Hai guys! Yep, every update I'll say that. I'm going to recreate the bell test to the best of my ability, but I'll also improvise a bit. From now on, not including the bell test, all the missions will be improvised. I don't want to rewrite the Zabuza and Haku vs Tazuna, Kakashi, Naruto, Sasuke, and Maiya. Sorry! But hope ya like it.
I scan the area near me. Good, flat land, a small river, a good water source, and a forest. I could use the river, as well as the grass-covered ground to draw out water, but otherwise I would need to use normal weapons. I leap, seeking refuge in the forest. I climb up as high as I can, and can spot Sasuke, Naruto, and Kakashi-sensei.
Naruto blindly rushes Kakashi-sensei multiple times. I resist the urge to roll my eyes. Every ninja should know that running in front of the enemy is the road to letting your enemy see your attack. But, then again, Naruto isn't like other ninjas. I smile. When Kakashi-sensei sneaks up behind Naruto and raises his arms, I can tell that both Sasuke and I are expecting a normal jutsu, but Kakashi-sensei just sticks his finger in Naruto's butt.
I nearly bust out laughing. Dammit. If Kakashi is as good as I hear he is, then by now he must've pinpointed my location. I can see Sasuke tiptoeing behind Kakashi, his hand in a pre-Fireball Jutsu position. Kakashi-sensei spins around, catching Sasuke. I think by now I can do something. I jump down, landing silently, and sneak to the riverbed. I use the mud to draw water out from, and find that using mud makes the water more solid, formidable. Using plain water is pretty soft and easy to deflect. I use mud-water and sharpen it to a fine point, drawing all my focus into this one spike. I add two more, and walk behind Kakashi-sensei while Sasuke keeps him busy. I thrust it at him.
Kakashi-sensei begins to keel over, but quickly changes into a log. Transformation Jutsu. Tricking ninjas since the beginning of the Narutoverse. I quickly leap back. Kakashi-sensei takes a step toward Naruto and Sasuke, but decides to focus on me. I calm myself, stilling everything in me.
He alternates various attacks, keeping me at bay on the defensive. Leaping, jumping, slashing, throwing kunai. I know that I need to go on offense soon. I look down at the ground. I'm near the mud. In a swift movement, I form water balls, changing the surface from smooth to spiky. I throw it at him, like I would a frisbee or ball.
He dodges them, but not before one of the spikes rips his sleeve. I grin. A little at a time. I can do this.
Without thinking it through, I grab a ball of water and direct it into my thigh holster. A gift from Kurenai-sensei. Good thing the holster's waterproof.
I look up in time to see a blade graze my shoulder. I look at Kakashi-sensei. I draw out my temporary resource of water and form thin, sharp disks, like ultra-thin frisbees. I throw it, and while it seems to miss him, it soon distracts Kakashi-sensei by arcing around and cutting his leg. Not a severe cut, so I don't have much time. I form a water clone and pelt attacks on him while sneaking up on him as well. I run like lightning, managing to touch the bell, barely grazing it before Kakashi-sensei does another transformation jutsu.
I retreat to the forest and map out a plan. Kakashi is a smart man, he can detect when something's gone awry. So I need to either outsmart him, or divide his attention. I divided his attention, but that time I came from the sides. If I came from the ground, though...
I use up my last store of water to drill deeply into the ground. I close it up, first using water, then mud, then dirt. "Water Void Jutsu!" I say. I use some chakra to separate the water from the mud, leaving dirt that collapses in a tunnel-like shape. I walk silently, stopping when I hear pulsing sensations. Chakra, I can tell.
I rip out of the ground, launching several kunai knives while forming the biggest sphere of water I have ever seen. It completely encases Kakashi-sensei and me, and I rush at him. The kunai knives distract him, since the water reflects any projectiles inside of it. I jump and leap as I maintain the sphere. I touch one of the bells, and my hand tightens immediately. I grabbed it! I actually got it!
I disengage the sphere and hide in the forest once again, now protective of my precious bell. Only then do I register how tired I am. I'm breathing heavily, from all the chakra usage. That ball used up too much chakra. Next time, I need to downsize my jutsu. Small, but powerful attacks will surprise any future enemies as well.
I glance at the shining yellow bell. It seems new, yet so old. I wonder where he got these from. I crane my neck to see Sasuke just now getting his. He makes no effort to hide his smirk. Naruto, on the other hand, seems to be having a lot of trouble. He's struggling, I can tell.
"Naruto! You'll be tied to this pole. Maiya, Sasuke, you can sit and eat lunch. Don't share with Naruto." Kakashi gestures to three wooden poles, while tying Naruto up. All the stamina and energy I used reflects at me while I eat. I'm famished. I begin to dig into a rice ball while I realize that Naruto probably is as hungry as me, if not hungrier. As if in response, his belly growls ferociously.
"Here. Eat some." Sasuke reluctantly holds out his portion, feeding Naruto his rice ball.
"Yeah, you can share mine too." I agree, feeding Naruto my small bit of egg roll. The success of your mission doesn't matter if your teammates are injured, close to dying.
Kakashi suddenly appears in a spiral of leaves, frowning deeply. "You broke the rules!" He growls at us. "So..." He waits, making the moment more dramatic.
"You pass." He says simply. I smile, Naruto's grin cuts his face open, and Sasuke isn't so tense.
Hello again! I'm trash at fighting/battle scenes. The next mission will also be pretty funny, but a B rank, sort of like the Tazuna mission. Hope you like it!
"Those who break the rules are scum. But those who abandon their friends are worse than scum." Kakashi-sensei tells us, his eyes far away and distant. Like he was remembering something.