By the time Naruto got to the training grounds Shikamaru was already there and to Naruto he looked like he was fast asleep so Naruto sat down beside him and waited. A few minutes later Hinata arrived, "Hi Hinata" "Hi Naruto" Hinata replied and she sat down on the other side of a sleeping Shikamaru. As soon as she sat down Shikamaru opens his eyes and looks at his teammates "Hey guys, how long have you been here?" "Not long Shikamaru" Hinata replied and she smiled at Shikamaru. The Kakashi appeared.

"Hello everyone, I hope you're ready for your test" "Of course we are, we're going to ace it" Naruto shouts out loud causing Shikamaru to smirk and Hinata to blush from the praise Naruto is giving. "Ok then" Kakashi holds up two bells "you have until 12 to get these two bells off me, the two of you who gets the bells will carry on and become gennin and the one who doesn't will go back to the academy" Kakashi then watched the faces of his team as the news that one of them might be sent back to the academy sunk in. Hinata was looking depressed 'She must think that she is going back' Naruto looked angry and Shikamaru looked in deep thought. "Okay then, time starts now" and with that Kakashi disappeared. Unknown to the three gennin Kakashi was hidden not too far away so that he could listen to them.

Shikamaru looked at Naruto and Hinata "Okay guys, I don't think this test is about the bells at all" "What do you mean Shikamaru?" Naruto said looking confused at Shikamaru "There are always three gennin in a team. Which leads me to believe that this test is about something else" "That makes sense Shikamaru but what do we do then if it is not about the bells"

Hinata who had been quiet throughout this discussion spoke "I think it's about teamwork, because we would have to work together to get the bells" at this Shikamaru nods and Naruto smiles at Hinata. "Okay then so we need to make a plan and work together to show Kakashi-sensi we can have teamwork" Shikamaru said "So what skills can we use, I can use my Shadow Possession, Naruto?" Naruto looked at both Hinata and Shikamaru and thought 'I guess I can tell them about the shadow clones the already know what happened that night' and said "Well after the incident the other night, I learned how to do shadow clones and I can make a lot of them, Hinata?" Hinata looks nervous but spoke "I guess I could use my byakugan"

Shikamaru then thinks for a minute "Okay I have a plan, Hinata use your byakugan and track Kakashi-sensi then Naruto you distract him with your shadow clones while I trap him with my shadow possession" Hinata nods at Shikamaru and looks determined 'I will not let my team down'. Naruto looks at Shikamaru with a new level of respect 'He may be lazy but he is smart, I should listen to him more' "Okay team let's do this"

While this was happening Kakashi had been listening and seemed impressed with his gennin 'They did good, they figured out the test and worked out a plan. Hmm I think I will fall for their plan and see how they do' and with that he moves further away and waits.

"Ok Hinata, can you tell us where he is?" Shikamaru asked Hinata as they hid in a bush "Byakugan" She activates her Byakugan and looks for him "okay he is alone, standing in clearing about 300 yards in that direction" She points to the north "Good job Hinata" Naruto tells her and Hinata blushes from the praise. "Naruto" Shikamaru says "Are you ready?" Naruto looked at his teammates and became more determined to see the plan through. He nodded to Shikamaru "Let's do this" and they set off to the clearing.

They stopped about a minute away from the clearing "Is he still there Hinata?" Shikamaru asked "Byakugan, yes he is just standing there reading a book" Shikamaru nods and Naruto speaks up "Let's get into position" They all nod and get into position.

Kakashi hears a sound, looks up from his book and sees 20 Naruto's coming towards him "here I come Kakashi-sensei!" all the Naruto's shout but just as they reached him they dispersed in a cloud of smoke. Kakashi looks around trying to see where his students are and then all of a sudden he couldn't move. Shikamaru stepped out of the bush behind Kakashi and said "give up Kakashi-sensei, we figured out the test and worked as a team" with that Naruto and Hinata came out of hiding and stood either side of Shikamaru.

Kakashi looked at them and smiled "well done you pass, you are now officially my gennin team. Meet me here at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning to start training" and with that he left.

After he left Kakashi set off for the Hokage's office and once he arrived he knocked on the door "Enter" the Hokage said. "Ah Kakashi, good to see you, how did the test go?" Kakashi stood in front of the Hokage while he reclined back into his chair. "It went well sir, they passed as well as figuring out the true purpose of the test, I'm going to start training them tomorrow. However I would like permission to tell Naruto the truth about his parents" The Hokage sat up in his chair and looked at Kakashi carefully upon hearing this request, "Why do you believe Naruto should be told now rather than when he is older?" "Well sir" Kakashi started " I believe it will help Naruto focus in his training as well as provide him with a feeling of family not only this but I also wanted Naruto to learn fuinjutsu and knowing it's in his blood will inspire him" The Hokage smiled at this "Ok Kakashi but only he and his teammates will know" "Thank you sir" and with that Kakashi turned and left.

After Kakashi left the training grounds the teammates smiled at each other, then Shikamaru spoke up "Naruto, Hinata would you like to come to my house for tea, my parents want to meet you" "That would be lovely Shikamaru thank you" Hinata said but Naruto was being unusually quiet, "Naruto, what about you?" "Are you sure Shikamaru? I mean I've never been invited to someone's house before" Shikamaru and Hinata both frowned "Of course Naruto be at my house at 6pm" Shikamaru then turned and left. "Don't worry Naruto everything will be ok, I have to go tell my father where I will be, see you at 6" Hinata smiled at Naruto and left as well. "I guess I'm going out for tea tonight then, I just hope I don't mess this up" Naruto said to himself and he set off home to get ready for Shikamaru's.