Chapter 59: Genin Test: Team 7
(Naruto's PoV)
I sighed as another hour passed since the scheduled time for the test. Tch, if he was going to be late anyway, I wouldn't have skipped breakfast.
I looked at my teammates.
Samasuke was... okay.
I couldn't help but remember her taste. Those lips, that slippery tongue... and her legs...
Man, Shiori-chan looked so cute yesterday. Her face totally turned red like an apple.
This Icha Icha Make out Tactics: Manga Version Signed Copy is quite good. At least my Jonin-sensei has a good taste. When he was at our home for inspection, going through my manga collection, I decided to do an inspection of his home in return.
My Shadow clone found some interesting mangas, from the genre 'hentai' that Shiori-chan doesn't let me read. The memory transfer after dispelling the clone is quite useful.
Anyway, Shisuke is alright. But... this useless girl gives me the creeps.
Imagine being the heir of the Hyuga clan and not being even in the top 10 in taijutsu. No wonder Naji looks frustrated all the time. He should have been the heir.
Atleast she stalks Sosuke, not me.
Well, I just have to endure for about six months before I become Chunin. I just hope she doesn't come in the way of missions and becomes a burden. Though I doubt things will go according to my wish.
"So you stole my book, hmm?"
"Finally arrived? You are three hours late."
"Maa, I encountered a black cat-"
"Yeah yeah yeah. Can we start the test already. I am feeling hungry for Shiori-chan's food."
"Alright. Atleast act surprised when I sneaked upon you with a kunai."
"Well, you sneaked on the wrong one. I am just a Shadow Clone."
"..."
"Start already!"
"Kids these days..."
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Phew! I am not a Shadow Clone!
I am really glad that he didn't try to pop me by stabbing me with a kunai. I didn't even notice him before the kunai was on my neck, and that the Icha Icha manga was no longer in my hands.
I guess this is the difference between a normal jonin and an Elite Jonin, who is the Eternal Rival of Guy-sensei and a student of Dad. I wonder what happened to his teammates?
"Alright. These are the bells. You have to get them from me to pass. And you have until noon."
"B-but sensei, there are only two bells."
"Hmm? Because only two of you can pass at maximim. The one who doesn't get a bell will have to return to the academy."
Hmm, but that wasn't the case with Guy-sensei's team. Maybe Kakashi has some special privilege? Well, I just have to give my all to get the bell.
"Your time starts now. Come at me with the intent to kill."
Sasuke and Hinata hid in the bushes, and I took my fighting stance. I don't think that hiding from him will really help me. I will just have to fight him head-on.
"Oh? You aren't hiding?"
"That just isn't my style."
I ran at him at full speed, and gave him a strong kick which he blocked by his arm.
'Rasengan!'
As I thrust a Rasengan on him, he looked shocked but was able to dodge.
"Where did you learn that?"
"Who knows?"
Alright, time to get serious. Multi-shadow Clone Jutsu!
I made 50 shadow clones, with bigger and heavier Rasengans.
"So, umm, isn't that a bit overkill?"
"Nope! Bigger Rasengan barrage!"
The clones rained down the Rasengans, and he had no choice to run. But he suddenly appeared in front of me, and tried to put me in genjutsu.
I acted as if I was caught in it, and swiftly tried to get the bell, but he backed away.
Tch, I just touched it!
A barrage of shurikens and kunais were rained down on him from Sasuke's location. They didn't work, obviously. But that gave me an opening to shoot out a mini-sealing scroll like a bullet from the storage of the gauntlet Shiori-chan made for me, Tebuteki.
'Fuinjutsu: Paralysis Barrier!'
The seal quickly expanded and covered the whole training ground, paralysing Kakashi, who was on the ground.
"Wha-"
I didn't give Kakashi the chance to be surprised as I my clones on the trees formed Big ball Rasengans.
They jumped him, and as Kakashi broke through the paralysis by sheer force, I quickly cancelled the paralysis and the leaves scattered around transformed back into my clones, and got the two bells. But a kunai was by my neck as well.
And the bells disappeared in a puff along with Kakashi-sensei.
"""Dynamic entry!"""
Shouts came from all around me, aiming at Kakashi-sensei. While I shoved a Rasengan on him, punched away the kunai, and arms came from my gut and managed to get a bell before Kakashi-sensei suddenly disappeared, and I had to dispell my Shadow Clones before they hit me.
"Hey, I got a bell, so do I pass!?"
"Yes! Now let me test the other two. You go and eat."
I looked at the bell in my hand, and realised that I atleast forced Kakashi-sensei to use a hidden card. It was as if he completely disappeared, and he reappeared quite far.
Must be a great jutsu that will be quite handy.
I got off the tree, and went to the stumps where two boxes of bento were present.
Eh? They look nothing compared to Shiori-chan's cooking.
I took out my own bento from the bag, and started observing Siku and Hyuga girl trying to get a bell from Kakashi-sensei.
Hyuga girl was trying to land hits with Gentle Fist, while Sisuke was copying my moves of taijutsu while occassionally throwing explosive tags hidden behind Fireball jutsu.
The fighting lasted for an hour before the time ran out. They couldn't even touch Kakashi-sensei.
Hyuga girl was already out of breath, and Sasuke was clearly frustrated but not tired. Their coordination wasn't really good. Sasuke was focusing on attacking and Hyuga girl was trying to give him space which led to her not fighting much.
She will most likely be eliminated-
Hmm... wait a minute... three members, two bells... maybe this test has a certain meaning?
"Naruto, always look underneath the underneath. And assess the situations while thinking about things from a third person view."
Third person view...
I am Fourth Hokage's son. Sasuke is the only Uchiha left in the village. Kakashi-sensei is the student of Dad, and the one who will most likely become the next Hokage.
And while Hyuga girl is really weak, she is the eldest daughter of the currently biggest and most powerful clan of Konoha.
Kakashi-sensei doesn't seem to be a very good sensor, and neither am I or Sasuke. Well, as compared to Karin.
Hyuga girl has Byakugan. Which is very good for scouting. And Hyugas have good potential to be medical ninjas.
If I was Third Hokage, I would have rather chosen Karin to be on the team than the Hyuga girl. But, since he chose Hinata, he is probably thinking that she might be a late bloomer? Or even if she is weak, for her to become a medical ninja who can act as a scout too?
Anyway, it doesn't make any sense to remove a sensor from such an important team, which might get targeted by Itachi. Or the Uchiha that killed Mom and Dad.
Wait... The purpose of the test... is it to drive a wedge between us, and see if we can work as a team or not?
Afterall, expecting a normal Genin to get a bell from Kakashi-sensei will be foolish.
I see. I see.
Kakashi and those two came to the posts where I was eating, and he tied the Hyuga girl to one of the post.
"Naruto, Sasuke, you can eat the bentos I have prepared, with all my love-"
He said while looking at me.
"-And you can't give it to Hinata. She was the most useless. But you two, I will give you just one another chance. But this time, you two will only have one hour to get the bell from me. I have an important matter to attend to, so I will return in half an hour."
Saying that, he disappeared.
"Here."
Oh, Sakuse offered his half-eaten bento to Hinata.
"N-no!"
"Eat it. I need you have atleast some energy, maybe just to distract him. I can't sense him nearby. I am not strong enough to take a bell on my own.
Atleast use your Byakugan to tell me his positions.
If we get the bells, we will decide. Alone, we can't get a bell."
Ho? Well, even I can't sense him, but I know for sure that he must be keeping an eye on us. Well,
"You can eat my extra bento. Afterall, I have a better one made by Shiori-chan herself."
Sasuke looked around, and started feeding Hinata. Woah woah woah! She is eating from Sasuke's half finished bento and used chopsticks?
She is really desperate huh?
Granted that I just put the bento in front of her even though she is tied up. I am not feeding anyone but Shiori-chan.
But what a creepy blush. And now that I think about it, I have seen her following Sukise many times. And since she has Byakugan...
I kind of want Byakugan now. With it, I would be able to-
I shaked away those thoughts. Now isn't the time for that.
Kakashi appeared in front of us, trying to look scary and all. He is showing some black clouds and trying to look threatening by releasing some pressure.
"You all....
Pass!"
"Huh!?"
Those two huh'ed, and Kakashi started explaining things like those who break the rules are scum, but those who abandon teammates are worse than scum.
That's a flawed ideology. First of all, who makes the rules? Old man Hokage is well... old. So his rules will be old and may not be relevant anymore. Secondly, let's say that there is a mission where either only I survive if I run or we all die because we try to fight for an insignificant client.
I will run 100 out of 100 times then. I wouldn't want Shiori-chan to be sad.
It is different if I can run and my shadow clones can save them as well. Or I can be a little late for a mission if I go to save a teammate. But I am not risking my life for teammates I don't really care about. Maybe I may try to save Sukuse since he challenges me almost everytime he comes. It's somewhat... okayish for him to be around?
But not this useless girl.
Anyway, Kakashi then took us to the memorial place, where his teammates' graves were. Uchiha Obito and Nohara Rin. So the other two students of Dad are dead...
"Alright. Your duty starts from tomorrow. Same place, 7 am."
"And you won't be late again?"
"I won't."
Yeah. I totally believe that. Well,
"Kakashi-sensei."
"Hmm?"
"Come to my home for dinner. Shiori-chan told me to bring you by 7pm in the evening."
"Hmm, alright."
Well, I have to invite others as well now. I wonder how Shiori-chan's test went? I am sure that she will pass though.