Yamato sighed as he waited for the rest of team 9 to meat him. Today was the real Gennin test. He had talked to Iruka yesterday to voice his opinion. The chunnin had just said to give them all a chance. But the brown eyed Anbu was wary he had read over their records a couple of time. Their personal ability could cause them to pass even if they wouldn't make a good team. The first to get there was Keiji closely followed by Kaida. Zakuro was almost late but she skated into view just in time.
"Hello everyone!" He chirped putting on a fake smile. "I have a surprise for all of you!" Kaida gasped in excitement. Zaki's eyebrow's shot up in disbelief. And Keiji looked like he was trying to understand what Yamato just said.
"What is it?" The little girl squealed hugging her teddy bear "Yo loves surprises!"
"The real Gennin test this is the one to see if you are really going to be Konoha Ninja." He told them all their reaction's voiced worries.
"It's called get the bells. I have three bells on me if you can take them, you pass" He informed the three. Kaida started shaking a little, to stop herself she hugged Yo closer. Keiji eye's flashed a cold stare.
"No fuckin way," Zakuro said in indignation. "I already did a fuckin test to see if I'd pass, I have to do another one." Yamato checked his watch it was 1:00 now they had until 4:00.
"Yep you have until 4:00" Yamato smiled, he didn't know why he was so worried these kids weren't going to pass. He finally figured out Tsunada's plan for this team. They would fail the test. Keiji and Zakuro will probably be discouraged and drop out. Then Kaida can be put on a team that complimented her talents. Yamato walked to the middle of the clearing "Come and get me."
Keiji was the first to act on his words. He ran directly at Yamato with a punch. It wasn't hard to dodge, but even if it didn't hit him. Yamato felt the power of the punch. Impressive he thought reluctantly. Keiji kept coming at him with simple punches and kicks. Where were the other two? He didn't try to sense their charka, he needed to tone down his ability to give them a little chance.
Kaida took off her back pack. "You stay here Yo were you can be nice and safe ok?" She said to her teddy bear stuffing him inside. Then after she knew Yo was safely out of the way her eyes glazed a serious look. Her tiny hands were instantly doing little hand signs. Zaki just stared she had never seen hand signs that fast before. The Little girl finished in a solid punch of her fist together. Nothing happened right after. But Kaida didn't look nervous. Zaki, looked at the two men fighting Keiji was loosing, but he wasn't giving up. He was attacking their Sensei in unrelenting voles, enough to distract him from what the girls were doing. This could be her chance, Zaki thought to herself. She then turned quickly to face Kaida with her plan. But Kaida wasn't their anymore. In her spot was a brown 7 foot tall solid rock monster.
"Um Kaida?" asked Zaki at the creature. The creature grinned crazily at her and nodded. This really was the 8 year old girl that had been standing their second ago.
Yamato stopped for a second. He had just seen the little girl turn into a huge impenetrable tank. He was so distracted he didn't bother to try to block the punch coming from Keiji, the blow hit Yamato straight in the face. It flattened him straight to the ground.
Keiji was crazed he needed to finish the person he had just struck. He needed to hit and break the protective barrier of this mans flesh. Pierce the skin so nice red blood can come out, nice red warm blood. But when he struck the final blow all he hit was ground. His breathing was hard.
Yamato had easily dodged the final blow of Keiji's only to land straight in the punch of Kaida. When she was a tank she was a lot more powerful. The punch sent him soaring up in the air. Higher then any building in Konoha, it was a beautiful scene below thou.
"Hey Kaida nice punch!" Zaki stated smiling at the monster. "But how are we going to get the bells now?"
Keiji was still standing by the spot he had punch, heavy breathing and anger showing all over his face. Zakuro walked up to him putting a hand on his shoulder. "It's all right we'll get the fuckin bells." Unexpectedly Keiji turned around and punched her in the face sending the girls head into the tree.
"Blood" You could here him mutter under his breath.
Only barely because Zaki was yelling "WHAT THE FUCKING HELL!!" Kaida tried to restrain Keiji from attacking the grey haired girl again but was too slow. He was moving as fast as lightning. Zakuro was lucky to dodge the next blow. But Keiji was too fast for her hitting her again. This blow sent her flying backwards.
"ZAKI!!" yelled the innocence of the 8 year old Kaida. At the scream Keiji stopped and started shaking looking at his hands. His face was sullen and the golden eyes' were filling with tears. Kaida cautiously walked up to him and put her monstrous hand on his shoulder.
"WHAT THE FUCK MAN! WHAT THE DAMM HELL ARE YOU THINKING!!" screamed Zakuro wiping the blood from her mouth. She marched up straight to Keiji.
"I-im-m s,s, sorry I c-c-cant control-l m-m-y self" The purple haired boy stuttered looking down to the ground in shame.
"It's all right Keiji" Whispered Kaida.
"NO ITS NOT FUCKIN ALL RIGHT!" screamed Zakuro she was bearing over Keiji in anger. Suddenly she forced him on his feet. Then realizing he was a head taller then her grabbed his caller and put her nose up to his. "You WILL do as I say! You will stop fighting when I say stop fighting! If there is no opponent on the battle field you will do nothing! You will start fighting when I say start! Got it?" She ordered he gulped and nodded his head. Then Zakuro threw him on the ground. Growling at him on the ground, "Get up you pig! We have to go Yamato's a prick but he's a Jounin he could be back any minute. SO you have to follow me" Zaki said starting to skate the opposite direction that Yamato was thrown. Keiji and Kaida just looked at each other and shrugged.
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Naruto was eating his 5th bowl of ramen of the day when suddenly something landed crashing into the chair right next to him. "WHAT THE HELL?" he yelled in surprise.
"Stop swearing Naruto!" nagged Sakura. As she peered in the rubble it was Yamato.
"Hi guys," He said a dazed expression on his face.
"What happened to you?" asked Naruto, Kakashi and Sai helped Yamato up on another stool. Both trying to stifle the laugh when they saw Yamato's expression.
"Anything broken?" asked Sakura. The Jounin just shook his head.
"I don't think so," He said regaining consciousness.
"What happened" Kakashi now asked.
"Well I was doing the bell test with my genin team you know? The one where you have to get the bells and one of them punched me" He told them.
"The boy must be very powerful" Sai stated.
"Huh boy, no it was a girl she's 8" Yamato told him feeling jaw.
"oh you have Mitsu Kaida on your team?" Said Sakura "I heard Shizune and Tsunada talking about her apparently she wants the girl to be very hush hush cause she doesn't want another Itachi incident" informed the pink haired girl.
"Yeah that's her; I also have Keitaru Keiji on my team." Yamato breathed. Kakashi's eyes flashed at the name.
"Is that the boy who?" He left the sentence flat.
"Yeah that's him" What all Yamato had to say. Kakashi nodded a sad look spread across his face. "The other girl is name Nariko Zakuro but apparently she wants people to call her Zaki"
"Never heard of her is she a good fighter?" asked Sai a curious expression over his face. He had nodded silently at the other two names but at this one he took interest.
"I really don't know she hasn't tried throwing a punch at me all she did was stand their and look at her team mates."
"You should get going Yamato, Its all ready 2:00" Ordered Kakashi. Yamato huffed a sour expression on his face as he left. Yamato looked at his watch and nodded.
Yamato came on to the clearing they first were training with in caution. He stopped it was Bobbie trapped from one side to the other, Most were cleverly hidden , but some were painfully plaint. Going in their would be a death sentence. So Yamato started around the clearing looking for the spot the three were hiding.
Kaida was in the tree's right by the secret place, Zaki had showed her. Kaida was still in her monster form. She noted to herself she wouldn't be able to last for much longer maybe another 30 minuets. But she wasn't worried Zakuro's plot was amazing. It played on their Sensei's weakness. She silently giggled to her self. He wouldn't expect a thing.
Keiji was pretending to watch the clearing as he waited for Yamato to show up. He would have never thought this through if it wasn't for Zakuro. Keiji couldn't have imagined it. He had helped with some of the traps. He was very proud of them. He was pulled out of his thought as he saw the Jounin. Keiji started for him. Zaki would give him the ok to loose control. So he had to pull back not letting loose.
Yamato saw Keiji coming a mile away. The boy wasn't running at full speed. Yamato noted. His punches was also half hearted. Something was up Yamato quickly threw Keiji to the ground. "if you don't attack with all your vigor your opponent will get the best of you" Yamato told the angry boy. Then taking Keiji and throwing him by the tree. The boy's eyes suddenly grew fierce. He attacked with more heart.
"One who strikes in anger grows careless" The Jounin stated flipping Keiji on his back. Yamato was having fun he wont even have to use any of his ninjutsu's on these kids. But where were the other two he wondered. He now knew what they were doing. Keiji was backing Yamato up in the clearing. Those suckers were trying to trick him. They were using his reluctance to actually attack them against him. Pretty smart actually.
Zakuro was hiding in the bushes, she was amazed at the Jounin's underestimating of them. She knew that, he had figured out their plan about getting him in the clearing. But he was still clueless about their real plan. She carefully rolled her skate board into position and shot out of the bushes." Hey what going on Keiji your screwing up the plan!" She yelled at her team mate. "I can't believe you. I'll just have to do it myself!"
Yamato looked at her, so they can't work together. That would be a problem if they passed. Keiji he saw looked confused and hurt. The boy suddenly turned around and started attacking Zakuro. He punched the girl in the face throwing her back ward she landed in the tree's. She then attacked him. It was painfully obvious he was a much better fighter. For he was beating Zaki into a pulp, should Yamato split it up? He decided to try just because Zaki started looking really hurt.
"Hey stop it!" He tried to order stepping in between the two. But when he stepped up to break them up he didn't step solid ground. It was Zakuro's skate board; He tripped and fell flat on his back. The skate board then went flying at Zakuro hitting her so she fell right on top of Yamato. Then it hit Keiji in the face sending him backward. Then out of no where. The girl Kaida still in her monster form jumped out. She slammed her fist into the ground making it spread out like a tidal wave. Sending all three of them flying back in different directions. Yamato checked the bells all three of them were still their.
Kaida was powerful but slow, Yamato got up quickly with Keiji following. Both the Gennin tried to tag team him. But they failed. He had assessed their abilities both had potential He noticed the girl Zakuro hadn't gotten up from the blow. Should he see if she's all right? He started backing up to where she had landed.
Kaida was worried had Yamato found out their plan? Is that why he was going to check on Zakuro? She was getting tired. She couldn't maintain this form for much longer. Her body was on the brink of giving out on her. 15 more minuets and she had to go back to her original form. Zakuro had better hurry up.
She got it! Zakuro quickly got up and started toward Yamato. She needed to give this back to him quickly time was running out.
Ok the girl was all right. She had gotten up all fine and dandy. Then something, went under his foot not this again, he thought to himself as he fell flat on his back from being tripped by the skate board. Then The girl Zaki tripped on him falling straight on him again. But this time in a compromising position. They both tried to get up but failed and fell down again. They finally after a couple attempts both got up. Yamato looked at his watch; it was 4:00 right now they had failed. Yep all three bells were their.
He got Kaida and Keiji in a foot binned with his wood jutsu but Zakuro dodged. She didn't continue attacking him though for he stated "It's over all of you fail!" He tried to keep the edge of disappointment off his face. During the fight he had saw both Kaida's and Keego's potential it was a real shame he wouldn't be training them thou, It was all for the best. He looked at what was going to be team 9; Keiji looked like he didn't understand what had happened. Kaida started crying really loudly, Zakuro looked silent. She turned to Yamato.
"I'm sorry, We've wasted your time, but I hope you have a good life" The grey haired girl said going up to Yamato and hugging him. He tried to hug the girl back.
"C-can you l-l-let us g-g-g-go?" stammered Keiji. Yamato did Kaida was crying even more heavily now. Zakuro went up to her and held her hands. Looking at the girl.
"Oh don't cry Kaida you did the best you can," She patted the girls shoulder. The girl stopped crying a little. The boy Keiji walked up to them too his hand was grabbed by Zakuro's he smiled a little.
"W-why d-don't we get some ice cream," He stated slowly thinking of every single word coming from his mouth. The little girl brightened at this and hopped up and Keiji's back.
"Keiji can you carry me? I'm really really tired!" She stated resting her head on his shoulder. He nodded and the three took off for Konoha. Yamato after that quickly went the other way.
Yamato felt guilty, he had never given the kids a chance really. But what could he do about it now? He sped up to the meeting place to tell Tsunada the bad news.
Tsunada was their waiting for him, surprisingly he was the first one their. She looked shocked. "Yamato you are early!" Yamato looked at his watch, what was she talking about he was 15 minuets late.
"No I'm not I'm 15 minuets late" Yamato stated.
"No its only 3:30, is your watch broken?" Tsunada said. "Did they get the bells?" She asked she all ready looked annoyed.
"No the bells are right" Yamato stopped himself the bells were gone.
"How did they get the bells Yamato?" Tsunada demanded, he was speechless they were their when he had stopped them. Then it a cured to him the girl Zakuro had hugged him afterward and he hadn't checked after that. They must have gotten a hold of his watch and changed the time then gave it back to him. It was the times that Zakuro had fallen on him. He had guarded the bells knowing that she might try to steal them when they fell on each other. He hadn't guarded his watch so she took that instead. The second time she gave it back to him so he would let his guard down. The other two started smiling at the end because she gave them the bells not because of the ice cream. He told this to Tsunada who was smiling at him. "Well that's it then, Team 9 is the first Genin team to get approved" She then stamped their file. Yamato rushed out to find his team and tell them the good news.