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Ch. 4- The Bell Test

Ryu and Lynn had arrived first at the training ground. The Houka was sitting on the ground, while the Takeda stood. Then Sasuke and Sakura arrived. The Uchiha was wide awake, while the Haruno was still drowsy. Finally Naruto and Kyna showed up. The Izu was supporting a still sleeping Uzumaki. She laid him on the ground and took a seat next to the slumbering boy.

Sasuke looked at his teammate then to Kyna. He raised an eyebrow. "He's still asleep?"

The blue-haired girl nodded. "Yeah…" she sighed. "I couldn't wake him up, so I had to carry him."

The Izu girl looked up at her surroundings. The training ground had a ring of trees surrounding a clear area. Near the side of the clear area, were three stumps. The girl tilted her head to the side. What could those be for? She looked over to the left of the stumps and saw a big river flowing through the forest. It looked nice and calm.

Sasuke walked over to the sleeping blond. He tapped the boy's side with his foot. "Hey, idiot, wake up."

The whiskered boy sat up and yawned. He rubbed his eyes and looked around. He looked up at his teammate. "Where are we? What time is it?" he tiredly.

"The training grounds and it's 6:30 in the morning." said the raven-haired boy.

Still tired, Naruto crossed his arms and growled. "Why do we have to come so early? They'll probably be late again."

"We could train while we wait." suggested Sakura.

Everyone nodded in agreement, that sounded like a good idea. Kyna took her bag off her back. She opened it and reached inside. "I don't know about you guys, but I'm hungry." She pulled out a rice ball and bit into it. While chewing the girl noticed all eyes were on her. She raised an eyebrow at them. "What?" she asked.

Ryu spoke, in a somewhat irritated voice. "Kyna, we were told not to eat anything."

The Izu girl continued to eat her rice ball. "So?"

Sakura spoke this time. "If you get caught you'll get in trouble."

The blue-haired girl sat down her half-eaten rice ball on her lap. "Guys, they're gonna be hours late and it's gonna be hard to fight them on an empty stomach." She pulled another rice ball from her bag. "So I suggest you eat something, we'll need the energy." She grinned. "Besides, they won't find out."

A minute had passed. Everyone's stomach started growling. Naruto held out a hand. His friend placed a rice ball in it and the boy started to eat. Lynn crawled over to her teammate and got a rice ball. Sakura sighed. She skipped dinner and she was starving, she had no choice. She walked over and got a rice ball. Ryu shook his head. "I can't believe you guys. At least Sasuke and I can follow orders. Right, Sasuke?" the brunette looked in the Uchiha's direction. The raven-haired boy was also heading toward Kyna.

"…Sasuke?"

The golden-eyed girl handed him a rice ball and the Uchiha gratefully took it. He turned his attention to the Takeda. "I have to agree with Kyna. We can't fight them unless we're at full strength." With that said he started eating.

Ryu growled annoyingly. "Fine, but I'm going to follow orders." He stubbornly crossed his arms.

Lynn sighed. She grabbed a second rice ball and stood. She walked over to her male teammate. She poked his arm. "Ryu?"

Said boy looked at her. "Wha—" he was quickly silenced with a rice ball being stuffed into his mouth.

The Houka smiled. "Please shut up and eat."

The boy didn't argue anymore and did as she asked. Once everyone had finished eating, they started doing their own thing to wait out the time. Naruto and Sasuke sparred, mostly only using taijutsu. Sakura watched to two boys, sitting on the ground. Ryu sat on the ground and read his book. Lynn decided to take a nap, while waiting. Kyna decided to go look around the training field.

She got up from her spot and started heading to the three stumps. She stopped in front of the middle stump. She reached out and touched it. She ran her hand down it. The stump looked old but it was strong. The girl looked up from the stump and spotted something. A flag beyond the bushes. Curiosity getting the better of her, she walked past the stumps and went to the bushes.

She walked through them and stared surprised at what she found. Under the flag was a large blue stone. She walked up to it and saw there were names written on it. She looked closely at them. She kept reading names when a certain name caught her eye. Obito Uchiha… The girl tilted her head to the side. Did Sasuke know him? Who was he and why was his name on the stone…

Suddenly a voice called out, "Hey guys!" Kyna popped her head out of the bushes. Anko and Kakashi had finally arrived. The Genin were looking at their teachers, waiting for an explanation. The Izu girl came out of the bushes and headed over to the group. She stopped next to Sasuke. Kakashi chuckled. "You see, a black cat crossed our paths so we took the long way."

"LIAR!!!" yelled Naruto, who was pointing angrily at him.

The silver-haired man cleared his throat. "Anyway, originally team 7 and 11 were supposed to do different exercises. But…" He glanced at Anko. "Since someone is incompetent, we are going to do our exercises together."

The Mitarashi glared at the Hatake. "What's that supposed to mean!?"

The man smiled under his mask. "It means, you are too dumb to come up with anything."

"WHY YOU—"

Ryu cleared his throat. "Could you please explain what we have to do?"

The purple-haired Jonin huffed and crossed her arms. Kakashi turned back to the students. "The exercise is simple…" He reached into his pouch and pulled out two silver jingling bells. "You have to get these from us."

Sasuke raised an eyebrow. "Two bells? Why only two?"

Anko spoke up. "You see, only two of you will pass. The others will be sent back to the Academy." She then smirked. "Also, those who don't get a bell don't get any lunch."

The Genin's eyes widened slightly. They were told not to eat to make it harder on them. They all glanced at Kyna. If she hadn't brought the food, they would have been starving by then. Naruto started crying anime tears of joy. 'This is why I never doubt you.' he thought.

Kakashi took one of the bells and threw it to Anko. She caught it and tied it to her belt. The silver-haired Jonin did the same. He spoke again. "You can use any weapon, including shuriken. If you don't come at us with the intention to kill, you'll fail."

Sakura exclaimed, "But it would be too dangerous to use those, you could get hurt!"

The Mitarashi chuckled. "Trust me kid, you'll need those weapons to defend yourself."

"I don't know…" everyone turned to the Izu girl. She shrugged. "You guys don't seem that strong. Besides…" She smiled. "Neither of you could dodge an eraser."

Anko smiled also. "Really?" Suddenly she disappeared. The blue-haired Genin looked around and couldn't find her. Suddenly she felt a sharp metal pressed against her throat. She froze. The female Jonin laughed from behind the younger girl. "Do I seem not so strong now?" she asked.

The Genin stared wide-eyed at the two. The Mitarashi had moved so fast they didn't see it. The Jonin was behind the girl holding a kunai against her throat. Naruto felt anger boil under his skin. He pulled out a kunai from his pouch. He was about to charge at the female Jonin, but stopped when he felt someone grab his arm and forced the kunai's tip to the back of his neck. He looked over his shoulder. Kakashi stared down at him. "Don't get carried away." said the Jonin.

He turned his attention to the other elite ninja. "That goes for you too Anko." Said teacher sighed and removed the kunai from her student's throat. Kyna let out a breath of relief. The silver-haired Jonin let go of Naruto's arm. The Uzumaki rubbed his arm.

Sasuke stared at Kakashi then Anko. 'So they are Jonin.' he thought.

"Not bad, you came at her with the intention to kill. I think…" The Hatake smiled under his mask. "I'm starting to like you guys."

He held up his hand. "Ready…" The student's tensed. He brought his hand down. "START!" The Genin dispersed. Ryu and Naruto hid behind a tree. Kyna and Sasuke hid in the trees. Lynn and Sakura hid in the bushes. The two Jonin looked around. Kakashi said out loud, "Shinobi must be able to hide from the enemy, and must not be detected." He looked around again. "They seem to understand that…" he muttered.

Ryu stared at the Jonin. He could tell they were fast and strong. He clenched his fist. It would be tough to fight them. He turned to the blonde boy. "Ok we need to—" he stopped. The Uzumaki had disappeared from his spot. He looked up and saw the Uzumaki walking out into the open, right in the direction of the Jonin. A tick mark appeared on his head. The Takeda whispered angrily, "What the hell are you doing!? Get back here!"

Anko saw the orange clad ninja approach them She elbowed Kakashi. He turned to her and she pointed to the boy. She smirked. "Looks like not all of them understand it."

Sasuke smacked his forehead with his hand. "Idiot…"

Sakura growled. "What the hell is he doing!?"

Naruto stood two yards from the Jonin. He crossed his arms. "Alright, just you and me! Let's go!"

Kakashi gave the boy a weird look. "You… are one strange kid."

"The only thing strange is your hair cut!" The blonde charged at his teacher. The teacher reached into his pack. The boy noticed this but kept charging. 'Whatever weapon he has, I'll still beat him!' he thought. He jumped at the man. He raised his fist and swung. The man blocked it. The Uzumaki then went to kick. The man also blocked it. He got behind his teacher and through his fist forward. The Hatake had disappeared.

He heard Kakashi's voice behind him. "You shouldn't let the enemy get behind you." The boy looked over his shoulder at his teacher. The man was holding something in his hands. It was orange and read 'Make-Out Paradise' on the front. The boy realized what it was. He sweat dropped. His teacher had in his hands none other than… a book. That was his weapon? The blonde quickly turned around and swung a punch at his teacher. The man was looking at his book, but still caught the punch. The Uzumaki's eyes widened. He could fight against him while reading a book!?

Kakashi released the boy's hand and disappeared. The boy looked around, not noticing the presence behind him. The silver-haired Jonin formed the tiger seal. Sakura, not too far away, saw this. Her eyes widened. Her teacher was going to use a fire jutsu. That would destroy her teammate. The pink-haired girl yelled to the boy, "Naruto get out of there!"

Kakashi smirked under his mask. "Too late." He pulled back his hands. "Secret Finger Jutsu…" He launched them at the boy. "A THOUSAND YEARS OF DEATH!!!" He poked the boy hard in the butt. Suddenly Naruto disappeared in a cloud of smoke. The man stared surprised. 'A shadow clone?' he thought.

All the other Genin gave Kakashi an odd expression. They all sweat dropped Sasuke thought, 'He wasn't going to use a fire jutsu.'

Sakura's eyebrow twitched, 'He just poked him…'

Kyna's eye twitched. 'This guy is weird…'

Naruto stood behind a nearby tree. He wiped the sweat off his forehead. 'Good thing I sent a clone after him instead of attacking him myself.' he thought.

The boy walked out of his hiding place and faced his teacher. Kakashi stood up, looking down at his book. He closed it and looked up at his student. He smiled. "Not bad." Was all he said.

Sasuke looked at the two stare each other down. What was the knuckle head doing? He was clearly no match for Kakashi on his own. He needed back up… Naruto glanced up at the trees. He made eye contact with the Uchiha for a second. The raven-haired boy stared at his teammate with a confused expression. It looked like he was waiting for something. It then hit him like a ton of bricks. He smiled. 'I get it now, he's not fighting Kakashi… he's distracting him, waiting for us to attack him from behind. Not bad Naruto.'

Anko watched the two. The Uzumaki kid was smarter than he looked. Kakashi might actually have trouble with him. Suddenly the Hatake sensed something. He turned to Anko and yelled, "Behind you!" The purple-haired Jonin quickly looked behind and saw Kyna aiming a kick at her head. She ducked just in time to avoid the attack. The Izu landed and threw a punch at her teacher. The woman quickly dodged it.

In that same moment when Kakashi turned from Naruto, the boy launched an attack at his teacher. The silver-haired Jonin quickly caught the attack and started dodging the boy's kicks and punches. Sasuke, seeing that the two Jonin were distracted silently made his way to his female teammate. He got to the girl's hiding spot. Sakura beamed seeing her crush. "Sasuke!"

The Uchiha got close to her ear and whispered, "Naruto is distracting Kakashi-sensei. We need to attack him from behind."

The pink-haired girl nodded. "Ok."

The raven-haired boy turned his attention to Lynn. "Lynn, go tell Ryu to back up Kyna."

The Houka girl raised her hand and saluted him. "Right," she said smiling. She started crawling in her male teammate's direction. Ryu was preoccupied watching the Izu and Uzumaki. He stared at them with confusion in his eyes. Why were they fighting them right away? Ninja were supposed to hide and find the perfect time to strike. While he was thinking this Lynn soundlessly crawled right up behind him. She poked his back, "Hey—"

The Takeda jumped. He almost yelled out in surprise and would have been heard, if Lynn had not covered his mouth. The brown-haired boy removed his teammates hand and glared at her. "What the hell!? Don't sneak up on me like that!"

The blonde girl smiled apologetically. "Sorry, I needed to tell you Sasuke's plan."

This caught the boy's attention. "What?"

"Sasuke says we need to back up Kyna."

Ryu looked at her uncertain at first. Then he nodded in understanding. "Right."

Anko being preoccupied with Kyna, didn't see Lynn sneaking up behind her. The girl reached into her pouch and pulled out senbon. She threw them at her teacher. Just then, the Mitarashi sensed someone behind her. She looked back just in time to jump out of the throwing needle's way. Kyna took out a kunai and charged at her teacher. Anko was about to jump out of the way, when suddenly she felt her foot was caught on something. She looked down and her eyes widened. Ryu, half-way out of the ground, held down her feet.

Ryu smirked up at the purple-haired woman. "While they distracted you, I went underground waiting to catch you." he explained.

Thinking quickly, the woman made a series of hand signs. She bit her thumb and touched the ground with it. She yelled out, "Summoning Jutsu!"

A snake appeared and bit the brown-haired boy, causing him to let go of Anko. The Jonin quickly dodged the kunai swipe. The snake disappeared in a poof smoke. She jumped away from the Genin. She started panting. She looked at them as the boy climbed out of the ground, and the two girls running over to him. She smirked to herself. 'Man, these kids aren't so bad.' she thought.

"Ryu!" exclaimed Lynn as she ran to his side.

Kyna stopped in front of the boy. She gasped. His right arm, there were two holes, red liquid leaking from them. "Your arm…"

The Takeda covered the wound with his other hand. "It's nothing, I'm fine. Come on, we need to get that bell." He started getting up.

The Houka putted a hand on his shoulder and pushed him back down into a sitting position. "Ryu, for all we know you could be poisoned right now. If you are, then if you move too much it could spread faster."

The brown-haired boy started to argue. "But—"

"Don't worry…"

Ryu and Lynn looked up at their blue-haired teammate. She smiled down at them. "I'll get that bell, if it's the last thing I do."

The boy shook his head. "Kyna, she's a Jonin. You can't beat her."

"Ryu… do me a favor and shut up." Ryu and Lynn stared at their teammate surprised. The Izu girl's face became serious. "All my life people said I couldn't do things. Stuff like, 'You never win a fight' or 'You'll never become a ninja.' Well right now, I'm going to prove them wrong." She turned her attention to her teacher. She slightly glared at the Jonin. "I'm going to win and become a ninja."

Lynn stared at the girl. "Kyna…"

Without looking down she gave the blond girl a thumbs up. "Like I said, don't worry. I got this." The Izu started walking to her teacher.

When she was about a few feet away she stopped. She looked up at Anko. She made eye contact with the older woman. For a moment the two stared each other down. The Mitarashi gave her student a smirk. "Heh, so you're trying to take me on your own? Big mistake, kiddo." She got into a fighting stance.

The blue-haired girl didn't move from her spot. "Well, you did just injure one of my teammates and I don't know a thing about how to cure poison, so sorry you're stuck with me." She made a 'cross' hand sign. "Multi-Shadow Clone!"

Four clones appeared, two on each of Kyna's sides. The purple-haired woman stared surprised at the girl. The surprise left her face, being replaced with another smirk. "You know Shadow Clone? Not bad, kiddo."

The Izu girl and clones got into a fighting stance also. They all stood still. A single leaf flew with the wind. It slowly landed on the ground. The moment it made contact with the ground, the clones charged. One jump and aimed a kick at Anko's head. The woman quickly ducked. Another clone threw a punch at her. She grabbed the clone that tried to kick her and threw it into the punching clone. The two collided, causing them to disappear in a puff of smoke.

Another clone ran around the Mitarashi and tried to attack her from behind. The woman quickly brought out a kunai, spun around, and stabbed the clone. The clone went poof. The last clone aimed a punch at the Jonin's side. She dodged to the left and cut the clone, getting rid of the last of the clones. Kyna saw her chance. She ran at her teacher. She reached out a hand toward the bell. Anko saw this almost too late. She swung a kick at the younger girl, hitting her in the chin. The Izu girl was sent flying back, landing flat on her back.

Anko wiped the sweat from her brow. "That was close."

Kyna laid on the ground motionless. Her right hand formed a fist. She slowly sat up. She panted and wiped her mouth. She slowly got to her feet, almost falling backwards as she did so. She looked up at her teacher. A smile formed on her face. She chuckled. The Jonin looked at her confused. Then she heard it… a bell ringing. Her student lifted her right hand and showed the bell dangling from her fingers. The purple-haired woman looked down where she kept the bell.

She looked back up at the girl. "When did you…"

The blue-haired girl threw the bell in the air and caught it. "I grabbed it when you kicked me."

Flashback

Anko kicked Kyna in the chin. Everything moved in slow motion. The girl looked down at the bell attached her teacher She reached out and closed her hand around it. She felt it break off as she was thrown backwards. She landed on her back. She closed her fist around the bell.

End of Flashback

Anko stared at the girl with wide eyes. She had gotten the bell without her knowing. She closed her eyes and smiled to herself. 'Not bad, kiddo… not bad,' she thought.

Just then they heard footsteps approaching. The two looked up and saw team 7 walking toward them. Kyna ran up to Naruto. "Did you guys get a bell?" she asked.

The three students had a grim expression on their faces. The Izu girl felt her smile fade. They didn't get the bell, that meant they didn't pass. Suddenly a smile spreaded across their faces. Sasuke held up a bell. "What do you think?" he asked.

The smile reappeared on the girl's face. She lightly punched Naruto's arm. "Don't do that, I was worried for a sec."

The Uzumaki grinned at his friend. "Sorry, I just couldn't help it."

Lynn and Ryu walked up to the group. The whiskered boy saw the boy's hand covering his wound. He chuckled. "What did you Ryu, fall down? I didn't expect you to get hurt that easily."

The brown-haired boy felt a vain pop on his head. "For your information, I bitten by a snake!" he yelled.

The blond boy gave him an odd look. "Why did let a snake bite you?"

"I didn't let it you idiot!"

"Hey who you calling an idiot!?"

"Isn't it obvious!?"

The blue-haired girl stood between the two. She rested a hand on their shoulders and pushed them apart. "Calm down you two."

The boys said nothing more, but still glared at each other. Kakashi walked to Anko's side. The female Jonin looked up at him. "So… how did they get your bell?"

The silver-haired Jonin sighed. "I was so preoccupied fighting Naruto and Sasuke, that I didn't see Sakura getting the bell from me." he explained.

He turned his attention to the Genin. "Alright then, since you each got the bells… who gets them?"

The students looked up at the Hatake surprised. They forgot only two of them could pass. They all looked down. Kyna clenched her fist. She really wanted to become a ninja. But what about her teammates? Ryu wants to join ANBU. Lynn wants to be a great kunoichi. They can't do that if they're not ninja. They worked hard to get where they were now. She unclenched her fist. Then it was decided. She…

"Kyna should get it."

Her head snapped up. She looked toward Lynn. "Me and Ryu think she should have it." she repeated.

"Wha…?" the Izu girl couldn't finish her sentence.

Sasuke spoke up and what he said surprised everyone. "Naruto can have it."

The Uzumaki stared at his rival. "Huh?"

The Uchiha held the bell out to his orange suited teammate. "You barely passed the exam, I doubt you could do it again." He tossed it to the blond. The boy caught it and stared at it a moment. He looked back up at the raven-haired boy. The onyx-eyed boy raised an eyebrow. "What? Just take it already."

Naruto looked back down at the bell then shook his head. "No, I can't." He held it out to his teammate. "One of you should have it."

Sasuke pushed the whiskered-boy's hand away. "Didn't you and Kyna promise to become ninja together? You're not going to break that promise are you?"

The blue-eyed boy clenched his fist. How could he almost forget? They promised to become ninja together when they were younger. He had almost broken their promise. If he had, he would have went against his nindo, his ninja way. He slightly glared at his rival. The Uchiha knew he would accept the bell if it meant keeping a promise. He was very tricky.

Kakashi spoke, drawing the Genin's attention. His face held a serious expression. "Now that that's done with… all I have to say to you is…" Suddenly, he started laughing. The students looked up at him confused. What was so funny? A smile formed under his mask. "You all… pass."

The Genin stared up at him very confused now. Sakura spoke up. "Wha-What?"

Anko sighed. "Are you deaf or something? He said you all pass."

Kyna pointed accusingly at them. She stuttered, "B-But, but, what? Y-You said—"

Anko reached out to the girl and rested her hand on the girl's head. She then started ruffling the girl's hair. "Don't you get it, kiddo? It was all a test."

Sasuke raised an eyebrow. "A test for what? To see if we could get something from you?"

The silver-haired Jonin shook his head. "No, it was to test your team work."

Lynn tilted her head to the side. "Team work?"

The Hatake nodded. "Yes, haven't you ever wondered why you all were put into teams of three? The reason was for team work. If you can't work together with your teammates on a mission, you'll fail."

After a few seconds of having her hair messed up, Kyna pushed her teacher's hand away. The female Jonin grinned. "Yeah, cause your teammates are probably the most important thing."

Ryu looked toward the ground. He thought for a moment. He looked back up at the two older ninja. "What if you had to sacrifice a teammate in order to fulfill the mission?"

Kakashi and Anko froze for a moment. Everyone turned their attention to him. Silence filled the air. The masked Jonin looked the Takeda in the eye. "Ryu… You're the type of person who likes to follow the rules, right?" The boy hesitantly nodded. The Hatake looked up at the cloudless sky. He said, "In my opinion, even if it meant jeopardizing the mission… no, I wouldn't abandon my friends."

The brown-boy spoke once again, "But the rules…"

Kakashi cut him off, "In the ninja world, those who break the rules are branded as scum… but..." He turned his attention back to the boy. "Those who abandon their friends… are even lower than scum."

Kyna stared in awe at the Jonin. She would always remember those words. Anko smiled. She patted the man on the shoulder. "Hey, how bout we go and get some dango to celebrate them passing?"

The silver-haired mask wearing thought for a moment. "Sure, why not?"

They started leaving the training grounds. Naruto started running after them. "Hey, Hey! Can we get ramen?" he asked excitedly.

Sakura followed behind him. "Naruto is that all you think about?" she asked annoyed.

Sasuke followed behind her and said nothing as they ran. Team 11 started following behind. Suddenly Lynn stopped. Her teammates stopped also. "What's up Lynn?" asked Kyna.

The girl gave them a sheepish smile. "I forgot something."

"What?"

The Houka scratched the back of her head. "I forgot… to ask if that snake that bit Ryu was poisonous." she chuckled nervously.

Her teammates had a look of panic on their faces. Kyna started running after her teacher. "ANKO-SENSEI!!!"

End of Chapter.

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