So I hope everyone enjoyed chapter 4. I will reveal the other teams in this chapter as well as show Team 7's bell test. I will show some of the training that they will receive. Kakashi will not be as lazy this time around. I would think a good jonin sensei would have their genin try all the different areas of the ninja world to see what they were best cut out for so that way by the time they made it to chunin they would already know what they would specialize in. So with that said, I will be trying to have the genin find the area they want to specialize in and I was thinking of possibly giving each of the genin on Team 7 a weapon to use. We already know Sasuke uses a sword later on but I think I want Naruto and Shikamaru to have some sort of weapons as well.
So now onto the chapter. I do not own Naruto.
(Academy)
"Shikamaru? He is the last member of our squad? He is so lazy; we won't ever get anything done"
"Naruto these team placements were made by myself and the Hokage and cannot be changed. Now quiet down so I can get on to the rest of the group. Now Team 8 will be led by Kurenai Yuuhi and will have Hinata Hyuuga, Kiba Inuzaka, and Sakura Haruno."
This announcement was met with mixed feelings. Hinata was sad she wasn't on Naruto's team, Sakura was upset she was not placed with her love Sasuke, and Kiba was ecstatic because he was on a team with three girls.
"Team 9 is currently still being used by last year's genin. Team 10 will be led by Asuma Sarutobi and it will be Shino Aburame, Ino Yamanaka, and Choji Akimichi. Now that all the teams have been called please wait here for your respective sensei's to pick you up."
Iruka packed up his papers and then exited the classroom, leaving the new genin to wait for their senseis. Iruka went back to his office to grab his things and head home to a training ground to practice some of his new moves he had been trying to master. As he was leaving the building he felt a presence up in the tree that overlooked the classroom all the new genin were waiting in.
"So how long are you going to make them wait, Kakashi-sensei?" Iruka couldn't remember when he started to refer to Kakashi as sensei but he felt it was only right because he had helped him advance so much in his training.
"Ehh... I was thinking maybe 2 maybe 3 hours. I want to see how Naruto will handle the wait. He always amuses me when he starts to get impatient and starts to pull a prank."
"I would be wary of his pranks now. Since he has been advancing in sealing his pranks have gotten far more intense and thought out. He is a true prankster."
'Just like his mother' Kakashi thought. "Do not worry, I have dealt with someone similar to him before. I can handle myself. Have you mastered that new move we have been working on?"
"I am trying, but I have been having trouble to get the lightning shield to form once I have the stone pillars up. The pillars can't handle the lightning and they break apart almost instantly."
"Hmm.. I will think about how we can fix it because with that technique along with your barriers you will for sure make Jonin when the exams come up. "
"Thanks Kakashi-sensei. I am on my way to a training ground now to actually try and work out that problem. Don't make them wait too long. I don't want Naruto to put too many seals around my classroom for future pranks."
Iruka walked away as Kakashi still observed the remaining genin who were waiting.
(2 hrs later. Academy Classroom)
"Where is our sensei? He better have a good reason for being late. I want to start training to become stronger."
"Hn. Dobe I am sure he has a good reason for being late."
"Troublesome. Why don't you two enjoy the time we have and take a nap."
"I have a better idea. I am going to set up some traps for him being late."
Naruto began to take out his sealing supplies and work on a few of his unfinished seals. Kakashi saw this and figured he would rather not be on the receiving end of one of Naruto's pranks at this moment. So he figured he would make his appearance known.
Kakashi used the Body Flicker technique to appear right outside the doorway of the classroom. He figured if he walked in now he would avoid one of Naruto's pranks.
"Yo"
All three genin turned to their new sensei and looked at him. Sasuke snorted, Shikamaru yawned and went back to sleep while Naruto was upset he didn't get to finish his prank.
"My impression of the three of you is that I hate you" Kakashi said. "Meet me on the roof in 5 minutes"
Kakashi disappeared in smoke and left the three genin confused.
"Let's go guys. We have to make it to the roof." Naruto said as he jumped up and began to exit the door and turn right.
"You're going the wrong way dobe. The stairs are to the left"
"I knew that teme I just wanted to make sure you guys knew."
(4 minutes and 58 seconds later)
Sasuke, Shikamaru, and Naruto all appeared on the roof with two seconds to spare. 'Hmm. Maybe these three won't be all that bad to train. They seem to understand to take their time. That also might be because dragging Shikamaru up here took the most time. He doesn't seem that motivated'
"Alright you three sit down. I want you to introduce yourselves and tell us your likes, dislikes, hobbies, dreams, you know that sort of stuff."
"Can you go first sensei? You know, to show us" Naruto asked.
"My name is Kakashi Hatake. I have likes, I have dislikes, I do not have hobbies, and I do not have any dreams for the future."
'We only learned his name' all three genin thought.
"You next lazy"
"My name is Shikamaru Nara and the rest is too troublesome to tell you."
'I think I am going to like Shikamaru the best.' "Ok broody, you're next."
"My name is Sasuke Uchiha. I like tomatoes and training. I dislike dobes. My hobbies are to train. My dream is to kill a certain person and avenge my clan."
'I'm going to need to break him out of that mindset. Hopefully Naruto will be able to help him as well.'
"Ok blondie you're up."
"My name is Naruto Uzumaki. I like ramen and training with my seals. I dislike how long it takes to make ramen. My hobbies are pulling pranks and working on my seals. My dream is to become the greatest Hokage there is and also a seal master like the Fourth."
"Alright, well know that we all know each other I want you all to meet me tomorrow at 8 am for a little test. Meet me at training ground 7. I would advise not eating breakfast tomorrow because you might throw it up."
"What kind of test is it going to be sensei?" Shikamaru asked. Shikamaru was now listening very intently because he was sure whatever the answer was he was going to need it to figure out what he should do.
"It is going to be a little survival test. Now don't think too much about it. Don't forget you need to meet at the training ground 7 at 8 a.m." and with that Kakashi disappeared in puff of smoke.
'Weird. He tells us we are going to have a survival test but advises us not to eat because we might throw up? Shouldn't we eat so we have energy to spare for the test? Man this is so troublesome'
"Well I guess I will see you guys tomorrow at 8. I'm off to sleep."
"Hn. Whatever lazy."
"Later Shika."
Shikamaru turned and left the roof, leaving Sasuke and Naruto behind.
"So Sauske-teme what do you think about all of this?"
"Well as much as I hate to admit it I could have gotten worse teammates it. I could have had Ino or Sakura on my squad. At least with you I know you won't hold me back too much, and Shikamaru won't over exert himself if he doesn't need to."
"Yea I know. I think I am going to go prepare some seal for tomorrow's test. I'll see you later teme"
"Whatever dobe."
Naruto began to run down the stairs leaving Sasuke to walk slowly behind him. Naruto wanted to work on a few more trap seals and possibly try lengthening the time the person caught in them is stuck. Sasuke figured he would try working on some of his storage seals that he was trying to finish now that he had the rest of the day off.
(Next Day- 8 am Training Ground 7)
"Where is Kakashi-sensei? He said to meet here at 8? He needs to hurry up. I am starving. I haven't eaten anything since yesterday at dinner. I need my daily fill of ramen for breakfast!" Naruto screamed out to Sasuke and Shikamaru who were all waiting for their sensei to arrive.
'Hmm… so I think I was the only one who ate. I knew something was up when Kakashi advised us not to eat. He never ordered us not to eat, but just suggested it. Why would he tell us not to eat before a survival test? We would need our strength for it. I can already feel this test is going to be troublesome.' Shikamaru thought.
Kakashi was in one of the trees overlooking the training ground and smirked to himself. 'I wonder how long I should make them wait. It could be dangerous if I wait too long, because Naruto could start putting down seals all over the place.'
Kakashi watched the three genin for two more hours before finally making himself known to them.
"Yo"
"You're late Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto screamed out.
"Naruto, quiet down. Some of us were enjoying a nice nap. Troublesome blonde"
"Hn. Dobe shut it. I am sure he has a good excuse."
"I was on my way here when a little old lady needed help with her groceries so I walked her home" Kakashi said to his team. Not one of them believing him.
'I can't believe this is a jonin' they all thought.
"And besides, I never said I would be here at 8, I just told you to be here at 8. I am glad you all showed up. Now we can start the true Genin test."
"What? True Genin test? What do you mean Kakashi-sensei?"
"The Genin test you were given in the academy was not the real test. This survival test against me is the real test. These tests have a failure rate of 66%. So out of the 27 of you that graduated only 9 of you will become Genin for the village."
"What? That's crazy! No one is going to stop me from becoming a ninja! I will pass this test. Believe it!" Naruto exclaimed.
'I knew this test was going to be troublesome. If I don't pass this test I know my mom will never let me hear the end of it.'
'I need to pass this test. I need to get stronger. If I don't get stronger I will never be able to kill my brother and avenge my clan.'
"The rules of this test are simple. Here in my hand I have two bells. Those of you who acquire a bell will pass and be made Genin."
"But there are only two bells sensei" Shikamaru said, he brain already trying to figure out a plan of what to do.
"Exactly. Only two of you will become Genin and be on my squad, while the other will get sent back to the academy."
The three genin hopefuls were shocked. None of them wanted to go back to the Academy.
"Now if you want any chance of passing I would suggest you come at me with the intent to kill. You have until noon to get a bell from me. Whichever one does not get a bell will not be fed with the lunches I brought. With that being said lets have this test begin."
With that Kakashi disappeared in a puff of smoke. As Sasuke and Naruto began to run away they found that they could not move from where they were. Looking down both boys saw that their shadow was attached to Shikamaru's.
"Shikamaru release me right now. I need to get a bell from Kakashi-sensei." Sasuke said.
"Damn it Shika let me go" Naruto said.
"Listen to me for a minute. This test doesn't make sense to me. Why would only two of us being able to pass. He said that we needed to get a bell, but have you ever seen a two man genin squad? I have never heard of one. In Konoha we always have a three man genin squad."
"So what are you saying Shikamaru?" Sasuke asked.
"I am saying that this bell test is another test to see if we can work together. It doesn't make sense to have us fight for only two bells. I think Kakashi sensei is trying to see if we will fall apart and fight amongst ourselves. I believe that the point of this test is to show we can work as a team. I already know that you and Naruto have sparred and trained a little together, and I believe that I can come up with a plan for all three of us so that we can capture Kakashi."
"What if you are wrong Shikamaru?" Naruto asked
"If I am wrong, which I doubt, then I will give you my bell and you and Sasuke will become a squad without me."
'Shikamaru figure out the meaning of the test. I guess the Nara genius wasn't wasted on him. I will have to take this slightly more serious now' Kakashi thought from his hiding spot in the trees.
"Ok so how do you plan on us getting these bells?" Naruto asked
"Come closer because I do not want Kakashi-sensei to hear if he is hidden around the area."
(Twenty minutes later)
Kakashi decided he would show himself to see if the three genin could work together. Kakashi jumped through the trees until he found Naruto working on a few seals. 'This could be bad. He could have already placed seals all throughout this clearing. I am going to have to be cautious'
"You can come out Kakashi-sensei. I know you are there. I already felt you trigger my perimeter seal. Let's start this test."
"Well no use in hiding anymore is there Naruto. Where are the other two?"
"I'm not going to tell you anything Kakashi-sensei."
Naruto ran at Kakashi with speeds that were above the average genin, and began to engage Kakashi in a Taijutsu battle. Naruto sent a flurry of kicks at Kakashi who blocked them all only to have Kakashi send out a kick of his own and hit Naruto in his stomach. Naruto was sent flying into a tree, but instead of crashing into the tree, Naruto used the momentum to turn in the air and attach himself to the tree with his feet. Naruto took out his kunai and began running up the tree. While he was running up the tree he began to cut the ninja wires he had set up that held his traps.
Kakashi didn't have much time to think about it as kunai and shuriken began to rain down from there hidden positions above the clearing. Naruto reach a branch and through a flash bomb onto the ground. Kakashi saw the bomb leave his hand and knew immediately what he was up to. Kakashi leapt into the air and landed on a tree branch as the flash bomb went off. Once the light died down Kakashi looked to his left and saw Sasuke smirking with this hands flying through some seals. Kakashi looked to his right and saw Naruto mimicking Sasuke. They both finished at the same time and yelled "Katon: Great Fire Ball Technique". A fireball was shot from each of their mouths toward Kakashi who tried to leap away but found himself stuck to the branch.
'Why can't I move? I know I avoided Shikamaru's shadow and he shouldn't be able to reach me up here yet. His control shouldn't be that good.'
Kakashi looked down and saw a seal glowing. 'Damn it. I landed on one of Naruto's trap seals. This one isn't too strong. I just need to overload it with chakra. I don't have much time. I need to use a substitution.'
Kakashi overloaded the trap seal with his chakra and quickly used a log nearby to change places with. The two fireballs collided and burnt the area around the impact. As the smoke died down Naruto and Sasuke saw a log burning and both smirked. The plan was working perfectly.
"That was a good combination Naruto. I had no idea you could use elemental ninjutsu, and that trap seal was unexpected as well. Too bad my sensei was the Yondaime so I know how to fight a seal master."
"Think again Kakashi-sensei" Naruto said as he held up a hand sign and seals began to glow around the ground where Kakashi was standing.
'A barrier seal! That isn't until the end of the book I gave him. How did he progress this fast? I just need to overload this one as well'
As Kakashi went to move his hand into the ram sign to gather chakra he found he couldn't move. 'I don't see a paralysis seal anywhere, and I can move my head.' As Kakashi looked down he saw his shadow attached to Shikamaru's who was kneeled down smirking at Kakashi.
"Looks like it is over Kakashi-sensei"
Sasuke took advantage of Kakashi being controlled to throw a kunai at the bells. Believing they had won the Genin all smirked. Just as the kunai was going to hit the bells, Kakashi disappeared in a puff of smoke.
"What? What happened? How did he get out of that barrier? The seals are still in place so he didn't overload it with chakra." Naruto said.
"This is troublesome. I thought for sure this plan would have worked. We had him there. He couldn't move because of my shadow and he wouldn't have had time to escape the barrier as well. It is like he just disappeared all together."
Kakashi was up in the trees. He looked down impressed with his three genin. No other team he had tested had ever worked together so well. Shikamaru thought of everything except for the use of shadow clones. Shikamaru wasn't to blame though because he most likely didn't know about the existence of shadow clones yet. Kakashi decided he would make his presence known and tell them how they did.
"Yo" Kakashi said as he appeared in the clearing, scaring all three genin.
"How did you escape my barrier? It is still up so I know you did not overload it with chakra." Naruto said.
"I will get to that in a moment, but first I want to tell you the results of the test. I have seen enough from the three of you that we no longer need to continue the test. I have to admit I was very impressed that you seem to already know the tree climbing exercise Naruto and the fact that you are already onto barrier seals is even more impressive. I am glad to see that you can use elemental jutsu, but I noticed it was not as strong as Sasuke's so that makes me believe you do not have a fire affinity.
Sasuke I was impressed you were able to hide so well from me and to perform the Great Fireball Technique is not easy at your age. It seems as though you also know how to use the tree climbing exercise.
Shikamaru you seemed to plan out every move and could account for almost everything that would happen. You are clearly a lot smarter than the academy gave you credit for."
All three genin were glad that Kakashi sensei was praising their abilities.
"With that being said, if I hadn't used a shadow clone while fighting you most surely would have gotten a bell. You understand the true meaning of the test was teamwork, and showed me you three could work together as a team. I am happy to say that you three all pass."
"YES! I knew we wouldn't fail. I am so awesome!" Naruto exclaimed. Sasuke smirked, while Shikamaru groaned. Becoming a genin would mean more missions and more work. He would never have time to watch clouds now.
"Kakashi-sensei what's a shadow clone?" Shikamaru asked. His interest was piqued because of the word shadow. He had never heard of technique before and he had read his families jutsu list before.
"It is a jonin level clone technique that is taught to those with enough chakra. We can discuss techniques later on. Right now I have to go report in to the Hokage and let him know that you guys all passed. I want you to meet here again tomorrow at 8 am. We will begin your training as genin." With that Kakashi disappeared in a puff of smoke.
"We did it! Now we are full-fledged ninjas. When do you think our first mission will be? I bet is will be saving a princess or even stopping a crime boss." Naruto said, excited that he had finally become a ninja.
"I doubt it. They wouldn't give those missions to new ninja. This test was tiring so I am going to take a nap. I will see you guys tomorrow."
"Hn. I am leaving to train more as well. I need to work on a few techniques." Sasuke said.
"Wait, does anyone want to get ramen with me?" Naruto asked, but Shikamaru and Sasuke had already left the clearing. 'Well more ramen for me then'
(3 hours later- Hokage's Office)
"How much longer are we going to wait for Kakashi-sensei to show?" Iruka asked the Hokage.
"He will be here shortly. Why don't we start the meeting without him so we can get on it" the Hokage said. "I want all of the Jonin sensei's to stand and then tell me if there teams passed or not. Let's start with team 1."
"Team 1 failed."…."Team 5 failed."
Iruka was beginning to sweat. 5 straight teams had failed. Was this going to reflect badly on him? He was there teacher after all.
"Team 6 failed."
"Let's hear from team 8 because Kakashi has yet to show."
"Team 8 passed."
"Team 10 passed ."
Iruka was glad that two teams had passed. Now he needed to see how Kakashi's squad would do. He had heard that Kakashi's test was the hardest to pass. Iruka hoped Naruto was going to be able to pass.
"Sorry I'm late. I ran into a black cat so I needed to take the long way" Kakashi said as he appeared in the room.
"Kakashi, nice of you to finally join us. Please let us know how your team did."
"Very well Hokage-sama. Team 7…passed" The whole room was silent as Kakashi finished his statement. All the jonin-senseis were shocked. Kakashi had never passed a team before, and for him to pass this team, meant they must have been good. "What did no one think I would pass my genin?"
Everyone in the room nodded except for the Hokage. The Hokage cleared his throat to gather everyone's attention. "It seems as though Teams 7,8, and 10 have all passed. Congratulations. Stop by the Hokage Office tomorrow afternoon for your first missions. I would like the Jonin senseis of those teams to stay behind for a minute, everyone else is free to leave."
The room was filled with little puffs of smoke and some swirling leaves as the Jonin and Iruka exited the room leaving only the Hokage, Kakashi, Kurenai, and Asuma.
"So tell me about your teams please. How do you think they will work out?" The Hokage stated looking at the three standing before him.
Asuma spoke first, "While I do not agree with Kakashi getting Shikamaru, Shino will fit in nicely with Ino and Choji. Shino seems to be the smartest of the three and the main tactician on the team. Ino needs to begin to take her training seriously or else she will get herself and her team injured. Choji is the main force of power on our team, but once I work on his speed he will be a tough genin to beat. I believe my team will surpass all my expectations."
The others nodded and then Kurenai spoke up "As you know I have a somewhat introverted team with two females and one male. I believe this will be a blessing and a curse at the same time. Sakura is without a doubt the smartest kunoichi of her year and earned her spot at the top with her book smarts, but not with her abilities. I plan on beating out the fan girl from her and making her a respectable kunoichi. Hinata is still as shy as ever but I believe having another girl on the team, and especially one as loud as Sakura will help her break out of her shell. She has so much potential, but she just doesn't use it. Kiba is a little brash, but he means well. He doesn't think his plans through, but I believe having Sakura on the squad will help him because she will outsmart him and Kiba will not want to lose to a girl. Also Kiba will soon learn some manners because Sakura has already beaten him to the ground for making lewd suggestions to her. I believe with a little work I can have them giving veteran genin teams a run for their money."
Kakashi looked at the other two Jonin senseis and smiled to himself. He knew he had the best squad out of the three. "Well my team as you know is all male. Shikamaru Nara, Sasuke Uchiha, and Naruto Uzumaki. I believe that Naruto has hid his true skills from everyone as he already knows how to climb trees and he has picked up a fire elemental jutsu I believe from Sasuke. His knowledge on seals could give most chunin and low jonin some trouble. Sasuke from what I could tell also knew the tree climbing exercise and he of course knew the signature Uchiha technique, Great Fireball. His teamwork with Naruto was very good for new genin. The most surprising one out of all of them was Shikamaru. If he wasn't so lazy he could have graduated years ago and most likely have been made chunin by now. His ability to think ahead is amazing. Shikamaru immediately saw through the bell test and got Sasuke and Naruto to work with him. With their teamwork they were able to trap one of my shadow clones in a barrier that Naruto had set up. Once inside the barrier, Shikamaru trapped my clone with his shadow while Sasuke threw a kunai to take the bells. They would have succeeded if I hadn't dispelled the clone before the kunai hit. These three worked together perfectly."
Needless to say Kurenai and Asuma were shocked. Kakashi had never passed a team during his genin exam and most chunin couldn't trap him if they tried. For three genin to do it was insane. These three must have been good.
"Hokage-sama I know that we don't usually allow genin to learn their elements but Sasuke and Naruto know some elemental jutsu so I was hoping I could teach some to Shikamaru as well and possibly some more to Naruto and Sasuke. I would only teach up to C-rank jutsu until they have proven that they have mastery over what they already know."
Kurenai and Asuma were shocked. The genin had just graduated and Kakashi wanted to teach them elemental jutsu almost right away. This was crazy. They both thought the Hokage would say no.
Hiruzen Sarutobi leaned back in his chair as he listened to the three before him tell him of their teams. He was quite happy that all the clan heirs had passed as well as Naruto and Sakura. He knew those two did not receive clan training like the rest had. Granted Sasuke did not have a clan at the moment, but he had access to his family's scrolls. Sarutobi listened to Kakashi's request about teaching his genin about the elements. For years the Hidden Leaf Village had strayed away from teaching new genin about their elements. They usually waited until they were genin for a year or two or until at least until the Chunin Exams. Sarutobi had thought about changing up the training that the genin would receive but most jonin had been fine with how things have been done.
"Kakashi are you sure about this? Wouldn't this put your squad ahead of the other rookie squads?"
"Hokage-sama I believe my genin could take on the other squads at this moment and beat both of them. Shikamaru is by far the smartest genin I have ever met. He will surpass his father with his genius and Sasuke and Naruto seem to work together perfectly."
The Hokage grabbed the bridge of his nose and knew this would cause problems if one squad was to begin elemental training while the others worked on their teamwork. He knew the council would throw a fit if Naruto was getting training that the clan heirs were not.
"I think I have a solution for everyone. I have been thinking about possibly changing how the genin are trained recently and I would like to try it with this year's genin if you three would agree to it."
"What kind of changes would it be?" Kurenai asked
"Well I would like for all of the genin to be shown the different aspects of being a ninja before they make chunin so that way they can already have a foundation for when they make chunin."
"Are you suggesting that we have our genin train other under Jonin?" Kakashi asked
"Yes and no. I would like the three of you and most likely Gai's squad to each teach the genin your respectful fields. Kurenai with her genjutsu, Gai with his taijutsu, Asuma will teach ninjutsu and kenjutsu as well as some other weapons, and you Kakashi would teach them ninjutsu and tactics."
The three Jonin stood in front of the Hokage and were dumbfounded. This was something that had never been done before. They were not sure on how to react. This system could be beneficial to the genin because it would show them other areas as well as make them more well rounded ninja.
"What about the clan heirs?" Asuma asked. "Most rely on their family ninjutsu. Won't the clan heads be upset that they will be learning other ninjutsu?"
"I will deal with the clan heads if the three of you agree to this training."
Kurenai, Kakashi, and Asuma all looked at each other and nodded. "I will agree to this training" Kurenai said. "Me too" Asuma said. "I agree as well Hokage-sama" Kakashi said.
"Alright I will work out the details with Gai and the clan heads. It may take some time to convince them. I would think that the earliest we could start doing this would be next month. For now I want you to train each of your genin and build up their reserves and begin to teach them the tree climbing exercise and the water walking exercise. This new training will be hard on them so I want them to be ready for it. Start conditioning them and getting them ready. Kurenai and Asuma you two are dismissed. I would like to talk with Kakashi for a bit alone"
"Hai Hokage-sama" They both said and both disappeared in a puff of smoke.
Sarutobi looked at Kakashi and said "How was Naruto?"
"Naruto was at least high genin level. In a few weeks I could have him mid chunin maybe higher. He is taking to sealing techniques better than both of his parents and his creativity with them will only continue to grow. I believe that placing him and Sasuke on the same team is good because it seems as though they are somewhat friendly with each other already. I am going to try and break Sasuke out of his revenge and I think Naruto will be the perfect on to help me."
"I understand Kakashi. What kind of training do you have planned for them?"
"It looks as though Shikamaru is the only one who needs to learn tree climbing so I will teach him that soon and I will begin to refine their taijutsu and perfect their teamwork. If this training program works out I believe all the genin could be chunin level within the next year."
"As do I Kakashi. It is unheard of for all seven clan heirs to be in the same class, eight if you include Naruto as the heir of the Uzumaki clan and Namikaze clan. I believe these kids are going to show us great things. I will discuss with the council and the clan heads about allow their children to learn the other ninja arts. I can imagine them putting up a fight but I will win in the end.
Kakashi I want you to train your squad as well as you can. Jiraiya has been sending me some information on Orochimaru and we believe he is planning something against the village. The more prepared our genin are the better off we will be. We cannot afford to lose any of the clan heirs to that man."
"I understand Hokage-sama. I will train them as best as I can."
"Good. You are dismissed. Also I believe Iruka wanted to see you. He mentioned something about working on a technique you guys were working on."
"Hai Hokage-sama. I will find him." Kakashi disappeared in a puff of smoke.
'Ahh now I can relax and get back to reading my book.' Sarutobi thought as he pulled out an orange book and leaned back into his chair.
(3 hrs later- Ichiraku Ramen Stand)
"Ah old man that ramen hit the spot. I don't know what I would do without you. Ramen is the stuff of gods." Naruto said to the owner, Teuchi.
Naruto was sitting down at the ramen stand after training on his own for a bit. He had worked a bit on his seals and decided he should reward himself with some ramen. Naruto had just finished his tenth bowl and decided he should head back to finish training a bit before he called it a night.
(Training ground 7)
Naruto was working on his newest seal. It was one of the last ones in the intermediate level book. For some reason sealing came naturally to Naruto. Naruto decided he was going to have to ask either Kakashi-sensei or Kabuto-sensei about it when he saw them next.
As Naruto was training an ANBU dropped in front of him. "Ninja-san we are requesting that everyone under chunin level return back to the village and turn in for the night."
'What is an ANBU doing here? Why does everyone need to turn in for the night?'
"Why do I need to leave ANBU-san?"
"You do not need to worry about such things young ninja-san. It is not safe fo-" the ANBU was never able to finish his sentence because a kunai came out of the woods and impaled his throat. Killing him.
Naruto was shocked. He hadn't even sensed anyone in the area. "Show yourself you coward. Come out and fight me" Naruto yelled. Though he tried to act confident he was shaking on the inside. Someone who was good enough to take out an ANBU would surely be good enough to take him out.
"Well well well. What do we have here? Someone left the demon outside all alone to train. They even let you be a ninja. What is this pathetic village coming to?"
Naruto was sure he had recognized that voice. He had heard it before. He couldn't seem to pinpoint the location of the voice.
"Getting scared little demon?" The voice taunted Naruto.
"I'm not scared. Show yourself" Naruto demanded.
The figure landed in the clearing and looked at Naruto. The figure was a few inches taller than Iruka placing him at around 5'7 or so but Naruto couldn't see his face as the figure had on a black cloak. The cloaked figure had a giant scroll attached to his back as well.
"That ANBU was pathetic. The ninja's in this village are all weak and do not know what real power is. Once I return this scroll that I stole from the Hokage I will be rewarded from my master."
'This guy means business. He killed that ANBU pretty easily and I doubt I could even survive against him.'
"I think my master will reward me if I get this scroll to him and kill the demon child as well."
"I will not allow you to pass any further. As a ninja of this village it is my duty to protect those in the village. I will not allow you to steal from the Hokage and get away with." Naruto throw a handful of shuriken and kunai at the cloaked figure who dodged them with ease.
"Is that all you got demon?" the cloaked figure asked Naruto.
"Stop calling me a demon. I have never done anything to anyone!"
"Do you want to know why you are called a demon around the village and most people seem to avoid you Naruto?"
'How does he know my name? Where have I met him before? I need to get that scroll off his back and return it to the Hokage. If I can get him close to me I can place a seal on him'
"I don't want to hear it" and with that Naruto rushed at the cloaked figure who just sat there and let Naruto rush him. He knew Naruto wouldn't be able to hurt him.
As Naruto got closer to the mask figure he reached into his pouch and pulled out a flash bomb and a piece of paper with a seal on it. When Naruto was with striking range of the figure he threw a punch that was blocked and then tried to follow up with a kick only have to that blocked as well.
"You are too weak to win against me."
"That's what you think" and with that Naruto threw his flash bomb on the ground surprising the figure. The figure put his arms up to protect his eyes but it was too late. The flash had temporarily blinded him and allowed for Naruto to hit in the stomach. The figure fell to the ground from the hit and that is when Naruto grabbed the scroll and threw his seal onto him. Naruto activated the seal and watched it begin to glow.
Naruto grabbed the scroll and ran into the woods to get away from the attacker. The hooded figure struggled to break free of the paralysis seal that Naruto had placed on him. 'Damn that demon child. I should have killed him when I had the chance. Now I have lost the scroll to him. I need to get it back before anyone finds him.'
The figure finally broke free of the seal and stood up. If he was going to get the scroll back he was going to have to deal with Naruto differently. The figure took the cloak off to show that he was in a standard leaf chunin outfit. He threw the cloak to the side and was about to take off into the woods when someone entered the clearing.
"Mizuki-san what happened here?" Iruka said as he jumped into the clearing.
"Iruka-san I am glad you have arrived. I came across the culprit who stole the scroll of sealing. I found Naruto Uzumaki here looking at it while this ANBU was already murdered. I think the boy has finally given in to what is inside of him and lost control."
'There is no way Naruto would have done this. I can't believe Naruto would do such a thing' "Where is Naruto now Mizuki-san?"
"He ran into the woods there. We need to find him fast before he learns anything from the scroll. Let's go find him."
Mizuki was not happy that Iruka had arrived but Mizuki was sure that he could take Iruka out when the time called for it because Iruka had not been that strong of an academy teacher. Mizuki and Iruka leapt into the trees and began to look for Naruto.
A/N:
So there you go. Chapter 5. That took me a while to write. I hope you guys enjoyed the bell test. I am going to work on writing my fight scenes. I hope you guys like my idea about the new training that the rookies will receive. I always like when they get training from the other senseis. Next chapter will show how Mizuki tries to deal with Iruka and Naruto and if he is able to get the scroll back from Naruto. Also Kabuto will be back next chapter.
Please review and let me know what you think. What you like about it/ what you don't like about it. Maybe things I can change or possibly add. I am going to try to get another chapter out before Friday afternoon, but I am leaving for a 10 day vacation with my family so I am not sure how much writing I will get done with them but I will try to update soon.
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