"He's late." I blink as I look up from my book as I look at from my spot next to Sasuke in front while Sakura was laying against the table next to us.

"Naruto, why don't you sit still." Sakura told him annoyed.

"But why is the leader for our group 7th the only only one late?" Naruto complain.

I sigh as I was having a hard time reading my book then I suddenly felt something heavy on my shoulder. I turn my head to only see Sasuke, resting his chin on my shoulder and reading my book as well.

I blush at the closeness and a memory of the kiss flash into my mind.

"W-what a-a-are y-you d-doing, S-Sasuke?" I stuttered as steam came out of my face.

Sasuke smirk at me like he knowns what I was remembering in my head. He lying in closer to my ear. "Heh, what does in look like, I'm reading with you." He whispered in my ear.

I yelp quietly when he suddenly but gently bite my ear and chuckle. "Why so flustered, hmm..." He murmured against my ear before letting go. Or... Maybe you all flustering because you remembered the kiss we shared."

I was about to say something but Sakura's voice interrupted me. "Hey, what are you doing, Naruto?" Sasuke and I turn toward them only to see Naruto putting up an eraser in between the door and the door fame.

"Geez, it's your own fault if you get in trouble." Sakura told him as she had her hands on her hips.

"A jounin isn't going to fall for an old booby trap like that." Sasuke said as he start to play with some of the back my hair.

"Yeah! Naruto, you're so stupid." She said ageing with Sasuke and glares at me when she saw him play with my hair.

"You guy shouldn't be so mean beside we'll never know until it happens." I said causing Naruto to smile at me gracefully.

Suddenly a hand appeared, sliding the door open causing the eraser to fall down on a sliver hair jounin. The jounin had his left eye and lower mouth cover as the eraser bouch down to the ground.

"Ahah... He fell for it! He fell for it!" Naruto laugh pointing at the silver hair jounin as Sakura was trying to act innocent causing me to roll eyes at her.

I turn to Sasuke who had stop playing with my hair and look at the jounin, probably thinking that not a jounin or something.

The jounin pick up the eraser before holding his chin. "How should I say this... My first impressions of you guys are... I hate you." He told us causing us to gloom.
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We all went to the roof for our meeting. "Alright let's see, why don't you introduce yourselves." Our new jounin sensei said causing us to look at him confused except for Sasuke.

"Introduce ourselves? What should we say?" Sakura asked causing me to giving her 'are you serious' look before sighing.

"What you like, dislike, things you hate, your dream, and hobbies. Something like that." Sensei explain to us.

"Hey, hey. Why don't you introduce yourself first, sensei." Naruto said as I was sitting next to Sasuke as we were in between Naruto and Sakura.

"Yeah it's makes sense since you are our new sensei and all." I said, agreed with Naruto.

"Me?" He asked pointing at himself before he start. "I'm Kakashi Hatake. I have no intention of telling you my likes and dislike. As fo4 my dream... I have a few hobbies." He told us.

"So all we found out was his name." Sakura said to us, looking deadpanned as I close eyes smile with a nervous laugh unsure of what to say to this while Naruto nodded, agreed with her.

"Now it's your turn. Your first." Kakashi-sensei said and pointed at Naruto.

"I'm Naruto Uzumaki." Naruto started while playing with his headband. "I like cup ramen and also Nikki's cooking. But I like the ramen at Ichiraku that Iruka-sensei bought for me even more. I hate the three minutes that I have to wait after I put the hot water. My hobby is to eat and compare cup ramen! And my dream is to become greater than the Hokages! I'm going to makes all the villagers to recognize my existence." I smile at Naruto and remember when Naruto first told it. I turn to Kakashi-sensei and sweat drop at his bored expression.

"Okay next." He said and turn to Sakura.

"I'm Sakura Haruno! I like...well the person I like is...*looking to Sasuke shyly* And my hobby is...well, my dream is to...*still looking at Sasuke but squeaking*" I sweat drop. Is she really a ninja now? I wondered.

"And what do you hate?" Kakashi-sensei asked bored.

"Naruto." She answer harshly causing Naruto to cry in shock as I comfort him.

"Next." Kakashi-sensei called out, resting his chin in the palm of his hand, bored.

"My name is Sasuke Uchiha. There are many things that I hate, and there's only one that I like. *Looking at me* Also, I have an ambition that I have no intention to leave as just a dream. The revival of my clan, with a special someone. *Look at me softly with a smirk causing me to blush* And to...kill a certain man." He said turning his expression from soft to dark, leaving everything in an intense silence.

Kakashi-sensei broken the silence. "Okay last one." He said looking at me.

I smile. "My name is Nikki Mikage. *Small bow* What I like is my friends, cooking, playing my instrument, reading. I don't really hate anything but my hobby is training with Sasuke and Naruto. Hmm...my dream. *Blushing a little while smiling softly* My dream is to be a strong ninja so I can be by he's side and be his light." I said blushing while looking at Sasuke from the corner of my eyes which he catch and smirk at me causing steam to burst out from my ears.

Kakashi-sensei looked at our exchange and smirk under his mask in amusement. "Very good Nikki."

"Alright, you all have unique personalities. I like that. We're going to begin a mission starting tomorrow." He told us.

"What kind of mission is that, sir?!" Naruto asked, saluting in excitement.

"First we're going to do something that we five can do." Kakashi-sensei said as he cross his arms over his chest.

"What, what, what, what is it?!" Naruto asked exiting causing me to gently taped my elbow at his side. "Be patient Naruto." I scolded him.

"Survival training." Kakashi-sensei answer seriously but still with a bored expression.

"Survival training?" Me and Naruto repeated confused.

"Why are we going to train when it a mission? We had planty of training at the academy." Sakura said confused.

I thought for a moment. "This is no ordinary training is it?" I asked politely but then Kakashi-sensei start laugh with his head down.

"Hey, what's so funny, sensei?" Sakura asked him, annoyed for being laugh at.

"Well it just like what Nikki said and if I say this, I'm sure you four are going to be surprised." Kakashi-sensei told us as we look at him, waiting for him to continue. "Out of the 27 graduates, only nine or ten are going to becoming Genins. The other 18 will be sent back to the academy. In other words, this training is going to be a very hard test with a dropout rate of 66%" We all look at him surprised.

"See? You four are surprised!" He said pointing at us while laugh at us a little.

"No way! I went through so much trouble... Then when what was the final exam for?" Naruto angrily asked as I nodded in agreement.

"That? It just to picks out those who are qualified to become a Genin." Kakashi-sensei answer looking up at the sky.

"WHAT?!" Naruto yelled.

"Naruto don't yell when I'm right next to you." I scolded him while rubbing my ear as he mumbled an apologized.

"Anyway I'm going to determine whether you pass or failed tomorrow at the training grounds. Bring your ninja equipment and meet at 5am!" Kakashi-sensei told us.

I noticed that Naruto was trembling while Sasuke tighter his grip with his hand with each other while slightly shaking.

I gulp as I too was feeling nervous. I'm start to get really nervous but I can help but feeling like sensei is up to something. I thought to myself.

"Now then, meetings over. Oh yeah, don't eat breakfast. You're going to throw up if you do." Kakashi-sensei said and poof away.

"Well I see you guys tomorrow then." I said wave as I walk away as Naruto wave back while Sasuke nodded with a smirk before I left, ignoring Sakura glares.

As I get home started to making a light dinner.

And after finishing eating I meditating for about a hour then prepare my things I would need for the survival training test then I change into a nightgown

And set my alarm to 4:00 am then I turn off the light as I went into bed, pulling the cover over my body and slowly fall asleep.
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The next day, I woke up to the the sound of my alarm as I sit up after turning it off and stretch my arms over my head as I yawn.

I get out of bed and fix it before grabbing my clothes and when into the bathroom to take a shower then after I was done, I when back into my room and brush my hair and let it down then I put on my pouch around my waist and wrap bandage over my right thigh then my weapon case over it.

After I was done, I when into the kitchen to prepare my lunch box while I was cooking I wondered back to yesterday. We were told not to eat but how can we perform well with an empty stomach? Wait! No he was trying to trick us. I realized and grab an apple and start eating it.

I finish cooking my lunch and putting it in my bag and walk out after locking my door as I made my way to the meeting spot.

"Good morning." Sakura greeted sleepy as she rubbing her eyes when we all came to the meeting spot on the time.

"Hey..." Naruto greeted like a zombie.

It was still dark when we arrived and Kakashi-sensei wasn't here yet so we waited for him.

Hours has passed and Kakashi-sensei was still not here. While we waited I spend my time meditating and reading a book and it was already day time now.

"He fellows. Good morning." I looked up to see Kakashi-sensei had finally arrived.

"YOU'RE LATE!" Both Naruto and Sakura yelled at him as I put my book in my bag.

"A black cat crossed my path so..." I sweat drop at his lame excuse as he notice our stared he stop. "*Ahem* Let's move..." He said as he walk over to the three logs and put an alarm clock on one of them.

"Alarm set at 12pm." I listen carefully to Kakashi-sensei as he pull out 3 bells.

"Today's topic is to get one of these bells from me. Whoever can't will have no lunch." I look at Kakashi-sensei surprised.

"I'm going to tie you there, and eat lunch in front of you." Ohh... So that's why he told us not to eat. Well at least I eat an apple. I thought happily as I hear did others stomach growling hungrily.

"But wait, why are there only 3bells?" Sakura asked and that made me wonder.

"Since there's only three, at least one will have to be tied to the logs. That person will fail since he or she failed to complete the mission. The person will go back to the academy." Kakashi-sensei explain with a close eye smile. "It might be just one, or all four. You can use your shuriken. You won't be able to get this unless you have the will to kill me."

I listen to his explanation and start to think. Hmm... I have a feeling that there is more to it, after all we are dealing with a jounin, who is in a whole different level to us.

I snap out of my thought and I saw Kakashi-sensei holding Naruto's head in one hand while the other one holding Naruto's hand that had a kunai and point it toward his head.

I blink a few time. What did it miss?

"Don't get so hasty. I did say 'start' yet." He said letting go of Naruto. "But, it looks like you have the will to kill me now. I think I can finally start liking you four. We're going to start. Ready, Start!" We jump into hiding.

I his behind a tree using the tree trunk to cover me and conceal my presence completely as I watch the fieled when Kakashi-sensei was standing.

I need to think of a plan to get those bells or at least one but I can't help but feel like I'm missing something. "Let's have a match fair and square!" I sweat drop at Naruto when I saw him standing in did open with his arms cross over his chest.

"Hey, aren't you a little weird compared to the rest?" Kakashi-sensei commented bored.

"What's weird is your hair style!" Naruto responded with one eye open before he run toward him.

Kakashi-sensei just stand still and pull out a book from his pouch while Naruto had jump back, probably thinking it was a weapon or something I tilted my head to the side curiously and lying closer to read it's title. 'Flirting Paradise.' I drop my head. My sensei is a perv. I thought to myself.

"What's the matter? Come and get me." Kakashi-sensei said, keeping his eye on the book.

"But, um, um... Why did you take out a book?" Naruto asked confused as well as I was.

"Why? I got curious as to how the story is going to develop. Don't worry about it. It's the same whether I read this or not." Kakashi-sensei said not it seriously as he was still reading.

This made Naruto angry as he run toward Kakashi-sensei with full speed. "IM GOING TO POUND YOU!" Naruto yelled, throw a punch but Kakashi-sensei easily block it with his free hand, still reading. Then Naruto Naruto try a... Roundhouse kick but Kakashi-sensei simply crouched down. I watch in amazed at how Kakashi-sensei could do all that well not taking his eye off his book as Naruto missed, he try to pounch again but he hit nothing since Kakashi-sensei disappeared.

I gasp as I saw Kakashi-sensei appeared behind Naruto, in a crouched position, form the hands seal of the tiger. What's is he going to do? The tiger seal is for fire style jutsu. I thought to myself confused.

"A ninja should not let the enemy get behind him multiple time, idiot." Kakashi-sensei said.

"NARUTO RUN! YOU'RE GOING TO DIE!" Sakura try to warn him but it cost her to give out her location. Stupid ,Sakura, your not supposed to give your location away. I scolded her mentally.

"You're to late. Hidden Village of Konoha's secret taijutsu master art...! A THOUSAND YEAHS OF PAIN!" Kakashi-sensei yelled as he pinching Naruto's butt and shooting him to the water.

I cover my mouth trying to hold back my laugh suddenly two shuriken was shots out of the water, heading toward Kakashi-sensei but he catch them easily in his two finger.

Then Naruto crawl out of the water, coughing as he climbed out. "What's wrong? You won't get any lunch if you don't get a bell by noon." Kakashi-sensei told Naruto.

"I ALREADY KNOW!"

"You said you're going to exceed the Hokages, but your actions say other wise." Kakashi-sensei said as he walk away.

I could hear Naruto's stomach growling from my hiding spot. "Damn it! Damn it! I can still fight even if I'm." He said angrily.

"I was just off guard a while ago!" Naruto try to denied it as he watch Kakashi-sensei leave. "Damn it, I'm so hungry so my powers are... But I have to get a bell no matter what! I'm going to become a ninja." Naruto said as more Narutos jump out of the water. "Security is you greatest enemy! This is my best jutsu, the shadow clone jutsu!" They run toward Kakashi-sensei.

I could help but smile at Naruto. Naruto, your so amasome right now. I thought in wonder.

I notice a clone behind Kakashi-sensei and jump on his back with a tight grip on him, surprising Kakashi-sensei as did other clones grab his legs as the real Naruto throw a punch at him.

But instead of Kakashi-sensei it was one of the clone who get hit then they start fighting each other probably thinking that Kakashi-sensei had transform into him.

I sweat drop at the scene before letting out a sigh. I then notice something shining on the ground and Naruto saw it too. "A bell?!" Naruto said exciting.

"He must've been in a hurry if he dropped a bell." Naruto said. It's obviously a trap. I thought as I watch Naruto was about to take it until suddenly high legs was tied together causing him to scream as he was hanging upside-down.

He try to reach for it until Kakashi-sensei appeared and took it. "Use your techniques after thinking carefully. That's why it was used to your disadvantage. And... Don't fall for an obvious trap stupid." Kakashi-sensei told him with a close eye smile at Naruto which made him get angry.

"Ninjas need to think beyond the normal." Kakashi-sensei said to him.

"I already know!" Naruto exclaimed.

"And I'm telling you this because you don't,get it?" He's telling it to all of us. I thought surprised.

"Your movements are filled with unnecessary motion." Kakashi-sensei said.

He does have a point but there are three bealls and our of us and one will be sent back to the academy. Wait?! He said that so we'll fight each other but why? I thought until it came to me.

This whole test was a set up to see if we can think beyond as a Team. This whole test is to see if we can work together.

Suddenly shuriken and kunai came flying toward Kakashi-sensei and hit him, shocking me and surprising Naruto.

"He got hit! Sasuke over did it!" Naruto said panicking as Kakashi-sensei falling to the side when he was hit.