Normal speech
"Thought"
Nine-tails/Other big voices
InnerSakura
A/N:
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She looked him up and down to find that there was no serious damage done to him. Feeling happy about this turnout she couldn't help but give him a great big hug. Sasuke didn't seem to care for it much but Sakura didn't care. Her 'Prince Sasuke' was in perfect health.
From out of the brush stepped a mysterious figure… It was Naruto, and he looked way beyond pissed…
Team Formation: Lucky Number 7
Naruto: There you guys are… I've been lookin' all over for you… Ehhh…! What's going on?!
Sakura soon realized that she was still squeezing the life out of Sasuke and reluctantly broke the hold. Sasuke looked away and blushed while she did the same...
Sasuke: S-So… what do you want?
Naruto: To take down Kakashi sensei!!!
3rd: What is it that you want to ask that you'd invite me to lunch?
Iruka: The Jounin for Team 7… what kind of instructor is he?
3rd: You're worried, huh?... Here… here's a list of his past students and their records. *handing him a book*
Iruka looked at the book and began to worry…
Iruka: This… This is…!!!... Unbelievable, he fails every one of them…!
3rd: Iruka… this group is young. Even I can't say if it's good for them to face the rigors and dangers of shinobi life. However, Kakashi has been right about all those he failed. Whether they pass or fail you must not blame Kakashi…
Kakashi stood next to the tree that once hung Naruto and read his book in peace. He then got this eerie feeling, like something bad was coming.
He looked up from his book to see Naruto across the field. He looked really mad as he called Kakashi out. He stepped forward and slowly began to advance towards Naruto.
Kakashi: Another round…? I suppose that this will be your final attempt at a bell, right?
Naruto: Forget the bell! I'm here to see which of us is stronger. Whether power can trump experience! I'll make you and everyone else acknowledge my power!!!
Kakashi: So you want to find out which of us stronger huh? Well in this case experience always wins. Hopefully I can keep him at bay at least until the timer rings. If he doesn't stop then… then I may have no choice...
Naruto: Get ready 'cause here I come!... I'm gonna give you everything I got! *his tail swaying behind him*
Kakashi: Everything he's got?! That's strange… if he were to be taking this seriously then he would have his tail wrapped around his waist to keep me from exploiting his weakness. Most if not all members of his clan that I've come across have fought that way… yet he's standing there waving his tail around… What is he up to?
Naruto walked towards Kakashi and began to quicken his pace until he was running at him with remarkable speed…
Naruto attempted a sliding low kick but Kakashi dodged by jumping over him. Naruto used his hands to stop and went into another attack. He tried a flying shoulder block but because he didn't have enough force, Kakashi seemed to absorb the blow. They continued on like this for another few minutes before Kakashi seemed to be growing tired because of the speed and intensity of the attacks.
Naruto jumped backwards and created some distance. This was suspicious on his part because he was obviously starting to wear the Jounin down. This would soon be answered as Naruto gave a devilish grin…
Naruto: NOOOOOOWWW!!!!!
Kakashi was surprised at this. He looked around in horror to see a flash of light barreling towards him. He narrowly escaped only to have Naruto breathing down his neck again.
This time Naruto managed to land a punch to Kakashi's gut knocking the wind out of him. As if that was not enough, many more beams of light came at Kakashi. Once again Kakashi managed to get out of the way only to be punished by a brutal dropkick from above.
As Kakashi lay in his body shaped crater, he couldn't help but think that he had no choice but to use his trump card…
Kakashi: If this keeps up I could be killed. I may have no choice but to go all out myself…
Naruto came dropping from the sky. He landed on Kakashi knocking more air from his body. Naruto prepared to give the final blow but Kakashi took this opportunity to grab his tail.
Naruto began to tremble at the amount of pressure being applied to his tail. He started to fall to his knees as Kakashi increased the pressure. Kakashi slowly picked himself up as he writhed in pain.
There were only a few minutes left and Kakashi now had the upper hand… or so he thought...
The seconds were ticking away and Kakashi was feeling good about himself. Just then, Kakashi heard a soft growl as Naruto's tail began to wrap itself around his right arm. Suddenly Kakashi was yanked into the air and Naruto caught Kakashi with a back kick to the mid section. As Kakashi was repelled backwards, he attempted to remove his headband but was jerked and kicked once again.
Kakashi was released and rolled to his knees. He was about to remove his headband but was stopped by another Naruto. The clone had reformed from one of the bells at Kakashi's waist and wrapped himself around Kakashi's arms and torso. Kakashi struggled to get free but was horrified to see what Naruto was doing.
He went through a few hand signs and reared back and…
Naruto: "DRAGON CLAN TECHNIQUE: DRAGON WAVE!!!!"
A huge flash chakra and light ripped through the air towards Kakashi. A huge explosion gave way to dust and debris…
Kakashi: That was close! I guess he really means to kill me. *laying next to a ditch created by Naruto's attack*
The dust started to clear up and Kakashi could see that Naruto was now exhausted.
Kakashi: He looks to be tired. This is the perfect opportunity to make my escape.
He turned to leave but was stopped by Sasuke grabbing his legs. Kakashi fell to the ground unable to move. Seconds were ticking away on the timer as Sakura ran up to the restrained ninja and grabbed the last remaining bell from Kakashi's waist.
Naruto's clone disappeared and he began to slowly drop to his knees…
Sasuke: Sakura! What are you doing?! While I'm holding Kakashi give the other bell to Naruto!
Sakura: Bu-But…
Naruto: Give it to Sasuke… I'll hold off Kakashi sensei… *huffing and puffing*
As Naruto said this he passed out and fell to the ground…
Sakura didn't know what to do. Should she give it to Naruto, who put all of his effort into implementing the plan? Or should she give it to the love of her life, Sasuke, so that they aren't separated.
As she slowly walked forward, still unsure of who exactly to give a bell to, the timer went off signaling that the training session was over.
Sasuke released Kakashi curious as to what would happen now. Sakura still had both bells in her possession, so she was the only one guaranteed to remain a Genin.
Kakashi: Well, it looks like you managed to get both bells and that's rather impressive. The only thing is… only one of you possesses them. So, what should we do here?...
Sasuke and Sakura looked at Kakashi as if he held their lives in the palm of his hand, which he kind of did. Naruto was still unconscious on the ground…
Kakashi: Even though two of you don't have a bell I've decided…… that all of you pass, so let's have some lunch.
Both Sakura and Sasuke collapsed at how seamless he had said it…
Sakura: … But wait… How is it we all pass? I thought you said that the one of us that didn't get a bell would be sent back to the academy…?
Kakashi: Oh, that… That was just how the test was set up to make you fight amongst yourselves. The bells weren't really that important other than that. This was just to test you on your teamwork ability.
At hearing the news Sakura jumped for joy while Sasuke smiled coolly…
Kakashi: Don't celebrate just yet… Yes you should be proud of yourselves for passing, but as far as I can tell you merely lucked out. In the beginning you didn't act as a team… Why do you think you were put into teams of three anyway…?!... Teamwork! You pass because at the last possible moment you worked as a team, utilizing your strengths and covering each others' weaknesses to get the bells. Some more so than others, but that's not the point. The purpose of this was to see whether or not you could forget about your own interests and successfully function as a team.
Sasuke and Sakura began to feel low but Kakashi continued…
Kakashi: Sakura, I was more concerned that you would neglect the others because of your clan's beliefs on the opposite sex, but the entire time you were only concerned about Sasuke, who was far away, instead of helping Naruto, who was right in front of you…… Sasuke…! You just assumed that the others would get in your way and did everything on your own. And Naruto… the knucklehead came at me head on without so much as a plan. I don't know if he figured out what he was supposed to do, or if it was all just a stroke of luck… The kid is an odd one… The team is supposed to work together in order to complete missions and though individual ability is important to a ninja, teamwork is even more important. Individual actions can disrupt the team and put lives at risk. Those who break the codes and rules of the ninja world are called trash… but those that abandon their friends are lower than trash. Do you understand?!
They both just nodded their heads…
Kakashi: Now how about we have some lunch…? *quickly changing his mood*
Sakura: But Kakashi sensei… what about Naruto?!
Kakashi walked up to his limp body and examined him closely. A noise came forth and it… was Naruto's stomach growling…
Kakashi: He appears to be fine, he's probably just exhausted and hungry. I'll be sure to save a little bit for when he comes to…
Kakashi walked over to the lunchboxes he had brought and opened one.
Kakashi: Aaaaah. It smells pretty tasty, so go on, help yourselves.
As the aroma of food filled the air Naruto could smell it and his stomached growled even louder. He sat up and almost immediately grabbed a lunchbox and inhaled everything in it. The others couldn't believe what they witnessed. It was so disgusting.
Still hungry, Naruto grabbed the second lunchbox and did the same thing…
Sakura: He-Hey Naruto!! Stop it!! Save some for the rest of us!!!
It was too late as Naruto finished the last bite and looked to Kakashi…
Naruto: Are… Are you gonna finish that? *looking at Kakashi with puppy-dog eyes*
Kakashi just handed him the last lunchbox and watched him eat to his heart's content.
Sasuke: Great! The idiot ate every bit of food and here we are starving.
Sakura: Naruto, you idiot! You ate everything and didn't save anything for us! We're hungry too you know!
Kakashi: Well I guess I have no choice then; I'll take it upon myself and treat you to lunch. This way we can bond a little…
Naruto: You're treating!!? Great what are we eating?!!
Shocked at the fact that Naruto was still hungry, Kakashi asked Naruto what he would like…
Naruto: Hmm… Maybe something sweet… no meat… sushi… No wait…!! RAMEN!!!!!
After treating his new students, Kakashi looked forward to working together with his new interesting teammates, but he regretted treating them to a meal. It wasn't so bad with Sakura and Sasuke… but Naruto was another story. Aside from eating the three lunchboxes, he had eaten at least forty bowls of ramen and barely left a penny to Kakashi's name.
Kakashi: Our first mission's tomorrow and already they're wearing me down. Looks like things are going to become very interesting.
Things were going to get interesting indeed…
Naruto and his teammates managed to pass the bell test, but the future doesn't look as great as a free lunch...
Next chapter: The hatchling flaps his wings... He leaves the nest!