto was hanging upside down from a tree while Kakashi went to get the bell he dropped "Use your techniques after thinking carefully. That's why it was used to your disadvantage. And…" Kakashi threw the bell up and caught it "Don't fall for such an obvious trap, stupid." Naruto was really pissed and started to struggle still upside down "Ninjas need to think beyond the normal."

"I already know." Naruto yelled back waving his arms around

"I'm telling you this because you don't, got it?" While Kakashi was lacquering, Sasuke then looked at him more closely and Ai stared at him questionably. Kakashi continued "Your movements are filled with unnecessary motions."

'This is my chance' thought Sasuke He pulled out shuriken and kunai and threw them towards Kakashi 'He finally dropped his guard!' Ai surprised by this was now hanging from the branch like a sloth.

"You're so… Oh…?" He was hit by the weapons. Sakura's mouth opened

Naruto panicked "He got hit! Sasuke over did it."

And Ai asked him "Sasuke what in bloody hell were you thinking?" She yelled still in a hanging position.

Sasuke's eyes widened as Kakashi had used a replacement jutsu. He then later took off knowing Kakashi probably found him and Sakura took off after him. However Ai was still hanging on the branch her eyes like slits "Welllll this may be a predicament."

?Fail? Kakashi's Conclusion

After a few seconds Ai got down going to help Naruto "Ano? Naruto-kun do you need help?" She asked

"Nope I've got everything under control." He said cutting the rope and then landed on the ground only to be snagged up again

Ai sweat dropped "Are you sure?" Naruto was to busy pulling a tantrum to answer "Well anyway I have an idea how to beat sensei it will only take a moment of your time to explain you see I know we can't beat him on our own so if weee…." She looked up to see Naruto snoring "NARUTO are you listening?" She asked

"HU what did you say something?" Naruto asked Ai's color then drained from her as a cloud came over her head and she then walked into the forest "Hu? I wonder what was up with her.

When Ai was a distance away she then took a deep breath in and started banging her head on a tree for a few seconds "Okay now that that is done… time to." She then heard Sakura's scream. Ai covered her ears 'AHHHHH my ears are going to bleed.'

"Hello Ai." Said a voice behind her that belonged to Kakashi

Ai stiffened and turned around slowly "Heh heh heh um hi sensei." She said nervously

Kakashi stared at her 'Boy is this one is weird.' "Come at me went ever your ready." He was still reading his book.

Ai then thought for a minute 'Alright time to go to plan A.' She walks up to him "Kakashi-sensei can I have a bell please?" She asked with sparkles in her eyes

Kakashi looked up from his book for only a second "Are you serious?" He asked Ai nodded her head. Kakashi turned the page then came his simple reply "No.." Ai then fell anime style.

'Alright time for plan B.' she thought standing up 'When plan A fails…' She then took off with a dust cloud behind her 'Run Away like heck.' She screamed in her head.

Kakashi stared after her '… I'm not even going to bother.' He then took off in another direction.

Somewhere else

Ai was panting 'Huff huff huff I think I lost him…Hu?' She stared at the clearing Sakura was laying down out cold "Ooookaaayyy." She started poking Sakura and there was no reply.

A few moments later

Ai was dragging Sakura by the legs "Man girl you really do need this diet." She said to no one in particular

She then dragged Sakura into another clearing and she saw Sasuke's head sticking out of the ground "So sensei got you to hu?" She asked

Sasuke now had a really mad face "Shut up." He snapped at her.

"What ever I'll help you out." She took out a Kunai and started digging around him "Damn your down deep… Hey have we done this before?" She asked Sasuke glared at her.

Sakura sat up and looked over when she saw Sasuke's head she paled and fainted again

"What's up with her?" Sasuke asked

"No clue." Was Ai's reply

A few seconds later

Ai had seceded in getting Sasuke out "Well there's a few minutes before lunch I'm going." Sasuke said standing up

Ai was poking Sakura "Hu? What hey wait a minute, what makes you think you can get a bell in such a short time?" She asked.

"A few minutes ago I touched one next time I'll get one."

"Really good for you!" Ai said with a fake smile Inner Ai popped up scowling "Cha yah I'll believe that." Inner Ai said sarcastically

"Listen Sasuke we're all almost out of time you see I have a plan to get a bell but I'm not sure it'll work so if it doesn't… hey there's always next time." She said with a nervous smile. Sasuke glared at her. Her smile went into a frown as she stared confused at him.

"Only I can kill that man.." The wind was blowing

"Huh… kill who?" She asked

"I was crying at the time…

"Nani? Crying?" Ai was really confused 'Okay Sasuke is really out of it today'

"My..."

"Sasuke what are you talking about? Your beginning to creep me out."

"I'm an avenger. I must become stronger then him. I don't have time to stumble here."

Ai's eye twitched and Inner Ai popped out "FOR Pete's sake who is this guy he keeps talking about." Inner Ai yelled. Ai then heard the bell ringing.

"Damn it I wasted my time talking." He then walked off

Ai blinked a few times and went to go wake Sakura

Later At the stumps

Every one's stomach growled except Ai's, Naruto was tied up and every one was sitting around him. Kakashi stood with his arms crossed "Your stomachs are growling, eh?" Kakashi then put a finger up "By the way, about the results of this training… None of you need to return to the Ninja Academy." Naruto smiled.

Sakura was confused "Nani? But all I did was faint. Was that okay?" Inner Sakura then popped up "Alright, Damn it!"

Sasuke smirked as he sat on the ground. Ai was now leaning on another stump with her arms behind her head 'Alright step one rise up there hopes now here comes step two… crush there dreams.'

Sakura was jumping up and down and Naruto was waving his legs "Does that mean all of us?"

Kakashi's visible eye closed "Yeah, you four… Should quit being ninjas." Kakashi said the last part sternly. Naruto and Sakura stopped with all the commotion.

"Quit being ninjas? What do you mean?" Naruto kicked his feet back and forth "We couldn't get a bell, but why do you say we should quit!"

Kakashi had his hands on his hips "It's because you four are just kids who don't even deserve to be ninjas." Sasuke narrowed his eyes and took of at Kakashi.

Every ones eyes widened and Kakashi was now sitting on top of Sasuke "See? You are all just kids." Surprisingly Sakura didn't say anything about this. "Do you guys think being a ninja is easy?" Every ones eyes widened again at this "Why do you think we're training by breaking up into groups?"

"What do you mean?" Sakura asked

"In other words is seems Ai is the only one who knows the answer to this test."

Everyone looked at Ai "The answer?" Naruto asked

"That's right. The answer that determines whether you pass or fail." Kakashi then looked at Ai "Ai would you care to explain to them the answer?" Kakashi asked

Ai gulped "The answer to the test was… teamwork." Ai said in a down tone.

The other Genins were shocked at this "You mean, cooperate with each other?" Sakura asked.

"That's right And if any of you listened to Ai then all of you come at me at once then maybe you could have gotten a bell. But that's to bad." Kakashi explained

Sakura stared at the three bells 'Wait…' "Why do we need to use teamwork when there are only three bells? If four people work hard to get it, one person will have to bite the bullet. A group conflict will occur instead of teamwork."

"Of course. This teat tries to put you three against each other." Naruto and Sakura were really confused now "In this situation, we select those who can prioritize teamwork before themselves. That was the purpose, but all of you were pathetic."

"Sakura!" Sakura was shocked "You cared about Sasuke more then the others, even though Naruto was right in front of you and you didn't know were Sasuke was." Sakura lowered her head.

"Naruto! All you did was work on your own." Naruto closed his eyes

"Ai! You knew the answer but you didn't speak out for yourself and let everyone walk all over you." Ai looked down at the ground.

Kakashi then put more wait on Sasuke's head "And you assumed that every one else were only going to burden you and did everything yourself." Kakashi then looked at every one "Missions are done in groups. It's true ninja's need well-developed individual abilities, but it's teamwork that is much more important. An individual action that disrupts the teamwork will result in danger or even death for the teammates." Kakashi then reached into his bag "For example…" He pulled out a kunai and put it at Sasuke's thought "Sakura! Kill Naruto, or Sasuke's going to die!"

Naruto's eyes widened as he looked back and forth between Kakashi and Sakura.. What was going through Sakura's mind was 'But… I…. can't do that.'

"That's what would happen." Kakashi said pulling the kunai away from Sasuke's neck

Every one let a sigh of relive "Oh, you startled me…"

Ai blinked twice 'Well he's down to the point.'

Kakashi twirled the kunai around his finger "After getting someone taken as a hostage, you will be forced to make a tough decision, and someone will die." He then put the kunai away "In every mission, you put your live on the line." He got off of Sasuke and walked to the stone. "Look at this names carved into this stone. All the names are those praised as heroes in this village."

"I like that! I like that! I've decided that I'm going to have my name carved into that!" And that my friends is when this author hit her head with her hand for as much as she loves Naruto she can't change the fact that he has little brain capacity "A hero! A hero! I'm not going to a useless death!"

Kakashi looked back "But they're not normal heroes."

"So what kind of heroes were they?" Naruto asked Kakashi looked back at the stone and was silent "Come on, tell me."

"Those who were K.I.A"

Naruto blinked "K.I.A?"

Sakura looked at him and explained "Those who were killed in action."

Narutos then looked down at the ground. Sasuke narrowed his eyes. And Ai was rubbing her lips together.

"This is a cenotaph. The names of my friends are carved here as well." Everyone had a sad excretion on as he said that . Kakashi then looked back at them "I'll give you one more chance. However, the battle for the bell will be much harsher after lunch. Eat lunch only if you are up to the challenge. But! Don't let Naruto eat." Naruto was upset by this "This is your punishment for breaking the rules and trying to eat lunch early. If anyone feeds him, the person will immediately fail." Naruto had his mouth open "I'm the rule here. Got it?"

After awhile everyone was eating lunch when Naruto's stomach growled everyone looked at him "I'm okay even if I don't eat! I'm okay!" Naruto's stomach disagreed with him though Naruto looked down "Okay…" He said in a more down tone.

Sasuke then looked at Naruto and then held his bento box out "Here." Everyone was surprised at this action.

"Hey, Sasuke-kun! Sensei just said that…" Sakura said looking around

"Don't worry. I don't sense him nearby. All four of us are going to get the bells together. It's only going to be trouble if he's hungry."

'Sasuke…' Sakura thought (AN: You should all notice something here)

Ai then clapped her hands together "Well it's decided if we're going to break the rules then lets do it together ." Ai then when looking through her bag

"Ai-chan what are you looking for?" Sakura asked

"This Ta-da." She pulls out an extra bento box.

Everyone's thoughts were 'Is there anything she doesn't carry around with her?'

She then goes over to Sasuke some of his food and puts it into then some of hers "Okay all done!" She said haply

Sakura then realized that she didn't put any of hers in "Hey Ai-chan why didn't you put any of mine in?" She asked

Ai eyes looked like little dots "Yeah well about that." She then handed the bento box to her.

"What do you want me to do with this?" Sakura asked

XD "I… don't… know." It would appear that Ai didn't think everything through.

Sasuke stared at them 'Girls…'

Sakura then got annoyed and put the bento box near Naruto. Naruto looked at her with sparkly eyes 'Sakura-chan…' Sakura looked at him and smiled. We see Kakashi was behind a tree a not to far away from them. Naruto looked down at the box "Thanks…"

"You don't need to thank us, just eat, hurry."

Naruto looked strangely at it "But, um…"

"Don't worry about it Naruto-kun most of it's mine." Ai said in her peppy way "So eat." She said that part with a dark face.

Naruto looked scared for a moment but then closed his eyes "But…" He then moved his hands "See? "

Sakura looked at him with wide eyes and her mouth open. Sasuke then looked back at them "Hurry, we don't know when he's going to return."

Sakura was a little red in the face "I'm only going to do this once. You understand!" She said in an embarrassed tone.

Naruto smiled "I understand." She then gave him some and he ate it. And as that happened a big explosion happened.

Kakashi's head appeared out of it with an angry look "You four." Naruto was freaking out... Sakura and Ai were holding on to each other screaming (yep something all girls do when there scared) and Sasuke was in a battle ready position.

"You four broke the rule. Are you prepared for the punishment?" Kakashi then made some hand seals and about there was lightning in the dark clouds. The ground then shook "Any last words?"

Sasuke lowered his eyes at him (Boy he does that a lot) Ai and Sakura were still cowering in fear. Naruto was the only one who spoke up. "But…" His teeth were chattering though.

Kakashi then looked his "Hu?"

Naruto then spoke up again "But… but… but… You said…! That's why they."

Sasuke then filled in "Were a four man team, right?"

The other two then stopped cowering and Sakura then spoke up. "Yeah! We four are one!"

Ai then pumped her fist in the air "That's right all for one and one for all, if one goes down then we all fall."

Sakura glared at her "Now's not the time, to bust a rhyme." (XD Hey all poets and didn't even know it)

Naruto then looked at all of them "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah! That's right!" He was kicking his feet around again.

Kakashi then walked closer to them "You four are one, eh?" Kakashi then put his hands on his knees. All the genin looked ready for a fight. Kakashi's visible eye then closed "You pass!"

"Hu?" was what came out of three of there mouths and Sasuke didn't say anything.

"You pass." Kakashi repeated

Ai was in shock and Sakura asked "Pass? Why?"

"You four are the first. People I had previously were blockheads who just listened to what I said. "Ninja's need to think beyond the normal." In the world of ninjas, those who break the rules are called scum. But those who don't take care of their friends are even worse then scum." Kakashi then looked up at the sky.

Every one seemed pretty happy. Naruto was close to tears "He's… He's kind of cool."

Kakashi then had a serious tone again "The training ends here. Everyone passes!" Kakashi then gave everyone a thumbs up "The 7th group will start doing missions tomorrow!"

Sakura and Ai chimed "Hai!"

Naruto was really happy for sure "I did it. I'm a ninja, ninja, ninja!"

Kakashi then turned "Let's go home."

Sasuke, Sakura and Ai followed him. Sakura was giggling and Inner Sakura popped up again "Alright!"

Ai was looking up at the sky again 'Hmmm I have a nagging felling that I forgot something again."

Back at the stump Naruto was waving his feet around "I KNEW it was going to end like this." Naruto was really pissed "Untie the freaking rope!" He yelled as we now fade out.

Sailor Mint: I now declare this chapter closed to find out what happens next keep tuning in

Ai: :Stares at the script: Do I have to?

Sasuke: Not like any of us have a choice.

Sailor Mint: Well Mina please review