Angel of Death

Chapter 3

AN: Yes I’m finally back with a new chapter. Unfortunately it’s shorter than I had originally wanted but the last manga chapter sorta killed the mood I was in. Honestly if Kishimoto no baka has actually killed Hinata I’m going to be beyond pissed. Anyway before I start ranting here’s the chapter.

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Naruto arrived at training ground seven at exactly 7:00. As he did he found he was the last to arrive a fact that didn’t bother him in the slightest. Not a word was spoken between them, nor was there any type of acknowledgement of any kind as he hopped onto the top of the centermost post in the clearing. This was exactly how Kakashi found them when he wandered into the training ground three hours later. Sasuke was glaring at the dirt, Sakura was focused entirely on said brooder, and Naruto was sharpening the edge of a kunai.

“Alright here’s the deal.” said Kakashi catching the group’s attention.

“I hold three bells in my possession. The objective for your assessment is to obtain them. You have three hours to complete this objective. Should you fail then not only will I not allow you lunch, but I’ll eat it in front of you and then have you repeat the exercise until you manage to retrieve them.” Said Kakashi.

With his speech delivered the man tied three small silver bells to his belt loop. Upon finishing that he sat a portable alarm clock onto the top of one of the training post setting it for one o’clock.

“If you want these bells then come at me with the intent to kill. Ready…Go.”

As soon as the word left his mouth a cloud of dust was kicked up as the gennin scattered. Finding himself suddenly alone Kakashi chuckled quietly before pulling a small orange book from his pouch.

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Yuhi Kurenei looked at the gennin in front of her with a small smile on her face. She had asked for a tracker team and she had gotten the best that she could hope for. Still she knew she would have her work cut out for her with a shy under confident Hyuga, an overconfident Inuzuka, and a socially challenged Aburame.

“Okay you three your test is pretty simple, all you have to do is catch and tag me. For this the entire village with the exception of the academy, the Hokage Tower, and training area 44, will be our playground. You have three hours starting…Now.”

Before any of the three gennin could speak Kurenei disappeared in a whirl of leaves.

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Sarutobi Asuma sighed as he looked over the three would be gennin before him. When he had made the request for a capture and interrogation squad he hadn’t expected to get a lazy Nara, a bossy Yamanaka, and an Akimichi that thought with his stomach. Still they may not be that bad as their parents had made a legendary team. Exhaling the smoke that had filled his lungs he quickly shook himself from his thoughts and spoke.

“Okay you three your test is pretty simple. All you have to do is gain possession of these three bells. Should you fail we’ll its back to the academy. Ready…Go.”

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“Surely you can’t be serious.”

Sarutobi Hizuren scowled at the words spoken by one of the civilian members of the council. Not for the first time he found himself wondering why his sensei felt the need to place civilians on the council. Not only were they only interested in their own interest but they often times only made situations worse.

“I agree. If you trained anyone it should be the Uchiha.” said another of the civilians.

“The Uchiha should be put into a mental institution.” Said an old one armed man causing several of the shinobi council members to smirk.

“I agree, the brat is a problem waiting to happen. Just reading the boys file would tell you that.” Said the head of the Inuzuka clan Inuzuka Tsume.

“It would be easier to just lock him up. At least that way he couldn’t give us more problems.” Said the head of the Akimichi clan Akimichi Chouza.

“But the Sharingan…”

“Is nothing but a cheap way to gain power. Stealing the hard earned techniques of others is not something one should be praised for. If you can not put in the work needed then you do not deserve power.” Said Aburame Shibi in his usual monotone.

“The bottom line is this.” Said Sarutobi pulling everyone’s attention back to himself.

“You wanted Uchiha Sasuke to be placed under Kakashi as his apprentice and I allowed it. However just because of that does not give you the right to dictate who I train.” Said Sarutobi glaring at the civilians while adding a small amount of killing intent.

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An hour into the assessment found Kakashi walking through the training ground with his nose buried within the confines of a small orange book. He’d already dealt with both Sakura and Sasuke, both of them having been taken care of quite easily. Sakura by falling into an obvious genjutsu while Sasuke had been buried neck deep into the ground.

All he had to do now was deal with Naruto. Problem was though he couldn’t find him, even his chakra signature had disappeared. It was only finely tuned instinct gained both in the last Great Shinobi War and from his time in the ANBU that told him the boy hadn’t left. Suddenly a faint whistling sound caught his ear just before a hail of kunai and shuriken struck him only for him to turn into a log. Almost as soon as he landed he found himself blocking a punch to his midsection and countering with a punch of his own. As the hit connected he was surprised as Naruto disappeared in a puff of smoke.

In the blink of an eye he had turned blocking the blade of Naruto’s kodachi with a kunai. As they pushed against each other Naruto smirked causing Kakashi’s eye to widen and allowing him to use a quick Shunshin just before the clone exploded.

Unfortunately everyone who knows Shunshin no jutsu knows that it has a single flaw. That flaw is that when one performs the jutsu it takes a second for you to reorient yourself after using it. Unfortunately for Kakashi he had forgotten that one crucial fact in his rush to avoid the explosion. It was because of this he had not been ready when a chakra coated fist hit him with enough force that he went flying into a tree.

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Kurenei smiled as she looked at the three gennin and the ninkin before her. Even from the beginning the three had worked together. With the combined might of Hinata’s eyes, Kiba’s and Akamaru’s noses, and Shino’s bugs they had been giving the jounin kunoichi a run for her money and managed to catch her no matter what genjutsu she used.

“Congratulations on passing you three.” Said Kurenei prompting an excited yell and bark from the Inuzuka duo.

“Take tomorrow off, we will start our duties the day after that. So meet me at the dango stand we went to yesterday at 8 o’clock.” Said Kurenei dismissing the group.

“Hinata I need to speak with you for a moment. I spoke to your father and he said you could stay with me for a few days. I have to meet with the Hokage in a few minutes so I’ll see you at my place tonight” Said the before she disappeared in a whirl of leaves.

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Asuma smirked at the panting group of gennin in front of him. It seemed these three had something to them after all and like their father’s they worked very well together. With Choji as the brawn to Shikamaru’s brain they had managed to get him into a position so that Ino could secure the bells.

“Alright you three pass. Shikamaru, Choji go home and take tomorrow off. We’ll meet up at the Barbeque Palace the day after tomorrow at 8 o’clock. Ino you stay I need to speak with you for a moment. Said Asuma getting nods from Shikamaru and Choji who left after sparing Ino a glance.

Before Ino could say a word the man out a box of cigarettes and after removing one proceeded to light it before taking a long drag and exhaling.

“Ino I’m not going to lie to you. As of right now you’re the weakest link on this team, however I also expect for you to be this team’s leader.” Started the man causing the girls eyes to go wide in surprise.

“Of the three of you, you are the only one with the drive to succeed. As such in order for this team to function it’s going to depend on you. I’d like to speak with you more about this but I have a meeting in a few minutes. When it’s over I’ll send a messenger to you with the information on where to meet me.”

With that said the smoking jounin disappeared in a puff of smoke.

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Within the Hokage Tower several people stood at attention before the Sandaime. As Sarutobi looked at the group of jounin he picked up a pen before motioning them to speak.

“Team 1 failed” said Ibiki.

“Team 2 failed” said Hayate

“Team 3 failed” said Genma

“Team 4 failed” said Shikaku

“Team 5 failed.” Said Tsume

“Team 6 failed.” Said Shibi

“Team 7 passed” said Kakashi causing murmurs to break out through the room.

“Team 8 passed” said Kurenei.

“Team 10 passed.” Said Asuma.

“So what do you think of them Kakashi?” asked Hizuren as he finished writing down the results.

“Sakura and Sasuke need work. Sakura pretty much wasted her time at the academy and passed out from a D-rank genjutsu. Sasuke it seems has grown arrogant due to the praise of the civilians and as such thinks he’s better than he actually is. Naruto however is very well trained. In fact he actually managed to get the bells by himself. He did this by using only two Kage Bunshin one of which was of the exploding variety. By using the exploding clone he forced me into using Shunshin to escape and met me at my arrival point. In that one second he was able to take the bells.”

As he said this even more muttering could be heard from the gathered jounin though it was quickly brought to a halt by a stern glance from the Sandaime.

“Is there anything you wish to add?”

“During the testing Naruto displayed the ability to make his chakra signature disappear completely. He did this by using a jutsu he calls the Shadow Walk.” Started the masked jounin immediately gathering the rooms attention though none more so than Nara Shikaku.

“It was only because of this technique that he was able to fool me with the clones. From what I understand it works by allowing him to sink into and travel through shadows. According to him though while using it he passes through what he calls the shadow realm which causes his chakra signature to disappear.”

“Were you able to copy this technique?” asked Sarutobi only for the Copy Nin to shake his head in a negative.

“Are you sure he said he passed into the shadow realm?” asked Shikaku suddenly.

“Positive. Why?”

“The realm of shadows is the space between the realms, otherwise known as the border between life and death. It’s where the Nara bloodline gains its power.” Said Shikaku making several eyes go wide.

“Are you saying…” started Asuma only to be cut off.

“No, but it is a possibility. The fact is simply whatever happened to him while he was away gave him access to the shadow realm.”

“Kurenei what about your team?” questioned Sarutobi in an effort to get back on track.

“Kiba, Shino, and Hinata have the marking of a fine tracker squad. Of course each of them has their own problems as well. Even with Hinata’s immense shyness, Kiba’s brashness and overconfidence and Shino’s reclusiveness, they should be able to overcome those things and make an excellent team.” Finished the woman getting a nod from the Sandaime.

“Asuma” said Sarutobi motioning for his son to speak.

“Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji are good. They boys are a bit lazy, though I think Shikamaru’s academy files were flawed so I’ll be giving him an IQ test, and Ino is an overbearing fangirl. Still I should be able to fix them up. Overall I think they could surpass their parents one day.” Finished the man.

“Right then teams, 7, 8, and 10 have passed and will begin duties the day after tomorrow. The rest of you will be going back to your regular duties.” Said Sarutobi dismissing the group.

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Koharu looked at Sakura with obvious annoyance. The pink hared girl cringed at the look knowing the elder was far from pleased with her performance during the assessment. Finally after a long silence Koharu spoke up.

“I don’t blame you for your earlier performance. The blame for that goes to the civilian council for placing the graduation standards so low.” Sakura winced at that as her mother was a member of the civilian council.

“That’s okay though as now I can build you from the ground up.” Said the woman before handing the girl a scroll.

“Within that scroll you will find a detailed report of the duties performed by kunoichi, unfortunately it seems you skipped that day in the academy so I have to give you that. Along with that you will find a jutsu that you will have to learn.” Said Koharu prompting the girl to unroll the scroll only for her to blush headedly upon reading the jutsu’s explanation.

“Koharu-sensei this is a…a…”

“It is a birth control jutsu.” Said Koharu bluntly grabbing the girl’s attention.

“The shinobi world is not the pretty place you have no doubt been led to believe it is. In reality the shinobi world is a dirty and bloody community. It is a world in which neither good nor evil exist. Instead it is a world shaded in grey. We deal with things that others even samurai would never have to deal with. Everything we are from the day we earn our hitae-tae is dedicated to the village and country. With you coming from a civilian family I am not surprised that you don’t know this so I will tell you.” Koharu paused here for breath before continuing with her lecture.

“Aside from the shinobi techniques that you are familiar with there is another, one that we keep secret from even the Daimyo. Those techniques are known as seijutsu (Sexual Techniques roughly translated). While I can’t speak for the other villages I know for a fact that Konoha shinobi and kunoichi are avid practitioners of these techniques. Because of these techniques we have been able to secure alliances from other countries as well as increased funding from our own Daimyo.

Being members of shinobi clans I can almost guarantee you that both Hyuga Hinata and Yamanaka Ino are well practiced in at least the beginning stages of these arts. I can guarantee that my own granddaughter is a practitioner of these arts as well despite being two years younger than you.”

Sakura’s eyes widened upon hearing the last sentence spoken by her new sensei. Just the thought that Hinata and Ino were already doing those things was mind boggling to the pink haired girl. However a voice in the back of her mind couldn’t help but admit that this explained why the Hyuga girl was always blushing. However hearing that a ten year old girl was doing those things really put the nail in the coffin.

“You will be no exception to this. In time you may even become as legendary as my last apprentice.” Finished Koharu causing Sakura’s mind to go into overload.

Elsewhere a woman suddenly sneezed as she walked down the road. She had long blonde hair pulled into two tails and was clad in a pair of grey pants along with a sleeveless grey shirt which barely held in her massive bust. Overtop this she wore a green haori with the kanji for ‘gamble’ within a red circle. Seeing the look of her companion the woman known world wide as ‘The Legendary Sucker’ shrugged before moving on.

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As the meeting finished and the various jounin filed out of the office Yuhi Kurenei was still thinking about her newly assigned gennin team. She knew her day wasn’t quiet over as she still had a young kunoichi that needed to be broken in, one that was incredibly shy. Kunoichi were the backbone of any team for the simple fact that it was easy for them to control their teammates.

“Nai-chan.”

The woman blinked as she was broken from her thoughts at the calling of her nickname. Turning towards the speaker a small smile worked its way across her lips at the sight of them.

“Nami-chan.”

The head of the Shinobi Academy smiled upon hearing her nickname before embracing the other woman. While it wasn’t kept a secret not many people knew that Suzume Namida and Yuhi Kurenei were actually cousins. This was mostly because they didn’t come from big clans so most people tended to pass off their resemblance rather quickly.

“Where’ve you been, I’ve been looking all over for you.”

Locking her arm with that of her cousin Namida proceeded to drag her away. The conversation this would lead to however would be the last that the red eyed jounin would’ve expected.

At the same time as the jounin’s left Naruto had entered into his new sensei’s office. He ignored the looks he received from the various jounin only because he was always getting looks from people in this village. Seeing the old man though the boy couldn’t help but smile before taking the seat he was motioned to.

“Okay Naruto-kun here is how things are going to go.” Said Sarutobi as he stared into the eyes of his surrogate grandson. The serious look adorning his face quickly causing one to cover the blondes face as well.

“From here on out you will only refer to me as Sarutobi-sensei. As my apprentice people will hold you under a lot more scrutiny and if you do not show the proper respect no one else will. You will also hold more duties than any other gennin. Majority of these duties will be counted as D-ranked missions so you will not have to do any with your team. You will also be my escort to many meetings including those held by the council, though some of them you will not be allowed to attend. As a result you will end up meeting lots of new people many of whom will be highly important. At the times when I am not available you will also be the one handing out the missions to the various shinobi.

Now as far as training is concerned here is the basic outline. First we will focus on the necessities or the core arts of a shinobi. These are chakra control, stealth, taijutsu and weapons handling. After that we will get into ninjutsu and genjutsu so that we have your control up to a decent level before we start. I will be teaching you bojutsu as well so be prepared for that. Now go home and get some rest you have a long day tomorrow.” Finished the old man dismissing his new apprentice.

AN: That’s it for this chapter. Like I said it’s shorter than I wanted since I was originally gonna do a lemon or two but my mood was killed. Anyway thanks for reading and please review. Till next time LATER.