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The group reached the school in no time at all and followed Kiba to the room of Iruka-sensei. Kiba knocked quietly on the door and opened it slowly, peering around it to make sure he wasn't disturbing anything. He walked inside, seeing as the class was empty save its instructor sitting at a desk in the front of the room.
"Iruka-sensei." Kiba spoke. Iruka turned around and broke into a huge grin.
"Kiba! Akamaru! I haven't seen you guys for some time! How are you?" Iruka asked.
"Were good. Just came by to drop off your newest student." Kiba explained. Akamaru barked in agreement.
"Ahhh yes, Lady Tsunade told me I would have a new one to join up. She said he was something special." Iruka said.
"That he is. Shippo, come up here please and meet Iruka. He will be your sensei until academy graduation." Kiba ordered.
Shippo bounded up and smiled at iruka in greeting. "Hiya!" He said.
Iruka got down on one knee to look Shippo in the eyes. "Well hello there Shippo. I'm Iruka-sensei. Would you like to tell me what makes you special?" He asked politely.
Shippo flicked his puffy fox-tail and pointed to his feet- his fox feet. "I am a Fox yokai, kinda like that guy…oh whats his name…." Shippo trailed off.
"Naruto?" Iruka asked.
"Yeah! Him! Im a Fox demon like him. Only I keep my fox form cause mine isn't sealed inside me. Im not the ruler of the foxes like him. I have pointy ears, a tail, and foxy feet. I can transform at will too." Shippo grinned.
"Well then little Shippo, welcome to the class!" Iruka smiled.
Kagome watched from the doorway, smiling at how happy Shippo was to go to school now. "So he will be home by 5? That's when his training ends, correct?" Kagome asked.
"Ahhh yes. I don't believe I've met you. Who might you be?" Iruka asked.
"I am Kagome Higurashi, Shippo's adoptive mother. I am a Wolf yokai." She answered quietly.
"I take it you are going to become a ninja as well?" Iruka asked.
"A new breed of ninja. Stronger, faster, and more deadly than even your most elite." She answered confidently.
"Well then, Kagome, shall we spar? I'd like to get a view on how sharp your ninja skills really are." Iruka asked.
"Lead the way, Iruka-sensei." Kagome answered.
Iruka led Kiba, Akamaru, Kagome, and her pups to the training grounds which were partially forested.
"ha! He has no idea what he's up against!" she thought. She put down her two pups who seeme to be fidgeting and ready for some battle. Kagome quickly shifted into her wolf self and awaited instructions.
"Okay. Your job is to get a bell from my waist and a bell from Kakashi's waist by sunset. Kakashi is over there with the book and the gray poofy 'fro-looking hair. If you pass, you may let Kiba train you and you will be eligible to enter the chuunin exams 3 months from now. However, should you fail, you will have to enroll in the academy and you will not be eligible for the chuunin exams until one-year of service has been completed. Do you accept these terms?" Iruka asked.
Kagome nodded her large wolf head and sat behind the pups. She gave them wolf-language orders and proceeded to place a barrier around them, making them look exactly like her.
"Good. You have a copy-jutsu-like ability. Now, let us get started shall we?" Iruka stated before promptly disappearing in a puff of smoke.
"this is easy, I can hear his heartbeat. And kakashi's is much deeper in the woods, he's definitely much more of an opponent." Kagome thought. She raced into the woods, both pups in her mouth, to track Iruka first. When she found him, hiding in the trees with his back to her, she almost laughed. Both wolves were completely still and all three were inside a sight barrier. They could not be seen by someone with Iruka's ability. "now's our chance!" she thought. Kagome launched both pups in Irukas direction before leaping onto the branch below him. Yuki latched onto his sleeve just as Mamoru yanked a bell from his waist and went sailing towards the branch in front of him. Mamoru landed lightly and sat as he watched Iruka try to pull Yuki from his sleeve. Kagome enlarged herself and stood on her hind legs and pushed Iruka from his perch as she grabbed Yuki by her scruff. Mamoru had disappeared from sight, hiding on the ground below in a hole concealed by tree roots. Kagome backflipped as she downsized to be the same as her two ninja wolves. She left her invisibility barrier up as she darted into the tree, letting it down as her body was being hidden by the roots. Mamoru buried the bell silently in the ground in front of him for safekeeping then began to watch the entrance to their hole. Kagome began to silently plan out a strategy.
"His abilities are far greater than Iruka's. He is definitely not an opponent to take lightly. He could see through my sight barrier and his hearing is almost the level of a hanyou's. a sneak attack could work but only if were utterly silent and have precision timing….oh and it's past noon! The sun will set by 5, we don't have much time!" she thought frantically.
Kagome relayed her orders to both pups, who understood perfectly. The group then darted off towards their target, from different directions. Three hours passed before they reached their destination. It was 100 yards from the target, each camouflaged perfectly and each a copy of Kagome. The sun was beginning to set, so they had to act quickly. Each wolf howled simultaneously, effectively confusing Kakashi as to which wolf was actually Kagome. All three sped towards him at the same time in jagged lines and jumped, giving him no path to escape. He used a substitution at the last second, Kagome and the pups felt the spike in chakra. Kagome shifted in mid-air and changed direction, sensing which way he actually was while the pups took on substitute-Kakashi. Kagome landed on a branch and dove over the side. Focusing all of her yokai power to her heel, she flipped and sent a power-packed foot-slam into the ground below. The pups jumped down easily and dug up Kakashi's unconscious body. Kagome grabbed the bell from his vest and ran quickly with his body to the hole under the tree. Yuki darted under the tree and retrieved the small silver bell. When she emerged, she jump onto Kagome's shoulder and the group returned to the clearing where Kiba and Akamaru were waiting.
"Well done Kagome! There's even an hour of daylight left to spare!" Kiba congratulated.
Kagome gently put down Kakashi who was slowly regaining consciousness. "Thank you, but I couldn't have done it without these wonderful pups." She said as she scratched the two wolves.
"then I suppose treats and presents are in order for them." Kiba said with a smile.
He handed Kagome two collars, two bandannas and tossed each wolf a large cut of steak which they devoured gratefully. Each collar was the exact same color as the wolf's fur; a pure white one for Yuki and a pitch black one for Mamoru. On the back of each collar was a silver plate with its respective pups name engraved on it and a leaf symbol on either side of the name. The metal was brushed to blend in more with the color of the collar. Each bandanna was electric blue and had a single large silver leaf symbol on the outside.
"The bandannas are good to wear in the village. They alert the people to say 'hey were leaf ninja hounds, please don't kill us for looking like wolves!'" Kiba laughed. "The collars help people to know their names, and since there aren't many ninja-hound owners in the village, it'll let the vets know whose hounds they are should they ever get caught or lost. The bandannas will need to come off before every mission, but the collars can stay on no matter what."
Kagome put the collars and bandannas on the two pups who didn't seem to mind one bit. She then looked back to Kiba with tears of joy in her eyes. "Oh thank you kiba! Theyre wonderful!" she said, enveloping him in a tight embrace.
"They aren't the only ones getting gifts today, Kagome!" Iruka said from behind Kiba. He walked around kiba and held out a Leaf headband for Kagome. "This, dear Kagome, means you are now officially a genin Leaf Shinobi."
Kagome stared at the shiny silver headband on black cloth. She was so happy she couldn't even say a word, she just looked up at Iruka smiling a very watery smile. Iruka brushed her bangs to the side some and tied the black headband then stepped back to admire the way it looked. Kiba stepped forward with his fist outstretched, attempting to give Kagome a gift of his own. He opened his fist to reveal a short silver necklace with a howling wolf pendant on the end. The wolf was pure white, but upon closer investigation she saw the blue leaf symbol on its chest. The blue matched the color of her eyes perfectly.
"I have another here. That one was meant to look like you, but with a white wolf with a blue leaf. This one here is supposed to look like me." He held out the other necklace to her. Kagome took the necklace from his outstretched hand and examined it. She could see the brown from the top of his nose, his tail, and halfway down the outsides of his legs. But she also saw the brown leaf his chest adorned. It was the same color as his eyes, dark chocolate. Suddenly Kagome accidentally dropped the beautiful necklace, which landed face-down. She saw markings on the back, which she made out to be words in beautiful calligraphy. It read "I'm Forever Yours,". Confused by the comma at the end, she grabbed the other pendant and turned it over to see the word "Faithfully" written in the same beautiful calligraphy. Kagome recognized the words as lyrics to the song he was playing earlier that morning. She jumped up and hugged Kiba even tighter than before, this time placing a kiss to his forehead and staring into his eyes.
"You seem to like the present. Kagome, may you please do me the honor of going on a first date with me?" Kiba asked cautiously.
"Kiba, I don't like this present, I love it. I will most definitely go on a date with you." Kagome answered.
Kiba flashed a huge grin and set her down. "Be ready by eight then, Kagome. That would be enough time for you and I to get cleaned up, and to give your pups a much-needed bath." Kiba said. Iruka smiled from the side.
"Well, congratulations on the passing of this test Kagome. I look forward to giving Tsunade-sama your final report." Iruka said. "You two have fun now!" he added.
Kagome put on the necklace of Kiba and he wore the one of Kagome. The group started for home, where Shippo, Sango, and Kirara would be awaiting their return.