Naruto: Winds and Changes

"But sensei, there are only two bells!" Sakura shouted.

"Thank you captain obvious." Naruto mumbled so low only Kakashi could hear him. The blond had gone home last night and thought long and hard on his crush for Sakura. Why he had it in the first place, and why he continued to chase after her when all she ever did was hit him. He had determined that he was going to do his best to get rid of his crush, and felt that the first step was to note her flaws, rather than see why he thought she was perfect.

He chalked her ability to state the obvious as one of her flaws.

Kakashi shrugged. "Then I guess that means at least one of you will fail. Oh. And who ever doesn't get a bell will also be tied to one of these posts and will be forced to watch as the others eat their meals in front of you."

Two stomachs gurgled at that announcement, both Sakura and Sasuke now realizing why he told them not to eat. Naruto looked at the other two with a smile.

"Naruto." Kakashi said with a frown beneath his mask. "I thought I told you not to eat." The other two genin looked at him and glared.

Naruto just shrugged. "Actually you said 'I suggest you don't eat'." Naruto said, putting quotation marks in the air. "So I figured you weren't ordering us not to eat, and considering if I didn't eat I wouldn't have the energy to fight you, I thought it would be better if I followed my own advice."

Who is this kid? Kakashi asked himself, narrowing his eyes. He's absolutely nothing like the reports said. This is getting ridiculous, someone in the staff had to have messed up because there is no way he could have changed in such a short amount of time, is there? I'm going to have to talk with Hokage-Sama about the blatant neglect the academy instructors have shown after the test.

"Hmmm… I suppose I did." Kakashi said, deciding to let the situation slide. "Now then, you can use kunai and shuriken, remember to come at me with the intention to kill or you won't get a bell."

"But sensei, what if you get hurt!" Sakura asked in shock.

Naruto snorted at thinking any of them could actually hurt a JONIN. Meanwhile Kakashi chuckled. "Trust me; I think I'm good enough to avoid getting hurt." He looked at the three of them. "Now then, get ready, set, go!"

The three genin shot off, disappearing into the grove of trees. Well at least they know how to hide. Kakashi thought to himself, only to sweat drop as a shadow came over him.

"You know, compared to the others you're a little weird." Kakashi said as he looked at the genin.

Naruto narrowed his eyes at the man. "Something's off about this test."

Kakashi raised an eyebrow, masking his surprise with interest. "Oh?" he asked.

"I've never heard of a three man squad before." Naruto said, looking at Kakashi. "A squad always has three genin and a jonin sensei."

Could he have figured it out? Kakashi wondered but shook his head. No, he knows something is suspicious, but not what. "Well aren't you just full of surprises." Kakashi said. "However, that's not going to help you get a bell."

"I guess you're right." Naruto said with a shrug. "So, can I have a bell?"

Kakashi blinked a bit. "No you can't. But good try, I've never had someone use that approach before."

"Well, it was worth a shot." Naruto said, before rushing Kakashi.

He stopped when he saw the cyclops reaching into his pouch. A weapon? He wondered, only to sweat drop as Kakashi pulled out… a book.

"Is that… Icha Icha?" asked Naruto in curiosity as he looked at the familiar book.

Kakashi looked up from his book and eye smiled. "Why yes it is. Are you a fan?"

"Erm… not really. But I know that Ojisan likes it. And I have… a friend who read me a few parts." He blushed as he remembered Anko reading him a few of the more… explicit scenes.

"Your friend has good taste." Kakashi said, flipping a page of his book. "Now then, why don't you come and attack me." He turned his attention back to his book. "Don't worry; I doubt your ineffectual attacks will even bother me."

Naruto shook his head, not rising to his sensei's bait as he charged Kakashi. He reached into his pouch and pulled out several kunai, tossing them at Kakashi before he went through a few hand seals. "Kunai Kage Bunshin No Jutsu!" he shouted, making the four kunai he threw turn into twenty.

Kakashi dodged a few of them and caught the others with his left hand, never taking his eyes off the book. Naruto closed the distance between the two of them, launching a jab at Kakashi's face. The Jonin blocked it with one of his hands, leaning his head back as Naruto came at him with the elbow of the arm he blocked.

Attempting to close the distance even more, Naruto tried to come at the jonin with a kick from the left. Kakashi ducked under it, and Naruto spun around and tried to give him a heal kick, but the jonin merely swatted the attack away.

Naruto was put slightly off balance but recovered quickly, channeling chakra into his limbs to increase his speed. He thought about taking his weights off, but decided against it in case he needed a trump card. The increase in speed seemed to surprise Kakashi, but not enough to actually give Naruto an opening to land a hit.

However when a few of the hits got too close for comfort, Kakashi jumped back and put his book away. Looks like I'm not going to be able to read, he's better than I thought.

"Hmmm, well this is unexpected." Kakashi said in a mild tone. "Looks like I'm not going to be able to read."

"So I guess I'm better then you thought huh?" Naruto asked with a smirk.

"Maybe a tad." Kakashi admitted. "Don't get me wrong though, you still suck."

Naruto received a tick mark but calmed down. Remember, I can't let emotions run too high. He's better than me and by getting angry I'll be sloppy, he'll be able to defeat me that much more easily. A thought crossed Naruto's mind. Then again, he probably expects me to get angry. He grinned as a plan began to form in his mind.

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