Naruto woke to the sound of the birds that were in the tree next to him. He never felt well rested after sleeping. He trained night and day, nights with his personal entity, Kurama, and days with Hinata. He stretched sore muscles; he already knew how he was going to make Ibiki positively pee himself. He and Kurama were one now, metaphorically. He looked around, and retrieved his scythe from the hole in his tree that he had made his keeping place, and the scroll that held his various knives and other pointy objects. He pulled his dagger from the place and slipped it in his boots. The night before he had gotten new pants that were silver instead of red. He remembered when the clerks wouldn't sell him most clothing or weapons', but after the day he turned eight, they were too scared of him to refuse. He jumped down to see Hinata already waiting. She smiled sweetly and spoke,

"What do you think we should do to scare Ibiki?" Hinata asked.

"Well, you should trap him with your chakra Spell. Then I'll do my thing." He grinned.

The two gennin's reached training ground forty-five in no time to see Ibiki there already.

"You have until noon to scare me. Begin." Ibiki vanished, leaving Hinata and Naruto to find him. So, they planned.

"Naruto, I've been studying Kirigakure's Bloody Mist. Maybe I can re create it, if you can filter some of Kurama's chakra into it to make it red. Naruto complied, and the two began making the eerie trap.

Ibiki sat alone under a tree when red mist began to curl around his legs. It burned straight through his cloths and ate at his skin. He hissed and jumped into a tree, confusion in his eyes. It looked like the blood red mist that the Kirigakure ninja used, but he had never been burned by mist. And eerie humming filled the air (think if the lullaby Mercedes hums for Ofeilia in "Pans Labyrinth"). Ibiki felt chills run down his spine. It was creepy; he had to admit these kids were good. This is the most creeped out he had been since he watched the Kirigakure swordsman kill his own squad. The creepy voice got closer until it felt like it was right behind him he turned, and saw nothing. The mist curled through the trees, and the leaves blackened. He dodged a tree branch that had literally melted from it bow. Ibiki tried to imagine himself as a normal ninja, and felt himself shudder. No normal ninja would survive this far. This mildly bothered him, but then again, he was the head of T&I. suddenly red eyes glowed from the mist, red eyes he recognized. Cold arms wrapped around him and his blood ran cold as a familiar pointed face emerged from the mist, back fur surrounded the blood red eyes of Kurama no Kitsune. He began to shake as the red of her lithe red body emerged nine long tails waving dangerously behind it. Memories of this monster flooded his mind, the blood, the death and the rancid chakra. That was why the mist burned him. It didn't occur to Ibiki though, that Kurama was taller than most mountains, but this creature wasn't much bigger than a lion. Kurama sprang at him and he shielded his face, as she knocked him from the tree. He felt he was a goner. He had seen stronger ninja than himself disappear behind this monster's gnashing bloodstained teeth.

Strange Ibiki thought, he remembered her bigger. A soft chuckled sounded in his ear, the sadistic voice of Hinata.

"I think, Ibiki that we have won." Ibiki looked up in surprise to find Hinata sitting by his head, and the weight on his chest was Naruto.

"I agree, Hinata. I was truly frightened. You show great potential, being able to pinpoint what would affect a certain person the most. You pass your first assessment, and the humming was a very good creepy factor Hinata." He praised his students. Both gennin smiled; knowing praise from Ibiki was hard to come by.

"I'll tell you what. what's your favorite food?" Ibiki asked. The two looked at each other again.

"ramen." They replied in unison. They both loved it, but rarely had the money to buy it.

"Ill treat you to as much as you want." Ibiki sighed and sat up. Hinata's eyes widened, both happy, and fearful. Naruto gave a fanged grin.

"I think you're going to regret this offer, Ibiki." Hinata giggled. Ibiki wondered what she meant.

Three hours later, she knew exactly what she meant. H9is wallet was painfully empty. And he knew he wouldn't receive a major pay for a while, unable to go on a rank missions with a couple of gennin in tow, unless he dumped them on another jounnen. Just then he saw Kakashi trying to break up a fight b4etween a [pink haired banshee, and a black haired boy with a creepily fake smile. What was it with all the new generation being so creepy?

"I'll kill you, you jackass!" the girl screeched. Ibiki could almost feel his ears bled. Now THAT'S a good method of Torture.

'Hey Kakashi! I have a high security criminal that I have to interrogate; can I borrow your student?" Ibiki yelled to his comrade.

"Ha-ha that's Finny Ibiki." Kakashi eye smiled and sweat dropped.

"What does he mean Kakashi-sensei?" Sakura asked. The boy fake smiled and answered her,

"He means your voice is as ugly as your face, Hag."

"AHH! IM GOING TO KILL YOU SAI!" she screamed. Naruto suddenly appeared and it her on the back of the head with the broad side of his scythe. She immediately fell unconscious.

"Your welcome." He said to the two dark-haired boys on her team who looked as if they couldn't hear anymore. He collected Hinata, and his coat, and left the building. A moment ago, he had been happy and laughing with Ibiki and Hinata, but now he was dark and stoic, followed by his female partner.

'That's a strange student you have, Ibiki. Did they pass your test?" Kakashi asked.

"With flying colors."

The other two students were puzzled by the look of fear that passed over Kakashi's visible eye. What was so special about the boy with fox eyes, and the Caged Bird Hyuga?

Alright this one is a little longer hooray! i hope you liked it, and i hope ibiki's character inst too out of joint. did i do good? i hope so. ttfn!

-Fox