Third person POV______

"I'm going to train harder, Ha Ha... I feel like you jinxed us " Sakura muttered as she stretched her muscles and let out a long sigh.

Sasuke was laying on his stomach his cheek on the cool ground as he let out an audible grunt. "How does he do it?" He asked ignoring Sakura's comment as he watched Naruto run suicide lunges while wearing a few gravity seals.

"Tch, hey Hime don't ignore me." Sakura scoffed as she lightly kicked her teammate on his side and he let out another grunt.

"Whatever baka." He huffed glancing up at her making her snicker. "Tsundere."

"Well, what are you two doing here? Since you are too tired to continue with your suicide lunges it is time to work on your acrobatics." Kakashi appeared in front of them making them groan loudly.

"It sounds like you want to join Naruto till he is tired and then begin your acrobatics, I don't mind all three of you working on the same task you know." Kakashi shrugged with a sigh and a carefree expression.

The two genin slowly turned to look at their teammate who hadn't even broken a sweat due to his endurance and stamina.

"No need to worry sensei, we can go ahead and do those acrobatics, Right Sasuke-hime." Sakura smiled as she grabbed Sasuke by the arm and yanked him up like a rag doll.

Sasuke held back a grunt, His muscles were aching and since he had simply thrown himself to the ground without cooling off his muscles they had become stiff and he was regretting his laziness.

"Yeah, Ka- Sensei." Sasuke stiffened at Kakashi's glare. After the wave mission he had taken to training them twice as hard which was something that they didn't even know was possible.

Kakashi also had addressed Sasuke's disrespectful attitude towards authority and higher ranked ninjas by making sure he addressed everyone properly so he was no longer allowed to call Kakashi by only his first name.

To say he was having a hard time adjusting to speaking to people properly was an understatement. Sasuke had never really called Kakashi, Kakashi-sensei much less Kakashi-san so Kakashi was making sure to beat some manners into him.

So since Sasuke had never really used honorifics with anyone but the Hokage it was a running joke that his new nick name was Hime. Since he could indeed act like a spoiled princess and was a bit of a tsundere so the nickname fit him well.

"C'mon Hime." Sakura stated as she dragged Sasuke and he rolled his eyes at the nickname. At this point he wasn't even trying to get them to stop anymore, even their sensei had started to join his airheaded and muscle headed teammates in the stupid nickname.

"Fine." He grumbled as he followed behind Sakura and began stretching his limbs to try and get the stiffness out of them.

Kakashi watched his team work out they were all drenched in sweat and he couldn't help but sigh. He couldn't help but sigh as he thought of what had happened recently.

Flashback___

The council was being troublesome as usual. They had just summoned him and he couldn't help but feel as if the meeting was going to be giving him a nasty headache.

He arrived at the tower and entered the double doors. Danzo shimura was seated in the Chairman's seat overviewing the meeting that was being held and Kakashi already knew that they would be spewing bullshit.

He glanced around and noticed that there were no Shinobi clan heads and that only the elected civilian council members and merchant council members were there along with the three walking headaches that included Danzo, Homura and Koharu.

"I was called." Kakashi spoke as he bowed slightly. It took all of his will power not to groan in irritation. Last time that they had summoned him like this was when they asked him to pass Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno as apprentices. The unsaid command being that he failed Naruto and either make him drop out of the academy or send him back.

'Do these idiots not realize that I don't give a shit and that I won't do what they ask of me?' He thought to himself.

"At ease soldier." Danzo spoke smugly as he waved his hand slightly. Kakashi straightened up and placed his hands in his pockets as he looked at the elder council in disinterest.

"As you know the time has come once more for the chunin exams to be held and this time it will be held here in Konoha." Danzo began his long and annoying speech.

"So the council has been discussing ways to raise more money now that we will have an influx of tourist and merchants from around the nations. What better way to bring publicity than to show off our last loyal Uchiha. Knowing your training methods and the successful missions that team has carried out we trust that you place the Uchiha in the exams." Danzo stated with a sly smirk.

"Ah yes, My genin team, they are more than ready to take the Chunin Exams." Kakashi stated with a nod. Danzo's grin widened at Kakashi's reply believing that Kakashi understood that he wanted him to put Sasuke in the chunin exam.

"We look forward to seeing the show then Kakashi." Danzo smirked. Kakashi looked out of the corner of his eye to see the civilians whispering amongst themselves in excitement about the last Uchiha in the chunin exams.

"You are dismissed." Danzo stated and Kakashi Shunshi'ed away.

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Kakashi sighed as he looked at his three little students.

"That's enough. Go ahead and rest at Kiro-sans home. We will continue training later on today after I run some errands." Kakashi stated and the lot of them slumped to the ground.

Kakashi snickered. "Go and have lunch I will be back later. Also don't forget your cool down routine, and yes that includes you too Hime." Kakashi stated looking directly at Sasuke who snorted and rolled his eyes.

Kakashi left and quickly headed to the tower. He slipped into the Hokage's office ignoring the looks of disbelief of other shinobi as they noticed how late he was.

"Now that we have gone over the security measures that will be taken and patrols that will be put in place, all Jonin sensei's and Chunin Captains please move forward in order to start the Genin team nominations." The old Hokage stated as he noticed Kakashi had just arrived and was looking at him with a glint of amusement.

All of the Jonin sensei's stepped forward with the Chunin Captains flanking them at their left and a step behind them. All of them stood at attention as they were infront of their military leader.

"Sound off, starting from the left. Do you nominate your genin team for the upcoming chunin exams?" And with that all of the personnel that had stepped forward began to give their nomination or decline the nomination and their reasoning behind their choice.

Iruka was quick to take note of what they were saying for documentary purposes.

"I, Might Gai, Nominate team 9 which consists of TenTen, Neji Hyuga and Rock Lee for the upcoming chunin exams, I held them back last time but this time I am sure that they will be better prepared for the exams." Gai gleamed with a bright smile as he gave a thumbs up but he still stood in attention even with his weird quirkiness.

Other teams gave their nominations and declined before Asuma was called." I, Asuma Sarotobi, Nominate Team 10 which consists of Ino Yamanaka, Shikamaru Nara and Choji Akimichi. It would be best if they have their first exam in their Homefront. It will also serve as experience." Asuma stated and the Hokage nodded.

Iruka slightly stiffened at the nomination and was about to protest, but decided to wait until the formal procedure finished before voicing his opinion.

Another two Chunin captains nominated their team before Kurenai was called on. "I Kurenai Yuhi Nominate Team 8 consisting of Hinata Hyuga, Kiba Inuzuka and Shino Aburame. As Asuma-san mentioned earlier it would be best for their first test be in the Home front and even if it knocks them down a few pegs they will be motivated to train harder in the future." She stated giving a firm nod.

The Hokage then looked to Kakashi who sighed lazily and scratched the back of his head. "For my Team, Team 7 which consists of Sakura Haruno, Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha I will not be nominating my team for the chunin exams." He stated.

There were quiet whispers in the background and a couple of shocked gasps.

"And your reasoning?" The old Hokage asked and Kakashi grinned.

"I do not doubt their abilities to pass the Exam, but being a chunin is more than just combat skills alone. To be a chunin they must be able to safely guide other Chunin and even Genin through missions. And Although I do not doubt their skills in that regard I do feel that they are quite a High profile team and I do not wish to expose them to other countries till I am sure they can protect themselves. I do hope you understand what I mean Hokage-sama." He stated as he looked at the Hokage who nodded.

"I see your reasoning Kakashi." He stated and looked to the next shinobi who was standing by Kakashi.

Everyone was looking at Kakashi. It was no secret that Team 7 was able to complete an A rank mission with no casualties and hardly any serious injuries. Most couldn't deny the fact that Kakashi was correct.

The last Uchiha, the Kyubii brat and a council mans daughter was quite a high profile team and if other countries got interested in them that would be bad. Especially Kumo with how they were bloodline thieves.

Soon enough the shinobi had finished nominating their teams when iruka spoke up.

"Hokage-sama if I may speak?" Iruka asked and the old man nodded.

" Team eight and ten are rookies, I was their academy teacher and they aren't ready for the exams." Iruka protested and Asuma snorted. "That was in the academy. They have grown quite a bit. They are no longer the same brats they used to be." Asuma stated and Iruka sneered slightly.

Kakashi took that as his que to slip out of the office. He gave the Hokage a bow and the old man nodded in acknowledgement and with that Kakashi silently slipped out of the tower.

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Kakashi was walking down the main road with a sigh, He had a small smile on his face. There was nothing he loved more than to piss off the civilian council. Honestly as if he was going to listen to them. They must be a special breed of stupid.

But that meant that he had to make sure his cute little monsters understood why he had not nominated them. If they were to pass it could not only break the team apart and they would go to higher risk missions. Also there was no need to rush their promotion they would get it in due time.

He signed out at the gate and headed out to Kiro-sans home. As he arrived he knocked lightly on her door before letting himself in.

"We are in the dinning room sensei!" Naruto called out as Kakashi let his presence be known.

"Hello Kiro-san." Kakashi greeted and the wolf perked up and gave him a smile as he sat down beside Sakura who was already digging into the food with much gusto.

"Mama says that she wants us to do Shuriken justu outside after we eat and stretch again. Then that we would work on chakra control." Naruto stated and Kakashi nodded. " That will be fine." He stated as he served himself some food.

The three genin were watching their sensei in hopes of catching a glance at their sensei's face. But it seemed pointless when they were still unable to see his face as they ate. They all groaned and gave their sensei heated glares as they ate quietly.

"I guess I will be leaving you in Kiro-sans capable hands for the rest of the afternoon. Tomorrow we will take missions and train in the afternoon." He stated as he let out a sigh.

"Kakashi-san when will they receive their official Genin uniform." Kiro asked and the three genin stopped eating and looked at both their sensei and Kiro-san.

"Official Genin uniform?" Sasuke asked and Kakashi nodded. "Just like Chunin and Jonin there is an official Genin uniform, although unlike the chunin uniform and Jonin one they don't enforce or require you guys to wear it all the time."

"Wait there's a difference between the Chunin and Jonin vest?" Naruto asked confused and Kakashi nodded.

"Jonin vest have four scroll pockets on each side of the vest unlike the Chunin standard three on each side. Also the collar is a bit different. There is not much difference so that enemy shinobi have a hard time telling them apart. Which is a way for them not to target the chunin to try and throw off the team dynamics or to target the Jonin to collapse the chain of command." Kakashi stated and the three genin nodded.

"Well what's the difference between the Chunin and Genin attires?" Sakura asked. "The Genin vest have the three scroll pockets but it also does not have the collar and it has a more protective shoulder pads. But usually you have to be a genin for 6-12 months before they assign the uniform to you. There are some who drop out within the first six months so it's better not to assign the uniform before we are sure you will remain a genin." Kakashi stated and the three of them nod.

"So when will we be getting our uniform?" Sasuke asked. "You will be getting them soon Hime. So don't concern yourselves with it." Kakashi waved his hand in slight dismissal and Sasuke rolled his eyes at the nickname.

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Sakura and Naruto were walking side by side. "So are you going to play ninja with us boss?" Konohamaru and his friends asked giving him the puppy eyes.

"A ninja playing ninja?" Sakura teased and Naruto's face flushed. "C'mon Sakura don't be like that." He grumbled with a pout.

She lifted her hands up and gave a smile. "I'm not saying anything." She smiled and Konohamaru snickered.

"Don't listen to her Boss. She isn't even that cute with her manly arms and massive forehead!" He stated loudly and Sakura stiffened. "Manly arms, Massive forehead?!" She sneered her cheeks flushing red in anger. "Why you little Brat! I can definitely show you some manners and teach you how to speak to a lady!!"

Konohamaru slowly backed away and gulped. Moegui and Udon stepped back as well as they saw the pink haired girl crack her knuckles.

"Run!" Konohamaru yelled as he scrambled away, his two friends following behind him as Sakura took off behind him.

As they were turning the corner there was a loud squeak. Sakura glanced at Naruto with a worried glance and they moved quicker.

"Let him go!" Moegui squeaked with tears in her eyes. "Aye, Let the kid down." Sakura stated as she cocked her head to the side.

"Tch, The squirt needs to learn some manners." The older boy wearing black puppeteer clothing sneered at her. "I hope you aren't deaf, she said to let him go." Naruto growled out as he stood in a bit of a defensive stance.

The blond girl in the group were looking at the two opposing genin up and down.

"Kankuro, let it go. He won't be happy with us if we cause to much trouble." She stated and kankuro snickered as he held up Konohamaru higher. "Tch." There was a snicker and a rock hit Kankuro's hand making him let go of Konohamaru.

The Puppeteer hissed and held his hand as he looked up and glared at the Guy who was nestled in the trees.

"Well well, Thanks Hime." Sakura grinned as she looked up at her teammate who rolled his eyes. "What ever Baka." He snickered as he looked at his pink haired teammate.

Konohamaru scrambled away and hid behind Sakura. "Nee-chan, Protect me." Konohamaru whimpered and she scoffed. " So now I am nee-chan, huh?" She flipped her short hair back.

"Damn Brats. Someone outta teach you some manners." Kankuro growled pulling on the large bulky item from his back. "Kankuro, Stop. If he finds out I'm not going intervene." The blonde girl stated as she backed up.

All of Team Seven tensed and got in a defensive stance. "Kankuro." A low voice came from behind Sasuke and he was quick to move away from the tree and face the person who had snuck up behind him.

"You dishonor our village." The red haired boy spoke as he ignored Sasuke. He transported himself in front of Sakura and Naruto. "I do apologize for his actions." The red haired boy bowed as he spoke.

Naruto couldn't help but stare at the boy and grimace. There was something that seemed off about the boy. His hand had subconsciously touched his stomach and he felt a flare of chakra within himself. There was something he didn't like about the boy and also familiar. He was definitely asking Kakashi-sensei and his Mama about this encounter.

"It's fine, Anyway what are you sand shinobi doing here anyway?" Sakura asked in a stern tone. "Tch, we are here to take the Chunin Exams. "The Blond girl held up her travel papers.

"Chunin exams." Sasuke muttered as he looked at the travel papers from afar. "Don't you know? Or have you guys been under a rock" The girl grinned and Sakura scoffed. "It was a valid question, for all we know you guys were here for a mission to deliver someone or something." She stated and grinned. "But you guys must have some massive balls. Attacking the Honorable grandson of the Third Hokage who isn't even more than seven years old but a civilian no less and not only in broad daylight but in front of shinobi."

"They might be trying to start some international conflict." Sasuke caught the teasing gleam in Sakura's eye. "Wow, by the Shodai's balls, Sand shinobi have no self preservation." Naruto snickered with a foxy grin.

The Blond girl slightly stepped back as she stared at the little boy who hid behind the pink haired girl.

"We didn't know." Kankuro stated looking at konohamaru who stuck his tongue out. "Well then maybe you shouldn't be hostile in a village that isn't your own." Sasuke stated as he crossed his arms.

"I will make sure they do not cause any more trouble. Please excuse us." The red haired one stated as he bowed once more and began walking away. "Before you go, what is your name?" Sasuke asked and the girl pointed at herself.

"I am Temari of the sand." She introduced herself and Sasuke shook his head and he pointed at the red haired one. "The one beside you." He stated.

"Garra, Garra of the sand." He stated not looking back. His two teammates followed after him.

Naruto let his grin fall when they were out of sight. "That guy, he is no push over. There was something really off about him." He stated as he patted Konohamaru's head.

"Yeah, Konohamaru you best be careful with the Foreign shinobi in the village." Sakura stated as she patted the boys head. "Uh huh, I will nee-chan." he stated and Sakura rolled her eyes.

"Scram brat." she snickered.

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All of team seven had gathered for their daily training session. " Now now my cute little students first we will start off with doing a couple of D ranked missions before we proceed to todays training." Kakashi stated and his genin stared at him intently.

"What?" he asked a bit set off at how his little genin were staring at him.

"Anything special you need to talk to us about Kak- Sensei?" Sasuke corrected himself as he crossed his arms and stared at his sensei.

" Well I don't know I am pretty sure I've kept you pretty updated." Kakashi stated sheepishly as he rubbed the back of his head.

"Sensei, we are talking about the Chunin exams." Sakura groaned with a pout.

"Ah the Chunin exams. What about it." He placed a finger on his chin.

Sasuke snickered loudly. "We want to know if you nominated us!" He crossed his arms and was tapping his foot in annoyance.

"Ah so that's what you three want to know." Kakashi stated as he looked at his genin. "I did not nominate you guys for this Chunin exams." He stated his voice monotoned and a calculating look in his eye.

"But, but why?" Sakura looked slightly disappointed, Naruto also looked upset nearly whimpering.

"Good question. Now lets see, why don't you three try to come up with a few reasons on why I probably did this. Now before you start spouting ideas I will give you a bit of context. alright." he stated and they all looked at each other and then back at their sensei.

"The Chunin exams are a international exam. All of the villages send their best and most skilled shinobi to these exams. There is a high mortality rate and many shinobi do get career ending injuries. Now not only are they international but the best preforming genin might end up catching another nations eye as a possible threat. So with that bit of information can you come up with conclusions on why I did not nominate you. Take your time to come with the response and you can talk about it amongst yourselves." Kakashi stated and the three genin nodded and huddled together.

"Well lets start off with the basic and most obvious reasons." Sakura stated as she crossed her arms.

"Well there is a chance we die or get very injured during the exams.'" Naruto stated as he scratched his ear. "Yeah, and its an international event meaning villages we aren't that friendly with will be there." Sasuke stated and Sakura hummed. "Meaning that they will actively try to kill and sabotage competitors." She added and the three of them nodded.

"Sensei, Did you not nominate us because of the high mortality rate?" Sakura spoke up as she looked at their sensei.

"Hmm, Not nominate you due to the mortality rate. Who knows." He shrugged and they let out a groan.

"He is not going to be straight forward if we don't have other theories." Sasuke stated. "Good point Hime." Kakashi stated and he scoffed slightly.

"Threats, He did mention that other countries might see us as a threat. Could it be so that we aren't placed in a bingo book? Sasuke is the last Uchiha and Sakura is the daughter of a Konoha council man. We might be skilled in some aspects but it would do us no good to get a bounty. It would only make missions outside of the village harder." Naruto stated and the other two nodded.

"So exposure to other countries and the high mortality rate." Sakura stated with a nod. "But there must be more to this than just those two reasons. What if we could pass the exams or if we don't all pass. Would the team split up?" Sakura added and they all looked at each other and frowned.

"I'm comfortable in this team, I don't think I want to break the team apart just yet." Sasuke stated with a frown.

"You three are coming up with some interesting theories and I will not say that they are incorrect. I do want to keep you out of the public eye, and there is also the fact that Sasuke and Sakura would be massive targets in the more violent part of the exams but there are other genin who are also very high profile who will be participating." Kakashi stated and the three of them paid close attention to their sensei.

"Chunin must have the ability to lead a squad of genin and other chunin. I feel as though you would need more experience in order to do this. That and the Civilian council is pretty hell bent on having Hime in the exams." Kakashi stated and both his teammates glanced at Sasuke.

"I wasn't going to enter you in the first place but seeing their determination to manipulate shinobi affairs gave an extra reason to piss them off." He added with a shrug and the three of them sweat dropped.

"But no worries, since you are not participating it means more training time. So I will give you a week to find a shinobi skill you want to learn and I will give you individual training for it." he stated with a smile.

"Really sensei?" Sakura smiled with stars in her eyes and Kakashi nodded as he pat her head. "Yup, so make sure you pick carefully and make sure to give me reasons on why you want to learn that skill and how it can help your team dynamic and future endeavors. I will not teach you the skill if they do not fit those criteria of usefulness. Understood?" He crossed his arms and the three genin smiled. "Hai,Sensei!"

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That is it for this chapter, I have a few more ideas for the basically non existent chunin exam arc.

Bye my lovelies

Rosymalik