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Chapter 2: Bell Test
The Genin arrived at the training ground early and waited. After waiting for a few hours, Kakashi finally showed up. He was met by three glares.
"So, shall we get this bell test underway?" Shikamaru asked, enjoying Kakashi's look of surprise.
"How did you know about the bell test?" he asked. Shikamaru rolled his eyes and grumbled about 'transparent senseis'. Kakashi held up two bells.
"In the test, you must get these bells from me. Whoever doesn't get a bell will be sent back to the academy. You have until noon. Whoever gets a bell gets lunch. Whoever doesn't will be tied to that pole and be forced to watch me eat my lunch." The three Genin just looked at him before they burst out laughing.
"You're actually trying to turn us against each other! I didn't think you were that stupid!" Ino said, laughing and giggling.
"The last person who tried to turn against each other is now in the ground," Naruto added. They stopped laughing.
"Well, it's time to start the test," Kakashi said, "Come at me with the intent to kill." The Genin grinned savagely.
"Okay, start," Kakashi said. The Genin surrounded him. He noticed that they had situated themselves so that if any blows missed, they wouldn't hit the other members. Senbon came from one direction and a multitude of various weapons came from another. He leapt backwards and remembered too late that Naruto was there. Naruto grinned as Kakashi landed. With one punch he sent the Jounin flying. Kakashi twisted in mid air to land on his feet and a purple, black and blonde blur breezed by him. He moved, but no longer heard the bells.
"Looking for these?" Ino asked innocently, holding up the two bells.
"So which teammate will you give one to?" Kakashi asked.
"We told what happened to the last person who tried to turn us against each other," Naruto snapped. Shikamaru yawned.
"This was too easy," he complained.
"You're Genin fighting a Jounin. How is that easy?" he asked.
"You're too easy to read. I knew all about the test once you told me that there was a second test. You had never had a Genin team, meaning you most likely pitted them against each other to make them not think about teamwork. If they managed to overcome their sense of competition, they would pass. Apparently they never did. You told us not to eat breakfast so we wouldn't be at full strength. We ate breakfast anyway, we're not squeamish," Shikamaru explained. Kakashi was surprised that the Genin figured everything out.
"Fine, we'll have some spars to test your combat readiness," Kakashi allowed, "Each of you will fight me individually. Who's first?" Shikamaru stepped forward. Kakashi raised his visible eyebrow.
"I have the most self control out of all of us," he explained. Kakashi pulled out his Icha Icha book. He fully expected the Genin to come charging at him. When nothing happened, he looked up to see senbon flying at him. He back flipped, only to notice in midair that Shikamaru had set spikes on the ground.
"When did he do that?" However, Kakashi didn't have time to think about that. He tried his best to dodge most of the spikes, but a few still caught him. More senbon came flying and Kakashi deflected them with a kunai. Shuriken and kunai came flying next. Kakashi couldn't make out the ninja wire. When the weapons doubled back, he made sure to cut the wire. When he turned back to where Shikamaru was, the boy was no longer there. Kakashi kept his eyes and ears open. Suddenly Shikamaru appeared in front of him. The boy smirked before bursting into feathers.
"Genjustu? When did he…?" Kakashi didn't think about it and quickly released the genjutsu. The spikes and fallen ninja tools vanished. Shikamaru was in the same spot as when he had been speaking.
"How? Any pain he inflicted should have cancelled the genjutsu, but it didn't. These injuries are real." Kakashi felt woozy.
"That would be the poison currently in your system. It's a relatively rare find, but I do have some. If you don't get the antidote in ten minutes, it'll cause paralysis and eventually shut down your muscles," Shikamaru explained lazily, "I could give you the antidote or I could keep it to myself." He turned to his teammates.
"Should I give him the antidote?" he asked them. Ino giggled like a deranged school girl. Naruto grinned.
"Good fight Shika, but it could have used more blood." Shikamaru shrugged.
"There's always next time," he said, holding the antidote out to Kakashi. The Jounin reached for it, but he couldn't move from his spot and it was just out of reach. Shikamaru shook the vial a little. The smirk on his face left Kakashi wondering why the kids were so sadistic. Minutes ticked by. Ino looked at her friend.
"Give him the antidote. I want to fight!" she said. Shikamaru sighed as if disappointed that the torture would stop and handed Kakashi the vial.
"Drink half that," the boy instructed. Kakashi drank and Shikamaru took back the antidote. Ino waited five minutes for Kakashi to get back most of his strength. Then she skipped up to face Kakashi. Kakashi stood and they began the fight. Ino pulled out a bunch of kunai and shuriken. She threw them at Kakashi, who dodged. She donned her new Neko Te and went on the offensive. Kakashi, not using his Sharingan couldn't keep up with her speed. The girl slashed at him again and again. She never hit any vital spots, but many wounds drew a ton of blood. Ino stopped, not even breathing hard.
"Do I pass, Kakashi-sensei?" she asked. The way she said sensei, it was like she was talking to a child that just declared that he was going to be Santa Claus. Kakashi merely nodded. Ino pouted a little.
"You're no fun. You won't even scream," the girl complained as she walked back over to her teammates. Kakashi bandaged up his wounds and took a blood pill. Once he recovered, Naruto stepped forward with a feral grin.
"Don't kill him Naruto. It would be way too troublesome," Shikamaru said. Naruto nodded and heft his sword, which he had affectionately named Satsujin. He started swinging at Kakashi with the intent to kill. Soon Kakashi was panting while Naruto was laughing.
"It's been awhile since a fights been so fun!" he cheered. Shikamaru and Ino watched with sadistic glee. Kakashi cried out when Naruto's punch caught him in the ribs. Naruto pounded away at the Jounin with Shikamaru and Ino watching happily. Eventually Shikamaru spoke up.
"You should probably stop now Naruto. I think he's unconscious." Naruto looked at the Jounin and found that yes, Kakashi was unconscious.
"It's no fun when they pass out," he complained. Shikamaru shrugged as if to say 'what can ya do?'. Minutes ticked by and Kakashi came to. After explaining what had happened, Kakashi sat up.
"We'll start training tomorrow. Be here early," Kakashi instructed before poofing away. The Genin rolled their eyes and left the training ground. They made their way to the barbeque restaurant. When they arrived, the server looked at them and bowed.
"Hello, young masters. Will you be having your usual at your usual table?" he asked. Shikamaru merely nodded. Kakashi, watching from the outside, having healed his wounds, wondered what the kids had done to receive such treatment. They were led to the table and meat was set out for them to barbeque. Naruto took most of it, but left three pieces. Shikamaru took two and Ino took one.
"Our sensei is so fun to play with," Ino said giggling. Shikamaru rolled his eyes.
"He's too predictable," Shikamaru commented. Naruto grinned.
"Then again, I doubt he'll be able to teach us anything," he added. Kakashi's blood boiled. These kids were talking like they knew him.
"So what did they tell you about our sensei?" Ino questioned. Shikamaru looked up from his food.
"He's the son of Sakumo Hatake, the White Fang of Konoha. His father committed suicide after facing anger and disappointment from the village after he rescued his comrades instead of completing an important mission. He graduated from the academy at age five. A year after becoming Genin, he made Chuunin. He quickly moved up to Jounin. He led his team in the Third Shinobi War. However, his teammate, Uchiha Obito, died trying to save his other teammate, Nohara Rin, when she was captured. Obito gave Kakashi one of his Sharingan. Later, he killed his teammate Rin when she threw herself in front of his Raikiri. His sensei, the Fourth Hokage, died sealing Kurama-sensei." Kakashi looked at them in confusion. They consider the Kyuubi a teacher? Ino and Naruto just nodded.
"Okay, I'm bored. We should go see Ibiki-niichan!" Ino said, clapping. Shikamaru and Naruto grinned.
"Ibiki-niichan! We're back! Do you have anything for us?" the blonde girl asked, bouncing. Ibiki looked at them stoically.
"You can't just waltz in here and demand a prisoner because you're bored," he replied. Ino pouted.
"There must be something for us to do!" she whined. Ibiki rummaged through his desk and tossed them a scroll.
"Find out what he was doing sneaking around our village. Don't kill him." Ino squealed in happiness as she ran out the door. Shikamaru and Naruto followed. One of the T&I shinobi came in.
"Did I just see three Genin running towards the prisoner?" he asked, "Why are they here?" Ibiki sighed.
"They're bored and if I don't give them someone to play with, they'll find someone in the village to play with," Ibiki explained. He walked toward the adjacent room to where the Genin were interrogating the prisoner. He motioned for his subordinate to follow. They watched the Genin interrogate.
The Iwa nin was blindfolded and bound.
"Hello Mr. Iwa nin! You're going to tell us what you were doing in our village now," a feminine voice said.
"And why would I do that?" he asked.
"Because if you don't, you're in for a world of pain until you talk," a masculine voice replied. The Iwa nin smirked.
"I doubt that," he said, cocky.
"Yaton: Akumu," he heard someone murmur. Visions of blood flashed across his psyche. His village in ruins. His family, dead. His friends, comrades. All dead. He let out a pained wail.
The T&I shinobi was surprised. They had broken the Iwa nin no problem. But what disturbed him was that they were grinning in sadistic glee at the broken wails the man let out. They asked their questions and the shinobi answered them swiftly and accurately. Ibiki heard everything and wrote a report on it. The three Genin walked out, leaving the broken nin sobbing in the interrogation room. Ibiki walked out to greet them.
"Now that was fun," Ino declared. Shikamaru grinned.
"It's been awhile since I used my Nightmare jutsu," he said. Naruto just grinned. They nodded to Ibiki and left the T&I building.
"That was only a portion of what they would do if I didn't give them people to torture," Ibiki explained before adding, "Not to mention they get the job done just as good if not better than most seasoned torturers."
Ino stretched her arms as they left the building.
"We should go to bed. We'll be starting training and missions tomorrow," Shikamaru said, yawning. The group said their good byes and went to their houses.
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