Naruto stood across from Kakashi, panting heavily with sweat dripping down his forehead. The field was littered with fire and charred grass or dirt.
Kakashi was uninjured, and completely healthy is he closed eye smiled at Naruto. "Aren't you going to run? You're not going to take the bell from me like this you know."
Naruto glared back at him in defiance. "Shut up! I'll never run from a fight!" He said in determination.
Kakashi sighed at that. 'A shinobi's specialty is suppose to be stealth. Staying within the shadows. We're suppose to run and hide from fights.'
Finally, he pulled out a book with the title Icha Icha on it, causing Naruto to face fault. "What the hell are you doing!? We're in the middle of a fight you know!" He yelled.
"Yes I know. I just don't really care that much anymore. If you still think you can beat me in a fair fight after I've clearly shown you were outmatched, then you have a lot to learn about being a shinobi."
"If I stopped now you would go after the other two wouldn't you?"
Kakashi looked up from his book in surprise. From the trees, Sakura and Sasuke were taken aback by the question.
"You're fighting me to give the other two time? But I thought you hated them?"
Seeing the expression on his sensei's face, Naruto smirked. "Whether we like it or not, the three of us are a team. We don't have to always get along to be nakama, we just have to be there to stick up for each other when it matters."
It was a strange word to refer teammates as. In fact it was never used at all. Kakashi raised an eyebrow in amusement, while Sasuke's eyes widened.
'Nakama. A word often used by pirates. So Naruto really does have knowledge and power from the Pirate Era? His power does seem to come from one of those famed Devil Fruit. Not to mention a Logia.'
Sakura was also left deep in thought, Naruto's words ringing in her head. 'He thinks of me as his...nakama? Even after how I treated him?'
Naruto grit his teeth as he tried to think of a way to beat the powerful Jounin. 'What do I do? Even if I manage to come up with a plan his Haki will let him know its coming from a mile away. The only way to beat him is to fight faster then he can react and he can literally become lightning. If he can see it then he'll react faster then I can dish out.'
Now he feels stupid for not learning as much as he could from the forbidden scroll.
He was broken out of his thoughts as he heard a perverse giggle come out of Kakashi's mouth.
'That son of a...'
Enraged, Naruto charged Kakashi with the powe pole in hand, the pole lit on fire. He raised it over his head with an angry look on his face
"YOU BASTARD!" He screamed as he swung down on the Jounin. Kakashi sidestepped the attack, but was in for a surprise as Naruto didn't stop there.
he hit the ground full force causing the flames to burst out of his power pole to the side and into the direction he swung it at.
The two Gennin in hiding went wide eyed at the display of power.
Turning around and twirling the staff above his head, Naruto closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "Power pole extend."
The power pole slowly started to extend, still lit ablaze, and started acting like a sprinkler for fire.
"Chiru Kotei! (Sprinkling Ember)"
Raising an eyebrow but not looking away from his book, Kakashi easily weaved through the embers using his Haki.
'Not bad Naruto. Despite only aquiring you fruit recently, you're unpredictable fighting style and quick thinking make you a deadly foe to face. For anything less then Jounin that is.'
Kakashi suddenly disappeared from sight, surprising Naruto and causing him to stop his attack. He didn't notice Kakashi behind him looking ready to punch him into the ground.
Kakashi brought his fist down but before he made contact...
"Diable Jambe! (Devil's leg)"
Kakashi's eyes widened before using the Kawarimi no Jutsu (Substitution Jutsu) and switched himself with a log -May you be eternally grateful to your lord and savior- letting him escape the deadly flaming leg that all but destroyed the log and burned what was left of it.
"Bien Cuit: Grill Shot! (Well Cooked Grill Shot)"
Turning to look behind him, Naruto was surprised to see Sasuke with his leg lit on fire.
"Tsk. I missed." Sasuke noted in irritation as his leg cooled down and he put it on the ground.
Kakashi looked like he was studying Sasuke, wondering why he did what he did. "Sasuke. Why help Naruto? Doing so made you reveal yourself and give up the element of surprise."
Sasuke snorted. "As if you didn't already know where I was. To answer your question though..."
He glance at Naruto before looking back at Kakashi with a smirk. "I'll give the dobe some points. Don't get me wrong this doesn't make us friends, but at the very least we'll need to work together to pass the test."
Scoffing, Naruto stepped beside Sasuke and looked towards Kakashi. "Us? Friends? As if teme. Don't get in my way."
Not sparing the blonde a glance, Sasuke lifted his leg and once again, it lit up into flames. "Thats my line."
In unison they charged at Kakashi and begun their attacks.
In the bushes, Sakura was hesitating and wondering if she should help.
'I need to help them. But how can I help? Out of the three of us I'm the weakest.' She thought in sadness.
'Fuffuffuffuffu. Do you desire power?'
Then, she saw black. Albeit, a bit of pink too.
Naruto and Sasuke looked worse for wear, huffing and panting as they were running out of steam.
"Collier Strike! (Neck strike)" Sasuke charged Kakashi and jumped up behind him, aiming a kick at his neck which Kakashi tilted his neck to, although the flames licked his neck, causing him to jump out of the way.
Not looking, he jumped right at Naruto, who had a lance made of fire in his hand. If you looked closely you could see the power pole hidden within the flames.
He reeled his arm back and launched his lance right at the Jounin.
"Shinka: Shiranui! (Sacred Flame: Sea Fire)"
To the two Gennin's surprise, it actually landed a direct hit on Kakashi's back.
However, when it made contact, the lance suddenly burst into flames and disappeared as the power pole bounced off his back and flew high into the sky, landing on the ground behind Naruto.
"Phew That was a close one." Kakashi said.
His back was revealed to have been embued with Armanent Haki. "I'll need to pay more attention i guess." He drawled lazily.
All of the sudden, something strange happened.
All three boys suddenly felt something overwhelming. Naruto stood his ground, looking unaffected apart from the bead of sweat, but Kakashi and Sasuke had their eyes wide and were sweating profusely
'Could this be Conquerors Haki!? Who the hell is using it!?' Naruto thought.
"Fuffuffuffuffu. It feels good to be back."
The boys turned their head to where the voice came from and were shocked when they saw none other then Sakura coming out of the bushes, her hair shadowing her eyes and a downright maniacal grin spread on her face. When she looked up, her eyes were shown to no longer be the pair of sea green they used to be, but a pair of crimson red eyes. Her voice sounded alot smoother then it usually did. The eerily bad guy kind of smooth.
A breeze blew by, catching her hair and causing it to get in her face.
"This is annoying." She commented, grin still in place as she took her long hair and held it in front of her as she raised her hand and pointed her index finger to her hair and raised her thumb as if forming a gum. "Tamaito. (Bullet String)"
String came out of her index and cut her long hair off. Now it was shorter then before.
"S-Sakura?" Naruto wondered in confusion. What the hell was up with her? How did she do that?
Sakura turned to Naruto, her grin widening if it was even possible sending shivers up the blonde's spine.
"Fuffuffuffuffu. Sakura? She fell asleep. I took over because of her desire for power." She said, spreading her arms out dramatically. "Poor girl felt so useless while watching you two fight. She was so saddened by the fact she was too weak to help. It was hilarious! Fuffuffuffuffu!" She, or rather, whatever it was, laughed with a hand on it's face, laughing towards the sky.
"...Who are you?" Sasuke demanded to know, tensed up in preparation.
"Maa maa. Calm down you two. I've decided to lend this girl my power for now. In other words I'll only be using it for what she wants. Which would be to fight 'Kakashi Sensei.'" It said, emphasizing Kakashi's name in a mocking tone.
Kakashi, using his Observational Haki to see if it told any lies or not, discovered that it was indeed telling the truth.
"...Alright. I'll allow it." The two boys looked at him in shock at that. "If whatever you are took over her body because she desired to help, then I see no problems. Make no mistake, this doesn't mean I trust you. What do we call you?"
"Hmmm...Let's see...I guess..." It looked at Naruto, and for a second they could swear they saw a small vein bulge from it's head. "G. Call me G. A sworn enemy of the D's."
They raised an eyebrow at that. Naruto looked at G suspiciously, wondering if there was a reason it looked at him when he said he was a sworn enemy of the D's. Although he could connect the dots to Ace, since his full name was Portgas D. Ace, he wasn't sure.
Slowly, Kakashi nodded in acknowledgement. "Alright G. Let's continue from where we left off shall we?"
Kakashi now, knew he had to he careful. If he was correct in his assumption -and he had no doubt he was- his potential students had power and techniques from the grandline at their disposal. Not to mention the strong ones.
A logia eater, paramecia eater, and an Uchiha with the Black Leg style with Diable Jambe.
If they passed the exercise his team would end up being monsters.
"Let's see if you three have what it takes to beat me and take the bells." He taunted, before putting his book in his pouch and looking serious.
Warning bells sounded in his head from his Haki and he jumped to the side, only barely catching sight of the string that would've pierced his neck.
"Oh? Looks like this body lacks training. The stupid girl focused more on fangirling and neglected her training. If I wasn't around she wouldn't survive in the shinobi world." G mused. G raised a hand and started moving it's finger's as if controlling a puppet.
Strings zoomed in on Kakashi, and the Jounin was forced to stay on his toes as he kept dodging the deadly strings.
Naruto and Sasuke both charged him, going in for a more direct approach. It went on like that for some time.
All of the sudden, Kakashi stilled.
Seeing this as their chance, they all made their move. G dashed towards Kakashi, fingers curled and it's ever present grin on it's face.
Naruto dashed towards Kakashi's back, his free hand curled in a fist and lit on fire.
Sasuke jumped high into the air and started spinning down while he was taken by gravity, flames forming a wheel as he spun fast, although he grit his teeth due to the strain he was putting on his body.
Kakashi closed eye smiled and put his hands together, and just then the alarm clock went off. "Alright that's enough."
G stopped mid attack, his hand an inch away from Kakashi's face.
Naruto also stopped mid attack, his fist still on fire and an inch away from Kakashi's back.
However, Sasuke, due to not having the ability to stop gravity only managed to kick the ground right next to the Jounin, shattering the earth and causing Kakashi to sweatdrop.
'At least they listened and went in for the kill.' He thought.
"Well, not a single one of you were able to take a bell from me, meaning you all failed." He said seriously.
In the blink of an eye, they were all sitting in front of the logs on the training ground, although Naruto was the only one tied up.
"Wait...WHAT THE HELL IS WITH THIS DISCRIMINATION!" Naruto yelled with tic marks on his face.
"Naruto, a shinobi for all intents and purposes must be stealthy, and utilize the element of surprise for their attacks. Ambushes, traps, sabotoging, the list goes on and on. We don't fight fair. Also, because you fought me and lacked the power to defeat me, you made Sasuke, technically Sakura, and G move out of their hiding places -where they had the element of surprise- to help you out. On a mission, that would've cost you your lives."
Naruto glared back at Kakashi, but didn't say anything to deny what he said.
"Everyone will eat their lunches except Naruto. If you feed him you get sent back to the academy. If Naruto burns through his ropes then it will end in the same result. I'm willing to give you all a second chance. Use it wisely, and think about what to do."
In a flash of lightning, he disppeared from the training grounds and hid far away as to not get caught by G's Haki.
Kakashi could've told them the secret to passing the exam which was teammwork, but with the way they fought with each other and trusted each other with their backs -although he was still suspicious of G- it would've been pointless to tell them.
The fact Sakura wanted to help fight and only didn't because she knew she was too weak impressed Kakashi a bit. It was the smart decision, just not morally correct. He would let it slide. Sakura would learn in time if they passed.
Back with Team 7 (Spoiler much)
The moment Kakashi disppeared, Sasuke handed his lunch. "Here. We'll need all the energy we can get if we're going to form a plan to take the bells away from Kakashi."
The gesture surprised Naruto. "What?"
Sasuke scowled back at him. "Just take it Log damn it." He ordered.
"Then take mine. I don't need to eat anyway." G said throwing it's lunch box at Sasuke who caught it with a deepened scowl.
"Don't treat food like that." He scolded only for G to laugh back at him.
Lightning crackled in the sky and a bolt of lightning shot down in front of them, causing Naruto and Sasuke to panic, while G only kept his grin.
"YOU GUYS!!!!" Kakashi roared, appearing from where the lightning bolt struck and shot at them with an enraged look on his face.
He stopped right in front of them however, and closed eye smiled. "Pass."
Naruto and Sasuke looked shock that they had pass. "Wait what?" Naruto asked in confusion.
Kakashi chuckled at his confusion. "You guys are the first ones to pass my test. In the Shinobi world the rules are never to be defied. Those who break the rules are scum, but those who abandon their comrades are lower then scum."
They were stunned, well at least Naruto and Sasuke were. G merely chuckled at Kakashi's words.
Slowly, Naruto broke out into a grin, burning the ropes to ashes. "Alright! We're Shinobi now dattebayo!" He yelled to the sky.
Sasuke's lips twitched up slightly.
"Well then I guess my job here is done."
The boys turned their heads to G, Kakashi being the one who voiced their question. "So then you'll go back to where you came from?"
G only nodded, grin widening slightly. "Kakashi...tell me, do you know what's worse then trash." G suddenly asked.
Kakashi was taken aback by the question, but gained his composure after a few seconds. "No. You're making it sound as if you do." He observed with narrowed eyes.
"Fuffuffuffuffu...Ahahahahahahahaha!" The maniac laughed with a hand on it's head.
"A cruel, blood thirsty person Kakashi. Someone who is willing to watch his comrade die for the sake of his own goals and for his own entertainment. Like a puppet master and a puppet. Once you no lomger have any use for them, the master disposes of the puppet and moves on to a new one..."
Sasuke and Naruto tensed, standing their ground and preparing for a fight if need be while Kakashi raised a hand and electricity danced through his fingertips. G ignored all this in favor of continuing, it's grin as wide as it can be.
"...Fuffuffuffuffu. it's human nature to fear this kind of person. To reject them, to despise them, because that kind of person is someone they know would kill them all if that person so wished."
Naruto's eyes widened, imagining such a scenario and comparing them with his life. How people feared him, hated him, and shunned him.
G spread his arms apart dramatically and went on. "That's the kind of person I am! Rules? Regulation? I don't care! All I care about are my own rules and my own goals. There's a name for people like me. I am a Demon! However, my actions have always been justified in the past because of my overwhelming power! At the end of the day, I come out on top! I decide what's right or wrong! A Demon wouldn't be able to do that. You might wanna start watching out for me. I am not just any Demon. I'm The Heavenly Demon..."
No one made a move to do anything for a moment when all of the sudden G fell to the ground, and Sakura was left lying in the dirt, unconscious.
A.N. Someone let me know if this chap wasn't a very good one. I thought this chap might seem a bit too strange and not well written. Write a comment telling me to redo it if ya want me to redo it.
I wanna explain for those of you who may have noticed that Sabo was the last eater of the Mera Mera No Mi. Not Ace. There is a reason. I will tell you this though, I never said Ace was the last eater. That's Naruto's assumption. Thanks for the reviewer who mentioned it
As for you know who making an appearance through Sakura, that is also tied to the reason Devil Fruit users see memories of the 'previous' fruit eater. Also tied to Inner Sakura.
Again, another question by a reviewer. since Kakashi ate the Goro Goro No Mi, he saw Eneru's (Enel's?) memories. In Skypeia, Observational Haki is known as Mantra and Kakashi shouldn't be aware of the other two forms of Haki or even that Mantra is actually Observational Haki right? Who's to say Eneru (Enel?) Died after his fight with Luffy. He could've went down to travel the blue sea and learned many things. His Devil Fruit is just perfect for information gathering and he pretty much has Observational Haki down so I think gaining knowledge wouldn't be much of a problem for him.
That's all. Hope ya look forward to next chap! Or possible redo of this one
Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece or Naruto