authors notes: Hey all who read. I hope you like this chapter because it took some time to write. I also hope you like how things are going and will take the time to review. I skipped a few parts of the story simply because I didn't think it was necessary for me to remind you what happened in them.

disclaime: Do i own Naruto? NO. Do I wish i did? !FUCK YEAH!

BELLS AND THUNDER

-A week after the exams-

Team 7 waited alone in their classroom for their new sensei. The rest of their class had been picked up by their team sensei's over an hour ago. Team 7was made up of Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno and Naruto Uzumaki. Currently Sasuke and Sakura were waiting patiently whilst Naruto was setting up a prank at the door. It consisted of a bucket of water resting on top of the door so when someone walked in they would get soaked.

"That'll teach him for being late." The blonde cheekily chuckled.

"Our sensei will be an experienced Jounin; he wouldn't fall for such an amateur booby trap." Sasuke assumed.

A few second later a hand rested on the door and slowly pushed it open. SPLASH! And in walked a soaking man. He wore a mask covering the lower portion of his face and his headband covered his left eye similar to an eye patch. His hair seemingly defied gravity as it stuck up and was a silver-grey colour.

"I'm so sorry Sensei Naruto is so childish." Sakura apologized.

With water dripping from head to foot the masked man said gloomily,

"How can I put this nicely... my first impression of you is…mm…I don't like you! " Naruto rolled his eyes. The blonde replied,

"Well we never said we liked you either mister, I mean who would? You're more than an hour late!"

"Naruto! I'm sure sensei has a very good excuse for his lateness." Sakura assumed.

"yeh..I'm only late because I was helping an old lady with her shopping." The Jounin said in mock innocence. He was always late so he had a list of well-rehearsed excuses always ready. He watched the short blonde one roll his eyes again and the pink haired one looked up at him in adoration, she obviously had believed his lie, there was also a dark haired one who looked disappointed in him. Had he done something wrong? He continued, "Well, how about I meet you on the roof and we can get started." He gave a close eyed smile (which the Genin couldn't see because of his mask)and disappeared in a puff of smoke.

"Hey! Where the heck did he go?" Naruto shouted in confusion.

"On the roof you idiot, don't you listen?" Sakura mocked. She was rarely rude, but Naruto was so immature sometimes she couldn't stand it. Silently the three young ninja headed to the roof. When they arrived they saw their new sensei leaning on the railing, completely dry.

"All right," the lazy Jounin started, "let's begin, shall we? I'd like you to start by introducing yourselves."

-5 minutes later-

"Okay so now we know a bit about each other," The newly named Kakashi said. Naruto grunted, the Jounin had said nothing about himself of any usefulness. He continued, "I'd like to inform you that tomorrow you'll have a test, which will decide if you continue on your journeys as ninja."

"WHAT! Another test? What the hell was the one we just did for then?" Naruto screamed.

"Oh, that was just to decide which of you had the potential to become Genin, this test will decide if you truly become Genin and go on missions. Now before you scream at me again I'd like to tell you that tomorrow's test will be survival training."

"Training?"

"Yes, but not just any training. I will be your opponent. Meet me at the training ground at midday. Oh, and skip breakfast or you might throw up." The three young ninja gave him a puzzled look. "was it really going to be that hard? Naruto thought to himself.

-That night-

Behind cage bars, two menacing red eyes glowed; Naruto looked up at them with worry and said, "What am I going to do? Kakashi sensei will be tough to beat."

"You're pathetic. You haven't even gone against him and you're already scared witless. You're doing exactly what he wants." Came the menacing voice of the Kyuubi, "If I were you I wouldn't listen to a word he says. If I know anything about you humans it's that you're deceitful and stupid. Not to mention he's your opponent so you can't trust him." Naruto thought for a second then replied,

"You're right! He's probably trying to trick us, but there's still the fact that he's a Jounin and were still Genin. How are we supposed to go up against him?"

"You fool. You still don't see it do you? This test isn't going to be about beating him, it'll be about teamwork!"

-Morning-

Naruto wiped the sleep from his eyes, as he got up. He looked at the time…SHIT! It was already 11o'clock. He dashed around his room getting ready. When he had got ready he headed for the kitchen. He had made a conscious decision not to trust what his new sensei had advised him to do. After he finished his breakfast (instant ramen) he grabbed a few snacks and headed to the training ground.

When he eventually got there he saw Sasuke and Sakura waiting for him and his sensei that hadn't turned up yet.

"You're late!" Sakura greeted.

"So? Sensei 'aint here yet either." Naruto said, all of a sudden he heard a growl. At first he thought it was the Kyuubi but then he noticed Sasuke clutching at his stomach. Naruto deviously grinned, "Someone's a little a hungry." Naruto mocked, and then pulled out the snacks he had brought along; tossed one to Sakura, paused, looked at Sasuke's pleading face then tossed him one too.

"Naruto, we're not supposed to eat." Sakura said.

"Hey, how are we supposed to fight him if were starving?" The blonde questioned. Seeing his reasoning Sakura gave in to her pleading stomach and began at the snack, it was delightful.

"Thanks Naruto." She said gratefully, and smiled at the cerulean eyed blonde. Naruto seeing Sakura smiling at him felt his cheeks getting warmer and he knew he must be blushing. It's just that in this light she looked so pretty.

As soon as Sasuke had caught the snack he dug into it, "Thanks doofus." He said quietly. At this both members of his new team looked at him in shock. Did he just thank…to Naruto?

About half an hour later Kakashi sensei arrived saying that he was late because he was returning a puppy to its owner. He pulled out a timer,

"Okay its set for 2 o'clock." Then he pulled out two bells, "Here are two bells, your task is to take these from me before the times up. Anyone who doesn't have a bell by the end will be sent back to the academy."

"That's not fair we've all trained so hard to get to this point, you can't just send us back now!" Naruto cried.

"I can. And I will." Kakashi said arrogantly, "Oh, and let me tell you now, you won't succeed unless you come at me with killing intent."

"But you might get hurt!" Screamed Sakura.

"Yeah, you're so slow you can't even dodge a falling bucket." Mocked Naruto.

"In the real world those with no talent bark loudest." Retorted Kakashi, "Now when I say go you can start." Naruto picked up a kunai from his pouch and rushed forward ignoring his Sensei's instructions. No-one said he had no talent! As soon as he was in reach Kakashi grabbed his hand and his head and aimed his own kunai at him, all in the blink of an eye. Sasuke and Sakura watched wide eyed at the scene, neither of them new someone could move that fast.

"Calm down, I haven't said go yet." Kakashi said, "But it seems that you're finally prepared to come at me with killing intent. Hehe, it seems this is going to be some fun." Then in a more serious tone, "Ready..GO!" As signal was given all The Genins' dispersed and went to a hiding spot, except…Naruto.

"Let's go lazy, me and you! One on one. Man on m-"

"Be quite short stuff, look around you. What have your team mates done that you haven't?" Interrupted Kakashi.

"Umm?"

"You really are stupid aren't you?"

"The only thing that's stupid is your haircut!" Shouted Naruto and began to charge.

"Shinobi fighting lesson number 1: Taijutsu. Maybe I'll teach you about it." He pulled out a book (Make Out Paradide) and began to read. Naruto stopped dead in his tracks.

"What's with the book?"

"I want to know what happens next." Replied Kakashi simply. "Don't worry though, it won't matter against you." He mocked. This really angered Naruto. This guy was seriously underestimating him!

"I'll kick your ass! Five times over!" Naruto screamed in rage, he began to make hand seals and… Poof! Four perfect shadow clones of the orange clad ninja appeared surrounding Kakashi. Kakashi looked up, maybe this actually would be fun. The five Naruto's began to charge. As each one reached him, the Jounin handed out enough of a blow to disperse them. Eventually he hit the real Naruto who was thrown to the ground skidding in the dirt. Kakashi smirked, too easy. He left the short blonde and went to find the other members of his team. When Naruto got up, his sensei was gone. But in his hurry he had dropped a bell on the ground beneath a tree. "Hehehe, he must have been desperate to escape." He thought to himself. He made his over to the bell, just as he was about to pick up the bell however was about to pick up the bell… Snap. He broke a twig beneath his feat which set off a trap. His leg was caught in a rape and he was hoisted upside down into the air. "FUCK! How did I fall for such an obvious trick?" He screamed at himself. He heard laughter and looked only to see his white haired sensei standing next the tree holding the bell.

"You're pathetic! A word of advice, 'A Shinobi should look underneath the underneath, and be ready for anything." He told Naruto.

Not long afterwards he came across Sakura under bush. He crept up behind her…PEEKABOO! A loud, high-pitched scream sounded.

"Hahahahaha, that was priceless." Kakashi laughed, watching as the girl recovered from her shock and got into a fighting stance. He made a quick hand seal and the world around Sakura started to blur for a second but when it was over, kneeling on the ground before her was Sasuke, he had blood spilling from his body and several kunai sticking out of him.

"AAAAAHHH!" Screamed a frightened Sakura. She couldn't believe, the boy she had been crushing on for so long was dying right before her eyes.

Over on the branch of a tree, Kakashi looked down at his book and thought, "Mm, maybe that was a bit too far. On the other hand a Shinobi should be ready for anything. Someone should teach her Shinobi fighting lesson number 2: Genjutsu." He jumped down from the tree and decided to go for stroll. In a small clearing he met Sasuke, the last of the Uchiha clan.

"You might have beaten those two but you won't beat me." Sasuke said confidently.

"You fail to understand, by beating them two I've beaten you." Kakashi replied.

"Hmph. You sure about that?"

"Yup. Pretty much."

"Then prove it." The young Genin dashed a few shuriken at his sensei which were easily dodged. But on their way out they cut a rope which set off a trap, spring-loaded kunai were sent directly at Kakashi's new position, these were also dodged but not as easily. Missing their target the kunai wedged themselves into a tree.

Kakashi looked at them stunned that a kid was so tactical, "Clever, but you the same trick won't wor-" He was cut off by Sasuke leg which was coming at him, before it contacted with his body he grabbed it and twisted it enough to throw the Uchiha off balance. However, before he hit the ground Sasuke tried a steal in a punch, which caught. Just as Kakashi was about to toss the kid away, his free hand went for the bell. Jingle. The tip of Sasuke's finger had reached the bell strapped to Kakashi's belt but he couldn't get a grip of it. He was tossed away and landed on his back on the ground.

"Wow. That was the closest anyone has ever come to getting a bell. But it's the closest anyone will ever come to getting a bell." Kakashi smirked behind his mask; he was actually surprised by the young Uchiha.

As Sasuke was getting back on his feet, Kakashi noticed that he had a new gleam in his eye, he was about to get serious. He began to make a series of hand seals, Kakashi recognizing the Jutsu he was about to do, "No, he can't have mastered that Jutsu yet; his chakra shouldn't have developed enough at this age." He told himself. Then as Sasuke made his final hand seal and raised his hands up to his mouth and blew. A colossal fire ball shot out towards Kakashi who had fear in his one visible eye.

As the fireball cleared an irritated Sasuke cursed, lying where his Sensei had been was a scorched log. Kakashi had used a substitution Jutsu and now was nowhere to be seen. He cursed again and set off to find him. On his way he came across Sakura, who for no apparent reason, was on the ground crying her heart out.

"What are you doing?" He asked. She looked up and saw the real Sasuke completely unhurt standing there. A confused look painted itself on her face.

"S-Sas-uke?" She questioned completely bewildered. Then her logical mind kicked in, "if this was Sasuke then the one dead on the floor was… a Genjutsu" She quickly made a hand seal and dispelled the mind trick. Now that she knew Sasuke was alive she got up and wiped the tears from her eyes. Seeing the puzzled look on Sasuke's face she told him about the Genjutsu. He sighed, how could she have fallen for such an obvious trick?

"Let's go. We need to regroup if we want to beat him." He admitted. Right on cue Naruto came running up to them. He looked a mess, he had dirt all over him and his hair was all over the place (which wasn't abnormal but at that moment it was extra messy). "Where were you? Up a tree?" Sasuke inquired.

"You could say that." The blonde answered. "Anyway I've had time to think and I've came to the conclusion that we don't stand a chance against him alone. We need to fight him as a team." Actually Naruto didn't just come up with that whilst he was caught in the snare, but he had remembered what the Kyuubi had told him the previous night. Up till now he thought he could beat the Jounin by himself but he knew that he didn't stand a chance of getting a bell that way.

Sakura nodded in agreement, "That's what we think too, right Sasuke-kun?" Sasuke looked away, he hated admitting that he needed help.

"Well, yeah" The dark haired boy said quietly.

"But even together we don't stand a chance of beating him without a plan." Admitted the only female of the group. With those words the group fell into silent thought. Finally, after a few minutes of silence Naruto spoke up.

-Hokage's office-

Iruka stood there with astonishment written on his face. He stared at the paper about Kakashi Hatake, He couldn't believe that no-one had ever passed the Jounin's test.

"Hokage-sama, is this true?" Iruka questioned his village's leader.

"Of course it is." The old man said simply.

"But…How?"

"Because no one has ever figured out the true meaning behind his test."

-Training grounds-

Kakashi stood in an open area of the training ground, he knew it would make him easy to spot, but he found it easier to read in the open as it was lighter. He checked the time and noted that Genins only had ten minutes until the time was up. He began turned the page excitedly as this was a very 'interesting' part of the story.

"Found you!" Came Naruto's voice as he jumped down from the branch of a tree, "It's time for some revenge for what you did to me earlier" he said maniacally. Kakashi chuckled, this kid wouldn't land one hit on him. He decided to make this fun.

"If you're so confident, then how about this, if you can't land a hit on me then I get to tie you up to a tree for the rest of the day."

"You're on." Naruto confidently said, and charged at his sensei.

"A head on approach won't get you anywhere short stuff." Kakashi told the Genin. Naruto just smirked and carried on running at him. Suddenly, two small hands grabbed Kakashi from behind, holding him in place. Kakashi caught completely off guard dropped his book and had to think fast. He managed to dodge the incoming attack by jumping into the air taking the Naruto clone with him. He didn't like using his size difference against the Genin but he had no choice. He wasn't going to lose to a kid. On the way down he used the clone to ensure a soft landing, dispelling the clone.

"Nice trick, but you'll have to try harder than that." Kakashi said whilst Naruto began to conjure more clones. This time they created a full circle around the Jounin. "You're turning to be a one trick pony." Kakashi told him.

Strangle instead of charging at him carelessly like before, the clones just stood there not moving. "What's he planning?" Kakashi asked himself. At ones the clones were all disperse. "What's he doing?" Kakashi questioned himself. Then Naruto ran at him, with a determined look on his face. SPLAT! At Kakashi's feet Naruto had tripped. Kakashi fell into a fit of laughter, this kid truly was pathetic. Naruto hearing his laughter began to get up.

"Shut up! That was an accident you lazy bitch!" Naruto screamed at Kakashi's masked face.

"Bad move. No one swears at me" Kakashi said furious. He aimed a punch at Naruto's face but just as he was about to connect with his whiskered cheek Naruto disappeared and instantly reappeared where he had started his run from. Kakashi's jaw dropped from behind his mask. He stared wide eyed at the blonde haired Jinchuriki. How was it possible that this kid was able to do a space-time ninjutsu? Then he noticed a seal beneath Naruto's feet. He knew that seal! But he hadn't seen it since that damned night when The Nine Tailed Fox had attacked the village. Could it be? He certainly resembled him. He looked down to see a seal at his feet. FUCK. Suddenly Naruto vanished again and instantaneously appeared at Kakashi's feet. SHIT! Naruto lashed out, connecting with Kakashi's stomach, followed by a kick to the shin and finally ended with an uppercut.

Kakashi could only stand motionless in bafflement; he hadn't seen this coming and could do nothing about it. After the final punch he was sent back stumbling. As he was stumbling backwards he saw Naruto coming at him reaching for the bells. Kakashi in a last ditch effort to recover from the fight, grabbed his hands with both of his own. Jingle. SHIT! From behind two hands had grabbed the bells. Letting go of Naruto's hands Kakashi fell over. On the ground he looked up, to see three Genin's looking at him all with huge smiles on their faces. Sasuke and Sakura were holding bells in their hands.

"I never thought I'd say this but…Good work Naruto!" Sakura said in her high pitched voice. Sasuke just smiled and nodded approvingly.

"Don't celebrate yet, Naruto's still go back to the academy." Kakashi said. All three smiles faltered.

"But, it's not fair, Naruto's the only reason we were able to get the bells." Sakura defended, "Without him neither of us would have been able to do it."

"Say another word to defend Naruto and I'll send you back to the academy too!" The Jounin threatened. Both Sasuke and Sakura turned to Naruto and saw his depressed face. Sakura was thinking about, it just wasn't fair Naruto deserved to pass. She opened her mouth to speak but was cut off.

"No Sakura. Don't." Came Naruto's voice.

"Bu-" Tried Sakura but he cut her off again.

"NO!" Naruto voice was full of anger yet sadness. He wasn't going to let anyone sacrifice their lives as Shinobi for him. BANG! Naruto was sent sprawling to the floor. His face went numb as he looked up to see who had hit him. He was surprised to see Sakura standing above him panting in anger.

"NARUTO YOU BITCH!" She screamed in rage, "I'M TRYING TO STAND UP FOR YOU!" She paused and tried to calm down, and then she turned to her Kakashi and told him, "If Naruto doesn't pass then I don't either." She tossed the bell at him. Sasuke sighed and tossed his bell at the Jounin too. Kakashi stared up at the team with a proud look in his one eye.

"Well done. The three of you pass." Kakashi said proudly. All three gasped, did he just say they passed?

"But…How? Sasuke asked.

"Those who break the rules and codes of the ninja world are scum. But those who abandon their friends are worse than scum." He said knowingly. Naruto looked at the lazy ninja and thought, "DAMN! He's cool!" Sakura jumped for joy and Sasuke just smirked. Behind his mask Kakashi was also smiling at the site of the three he was secretly proud of all of them but most of all Naruto. Then he continued his speech, "All right, that concludes today's test, Team 7 will begin their duties tomorrow."

"YAY! WE DID IT! We're Ninja! NINJA! NINJA! NINJA!" Screamed Naruto in joy. Then he began to think about what kind of duties they'll have tomorrow. Maybe they'll have to sneak into a top secret base to steal an important document. Or maybe they'll have to pursue a rogue ninja and capture him. He smiled just thinking about it.

"Okay, guys you can go now. Except you Naruto, I want to have a word with you." Kakashi ended. As Sasuke and Sakura left the training ground Naruto wondered why Kakashi wanted to speak with him. Was it for swearing at him? Oh NO! When the two were gone Naruto nervously asked his sensei,

"What did you want to talk about s-sensei?"

"It's about that last fight." SHIT! He remembered. Naruto began to plan up an escape route away from the Jounin. "I wanted to ask you where you learned that Jutsu." Naruto sighed in relief and told him,

"Umm… It's sort of a secret."

"Naruto let me tell you something, the last time I saw that move it was performed by my sensei, the Fourth Hokage." OH NO! Has he figured it out? Naruto sighed he'd have to tell him. He didn't mind though, if Kakashi was his dad's student he kind of deserved to know.

"Well, you know the F-Fox inside me?"

"I know. But I'm sort of surprised that you know. How long have you known?"

"All my life I guess, since I've had to talk to him every night of it."

"I see. So I'm guessing he told you about your parents."

"Yup. He told me a few weeks ago. It surprised me at first but it's kind of sunk in now. I'm surprised no one else has guessed. Anyways about The Flying Thunder God Technique…"

-FLASHBACK-

"It's definitely good for you Naruto, but undeniably bad for your enemies." Naruto was sent into a void of confusion, excitement and curiosity. The fox paused for suspense, he loved messing with the kid, and then finally continued, "Do you know why you father was named 'The Yellow Flash'? (Naruto: Blank face) It was because of his most famed technique, The Flying Thunder God Technique. In his dying moments, along with me, he sealed some of his own chakra within you. I think he wanted it to be given to you when the time was right, and for some time now I've felt it trying to get out."

"What do you mean?"

"It's easier if I show you."

At that moment a stream of green light steadily flowed out of the Kyuubi's mouth. It escaped from the behind the bars and formed into a ball in front of Naruto. Naruto, bewildered what was happening, stood mesmerized by the green energy. Gradually the strange energy began to take the shape of a man, Minato Namikaze. Although it only formed into the silhouette of the legendary man it was easy to recognize because of his trademark hair and his free flowing cape. He looked down at Naruto and reached out his hand and touched Naruto on his forehead. The touch felt magical to Naruto, it was warm and radiated its warmth throughout his body. Slowly the green light flooded into Naruto, and disappeared.

"WOW! What just happened?" The blonde child asked, although he said it in a peaceful tone.

"That was your father's chakra Naruto." The Kyuubi told him from behind his bars.

"But… What did it do?"

"Try concentrating some chakra into your hands." Naruto did this and was surprised to see a seal taking shape on the palm of his hand. It was hexagonal in shape and had the kanji (Chinese characters) for 'Thunder' in the center.

"That's the seal you're father used for his space-time jutsu. I don't exactly know how it works, but I'm guessing you have to place it on something and concentrate on that place and you'll teleport to it."

"AWWEESSSOOOMEE!" Naruto cried, "Thanks…WAIT A MINUTE! I don't know you name."

"It's… Kurama" The Fox stated. He had never told any of his kinchuriki's his name before, mainly because they didn't ask, but Naruto seemed different, he had an air around him that he had never felt before. Naruto was different.

-End of FLASHBACK-

"That explains it." Kakashi said. He was a little freaked out that Naruto and the Kyuubi were so close but he guessed if you were forced to be with someone your whole life then you were bound to understand each other. The revelation also made him realize how much of a genius The Fourth Hokage actually was. He had turned his signature move into something similar to a Kekkei Genkai (like the sharingan). "Naruto you do know that you can't tell anyone any of this."

"Why?"

"Because, Naruto, your father was The Fourth Hokage and he made a hell of a lot of enemies."

"Oh," Naruto said dumbly. He had hoped to show off his new technique to anyone and everyone to get some attention, he sighed, "Can I at least tell Sasuke and Sakura so they know. After what they did for me, I think they deserve to know the truth."

"Sure. But NO ONE else, okay. But remember, what you've told me is very dangerous information and you have to make them swear never to tell anyone else."

"Okay."

"Oh and one last thing Naruto," Kakashi said as he grabbed Naruto and quickly tied him to a tree, "That's for swearing at me. C'ya." The Jounin ninja walked away laughing.

"FOR FUCKS SAKE!" Screamed Naruto.