Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Naruko The Hanyou Kunoichi ❯ Chapter 4 ( Chapter 4 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]
Chapter 4:

"Hey Shika who do you want to be with?" Naruko said sitting at her usual spot at the back of the class.

"Honestly I would be fine with anyone though would prefer you, Chouji and myself. Though I know it's not going to happen. There're no doubt going to keep the Ino-Shika-Chou combo together," Shikamaru said back lazily.

While Naruko and Shikamaru were thinking about who is going to be on who's team Iruka was busy giving a speech about how their life is only going to get more difficult from here on and the regular speech about the will of fire that everyone has.

"Now for the team placements. Each team will consist of three genin and one jōnin instructor. You cannot swap with others, the team you are put in is the team you will remain in," Iruka said to the class knowing that some are not going to be happy with the selections.

His statement was more for the group fan-girls that won't be placed with a certain Uchiha.

"Team one…"

Few teams later…

"Team seven. Uzumaki Naruko, Haruno Sakura…"

"Why do I get the fan-girl," Naruko cried with tears running down her face.

"Great I get the Uchiha's bitch," Sakura said sadly dropping her head on the desk.

"Oi come say that to my face forehead-slut!" Naruko shot back while standing and placing one foot on the desk.

"Huh! What did you say?" Sakura stood up facing Naruko making Shikamaru move back slightly and grumbling something about troublesome women.

Before the situation got out of hand Iruka shouted using his famous big-head jutsu, “Sit down! And keep quiet!"

Naruko just scoffed and sit back down while Sakura nodded furiously before keeping quiet and sitting down.

"As I was saying Team seven consists of Uzumaki Naruko, Haruno Sakura and Uchiha Saskue," Iruka repeated.

"Shānnarō! Take that Ino-buta!" Shouted while point to Ino sitting next to her.

Ino cried for a few seconds before turning back on Sakura," At least I don't get the Uchiha's bitch on my team Forehead!"

Iruka sweat-dropped at the verbal brawl. Naruko's eye twitched dangerously. Seeing that Naruko was about to possibly kill someone Iruka said the Names for the next team.

"Team eight. Hyuuga Hinata, Aburame Shino and Inuzuka Kiba," Iruka said, happy that it defused the situation a bit.

"Team nine is still in-circulation."

"Team ten. Yamanaka Ino, Nara Shikamaru and Akimichi Chouji," Iruka said finished calling out the teams.

Ino cried again for the second time whining something about life being unfair while Sakura tried to comfort her by saying how right she was but the Uchiha on her team made up for it. Ino only cried more.

"You are all dismissed till after lunch where you will meet your jōnin-senseis," Iruka dismissed the class.


-Three hours after lunch ended-

"Gaahh! Where the hell is this guy?" Naruko shouted getting very annoyed pacing around the room. She wasn't the most patient type.

Sakura was agreeing with Naruko and so was Sasuke but wasn't showing it.

"That's it he asked for this!" Naruko said grabbing the board duster.

Naruko placed it in between the door so when it opened it would fall.

"Oi baka what are you doing?" Sakura asked while her inner-self was starting to like this girl.

"What he deserves," Naruko scoffed back.

Being so annoyed Naruko didn't end it there she made a clone and made it change into a large hammer using the henge no jutsu. This surprised both Sakura and Sasuke.

"Naruko what is a clone going to do it's not like it can do anything," Sakura stated confused as to what Naruko was doing.

"It's a kage bunshin it's not the same as a normal bunshin," Naruko replied while placing the hammer above the door parallel to the floor.

"There this is going to good," Naruko said with a devilish laugh.

'What is she doing, surely she knows that won't work on an elite jōnin?' Sasuke thought.

Few minutes later the door opened. As a head appeared through the door the board duster hit the person on the head followed by the hammer swinging downwards hitting him in the face and making him stumble backwards.

'It actual worked. I don't believe it!' Sasuke thought with wide eyes.

'CHA! Great work Naruko!' Sakura's inner-self shouted.

Walking back into the class the man's eye twitching, he was expecting the duster but not the hammer. Naruko was rolling on the floor on the verge of pissing herself she was laughing so hard.

The man that walked in had grey slightly spiky hair that stood up. His headband was angled so that it covered his left eye. A black masked covered his face from the middle of his nose downwards which blended into the long sleeved black shirt he was wearing with a green sleeveless utility jacket that all chūnins and jōnins got.

He had black finger-less gloves with a metal piece on the back of the glove. He also wore black long pants with a bandage on his right thigh to hold a kunai pouch and wore black shinobi sandals.

'So she was the one that pulled the prank. Damn brat!' the man thought while his eye was still twitching.

"Hmmm well to be blunt I hate you. Meet me on the roof," he said disappearing in a poof of smoking.


-On the roof-

Naruko got to the roof way ahead of the others as she bolted to the roof. Walking up to the man sitting on the railing reading an orange book. Naruko took a few sniffs before her eyes went wide remembering the sent she got familiar with very quickly.

"Inu-nii-san?" Naruko asked quietly. Inu responded with an eye smile and a nod.

"INU-NII-SAN!" Naruko said loudly hugging him.

"Hai it's me though that's my ANBU name. My actual name is Kakashi," Kakashi said while rubbing the top of her head.

"Kakashi?" Naruko repeated looking up to him in which Kakashi nodded to her.

While still hugging, Sakura and Sasuke arrived seeing Naruko now hugging the man she just pulled a prank on.

Curiosity got the better of Sasuke so he asked," Naruko why you hugging him?"

Letting go and turning to Sasuke with a blush on her face Naruko responded," I only recognised who he was when I got here," while rubbing the back of her head the blush still visible on her face.

"Do you know him?" Sasuke asked still a bit confused and curious.

Before she could respond Kakashi cleared his thought getting everyone's attention.

"Right you can continue this later for now sit down there on the steps and we can get the introductions started," Kakashi said stopping the conversation.

Sitting down next to Sasuke and Naruko on the other side Sakura asked," Introductions?"

"Yes so now introduce yourselves, say your name, likes, dislikes, hobbies and dream," Kakashi ordered.

"Could you do it first please?" Sakura asked.

"My name is Hatake Kakashi. As for my likes and dislikes I have no intention of telling you. I have certain hobbies and for a dream? Seems like I don't have one," Kakashi introduced himself.

All three sweat-dropped at the introduction,‘We only learnt is name,' they all thought at the same time.

"So who is next?" Kakashi asked.

Naruko quickly put her hand up.

"Me, me, pick me!" she exclaimed.

Kakashi nodding to her with an eye smile. All three wondered how he did that with is eye.

"My name is Uzumaki Naruko! I like hunting, training and ramen. I hate the three minutes it takes to wait for the ramen to cook and keeping secrets between friends. I also hate fan-girls," Naruko said turning to Sakura who just glared back.

'At least I won't have to worry about Naru-chan being a fan-girl,' Kakashi thought.

"Before I continue seeing as we are going to be a team I don't want to hide and keep secrets so I have something to show you," Naruko stated nervously and looking to Kakashi to see if she was doing the right thing.

"Naruko, it's your choice whether or not to reveal your additional features. Though your other secret has to remain a secret until you have at least entered the chūnin exams once so it will have to hold off till then," Kakashi said to her giving the go head on one of the secrets.

"Secret?" Sakura said while Sasuke thought the same thing raising an eyebrow.

"Yea, so please don't freak out, though will understand if you wish to avoid me afterwards," Naruko said quietly while she looked at her feet.

Pulling the ribbons letting her hair down showing her fox ears and unwrapping her four tails from around her waist letting them move from side to side freely.

Sasuke went wide eyed and blushed a bit while Sakura just scoffed.

"And here I thought it was something serious but you reveal that you are into cosplay. So what it's not like it's going to get Sasuke to like you anymore," Sakura said unimpressed.

"Sakura it's not cosplay their real. I'm a hanyou," Naruko said a bit sad at what Sakura said.

"Hanyou?" both Sakura and Sasuke asked.

"Yes hanyou. Half human half demon," she replied looking back at her feet hiding her expression.

Naruko was already having a hard time revealing this in fear of what they might think and Sakura didn't help with her comment.

Sakura, eyes wide, looked at Naruko noticing that the ears and tails were moving to naturally to be a costume or a henge no jutsu. Sakura looked at Kakashi who only nodded.

"Normally this is an S-class secret punishable by death. Only Naruko is allowed to reveal this so you are not to say anything about this unless Naruko says so," Kakashi warned sternly making Sakura and Sasuke sweat a bit.

"I'm sorry Naruko I didn't know. It's just that it's not something you um normally see every day," Sakura apologised.

"It's fine Sakura thank you. I guess because I'm so use to it that I forget that it's not a normal human thing to have," Naruko said softly while tying her hair in ponytail.

"So you guys don't hate me?" she asked looking at Sakura and Sasuke trying to see what they think.

"No it doesn't change anything. I actually think it's rather cute," Sakura said while blushing Naruko shortly followed blushing herself.

"Though I still hate you for taking all of Sasuke's attention from me," Sakura said playfully sticking her tongue out at Naruko.

Naruko just smiled at Sakura before turning to Sasuke, "Sasuke?" Naruko asked softly

With a blush and looking away Sasuke said," I don't care what you are. You are still you though can you explain this or what?"

"I would but it would require me to reveal my other secret which it looks like I can't tell it after we enter the chūnin exams," Naruko replied.

Sasuke nodded back while Sakura wasn't sure what kind of other secret Naruko still has especially after revealing this kind of secret.

"So now that's over I can continue. My hobbies are hunting, pranks and training. My dream is to become the best Hokage the world has ever seen so the village will accept me for me!" Naruko said happily with a great deal of pride and confidence in her voice.

'Even after everything she has been through and what the villages have done, she still wishes to get them to see her as Naruko and not the Kyūbi and wishes to protect this village. A good strong dream she has,' Kakashi thought.

"Good. Next."

"My name is Haruno Sakura. I like umm *glances at Sasuke* and my dream is umm *glances at Sasuke*. I hate Ino-buta and baka-Naruko," said Sakura

'Oh no not a fan-girl. Please help me!' Kakashi cried his thoughts hoping that he could somehow get rid of her or somehow stop her from being a fan-girl.

"Next."

"Uchiha Sasuke. Have a few likes and dislikes. My dream, no rather my goal is to kill a certain man and rebuild my clan," Sasuke said emotionlessly.

'So he is driven by hate and wants to kill his brother. Not good he is still young so they may be a chance to save him. Hope you will help Naruko,' Kakashi thought while glancing between Sasuke and Naruko.

'So he hasn't taken heed to my words. He wishes to kill Taki-san. Hope he won't lose himself in this goal of his,' Naruko thought looking at the would-be-killer.

'Sasuke wants to rebuild his clan? So does that mean he is looking for love?' Sakura thought with a deep blush while her inner-self celebrated and cheered her on.

"Tomorrow we start our survival training so be at training ground seven tomorrow at 0500 hours," Kakashi ordered.

"Survival training?" Sakura asked.

"Like I need that, what do you think I've been doing my whole life?" Naruko said crossing her arms.

"Not that kind of survival training. This is one that will determine whether you will remain as a genin or get sent back to the academy. This training has 66% pass rate so that means only nine of you will remain genin," Kakashi stated with a laugh.

"WHAT?" all three shouted.

"What about the graduation test, what was that for then?" Sakura asked.

"That was to see who had the potential to become genin. Tomorrow is the real test. So come prepared tomorrow. Oh and don't eat you will throw up," Kakashi said before disappearing in a swirl of leaves.

"I really need to learn that," Naruko said in awe at the move.

"Oi Naruko you seem to know him, is he telling us the truth or his he pulling our legs?" Sasuke asked.

"I am honestly not sure though I don't see why he would lie to use. Well will have to just wait and see," Naruko answered.

"Speaking of which how do you know him?" asked Sasuke re-starting the conversation about how she knew him. Sakura also perked up interested in this.

"Sasuke as I told you, the village thinks I'm the Kyūbi reborn. Because of this I was kicked out of the orphanage when I was four and had to live on my own."

"During this time Kakashi-nii was in the ANBU and was one of the guards assigned to me to stop the villagers from doing anything stupid, though they still did things it did help to tone it down," she continued.

"I also couldn't buy anything as I was kicked out of all the stores. That's when Kakashi-nii offered to buy clothes and other things for me," Naruko finished.

"Naruko why does the village think you're the Kyūbi reborn sure your features don't help? And I'm sure your over exaggerating about the whole village hating you," Sakura said not believing an entire village could hate one person.

"It's the truth Sakura, until halfway into my academy life I could count the number of people who didn't hate or ignore my existence on my hands and before I got my home I could count them all on one hand," Naruko said softly but loud enough to be heard.

Sakura went wide eyed, how could this village do something like that and how on earth was Naruko still so pure and good hearted Sakura didn't know, she is sure she would have snapped or broken down.

"As to why they think I'm Kyūbi reborn. Sakura do you know what day my birthday is?" Naruko asked.

Sakura looked down and shook her head.

"It's the tenth of October. I'm turning thirteen this year."

"Thirteen? That means that you're were…" Sakura said but didn't finish.

"Yes I was born on the day Kyūbi attacked," Naruko finished the sentence.

"I, I, I don't know what to say," Sakura said softly almost in tears.

"You don't need to say anything Sakura, its fine and I'm fine," Naruko answered.

"What I don't understand is, fine you were born on that day, but I don't why they would see you as Kyūbi? Are the villages really that stupid or something?" Sasuke finally spoke up asking Naruko something he couldn't understand.

"I would like to think so but this is what hatred drive's people towards them clouding their own judgment and the need to place blame on something or someone to try rid themselves of their hatred," Naruko replied.

"So I hope you see Sasuke what hatred can lead to and the path you going on is something one should never travel. I'm not saying don't get revenge just don't let it consume your life. It's not worth the pain and suffering," Naruko told Sasuke hoping it would stop him from walking down a dark and lonely path.

Sasuke didn't say anything and just got up and left. Leaving a confused Sakura. Naruko was shaking her head at Sasuke.


-Next morning 05:00am-

"Ohayō!" Naruko greeted loudly to the slowly approaching Sasuke and a very tired looking Sakura.

"Ohayō~" Sakura replied tiredly while Sasuke just grunted though he looked just as bad as Sakura.

"What's wrong with you guys didn't sleep well or something?" Naruko asked a bit too loud for some not so happy looking people.

"Naruko your too loud quiet down will you," moaned Sakura.

"How you so energetic this early in the morning?" asked Sakura who was a little jealous at the wide awake Naruko. Sasuke was thinking along the same lines as Sakura.

"Hmmm? What do you mean I always wake up an hour before now? If I don't I won't have time to hunt," Naruko replied like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"Hunt, hunt what?" Sakura asked confused.

"Food and pelts, what else do you hunt for?" Naruko asked still like it was supposed to be obvious while pointing to the deer hanging upside down on a tree branch letting it drain out all the blood inside it.

Both Sasuke and Sakura followed Naruko's finger to see the dead deer hanging upside down.

"Naruko what hell did you do to the poor thing?" Sakura shouted shocked to see the thing hanging like it was.

"I killed it? How else am I supposed to eat? And it's like that so I don't ruin the pelt when I skin it," Naruko replied still oblivious.

"What you gana eat it? I didn't know you could cook," Sakura said impressed that Naruko could cook already, forgetting about the part of Naruko living alone.

"Cook? Why would I do that, that only wastes time and energy getting wood for a fire," she said back.

"Well how else do you eat it, you have to cook it first before you can eat it," Sakura asked hoping that Naruko doesn't do what she thinks she does.

"No I don't I just eat it as is and besides it tastes better raw," Naruko stated in a matter-of-fact tone.

Sakura would have lost her breakfast and super if she had bothered to eat either.

"Naruko that's gross really gross, if you ever do that well I'm near you are going to regret it," Sakura said trying to suppress her gagging.

Sasuke was also disturbed by this revelation, well it was a good idea to hunt for your own food as it says money and helps to train you a bit, but the idea of eating raw meat was not a good idea.

"How can you eat like that isn't bad for you?" Sasuke asked.

"Oh right I forgot humans can't eat the things I can. I can eat pretty much anything, including the things that would normally kill a human," Naruko said forgetting about her different food allowance intake.

Sasuke and Sakura both didn't want to think about the things Naruko could possibly wolf down.


-Three hours later-

"Please don't tell me that this is going to be a regular occurrence, cause I'm going to get really annoyed if it is," Naruko groan with great annoyance.

"For once I agree with you yesterday was bad but this is ridiculous, honestly what the hell is he doing?" Sakura replied just as annoyed.

The three of them found a tree to sit under after the first hour had passed and have been sitting there board out of the minds for the past two hours.

"Well I'm going to find something to do, can't skin my catch yet still needs another day or so to drain," Naruko said getting up going to find something to do.

Sakura started gagging again at the thought of Naruko skinning the deer.

Before Naruko could get out from the tree's shade Kakashi appeared in a poof of smoke. Both Naruko and Sakura got a tick mark on their forehead and their eyes started twitching.

"Yo" Kakashi greeted waving one hand while still reading that orange book of his.

This really ticked off Naruko and Sakura even Sasuke was showing his annoyance on his face.

"YOU ARE LATE!" both girls shouted making Kakashi and Sasuke hold their ears at the almost screech like shout.

"Well I got lost on the road of life and when I finally found the correct pathway a black cat walked across my path so I had to turn…"

"USOTSUKI!" both girls shouted at the more then obvious lie.

'If you're going to lie at least make it believable', both girls thought at the same time.

"Hai, hai," Kakashi said still not looking up from his book.

Putting the book away and pulling out two bells from his back pouch Kakashi began to explain what they had to do.

"You are to try and take these bells from me. Those that do not get a bell will be tired to the post while I eat my lunch in front of you. Those that get tied to the post will be sent back to the academy," Kakashi stated in a tone that scared all three would-be-genin.

"But sensei there are only two bells," Sakura said noting the two bells and the three of them.

"Well noticed. That means only two can pass, but also means that all of you can fail," Kakashi replied.

"If you wish to get these bells come at me with the intent to kill. You have until noon. Begin," Kakashi said starting the survival training.

With that all three disappeared.


-With Naruko-

Hiding behind some leaves while standing on a branch in a tree Naruko tried to come up with a plan to capture the bells.

'How do I get the bells? I know I'm strong and fast but I don't know how I compare to Kakashi-nii. I Doubt I will be able to get the bells from him even if I go all out. Surely he knows that we can't go against him our own…' Naruko's eye widened.

'I don't think the point in this is to do it alone, there is no way we can get the bells alone. I need to find Sasuke, I have a plan but I need him and Sakura, hopefully Sasuke can get Sakura to help. I doubt she will listen to me," Naruko thought while coming up with a plan.

Few minutes later with Sasuke…

"Sasuke," Naruko called out softly.

"Naruko what are you doing here? Do you want us to get caught?" Sasuke asked annoyed that his position might be compromised.

"No. Listen I need your help to get the bells. I pretty sure I can't get them on my own," Naruko asked Sasuke.

"Hmmm I don't need you, are you that pathetic that you can't get them on your own?" Sasuke mocked back.

"Sasuke we don't have time for this, there is no way you can do it by yourself and I already a plan I just need you and Sakura," Naruko shot back.

"Hmmm no, you will only slow me down, I can do this now get lost," Sasuke said getting annoyed.

"Fine how about we have a bet if you can't get a bell after one encounter then you will help me," Naruko said trying to get Sasuke to listen.

"And if I do then what?" Sasuke asked.

"I don't know, be a slave for a week, shave off all my fur, I don't know you come up with it. Not really the point, the point is you won't get the bell, you might come close but will still fail," Naruko replied rolling her eyes.

"Hmmph, fine I will take your bet," Sasuke scoffed.

Seeing Kakashi appearing Sasuke sprang into action. Sasuke started by throwing a hand full shuriken hoping to distract him so he could get in close.

Sasuke managed to get in close after Kakashi dodged the shurikens. Throwing a left punch that over extended a bit. Kakashi took advantage of this and moved his head to right while using his right hand to catch Sasuke's left hand by the wrist immobilising it.

Sasuke then rotated his whole body so his feet where in the air and brought his right foot down in a reverse axe kick. Using his remaining left hand Kakashi brought it up to intercept the kick and caught it when it was a few inches away from his head.

Sasuke then used his right hand to reach out towards the bell. When his finger just grazed the bell Kakashi jumped back a bit letting Sasuke go before giving him a Sparta kick to his chest sending him fly towards a tree.

Just before Sasuke reached the tree his set his body parallel with the ground, facing towards the sky. When he hit the tree he spun so he was facing down before summersaulting off the tree.

During the flip Sasuke ran through five hand seals before ending on the last sixth seal. Kakashi recognised the seal being the Tora hand seal his eyes widened.

'No genin should have enough chakra for a katon jutsu,' Kakashi thought before going through the hand seals needed for a kawarimi. He flipped through them so fast that it looked like his hands remained by his sides.

As soon as Sasuke landed he activated his jutsu sending out a large fireball while thinking 'Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu.'  ;Happy that he hit his target he smirked. When the dust cleared all that remained was a crater the size of the fireball that he launched.

Looking around for Kakashi, Sasuke scowled getting annoyed with himself, 'Maybe Naruko was right, we might have to work together,' has he finished his train of thought he felt something grabbing his foot. Looking down he saw a hand.

Before he could jump he was pulled into the ground and Kakashi jumped up and landed in front of him. Looking down at Sasuke he gave an eye smile.

"Doton: Shinju Zanshu no Jutsu," Kakashi said while pulling out his orange book.

"Do you really think you could beat me alone?" Kakashi asked.

"Hn, the others will only slow me down, I'm nothing like them," Sasuke grunted and glared up at Kakashi.

"You right you are nothing like the other two. You are by all means better then Sakura and you can even use a katon jutsu," Kakashi stated and Sasuke smirked in return.

"Naruko on the other hand? You are nowhere near her level she could honestly give me and Gai a run for our money she would still lose but that's no doubt due to experience she sorely lacks," Kakashi continued.

"You would slow her down not the other way around," Kakashi said before disappearing in a swirl of leaves.

Dropping down from her hiding spot Naruko was laughing hard at Sasuke. Sasuke lost his smirk and grunted again while glaring at Naruko.

"See I told you, now you have to help me," Naruko said while grabbing Sasuke's head and pulling him out of the ground. Sasuke quickly wondered how much strength Naruko has, as she just lifted him up like was nothing.

*Thud*

Both Sasuke and Naruko turn to the sound only to see an unconscious Sakura.

"Sakura?" Naruko said confused as to what Sakura was doing.

"Well at least I don't have to go and find her," Naruko said walking to her to walk her up.

"Now that you are awake here is the plan…"


-With Kakashi-

Standing back by the posts Kakashi was starting to doubt they would attack him now, Sasuke was beaten while Naruko just watched and Sakura fell pretty easily to a genjutsu.

Suddenly he heard multiply whistling like sounds. Know what it was he turned towards the sound only to see Sakura of all people standing in an after throwing stance. Leaping back to dodge the shuriken wondering what Sakura was doing.

Sensing someone use a jutsu behind him he turned and saw Sasuke flying towards him at high speeds, too fast for it to be Sasuke's doing. Looking behind him he saw Naruko with a big smirk on her face also standing in a throwing position.

'So using her strength she through Sasuke, at that speed that must be some arm she's got there' Kakashi thought.

Reacting quickly Kakashi using both hands grabbed Sasuke's arm that he used to punch. Before Kakashi could start to spin so he could throw him back he let go of Sasuke due to the smirk that appeared on his.

Before Kakashi could blink and get away from out of nowhere Naruko appeared standing on Sasuke's arm. Eyes wide, Kakashi noticed that the Sasuke's ninja headband that was on his arm is no longer there.

'Damn I completely forgot about Naruko's weird changing ability though I have only seen her changing to different animals not objects. What else can she do?' Kakashi thought wondering just what Naruko was capable of.

Using her tails Naruko wrapped one around his neck, one around his left arm and another one around his right arm. While her tails around his arms pulled them apart Naruko reached and through a kunai.

The kunai meet its target cutting the strings holding the bells to Kakashi's belt and the Naruko that through the kunai poofed out of existence. Kakashi followed the kunai and watched it cut the strings on the bells before see saw it shift and contort like he had seen Naruko so many times when she changed form with that weird ability of hers.

Naruko landed in a crouched position with her right knee on the ground and left knee pressed against her chest with Kakashi to her right. Her right hand held above her shoulder, Kakashi could see two pieces of string leading into her fist.

Spinning around clockwise with her right foot extended Naruko tried to sweep Kakashi's feet from under him. Kakashi jumped over her foot but before he could landed Naruko used her momentum to carry on spinning but raising her left foot this time as well and extending her left foot so she did the splits.

Connecting into Kakashi's ribs sending him flying to the side. Still spinning but now so that she is doing a hand stand while her legs still parallel with the ground doing the splits, Naruko bent her arms and pushed herself off the ground.

Doing several backflips before landing on her feet without a sound she landed in front of Sasuke and Sakura.

Kakashi Stood up while holding his left side, 'Remind me not to get hit by her again, she hits almost as hard as a certain gambling medic,' he thought while out there somewhere a gambling medic sneezed wondering who was talking about her.

Walking to the trio Kakashi saw Naruko standing there with her biggest grin yet, with her right handed extended outwards with two bells swing from side to side below her fist.

"Well done that was some brilliant teamwork. And well done on that sneak attack Naruko it got me by complete surprise," Kakashi said proudly with his eye smile though still holding his side.

Naruko's grin got even wider, Kakashi wondering how that was possible turn to the other genin to see they all had a grin on their face.

"Now comes the tough part. Who gets the bells and who gets tied to the log?" Kakashi asked shocking Sasuke and Sakura though Naruko still had a grin.

"Kakashi if one of us fails we all fail!" Naruko said proudly while Sakura turned to face Naruko surprised by the statement.

"Is that true?" he asked. Both returned the question with a nod and a yes.

"Well then I have one thing left to say…"

"You failed…"

All three were shocked out of their minds, too shocked to respond.

"You failed to fall into the trap that everyone I have tested in the past has fallen into. Well done we are now official Team seven. Congratulations I am proud to be your sensei," Kakashi said with pride.

"Huh?" was Naruko's intelligent reply while the others were still too confused as to what was going on.

"Well done you pass the survival training you are now official Konoha ninja," Kakashi repeated.

"O…kay, then what was that bit about failing something earlier?" Sakura asked finally coming out for her stupor state.

"Everyone else has failed to understand what makes us Konoha shinobi. Teamwork is what Konoha shinobi are all about. There is a saying."

"Those who abandon missions are considered trash. But those who abandon their comrades are worse than trash," Kakashi said remembering some painful past times.

All three were surprised to hear this, and Naruko more so than the others took these words to heart and silently vowed to never abandon her friends no matter what, not even death would stop her.

"Yatta! We passed, we passed!" Naruko said bouncing on her feet making rest smile at her.

"Tomorrow is where the real missions start. Report back here tomorrow at 0700 hours and don't be late," Kakashi ordered.

"YOU'RE THE ONE TO TALK!" both Naruko and Sakura shouted at Kakashi for telling them not to be late.

With and eye smile Kakashi disappeared once again in a swirl of leaves.