Current Pairing: Naruto X Iruka - Kakashi - Gaara
'You will pay, you nobody. How dare you make Sasuke-kun look bad.' The pinkette stomped off.
*Next Day at Training Ground 3*
Sakura and Sasuke were at the training grounds waiting for their sensei and teammate. Sasuke was still stewing over what happened yesterday while Saukra was sneaking glances at her crush.
By the time 8:30 rolled around, their stomachs were protesting and demanding food. Then, a smell hit their noses.
Katsuro arrived with a small bento of brown rice and natto. He casually ate the food while walking towards them. The delicious smell ignited the gurgling of their stomachs.
"You're late, Katsuro-teme! And Kakashi-sensei told us not to eat, you baka!" Sakura yelled. Katsuro merely glanced in their direction before nimbly jumping onto the nearest tree and settled down to finish the rest of his breakfast.
"Wrong. He suggested that we don't eat breakfast. He never out right told us not to. Besides, he's not our instructor officially and until we pass his test, therefore, he can't really demand we do what he says. Plus, it's foolish to not eat before a battle. You will become more lethargic and susceptible to making mistakes because of low energy." Katsuro quipped. Sakura shut up and Sasuke glared at the other male.
They were all quiet as they waited for Kakashi to arrive.
Finally, after 30 minutes, their jounin instructor appeared in a shunshin and an eye smile.
"Yo!" He greeted cheerily with a hand wave. Sakura pointed a finger at him.
"YOU'RE LATE!" Kakashi sweat dropped and sheepishly placed a hand behind his head.
"Ah, sorry. I saw this old lady having trouble with her groceries and offered to carry them for her. She was so grateful that she wanted me to have some home cooked miso soup. I couldn't refuse and lost track of time." He excused. A vein throbbed on Sakura's head.
"LIAR!"
"Well then, kiddies! Why don't we get down to business. Follow me." The three teens followed him to three logs standing vertical out of the ground. Kakashi set a timer down on the middle one.
"Here's the test," he brought out two bells, "you have to try to take a bell from me."
"But Kakashi-sensei. There are only two bells." The girl pointed out the obvious.
"This test will require you to get a bell from me. If you don't get a bell before the timer rings at noon, then you fail and are sent back to the academy. If two of you get a bell and the other one don't, then they are sent back to the academy. Along with that, you won't be having any lunch and will have to sit there and watch as I eat." He explained as he tied the bells to his waist. Sasuke and Sakura gulped at the rules and felt hunger pains when they saw three bentos placed upon one of the posts.
'I will not be going back to the academy. The weakest one out of us is Sakura, therefore my only competition is Katsuro.' Sasuke deduced. Sakura bit her lip in nervousness before becoming determined.
'I will get a bell. Me and Sasuke will finally be together without that nobody getting in the way and upsetting him.' Katsuro just closed his eyes and tilted his head back a bit.
"Come at me with the intent to kill otherwise you will never get a bell. Ready... Start!" Kakashi announced. The three of them disappeared into the surrounding foliage.
Kakashi was slightly impressed at their speed and stealth. Except, they weren't good enough. He could tell Sasuke was hiding in one of the many trees to his left and Sakura was hidden beneath a bush. Now the one he was really impressed with is the mysterious teen. He could not feel his presence at all.
'Where could he have gone.' Kakashi wondered. He kept his guard up as he concentrated on finding the missing chakra signature.
"Looking for me, Kakashi?" A familiar voice spoke up from behind him. Kakashi tried not to show his surprise, but failed when one of his fingers twitched. He casually turned his head to regard the dark figure.
"Maa, maa. It seems you are quite skilled in hiding you chakra and managing to get behind me." Kakashi complimented. Katsuro brought his eyes to half-mast and stared intently at the older man.
"It's not the only thing I'm planning on getting behind. Though first, I'd like to know what could possibly be hiding under that mask." Katsuro replied. Kakashi raised an eyebrow at the first part but slightly chuckled at the latter.
"I could say the same for you, Katusro. What could you possibly be hiding?" Katsuro smirked.
"Become mine and you may find out." He said bluntly. Kakashi was midly stunned at the other's forwardness. He softly clearing his throat.
"I don't think that's going to happen."
"That's what you say now, Mr. 1000 Jutsus. I have my ways in getting what I want."
"Is that so? Why don't you show me how sure you are about that?" Kakashi said. Katsuro chuckled lowly and and focused his dual-colored eyes on the silver-haired man. He swept into a kneeling bow.
"Your wish is my command." He stood back up and drew out a wakizashi from within his robe. The wakizashi was elegant with a gold and black tsuka(handle) and a golden kashiri(pommel). It's fuchi(collar) and tsuba(guard) were a golden color as well and the tsuba was in the shape of a black musashi crescent. The saya(scabbard) was a sleek, pitch black with a black kurigata(cord fixture) and sage-o(hanging cord) near the scabbard's throat.
Kakashi merely observed the teen and subtly readied himself for the upcoming confrontation. He felt he could not take the dark-haired male halfheartedly. He may be suppressing his chakra, but he could sense the strength from his aura. He may have to actually bring out some powerful Jutsu.
Katsuro slowly unsheathed the sword and it could be seen that the wakizashi had a golden habaki(blade collar) and its hamon(tempered line) was a classic midare style. Katsuro held the wakizashi in his right hand and the scabbard in his left. He kept his eyes on Kakashi the whole time. He really didn't care for the test itself, he just wanted to test the retired ANBU commander to see if he was still as sharp as he had been.
"Here I come." As soon as he said that, he appeared next to the jounin. Kakashi was slightly surprised but managed to move in time before the blade could cut him. He jumped away from Katsuro and grabbed a kunai. He readied himself as the other male straightened himself.
"Nice job, Kakashi. It seems you are still in shape from your time in ANBU." Katsuro complimented. Kakashi narrowed his eyes at that.
"How did you know I was in ANBU? That is not something that others now that haven't been informed that I was." He demanded. Katsuro merely tilted his head.
"I know a lot of things, Inu. But don't worry, I wouldn't sell you out. Besides, I like you too much to do so." He reassured. He dashed to the silverette and engaged him in swordplay. He made a slash at his leg but Kakashi was able to sidestep it and thrust his own weapon at Katsuro's shoulder. Said blue-eyed man blocked the strike and forced it to go upward. Kakashi aimed a kick to his side but the other used his scabbard to stop him.
Sasuke and Sakura were watching in stunned silence as the taller teen went toe-to-toe with an experienced Shinobi. They didn't think that a nobody whom no one has heard of could possibly be that good. Sasuke seethed at the power exuded from the raven-blond and promised he would crush him and gain that power to kill his brother. Sakura didn't know what to think but vehemently reinforced, in her mind, that her Sasuke-kun was way better and stronger than Katsuro.
Said male and sensei leapt back from each other and watched each other. Kakashi wouldn't admit it, but he was a bit excited to have a student as skilled as the one in front of him.
"Nice job so far, Katsuro, but it's time for the next lesson in the world of Shinobi: Taijutsu." He put away his kunai as Katsuro did his sword. Kakashi didn't bother to bring out his precious book because he knew he would have to keep his whole attention on the blond. Katsuro got into a "casual" stance that had his knees slightly bent and his hands in a half curl. His body was turned slightly away from his opponent and they stood there for a while. When a stray leaf fluttered past them and landed on the ground, the two disappeared.
It was a clash of punches and kicks. When one would attack, the other would block, counterattack, then have to be back on the defensive. This kept repeating until they were both in a stalemate of having each other in the other's grip.
After a few minutes, that parted again with a few bruises here and there. Kakashi waited for him to do something else but was surprised when Katsuro dropped his stance and let out a calming breath.
"I had fun, Kakashi. But I think that the test is still going on. I'm sure you would like to test the other two." Kakashi relaxed and smiled, but you could only tell by the curling of the skin near his eye.
"Right you are, Katsuro. Though I'm curious. What will you be doing?" Sakura and Sasuke quickly found somewhere else to hide when they heard this.
Katsuro walked to a tree and sat down. "I'll be taking a nap." Kakashi sweat dropped.
*End of Test*
Sakura was tied to one of the three wooden polls stuck in the ground. Kakashi had trapped her in a simple genjutsu that had Sasuke mortally wounded and asking for her help before falling 'dead'. Sasuke wasn't tied up because he actually put up a decent fight with the silver-haired jounin. He even managed to touch a bell. Katsuro was now leaning against the opposite poll that Sasuke was with Sakura in the middle.
"WHY AM I THE ONE TIED UP?! THAT NOBODY SHOULD BE HERE! NOT ME!" Sakura screeched. Kakashi gave her an unimpressed look.
"Because, Sakura. Unlike you, Katsuro showed some skills while you fell for a very easy trap. Sasuke had actually managed to touch one before he was disabled."
Sakura was still ticked but gushed at how awesome her Sasuke-kun was. Sasuke, meanwhile, had a smug smirk on his face thinking that he was way more skilled than the di-colored male.
*Ding Ding Ding!*
They all turned towards the sound only to find Katsuro was holding up the two bells that the two pre-genin were trying to obtain.
I will keep the voting up until just before the Wave Arc, so keep voting! Even if one character is not in popular vote, they may end up in the harem so be on the look out.
Here are the candidates and their votes-
Itachi: 10
Shino: 9
Neji: 8
Haku: 7
Kimimaro: 6
Yagura: 5
Minato: 5
Shikamaru: 5
Konohamaru: 4
Sasuke: 3
Utakata: 3
Genma: 3
Obito: 3
Hidan: 2
Boruto: 2
Inari: 2
Suigetsu: 2
Ranmaru: 2
Sai: 2
Aoba: 2
Menma: 1
Idate: 1
Yukimaru: 1
Deidara: 1
Lee: 1
Yamato: 1