Chapter 2: Chakra Natures
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, or any of the characters in this fanfiction. But I swear, if Kishimoto didn't own Kakashi, HE'S MINE. BACK OFF FANGIRLS. HE'S ALREADY TAKEN. *hisses and swipes* Back OFF.
"Where is Kaka-sensei?!"
"He's always late…"
"Hn, I know why he's always late. He sure doesn't want to teach a dobe like you."
"WHAT?! You teme…!"
"Naruto! Shut up!"
"But Sakura-chan…"
The three genin rambled and ranted on with each other. It seems that they had no idea where their sensei was at the moment.
"He's always late! I can't stand another minute waiting for him, dattebayo!" Naruto grumbled, a big frown plastered on his pouting, whiskered face," His dumb ol' habits."
"Grow up, Naruto. Maybe Kakashi-sensei had something that came up. Something important." Sakura rolled her eyes at the irritated Uzumaki. The pinkette never hesitated to ever tag onto Naruto's comments.
"The dobe is right, though. Kakashi is always late. He never bothers to tell us, either." Sasuke crossed his arms and shook his head, scoffing lightly.
"O-Oh… you're maybe right, S-Sasuke-kun…" Sakura fidgeted with her fingers, slightly blushing at her wrongness against Naruto, and how Sasuke chosed Naruto's side over her's.
"…But maybe there's a reason why Kakashi's always late…" Sasuke glanced to his side, as if he was thinking hard," Not a mission. He wouldn't take missions so early in the morning, would he? Not without us."
Naruto rubbed his chin, thoughtfully. "Maybe he has old-man syndrome. The effects are already happening. He has gray hair."
"Naruto! That's stupid!"
"Hn, dobe. You are stupid."
"Am not! Why is his hair gray then?!"
"…It's not gray, it's silver…" A familiar voice interrupted the genins' small scuffle, and the three of them turned their heads towards their sensei.
"Kakashi-sensei!"
"Hn."
"Finally you've arrived, -ttebayo!" Naruto screeched and pointed an accusing finger at his sensei," Where were you all morning?! What happened to arriving early in the morning?!"
"I was lost on the road of life." Kakashi gave an exquisite, yet truthful answer.
"What a stupid excuse! Kaka-sensei, you rea-" "Shut UP, Naruto!" The Uzumaki earned a fist connected to the face, and he was soon rubbing a bruise on his cheek.
"Sakura-chaaan… That hurt…"
"You deserved it, you baka!"
"Hn, Naruto, you're so weak. You can't even dodge Sakura's punch."
"Teeeeemmmeehhh…!"
"The three of you. Quit the scuffling. I have been thinking…" Kakashi captured the attentions of his fellow genin, the three of them, staring up at him in curiosity of what he was going to say.
"…The chunin exams are coming up, and I've decided to-"
"Let us in to it?! Yoshū! Really, Kaka-sensei?!" Naruto jumped up and down, a wide grin spreading his face," Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU, Kaka-sensei, dattebayo!"
"Hn." A tiny smirk appeared on the Uchiha's lips,"The chunin exams, hunh."
"Really, Kakashi-sensei? You're going to allow us to take the chunin exams?" Sakura's emerald eyes sparkled with happiness and gratefulness, as she gazed up at her sensei.
"Not so fast. You three didn't let me finish. The chunin exams are coming up, and I've decided to not accept you three into it." Kakashi banged the three genin with the awful news.
Absorbing of what their teacher had said, the three genin groaned miserably.
Naruto's mouth went slack as he then complained, loudly,"Senseeiii! We're not weaklings, -ttebayo!"
Kakashi's lone eye suddenly changed from a look of normality into a look of sternness.
"Remember the mission we had? You three were thrown around by Zabuza and Haku. Even though I taught you chakra control, the three of you are still no match for the chunin exams. It would be sheer luck if you even manage to make it past the first exam."
"The three of us…" Sasuke exclaimed, frowning,"… have improved in our teamwork. Our abilities are far more advanced than we originally started with. Why let down an opportunity like this?" It was clearly he didn't like Kakashi's choice at all. How was he going to get stronger and able to take revenge on Itachi if he couldn't take the chunin exams?
"That's not an excuse, Sasuke. Even though you all have improved in ability, I still don't trust your theory in decision." Kakashi narrowed his grey eye on the miffed Uchiha and crossed his arms across his chest," You three not only need to train to defend the village, but to defend yourselves."
Sasuke scoffed as Naruto sagged his shoulders, "Aww… And I was really excited for a moment…"
"So, when are we going to be able to take the chunin exams, sensei?" Sakura asked, diligently, and almost eager to know.
"The time when you three mature, and pick out your actions, wisely." Was his response, and the three grumbling genin silently fumed. They should be able to take the exams! They were stronger than they were at the start!
"…And when you're able to prove to me that you all are ready, I'll send you off to take the chunin exams." Kakashi gazed down at his students, "Now, I want your three to start training yourselves."
"More training?" Naruto groaned," That's all we ever do! Train, train, train! Work, work, work! Practice, practice, practice! I want to try something new!"
"Trust me, Naruto. The training I'm assigning you is a bit different than your other ones. I want to find out your chakra nature."
"Ch-chakra nature? What's that?" Sakura questioned, tilting her head slightly in thought, and Sasuke couldn't help but think the same.
"Chakra nature basically tells you what specific jutsu you are able to use. For example, Suiryūdan no Jutsu, is the element, suiton. Which as Sasuke's jutsu, Gōkakyū no Jutsu, is the element, katon."
"So there's a total of five elements," Sakura pointed out, her brain wracking out the elements, "Suiton, katon, fūton, raiton, and doton."
"That is correct, Sakura," Kakashi nodded towards the pink-haired girl, and she beamed as her sensei complimented on her correctness.
"So, I will be finding out what your chakra natures are. All three of you." Kakashi announced, pulling out several pieces of paper.
"Pfft! How are pieces of paper going to help you find out what our chakra nature is, Kaka-sensei?" The blonde crossed his arms; a doubtful and questioning look had spread his face.
"Be patient, Naruto and I will explain." Kakashi leveled a stern look on the Uzumaki and he wedged a piece of paper between two of his fingers, and letting out chakra. The paper slowly wrinkled and the three genin blinked in bewilderment.
"By letting my chakra through the paper, I was allowed to find my own chakra nature. The element I currently work with is raiton." Kakashi explained, handing out the paper slips to his three pupils," Now it's your turns."
Sasuke scoffed and closed his eyes, letting a small amount of chakra leak into the paper, and he soon opened his eyes to see the material burn, extinguished by small flames. "Good, Sasuke." Kakashi nodded, "Your chakra nature is katon."
Sakura did the same as her crush, closing her eyes and putting forth chakra into the material. Her slip of paper crumbled. "Sakura, your chakra nature is doton."
Lastly, Naruto stared at his fellow members, watching in awe as their pieces of paper were doing such cool things. 'Yoshū! I'm going to have a cool chakra nature just like Sakura-chan and teme!' And with that, Naruto concentrated and allow his chakra to flow into the paper, and all it did was split into two.
"Whaa-aat?! All my stupid piece of paper did was split into two! What kind of stupid chakra nature is that!?" Naruto shrieked, throwing the material down in frustration," I thought it was going to explode, or do something cool… Not split into two!"
"Quiet, Naruto. Your chakra nature is actually very rare." The jounin's eye leveled with Naruto's cerulean stare," Your chakra nature is futon. Very few shinobi have this type of chakra nature. The jutsus with this chakra nature is incredibly powerful."
"F-Fūton…?" The Uzumaki gazed at the slips of paper in awe, and his frown broke into a wide grin, "Wow! My chakra nature is futon!"
A small smile appeared beneath Kakashi's mask. Soon enough, his genin will become strong.
And they'll be able to defend themselves, while he, protects them.
Translations:
Suiton – Water
Katon – Fire
Doton – Earth
Fūton – Wind
Raiton – Lightning
Suiton: Suiryūdan no Jutsu - Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Technique
Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu – Fire Style: Fireball Technique
A/N:
I can't believe I have made another chapter within the week! *gives a proud pat on the back* I can do the impossible!
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I hope this fic gets popular! That is my lifelong dream! To make a fanfiction that is actually popular!
I guess I should probably study for finals though. I do want to pass the end of course exams and then continue typing up the chapters I'm thinking about! *scampers towards textbooks*
Until then, ja – ne!
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