This is chapter two. But I didn't really need to say that, now did I? When I wrote this, and that was a long time ago, I had a great time. xD It was a bit funny to write, so I hope you'll find it interesting.

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Chapter 2 "The survival training starts!"

Hinata was training at the Hyuuga Main House with Neji when Naruto suddenly poofed up from nowhere, with red chakra spinning around him.

"Huh? You're here Neji? You got finished really early," he said.

Neji and Hinata stopped.

"It's you that are late," Neji answered. "You interrupted us, what do you want?"

"So I'm not allowed to say hello to my friend? I was just gonna ask Hinata if she felt for some ramen. I haven't eaten for a while."

"So-sorry Naruto-kun but I have to train," Hinata said, pushing her index fingers against eatchothers. "And I have... Already eaten."

Naruto-kun asked me before anyone else, she thought with joy.

Neji looked at her as she started to blush. He lifted an eyebrow.

"No need to ask me either Naruto," he said and faced Naruto again, "maybe you can find someone else?"

"Yeah... I guess so. Well then, I guess I'll see you later." He said before the red chakra started twirling again and he dissapeared.

"Now then Hinata-sama, let's continue," Neji said and turned to face her, only to notice she was still staring at the place Naruto dissapeared from.

Neji rolled his eyes and waved his hand in front of Hinata.

"Hey, snap out of it!" She heard Nejis voice in the distance and suddenly came back to reality.

She shook her head and the blush dissapeared.

"Sorry, Neji-nii-san. I must've spaced out a bit there."

"Yes, you really did. Please get back into fighting stance." Hinata nodded and turned to face her older cousin.

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When they took a brake Neji said:

"Hinata-sama, I can't help to notice..." Hinata widened her eyes.

Notice what? She thought with fear.

"That you," Neji continued, "keeps spacing out as soon as Naruto asks you something. You can barely talk to you."

"I-it's nothing Neji-nii-san," she said nervously, "I-I. Ummm..." And she started to do her little habit with the index fingers.

Neji looked at her with a raised eyebrow.

I know it's something, he thought, but she can continue like this forever.

"Nevermind, forget about that," he said, to Hinata's relief.

Neji knew his cousin well, he would never get something out of her like that.

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Meanwhile Shora had gone to the river, where she found one of Konoha's most spiritfull jounins training, and muttered. She had never liked him at all whenever she met him. Always talking in an annoying way, and those thick eyebrows where the most annoying thing about him. She turned around to walk away, but got stopped when she heard him say:

"Hey, Shora-san. Long time no see!"

She gave up a deep sigh.

"Yeah, hey Lee. I wish I could stay and talk but I really have to go."

"Why, you just got here?"

"Well, I just figured that I have something important to do."

"That's a shame, Shora-san. You sure it can't wait? Duties can always wait, enjoy the springtime of youth instead."

"No, no," she shook her head, "it really can't wait."

"Oh. Well, if you say so I guess it can't be helped," he said with a sad look. "Well, I hope I'll see you later."

Never again in my whole life, Shora thought, but said:

"Yeah, sure," and waved before she walked away.

Why does he always train there? I wan't to get some freetime at least. Geez! She thought with frustration, and instead went to the forest.

She was happy not everyone could become Genins, but it would only be bad if Kino became it. If only three teams could pass, it meant that if she wanted to pass, Kino had to come along.

Damn it! She kicked a can that lay on the ground. Why do they have to make it teams? That is so unnecessary.

She jumped up in a tree and thought through what Naruto had said.

Flashback

"Ok, now that we know eatchother, I'm gonna tell you what we are gonna do tomorrow. Tomorrow, we are gonna do a survival training."

"A survival training?" Asked Kino. "Why?" Naruto grinned.

"This is going to surprise you guys. The reason behind the training is this. Out of all eleven teams, only three will be allowed to become Genins."

He showed three fingers.

"Meaning?" Said Onaru.

"That this training is a test with a dropout rate of 72.3"

"WHAT!" Yelled Kino. "That's not fair!"

"Not fair?" Said Naruto. "You think just anyone can become a Genin? The graduation exam is nothing compared to what you will face tomorrow. Only those able to handle that, are allowed to become Genin. Meet me at Training Ground #4 tomorrow at 5.30 am."

"That early?"

"And one other thing. If you don't want to throw up..." Kino stopped in his complaints. "Don't eat breakfast."

End of flashback

Why so early, and why not eat breakfast? And why didn't they just do that test to begin with, instead of a graduation exam? Shora didn't find any answers. He better explain more tomorrow, she thought and jumped down from the tree.

Before she landed a huge white dog suddenly ran past under her. So close that she nearly landed on it. She looked to the right where it had disappeared to see it had stopped. On top of the dog sat another jounin, Konoha's tracking expert, Inuzuka Kiba. He had a stupid grin on his face.

"Oh, so sorry, didn't know you would jump down so suddenly."

Shora raised an eyebrow.

"How did you know I was there?"

The man pointed at his nose.

"You smell, I knew you where there a long time before I got here."

Shora rolled her eyes. Everyone said that he had good smell, but that he could smell her so far away, when he came from a different direction. She knew that dogs followed the smell from the skin that humans constantly drop on the ground, with exception of the best nin-dogs. But he could smell her so early?

"Then you shouldn't have ran past that tree if you knew I was there," she said in an accusing tone.

Kiba raised an eyebrow.

"I said I was sorry. Having a bad day today?"

Shora didn't answer. What do you think? She thought, but didn't say anything.

She turned around and walked away.

"What was wrong with her?" He asked his dog, Akamaru.

"How should I know?" The dog answered.

Kiba scratched his head as the dog turned around and continued their training.

Three annoying jounins at the same day, Shora thought and scratched her forehead. Is everyone from their agegroup that annoying?

"What? Now?" She heard a sleepy voice. "I thought I had the day off, how troublesome."

Shora gave up another sigh.

I have to get home, seems like I'm meeting all the troublesome people today, she thought and sped off into the trees towards her home.

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Kino and Onaru decided to go do something together. Kino didn't really like Onaru, but if they were going to be a team, he might as well try to get along with him. To Kino's big surprise, Onaru spoke first.

"Why do we have to be with that hag?" He said with an angry voice.

"I have to be with her to 'even out the skill of the teams'," Kino said. "Just because I'm the worst in class. And she is the best. Why does she have to be the best one? It's never gonna work."

Onaru nodded.

"Our team won't work well. She's going to try to steal all moments."

"I don't care what they say," Kino shouted and made Onaru jump. "I will not work together with her! It's fine to be in her team, but I will not work with her."

"Come on Kino, be a little realistic. If you are in a team you usually have to work together."

Kino didn't listen. It didn't matter what he said, there was no way he was gonna work with her.

"It's not that you don't want to work with her," Onaru continued, "it's that she wont work with us."

Kino raised an eyebrow and looked at him. Onaru shrugged.

"It's just a fact." Kino stopped for a moment. Onaru noticed this and turned around.

"Calling for me now," they heard someone say. "What can she want? Geez, that woman is so troublesome. Always giving me work when I'm supposed to relax."

And the voice kept complainig about whoever the woman was when they saw him come out of the sidestreat to Onaru's right. His hands were deep in his pockets and he was looking on the ground. He didn't notice the two young ninjas who stood on the road in front of him, staring at him as he ranted.

"Every single day," he said, "she calls me to do some troublesome strategy just because no one else is skilled enough to do it."

He suddenly turned towards Kino and Onaru and before Kino could move the ninja walked right into him. The Jounin shook his head and looked up. Kino looked at him with a nasty look.

"Hey, what do you think you're doing?" Kino said and narrowed his eyes. The Jounin before him raised an eyebrow against him.

"What do you think you're doing?" He asked. "You wear the foreheadprotector like you're a ninja and can't even avoid getting hit? I shouldn't have to watch my step if you're a ninja. You should be able to move out of the way. How troublesome."

And with those words he walked around them towards the Hokage's building. Kino scratched his head.

"Who the hell was that?"

"Konoha's lead strategist," said Onaru.

"Who?"

"His name is Nara Shikamaru. Like I said, he's Konoha's lead strategist. If you had payed a little attention during our classes you would know who he was. He was our teacher for a short time too. Have you forgotten?"

"I can't remember things that long ago." Onaru rolled his eyes.

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The Hokage was doing some paperwork when someone knocked on the door.

"Enter!" She said, and Nara Shikamaru entered the room.

"Oh, good that you could..."

"Could come?" Shikamaru said. "You told the one you sent after me I had to come. Not only that you gives me a task on my day off, just because of that I met some troublesome young nin..."

And he continued like that as the Hokage tried to speak to him. But she lost her temper.

"QUIET!" She shouted and Shikamaru jumped. "You are the only one currently in the village who can help me with this. It's surprising how much you can complain about what happened during such a short time. Even though you're lazy you sure can talk."

Shikamaru scratched his head as a sweatdrop landed on his forehead.

"Here," she said and reached a paper towards him, "I want you to see if you can find anything wrong with this, it's for a really important mission."

Shikamaru gave up a deep sigh and grabbed it. He read it quickly and said:

"No, this is just perfect. This was so simple I'm surprised you couldn't see it."

"I don't have your brain. Thank you, you may leave."

Next day, 5.30 am

Kino and Onaru came walking from the north, Shora came from the east. Kino and Shora was yawning and Onaru had a hard time to keep his eyes open. The sun was just about to rise, but it didn't give much light.

"Good morning," Kino said with a sleepy voice.

Shora snorted as an answer. Onaru was quiet. Kino drew his hand through his straggly, light brown hair and Onaru wiped off a leaf that landed on his foreheadprotector. He took it off to clean it and put it back over his blonde fringe. Shora checked her ninja equipment to see if she had everything she needed, Kino and Onaru followed her example.

2 hours later

Naruto landed on the fence that surrounded the training ground.

"Good morning everyone." Kino twitched.

"YOU ARE LATE!!" He yelled.

Naruto put his head slantwise and cleared his throat.

Sorry, but you have to learn patience, young ninja, he thought and said:

"Yes, sorry about that." He grinned. "Follow me."

He stopped on the side of a lodge and put down a clock. He hit it at the top.

"Set at noon."

What is this supposed to mean? Kino thought. And he got even more confused when Naruto showed them a couple of bells.

What the hell is the idiot thinking now? Shora wondered.

"You are going to take these bells from me, and you are going to do it before noon."

"But Naruto-sensei," Onaru said and Naruto glanced at him. "Why are there only two bells?"

"Because," Naruto answered, "if you don't get a bell before noon, you are going to be tied to those logs and watch me eat lunch in front of you."

So that was why the bastart said, Shora thought.

Don't eat breakfast, Kino thought at the same time. Naruto continued.

"If there are only two bells, at least one of you will be tied to the log." He pointed. "But it doesn't end there."

"What more can you possibly do?" Kino asked with anger.

Naruto grinned and laughed. Kino twitched, again. "Answer, sensei!" He demanded.

"It's something more behind this right, Naruto-sensei?" Onaru said.

Kino looked at him. "What do you mean?"

"You're right Onaru, there is something more behind this then just not getting any lunch. If you can't get a bell before noon..."

Kino started to become nervous when he paused.

"You will be sent back to the academy." Kino gnashed, Onaru didn't make an expression and Shora thought:

Yes!! Now I won't have to be with Kino!

Naruto laughed inside.

Earlier that morning

Naruto was sitting at Ichiraku ramen with Copy-Ninja Hatake Kakashi, his old sensei, and his old acedemy teacher Iruka.

"So, how do you like your team so far?" Kakashi asked.

Naruto let out a small laugh.

"Kino is just like me, Onaru reminds me of Shikamaru. He will probably be a good strategist if he becomes a ninja. And Shora is the arrogant one. Sort of like Sasuke used to be." He scratched his chin. "So you can say that... I like them pretty much."

He grinned.

"I thought so," Kakashi said. "So what are you planning to do with them today?"

"If they fail to work together, and they probably will, I think I'll try the same method like you. The "don't feed the one tied to the log" method. It worked on us."

"It doesn't work on many people," said Iruka.

"He's right," said Kakashi, "don't you remember? I told you that you were the first, and that everyone else was just idiots who just did what I said."

"I do, that's why I think it will work."

"But it's your first team Naruto," Iruki pointed out. "It's not sure it will work."

Naruto nodded.

"I know, that's why I said it would work." Iruka frowned.

"Because if they don't go against my rule, they are not worthy to be called a ninja, eh, Kakashi-sensei?"

Kakashi smiled. "It shows that you used to be my student."

Naruto grinned and finished his ramen.

Back at the training ground

"WHAT THE HELL IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN!?" Kino yelled at Naruto and dragged him back to reality.

"It means excactly what I said," he answered. "If you want to be able to get them before noon we should get started quickly so quit your nagging." Kino narrowed his eyes. "Thank you. To get a bell you have to come at me with an intent to kill, or you won't be able to get one."

"You?" Kino said. "We're going to come at you with an intent to kill? How old are you, 17?"

"I don't need to answer that," Naruto told him and raised an eyebrow. "It doesn't look like either Shora or Onaru mind. No one listens to the dead last."

Kino twitched. Naruto had crossed the line, but that was his purpose. Kino dragged out a kunai from his holster and charged at Naruto. Onaru yelled:

"Idiot, what do you think you're doing?"

Naruto smiled.

"He can't insult me!" Kino answered. "I'm going to surpass Shora, you just wait and see!" Just when he was about to stab Naruto with his kunai, Naruto twitched his index finger and stopped the kunai with the top of the finger.

"Huh?" Kino said and looked at the kunai; the edge was gone.

"No need to be so hasty," he heard a voice from behind.

Kino widened his eyes, and when he looked back he saw a copy of his sensei holding a kunai against his neck. Shora and Onaru were also surprised.

When did he manage to do a Kage Bunshin? Onaru asked himself, and Shora thought:

When did he form that seal? He just moved a finger from what I could see.

"How did you...?" Kino said.

"I haven't even said start yet," Naruto continued. "But it seems that you won't hesitate to kill me now. Good. Well then."

The kage bunshin disappeared and left smoke after it.

"Let's begin." Kino threw away the kunai with a humiliated face and made himself ready.

"Ready." Shora put her hand closer to the shuriken holster. "Set." Onaru clenched his fist. "Start!" Shora threw three shurikens with an incredible speed before she jumped away. Naruto moved slightly to the left to avoid them.

Now, he thought, let's see what you guys can do.

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And that was the end of it. I hope you enjoyed it. The story is poorly written in the beginning, I know. I become a better writer for each chapter. At least I think so... It will become better, really. xD