The team travelled to a training ground where the four genin lined up and Kurenai looked them over with an experienced eye. Arashi was doing the same to her. She looked only six or seven years older then them which spokes volumes for her skill. "My name is Yūhi Kurenai and im your jounin instructor" she started "this is training ground eight. This is where we'll train every day from seven thirty until you drop...if you pass the test" she added. Kiba exclaimed loudly
"test! We already passed the test" he told her. She let out a tiny smirk
"no, you haven't. Normally there is only a sixty six percent pass rate for new genin teams...yes Arashi?" She asked seeing Arashi's disbelieving expression. He raised an eyebrow
"that, is utter rubbish" he stated bluntly. She blinked twice "if that were true there would be older students in the academy and less ninja all together. I think this is just a scare tactic. Either we all pass or we all fail. There is no in between" he said with a smirk. She stared at him for a moment before "who taught you?" He smirked
"my oka-san, Senju Tsunade" Kurenai's eyes widened "oh, and Jiraiya helped" Arashi added thoughtfully. "Well, that is very impressive. Can I assume that you are at least a little competent?" She asked clearly trying to rile him. It would've worked on Naruto but Arashi was far too calm and collected for that. He smirked at her "I do believe we're getting off topic Kurenai-sensei" he replied. She rolled her wine red eyes
"tomorrow morning report here at seven for the test. Thanks to Arashi's little outburst its going to be harder and there will be far less chance of you passing" she said grinning at them evilly before shunshining away. Kiba immediately turned on Arashi "what the hell did you say that for?" He demanded. Arashi shook his head slowly
"its not going to happen Kiba. In this team are three clan heirs with bloodlines and myself. It would overturn the council not to pass you...unless we do terribly. Not likely. As I gather the test will be based around team work. For whatever it is we will need to find a place to make a plan first and not attack straight on. Does that make sense to anyone?" Shino and Hinata nodded. Kiba looked reluctant but nodded as well "good, now. I don't know about you but I want to know these training grounds. It's only two in the afternoon so we have time to explore the area." He reasoned. Shino nodded his agreement and Arashi had an idea "Shino, your bugs. Can they bite?" An eyebrow raised
"hai, but they aren't venomous in any way" he pointed out. Arashi nodded
"good. Whatever the test will be Kurenai-sensei is a genjutsu mistress of great renown. One defence we can try is to have one of your bugs placed on us. If any of us get caught in a genjutsu the bug can bite us to break it" Shino nodded slowly
"that would take an order from me though. What is your plan if she should get me?" Arashi tapped his chin "you're a long range fighter. I think it best that either Kiba or Hinata stay with you. No offence to either of you but my taijutsu is certainly stronger and faster" he told them. Kiba snorted
"I doubt it" in reply Arashi reached forwards and flicked the boy in the forehead sending him flying back ten metres landing with a crash. "As I was saying" Arashi started again ignoring the widened eyes of Hinata and Shino. Kiba shook his head to clear it before getting up and stumbling over "my taijutsu is stronger physically. Plus, other then Hinata, I have the better resistance to genjutsu" he reasoned. Shino raised an eyebrow "how can you be so sure of that?"
"Do you know who Senju Tsunade is? Or for that matter Jiraiya?" All three shook their heads "they are two of the Legendary Sannin. Three of Konoha's most powerful shinobi in history trained by the Sandaime. The Yondaime Hokage was trained by Jiraiya. Does that give you an idea?" He asked with a grin. Shino nodded impressed
"very, how long have you trained with them?"
"seven years" the three looked between each other surprised but obviously came to a silent agreement to let Arashi speak. "We won't be able to make a proper plan until we know the test so I suggest we map the area out...we could even set a few traps now in preparation" he added. They agreed and set off to do just that.
The next morning arrived and found Arashi in the kitchen at half six with some tea. He didn't eat nearly as much as Naruto and could quite easily last a day or two without any food. A period of his training was dedicated to learning how to cope in bad conditions. Tsunade walked in and smirked at him "nervous?" She asked.
"Not even a little" was his answer. She rolled her eyes again but waved him off as he finished his tea and left.
On the way to the training ground he met up with Kiba, Hinata and Shino. "All ready?" He asked them. They nodded "good, I think I managed to annoy her yesterday" he joked. Shino nodded once "i've been meaning to ask Arashi-san. Why is your pouch much larger then normal?" He questioned.
"I've been training as a med-nin for seven years. It contains medicines and supplies" he told them. They nodded and Kiba said "I asked my oka-san about Senju Tsunade yesterday. She's supposed to be the best med-nin in the world" he said. Arashi nodded once and smiled.
They reached the grounds and waited the last fifteen minutes until Kurenai appeared in a swirl of leaves. She seemed to be carrying three cat bells and an alarm clock. "Ok team" she started whilst placing the clock on one of the tree stumps present. "You have until noon to get one of these bells from me" she said holding them into view before tying them to her belt.
"There's only three" Hinata pointed out. Kurenai nodded
"quite, after Arashi somewhat ruined the scare tactic I spoke with the Hokage. He has agreed that the one who does not get the bell will be failed and won't be allowed to become a ninja" she said. Arashi looked supremely unconcerned as did Shino, Hinata looked a little worried while Kiba scowled slightly. Kurenai started the clock "begin" she said. All four genin headed into the forest to a pre-arranged meeting spot that was down wind of the entire training ground and gave Hinata the best vantage point for her Byakugan. "Ok, the test is simpler then I thought" Arashi said as they crouched down. Hinata activated her Byakugan keeping an eye on the woman. "As I see it we can take her out with relative ease. Shino, you and Kiba herd her towards me and I'll take her down. In case she doesn't fall for it Hinata, you stay with Shino. Your Byakugan can't be fooled by genjutsu." He told them. They each nodded "ok, im going to head off. Give me two minutes to get into position. Shino, im going to need one of your female bugs so you can track me. Kiba, make sure you can keep my scent" the two nodded and watched as one of Shino's bugs flew out from his collar landing on Arashi's hitae. "Everyone ready?" They nodded "good, two minutes" he reminded before taking off at a high speed while suppressing his chakra so Kurenai couldn't just follow it.
Kurenai waited patiently. She was already surprised by the fact that Kiba had not just attacked as she thought he would. It seems that Arashi talked with them yesterday. What worried her a little though was that she could feel three of them but Arashi's chakra signature disappeared a few minutes before hand. The fact he was trained by two Sannin probably helped a great deal towards that. A sudden thought crossed her mind distracting her for half a second 'he's cute though'. Shaking her head she refocused and tensed slightly. A black swarm of Shino's insects approached her rapidly on her left side and Kiba was attacking with Akamaru from straight ahead. She couldn't put a genjutsu on insects so she threw a simple one towards Kiba only to be surprised when nothing happened. She had to dodge to the west, her right, to avoid the swarm but when she tried to go south Kiba and Akamaru cut her off forcing her back towards the swarm. Knowing their chakra draining abilities she back tracked to keep some distance while throwing kunai at Kiba to halt his progress. It worked but only a little. The boy, and his dog, started using his family jutsu with a call of "Gatsuuga!" The two black vortex's approached at a rapid speed but stayed on her right. She was being herded. Smiling mentally she dodged the attack and her mind went to trying to figure out where Arashi was. That was cut short when she felt a hand on both of her biceps swiftly followed by a sharp pain in both arms as they went limp against her side. She felt another hand press high on her left hamstring and once more on her right Achilles tendon. The same, slicing, pain and she started to fall as apparently her muscles had been cut removing her ability to stay standing. That must have been Arashi. He wasn't finished though as she saw, out the corner of her eye, that he span around to her side whilst bringing his right leg up delivering an extremely powerful kick to her chest sending her hurtling back thirty feet before hitting the ground rolling and digging up dirt. She felt several of her ribs break from the sheer force and realised, she completely underestimated the young Senju. Because of his attacks she couldn't move and she very much doubted he would get caught in any genjutsu she could use solely from her eyes.
A moment later she saw the Senju in question standing above her with a smirk before taking the bells. His team mates approached and he threw one to each of them leaving himself without one. "Why not keep one for yourself?" Kurenai questioned calmly despite the inability to stand.
"They're my team mates. Im supposed to be looking out for them. Besides, they did most of the work" he said with a shrug. She nodded then frowned
"and what did you do to me?" She asked. He smirked
"Chakura no Mesu. I cut your biceps, hamstring and Achilles tendon. Give me a moment and I'll fix them right up" he said crouching. She nodded and he placed his hands over her right arm first. A slight green glow and sting later and she could move her arm. "You'll want to rest that for a few hours" he said moving onto the next arm and repeating the process.
However when it came to the hamstring, he already fixed the Achilles tendon, he frowned at her "you're going to need to turn over" he said bluntly. She blinked several times
"why? You healed my ankle without needing to" she pointed out. He nodded
"true, but there is less between this side of your ankle and the back then there is this side of your thigh to your hamstring" she nodded before remembering where the cut was made and blushing slightly "can't you get a med-nin?" She asked. He raised an eyebrow
"I am a med-nin. Officially as well" he added. She was still hesitant and he rolled his eyes "this was not just some elaborate plan to grope you Kurenai-sensei. The longer you wait the more painful its going to be to heal. Now, I don't need to remind you that med-nin outranks jounin when it comes to injuries. Turn...wait, how many ribs did I break?" He asked seeing her wince slightly as she shifted. She shrugged "four, maybe five...that was some kick" she said. He glared at her
"when were you planning to tell me this?" He asked. She shrugged and blushed a little more. Sighing he asked "did we pass the test?" She nodded "then can you dismiss these three? It'll mean I can work quicker. Besides, you'll be out of action for another two days with those ribs" he told her. She nodded and looked to the three "you can go for now" they nodded and left.
Arashi looked back to Kurenai "ok. The ribs are first" he said. She blushed even more as he pressed his hands flat against her, somewhat ample, chest. "You know, I usually don't let students touch me like this" she told him.
"Stop talking" he told her. They were interrupted by a woman with dark purple hair, a brown trench coat, orange miniskirt and fishnet body stocking. Arashi noted that there was nothing covering her chest except for the coat. She smirked at the two "well well Kure-chan. I didn't expect this of you" she said cheekily. Kurenai sat upright throwing Arashi's hands off and wincing "its not like that" she said adamantly. Arashi pushed her back down by the shoulder "stay still" he told her replacing his hands. "Seems like it is" the woman joked. Yet again Kurenai sat up and Arashi pinched the bridge of his nose "Kurenai-sensei. Lay down and stay still or I'll restrain you" he told her.
"But..."
"But nothing. I don't care what she says your ribs are broken and I can't heal them with you sitting up. Now lay down" he said firmly. She laid back down with a glare at the woman. Arashi put his hands back on her chest and actually managed to get a little healing done before "so, when was the first date?" From the woman caused Kurenai to shoot back up. Arashi's eye twitched
"ok, that's it" he raised his right hand in a ram seal and two wooden restraints shot up from the ground wrapping themselves around Kurenai's torso. One around her shoulders and the other around her stomach pinning her arms to her sides. They they pulled her straight down onto the ground keeping her steady. The look of surprise on her face was almost worth it. "I warned you" he said putting his hands back over her ribs. The woman laughed "damn Kure-chan. He's good. Don't let him get away" she teased. Arashi cut Kurenai off before she said anything
"not a word Kurenai-sensei or I'll cover your mouth as well. Save any retorts for after i've finished your ribs" she huffed but said nothing.
It took nearly twenty minutes to fix her ribs up during which the woman, who introduced herself as Anko, kept up a nearly endless stream of teasing aimed at Kurenai and Arashi. He wasn't bothered by it in the slightest but it seemed Kurenai was. Especially if the way she blushed the same colour as her eyes was anything to go by. He released the bindings "ok, now you can speak again but you still need to turn over so I can heal your leg" he told her. She grumbled under her breath but did so knowing it was either by choice or Arashi was going to make her. "Out of curiosity. How did you get injured Kure-chan?" Anko asked.
"Arashi" was the answer.
"You got beaten by a genin?" Anko asked grinning.
"A genin trained by two of the Legendary Sannin" Kurenai retorted then jumped slightly as Arashi put his hands above and below the cut hamstring. That meant halfway down her thigh for his right hand and halfway up her backside on the left side. "Kure-chan...he's getting frisky" Anko said with a grin. Kurenai glared over her shoulder at her. "Not everyone is a pervert Anko" she snapped back. Anko ignored her and crouched next to Arashi "so? How does she feel?" She asked. Kurenai blushed heavily and he rolled his eyes "feels like her hamstring was not healed quickly enough so its going to hurt like a bitch when I do heal it. Of course, this could've been avoided if she told me the extend of her injuries to begin with" he scolded the genjutsu mistress who huffed.
"Are you a boob man or an ass man?" Anko continued to question Arashi.
"Why are you here?" Arashi asked her. She smirked
"to cause Kure-chan discomfort and embarrassment. Im doing pretty good so far. I think she likes that" she added with a smirk. Kurenai growled at her and Arashi said
"ok Kurenai-sensei. This is going to hurt" he told her.
"Gee, don't sugar coat it will you?" She said sarcastically. He rolled his eyes before she flinched "agh! Damn it" she yelped.
"Im done. I would suggest going to the hospital to rest but there's nothing else to be done really. Just no strenuous activity for two days due to your ribs. Since you seem not to listen to med-nin no strenuous activity means no roof hopping, sparring, practising any genjutsu and sex" she blushed crimson.
"But, you and the team just passed"
"I'll cover the next couple of days training. I don't want to see you anywhere near the training grounds for two days. Got it?" She nodded and he helped her to her feet. Her hamstring and ankle were healed but it was always best to keep weight off. "I would ask your girlfriend here to take you back but im relatively certain that would violate one of my rules" she blushed even more as Anko smirked "she's not my girlfriend...I don't go that way" Kurenai told him.
"Whatever. Can I trust you to take her back?" He asked Anko who nodded
"sure, little teasing on the way but that'll do me just fine. Come on Kure-chan. You can tell me how soft his hands were" she said to her friend as they left. Arashi rolled his eyes and decided to go check on Naruto's team.
When he arrived however there was no instructor around just the three looking impatient. Naruto glanced around at him "what are you doing here?" He asked confused. Arashi shrugged
"my team already passed" he said casually.
"That was quick" Naruto pointed out. Arashi nodded
"yea, only took a few minutes. I spent the rest of the time healing Kurenai-sensei" Naruto smirked while the other two genin looked confused "how badly did you hurt her?" The blonde asked.
"Broke five ribs, cut her biceps, hamstring and Achilles tendon" he explained. Naruto snorted
"guess she underestimated you" Arashi nodded
"big time. What about you three?"
"Kakashi hasn't even turned up yet. He was three hours late yesterday as well. He told us to meet him here at eight. Im going to beat the snot out of him when he gets here" Naruto said with a scowl. Arashi chuckled "you three want some advice? The test is about how well you work as a team. Do that and you're a shoe in" he told them. Naruto nodded and glanced around
"we might be able to handle that...but I wouldn't count on it" he added seeing the Uchiha's scowl.
Anko supported Kurenai as she hopped through the tree's until they reached the village where she dropped to the ground and they walked through the village. "So, he was pretty good then?" Anko asked. Kurenai nodded "hai, im fairly certain it was his idea to get Shino and Kiba to herd me towards him while keeping Hinata protecting Shino. He used their strengths pretty well. Thing is, im certain he held back when he kicked me" she added. Anko raised an eyebrow
"he broke five ribs and you think he was holding back?" She asked incredulously. Kurenai nodded
"I do. There is no way he's just genin level. He suppressed his chakra perfectly and he was so fast. We were nearly sixty feet from the tree line and he still managed to get the jump on me." She explained then frowned "what I don't understand though is how Kiba wasn't affected by my genjutsu. It was only weak but it didn't even slow him" she mused as they walked into a familiar cafe. At one of the tables were two other women. One with long purple hair and the other brunette with Inuzuka cheek marks. Anko helped Kurenai over and the purple haired women said "what the hell happened to you?" Seeing the dirtied clothes and winces. Anko smirked
"she just got her butt royally whooped by her genin team" she teased. Kurenai shot her a glare
"I'd like to see you take Arashi on and win" she retorted.
"Arashi?" The brunette Inuzuka asked. Kurenai nodded
"hai hai, Senju Arashi. Tsunade's son. He's on my team" she explained. Anko smirked
"managed to cop a feel on his first day" she joked. Kurenai rolled her eyes and muttered under her breath. "What do you mean?" Was the question from both kunoichi.
"Not what you think. He injured me and he's a med-nin so he healed me afterwards. He broke some ribs and cut my hamstring." She explained.
"Oh, not bad then"
"no, but he was trained by two Sannin..." at that point the blonde Sannin herself walked into the cafe and glanced around before seeing Kurenai and walking over. "Oh, Tsunade-sama. Please, join us" the genjutsu mistress said with a smile. Tsunade returned it and sat next to the Inuzuka. She could see the gingerly way Kurenai moved and smirked "you underestimated him didn't you?" She asked rhetorically. Kurenai grimaced and nodded. Then she introduced her friends "these are Uzuki Yugao, Inuzuka Hana and Mitarashi Anko" she said indicating them. They waved and nodded respectfully which Tsunade returned. "You realise that Arashi knew we were watching him and the team yesterday don't you?" She asked Kurenai who blinked twice
"he did?"
"Hai hai, he might not be as good with traps as Naruto is but he can still get Jiraiya if he needs to" she told the woman who nodded slowly
"I guess its a good thing it never went that far then" she admitted. Tsunade smirked
"quite, you'd be in a much worse state if it did. Im guessing that Kakashi is going to seriously regret not turning up on time though" she added thoughtfully.
"Oh? Why?" Hana asked intrigued.
"Because Naruto is not patient...and he was trained by Jiraiya. His skill with traps is good enough to get me even when im trying my best to avoid them." She explained. The four kunoichi looked between each other before Anko asked "whose stronger. Arashi or Naruto?" Tsunade thought about that for a moment "that's a tough call. Whenever they spar it always, and I mean always, ends in a draw. They both have advantages and disadvantages. Though, Arashi does tend to hold back with his Mokuton" she added.
"He can use Mokuton?" Yugao asked in surprise. Kurenai nodded and blushed slightly as Anko said "hai, he used it to hold Kurenai down as he healed her" Tsunade chuckled
"weren't doing as he said were you?" Kurenai said nothing "he's as stubborn as I am Kurenai. Maybe next time just do as he says concerning any injuries. I can honestly say there are only two med-nin in Konoha better skilled then he is. Myself and my apprentice Shizune. You'd do well to listen to him" she assured the woman who nodded once but still blushed. Tsunade raised an eyebrow and looked her over. Using her, somewhat unique, skill to identify injuries at a glance she smirked "you thought my son was just trying to feel you up" she stated more then questioned. Kurenai coughed a little embarrassed "please, he's not that perverted" Tsunade said with mock hurt. Anko raised an eyebrow "that perverted?" She asked with an emphasis. Tsunade nodded
"not as much as most guys but every man thinks about it at some time. I assure you though Kurenai that when it comes to healing he's nothing but professional. Somehow I doubt he even noticed where he was putting his hands" she told the genjutsu mistress who blushed some more but looked mildly relieved. "My ears are burning" came a voice from their side. Yugao, Kurenai and Anko jumped slightly in shock. Hana had smelt him and Tsunade knew his chakra signature perfectly. "Hai hai, join us" Tsunade said indicating the seat next to Anko which he took. "Hows Naruto?" He smirked
"Kakashi is going to be crawling to the hospital if he doesn't take him seriously" he joked. Tsunade smirked with him as Arashi turned to Kurenai "this doesn't look much like an apartment Kurenai-sensei. Did I not say rest?" She had the good decency to look scolded
"Anko brought me here" she said pointing. Arashi gave her a flat expression
"so? Are you a child?" She shook her head "then im sure you won't get lost on the way back" he told her. Tsunade smirked at the woman who rolled her eyes. "You're bossy" she complained. Arashi nodded "yep, now go" he said firmly. Tsunade laughed lightly
"you'd better go Kurenai" the woman slumped slightly but stood stumbling a little. Yugao got up to take her back "arigato" was the response as they left. There was a brief interruption as they heard someone run by yelling "HELP! HE'S CRAZY" and they recognised the copy ninja's voice quickly followed by another recognisable one "GET BACK HERE YOU LAZY PERVERT!" From Naruto. Arashi laughed with his oka-san as Anko and Hana smirked.
After that they talked for a few hours before heading out again. Team seven had passed along with team ten which made three genin teams in their year. Kakashi was found hiding in a dumpster with several bruises, scratches and signs of burning across his clothes. Naruto couldn't have looked any smugger if he tried. Sasuke and Sakura were somewhat shaken by the blonde's strength and the Uchiha pretty much demanded that Naruto teach him. The blonde of course said no to his team mate which caused the Uchiha to out and out hate him.