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talking: Ya' know

thinking: Ya' know

jutsu: Flying Raijin Jutsu

Tailed Beast talking: Damn you 4th Hokage

Tailed Beast thinking: Damn you 4th Hokage


Chapter 5: Pass or Fail?!

"Huh, but sensei. We already did survival training in the academy." Sakura informed.

"Yes, but this isn't like the ones you did in the academy. You see, the Graduation Exam you took was just to weed out those who had no hope in becoming a ninja. The real test is up to your Jounin sensei. In other words this is a "Make it or Break it Exam" to see if you even deserve to become Genin. That means out of the 27 students that graduated only 1/3 of you will officially become ninja. So this exam has a failure rate of 66.6%." Kakashi explained. Earning suprised looks from his students. "See, I told you that you wouldn't like it. Hnhnhnhnhn! I'll see you tomorrow at 7am. Oh, and don't eat breakfast. You just might throw up." Kakashi said as he left via shunshin.


The next morning, Squad 7, showed up 10 minutes before 7am. Kakashi however, didn't show up till 11:15. "Good morning everyone." Kakashi greeted.

"YOUR LATE!" Yelled Naruto and Sakura.

"Ah well, you see a black cat crossed my path so I decided to go the long way around." Lied Kakashi. He knew he built up a reputation for being late except for emergency situations.

"Uh huh, yea right." Naruto mumbled.

Kakashi had just set the alarm he brought to go off at noon. "Ok, now I'll explain the rules." He held up 2 bells. "I have 2 bells, your goal is to take them no matter what. The one who doesn't get a bell, will be tied to the stump while his teammates eat lunch in front of him or her. Not only that, but that person will be sent back to the academy as well. However, if none of you get a bell, you all go back to the academy. Make sure you come at me with the full intent to kill, otherwise you'll never get the bells. Even if you have to use kunai and shuriken."

"But sensei, those are way to dangerous." Sakura said, somehow worried their sensei would get hurt.

"Ha! This'll be a piece of cake, you couldn't even dodge that eraser." Naruto said, fully believing what he just said.

"The weakest one usually bark the loudest, and are the first to fall. Now just don't be a sore loser when you fail." Kakashi taunted.

The word "loser" set Naruto off, so he pulled out his kunai in an attempt to "kill" his sensei. But before anyone knew what happened, Kakashi was behind Naruto. Holding the armed right hand with his right, and his left hand on Naruto's head. "Whoa, so this really is a Jounin. I didn't even see him move." Sasuke thought.

"Hold on, I didn't say "Start" yet. But you did come at me with the full intent to kill me so, I guess I'm starting to like you guys." With that Kakashi let go of Naruto. Once Naruto turned around Kakashi said, "Ok, start."

On command Sasuke and Sakura disappeared in the trees surrounding the training ground. However, Kakashi was surprised that Naruto was still in the clearing. "Um, aren't you a little confused?" Kakashi asked.

"No way! I'm taking you on 1-on-1." Naruto proclaimed.

"Very well, Shinobi Battle Tactic #1: Taijutsu" Kakashi said, as he pulled out his book "Make-out Paradise".

"Huh, a book? Take me seriously here!" Naruto yelled.

"Go ahead and attack. Even while reading, I doubt your attacks will be affective." Kakashi replied, taunting Naruto.

Irritated that he was being underestimated, Naruto charged. Naruto jumped, aiming for Kakashi's head with a right punch. Kakashi just put his hand up and caught the punch. Naruto then dropped down and attempted a left round house to Kakashi's torso, to which Kakashi merely ducked. Naruto used the momentum to spin around and throw a left punch at kakashi's head, only to hit air.

Sakura saw Kakashi behind Naruto, with the "Tiger" hand sign. "Naruto watch out, behind you!" Sakura warned, giving away her position to Kakashi.

"Too late, you shouldn't let your opponent get behind you! "Leaf Style Secret Finger Jutsu: 1000 Years of Death!"" Kakashi warned. The result was Naruto sent flying by a finger poke to the ass, and he went flying into the river flowing through the training ground.

*Splash* Kakashi resumed reading his book. "He doesn't let down his guard for a second, even against a fool like Naruto." Sasuke thought, waiting for an opening to strike at.

"Hmmm! I'm gonna get those bells no matter what!" Thought Naruto as he threw 2 shuriken at Kakashi from in the water. Kakashi just simply caught them as if they were toys. *Splash!* 7 Narutos came from the river and started charging Kakashi.

"7 Narutos. Wait, those are solid clones!" Sakura thought, as she couldn't believe what she was seeing.

"When did Naruto learn that high a skill?" Sasuke thought to himself, wondering where Naruto learn that jutsu. (Oh, if he only knew lol)

"Hm, so its true. You can use the "Shadow-clone Jutsu"impressive, but I doubt you can hold it for very long." Kakashi said, putting away his book. All of a sudden, a Naruto latched onto his back. "Huh, What the?"

""Never let your opponent get behind you." Good advice sensei, you should have listened to it yourself. You see, I sent those clones from the river as a distraction. While I came from behind, and now its payback time." Naruto declared, as shadow clone jumped in for a punch. This time the punch connected, just not its intended target. Instead, it was one of Naruto's other shadow clones. *Poof* Went the shadow clone, shortly after being hit. So Naruto released the jutsu in order to find out if Kakashi had transformed into one of his clones.

With a series of *poof*s, Naruto was all alone on the training ground. Looking around, Naruto found a bell laying next to a nearby tree. "Oh, I guess I surprised him so much that he dropped the bell. Hee hee." Said Naruto, as he went to grab the bell. As he bent down to grab the bell he felt his feet leave from under him. Knowing that he fell into a trap, Naruto quickly touched the bell. Before he was shot straight up by his foot he left a little surprise.

"If the bait is obvious, don't go for it. And think before you use a jutsu, otherwise it'll be used against you." Kakashi said, as he picked up the bell and attached it to his waist with the other one.

"I! Get! It!" Naruto said.

"I'm telling you, because you don't get it. You think you get it, but its not the same as actually getting it. Get it?" Kakashi asked.

"This is it!" Sasuke thought, as he threw a mix of kunai and shuriken toward Kakashi.

"Won't you ever lear.." Asked Kakashi, before he was interrupted by being hit my the multitude of weapons.

Sakura *gasp*ed. While Naruto yelled, "Are you crazy Sasuke? You didn't have to go that far!"

*Poof* "Damn, he used a "Substitution Jutsu". He made me think that he let down his guard, and I fell for it." Sasuke thought, as he ran for a new location.


"Oh, where did he go? Where is Sasu... Did he see me?" Sakura thought, as she ran after sasuke. But stopped as she saw Kakashi.

"Psst. Sakura."

Sakura turned around as saw a wall of leaves in front of her. Feeling dizzy she fell to the ground. She woke up shortly after wondering what happened. "Sa...Sakura!" Recognizing the voice Sakura turned around in glee, but was turned to shock at what she saw. There was Sasuke, on his knees holding on to a tree with his right arm. He was covered in various kunai wound. His left arm seemed to be severed, as his right foot pointed the opposite way that it normally would be.

"AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!" Sakura screamed, as she passed out again.

"Shinobi Battle Skill #2: Genjutsu (Illusions). Maybe I went to far with that, oh well. She just has to see past those things." Kakashi said, as he went to look for Sasuke.


"Hn? That was Sakura. Genjutsu." Sasuke said, believing that Sakura could only have screamed due to what she saw in the Genjutsu. "It's just simple mind control. Well I'm different from the other 2. You won't get me so easily." Stated Sasuke, knowing Kakashi was right behind him.


"Hup. Ok I'm finally down from that second trap." Said Naruto, after he was cought in the same trap after escaping the first. "Now, I should sense everyone in like a 10 ft radius of that seal I placed on that bell." And he did. He could tell that Kakashi was in the middle of fighting Sasuke. "Sweet! Now I just gotta wait till sensei is done with Sasuke, and get me that bell." Said Naruto, as he hid himself in the trees and wait for his time to strike.


"Say that after you get a bell. My Sasuke, hnhnhn." Taunted Kakashi.

Sasuke started out with throwing 3 kunai at Kakashi. Kakashi easily avoided them. "There is no point in using normal attacks." Kakashi thought, as Sasuke threw a kunai at a rope. Setting off the trap he had lain for this situation. "A trap?" Kakashi thought, as he dodged the kunai and shuriken embedding themselves into a tree.

Sasuke suddenly appeared behind Kakashi with a reverse round house, with his left leg. Kakashi turned to block the kick with his left arm, he then grabbed Sasuke's leg with his right hand. Sasuke then threw a right punch, only to be caught by Kakashi's left hand. Sasuke then turned himself, to where he was now upside down. Sasuke the kicked downward with his right leg. Kakashi countered by blocking with his left arm, while still holding on the Sasuke's hand and leg.

Sasuke then made an attempt to grab a bell. Kakashi noticed this and immediately backed away, but not before Sasuke could touch one. Sasuke then started some hand signs. "Fire Style: Fire Ball Jutsu!"

"What?! Genin can't use fire jutsu, it takes too much chakra." Kakashi thought, as Sasuke fired off the jutsu, to where Kakashi was standing.

Once the fire cleared, there was only a scorched marked pit. "Where did he go?" Sasuke thought, to himself.

"Earth Style: Head Hunter Jutsu!" Kakashi said, as he pulled Sasuke down. Only Sasuke's head remained above ground. "I'll admit, you are... different from the others. But different isn't always better. They say "The nail that sticks out, is the one that gets hammered down." Oh well, have fun digging yourself out. Haha." Kakashi said, as he headed back to where they all started.

Shortly after Kakashi left, Sakura came running out of the trees and came to a complete stop when she saw Sasuke. "Sakura?" Sasuke asked.

"AAAAHH! SASUKE'S HEAD BY ITS SELF AND ITS TALKING!" Sakura screamed, then fainted.

A few minutes later Sakura awoke to find Sasuke above her, having dug himself out. "Sasuke!" Sakura yelled, for joy when she latched on to him.

"Ugh, get off." Sasuke said, and Sakura obeyed. "I got to get me one of those bells." Sasuke said as he stood up.

"Sasuke, your still trying to get one of the bells?" Asked Sakura.

"I touched one earlier."

"Really? That's amazing Sasuke." "Unbelievable! I'm never going to get one of those bells!" Said/thought Sakura/Inner Sakura, respectively.


Meanwhile, as Kakashi made his way back to where the test started, he felt like something was behind him. But when he turned around there was nothing there. "Hmm, must have been my imagination. Oh well, I wonder if Naruto has found those lunches I placed by the "Memorial Stone" yet?" Kakashi thought, not noticing that one of the bells were missing.


"Haha. Alright, I got a bell. I knew sensei wouldn't notice in time. It was just like with Iruka sensei, when I put a seal on him when he told me to run." Naruto said to himself.

-Flashback-

"Naruto, I need you to run, don't let Mizuki have that scroll!" Iruka whispered, so Mizuki couldn't hear.

Just before Naruto got up to run, he placed his hand on Iruka's left elbow. Leaving behind the seal for the "Flying Raijin Jutsu!

-Flashback End-

"Well, I guess that means I pass. Hee hee!" Naruto said, excitedly.


"Listen Sasuke, there is hardly any time left. Why don't we just try again next year?" Sakura asked, having lost confidence that they could pass the test.

"No! I've come too far to just quit Sakura. I have to kill that man. I'm the only one who can kill him."

*rrrrriiiiiiinnnnnnnnggggggg* "Damn! Lets go back." Said Sasuke, once he heard the alarm clock sound.


Back by the tree stumps, everyone was gathered there to hear Kakashi's verdict. But before he could begin, "Hey Kakashi sensei." Naruto said, getting Kakashi's attention. Naruto held up a bell and asked, "Since I got a bell, that means I pass right."

Everyone there stared at Naruto, as if he had 2 heads. "How the hell did he get a bell?!" Is what went through everyone's mind.

"Naruto, how did you get a bell without ME noticing?" Asked Kakashi.

"Hee hee. A ninja shouldn't reveal his secrets, right sensei?" Naruto countered, not wanting to reveal his secret jutsu just yet.

"That's all I'm gonna get out of you isn't it?"

"Yup!"

"Well, to answer your question Naruto. No, you don't pass. Because you didn't get to point of this exercise, none of you did. It was so basic, teamwork. Had all of you come at me, more than just Naruto would've gotten a bell." Kakashi explained.

"But there were only 2 bells sensei." Sakura stated.

"Yes, I purposely pit you all against eachother. So you could work past your personal interests. Naruto, you went out completely on your own. Even though you got a bell, you still didn't work with the others. Sakura, you were more worried about not knowing where Sasuke was when Naruto was right in front of you. Sasuke, you thought the others were so far beneath you that you thought they were worthless. You see that stone over there? Some of my closest friends' names are engraved on it. They were all heros, KIA heros to be exact." Said Kakashi.

"Whats "KIA" sensei?" Naruto asked.

"It means "Killed In Action"." Sakura explained.

"I'll give you one last chance. Naruto, eat your lunch. But don't give the others your food. If you do, you'll be sent back to the academy." Said Kakashi.

"NO! We are a team. If we don't eat we'll only weaken our chances of getting the bells." Naruto said, not agreeing with Kakashi's rules.

"He's right. We're a team, and we stick together." Sasuke said, agreeing with Naruto.

"Yea, the 3 of us are 1." Said Sakura, surprised that she is agreeing with Naruto.

"The 3 of you are 1?" Asked Kakashi, not looking too happy that they don't seem to want to follow his rules.

"Yes." Said all 3, simultaneously.

"All right then, you 3...Pass!" Kakashi said, with an eye smile. "You're the first ones to pass my test. The others just simply did as I said. "Those who break the rules are trash, but those who abandon their friends are worse than trash." Squad 7 begins its 1st mission tomorrow." kakashi said with a thumbs up.


How'd you guts like it. Its a bit shorter than some of the others, but this was just focused on the "Bell Test".