After their disastrous meeting, Kakashi introduces the bells…

"Okay…let's get started." Kakashi muttered to himself, before looking at the three pathetic weaklings in front of him with some semblance of despair. How in the world was he going to turn the three of them into cold killers? "I'm your squadron leader from now on, Hatake Kakashi. You three are supposedly the ideal team for me."

Fucking Sandaime, Kakashi cursed silently. This really wasn't going as well as he hoped. For one, the three didn't even have any idea how to kill something.

Kakashi continued his monologue, "Haruno Sakura, Uchiha Sasuke, and Uzumaki Naruto, despite what Sandaime may say about you three, I have already made my own assessment of your personalities," Sakura looked at him dubiously, "your few strengths, and many weaknesses," Sasuke and Naruto looked ready to kill him – it pleased Kakashi more than it should. "I can safely say that our further association as squadron leader and squadron members will be disastrous. As a matter of fact," Kakashi sighed melodramatically, "I hate teaching and I also hate you."

"Well!" Sakura snapped, "If you hate teaching so much, why on earth did you sign yourself up for a squad?!"

"Well, funny thing you should ask." Kakashi smirked. "I had wanted to ambush another Jounin, all for fun of course, named Maito Gai. He's annoying and loud and wouldn't leave me the hell alone. Unfortunately, that asshole just had to have a genin squad for me to get through. And despite what you all probably think, I won't singlehandedly destroy three genins for the sake of getting to an asshole."

Sakura brightened and thought weakly, maybe learning from this guy won't be as bad as I thought…

"That's why I need to have a three man cell as well, so they can do it for me. Are you following me so far?"

Sakura's optimistic feelings immediately dimmed. She was in deep water wasn't she? Why did she decide to be a ninja anyways? She thought bitterly. She was better off going to a civilian school and learning how to make atomic bombs or something…

"I originally intended to take Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto, and Hyuuga Hinata and turn them into monsters and set them upon the unsuspecting genin squad. There. That's why I'm teaching."

"What do you mean, Hinata?!" Sakura demanded hotly. Why was she here then?

"Then maybe Yamanaka Ino." Kakashi answered easily. He then glowered at what seemed to be nothing. "But of course, I can't have everything my way, and now we're stuck with you. The booksmart Haruno Sakura."

"I don't care." Naruto declared loudly, crossing his arms. "I'm still up for training and kicking ass!"

"That's the spirit, Uzumaki!" Kakashi chuckled jovially. "But unfortunately, that team you're going to face are superior to every single one of you, in every manner possible. It's going to take me ages to whip any of you into shape."

"I highly doubt that." Sasuke sniffed. "Let's get this over with. But after this, you better teach us something worthwhile."

"Yeah, yeah, Mr. Confident." Kakashi said dismissively. "You'll be singing a different tune when they trounce you. Even TenTen can take all three of you, and she's the weakest of the three."

"Just shut up and get to the point!" Naruto shouted. He was sick and tired of this prick talking down to them. It's not like Sakura could take any more abuse as it is.

"Fine!" Kakashi huffed, and pulled out a chalkboard, and drew four circles and four triangles. "WE are the circles. THEY are the triangles. We approach like this…" With concise strokes, four lines were drawn out. "Sakura, you take TenTen and hopefully, she won't make a pincushion out of you. Neji will be yours, Sasuke. And you can take Lee, Naruto. Now, then you have to lead them away like this, and then this, and this, and this and this." The three watched in awe as the seemingly simple plan grew…and grew…and grew. "But then, in the end, this—"

"I'm lost." Naruto admitted. Kakashi stopped with his fanatical sketching, and looked up at the three clueless genins.

He clucked his tongue disapprovingly. "Haven't any of you been taught anything?! These are simple Chuunin procedures! What's wrong with the three of you?"

"We're genin, not Chuunin!" Naruto shot back huffily. Belatedly, Kakashi realized that these three punks were raised in times of peace. Nothing encouraged a child to learn than the threat of a kunai to the face…but then again…

"Well, pay attention, and you just might learn something." Kakashi shot back venomously before continuing on, "And here—"

"But—but sensei!" Sakura protested, "We haven't learned anything of these procedures yet!"

Kakashi turned around stiffly, giving her the evil eye. In a dangerous voice, he hissed, "And what are you saying here?"

Immediately shrinking back, Sakura tried to hide behind her teammates. "Can't we try something easier?"

Kakashi sighed. "Fine." He slowly reached into his kunai pouch with exaggerated actions. "Allow me to show you one of the most dangerous weapons I possess to ward off genins such as yourself." Immediately, the words 'dangerous' sparked the boys' interest. Sitting up, Naruto and Sasuke watched the older man with interest, and the looks of disappointment on their faces almost made Kakashi laugh out in diabolical glee. Those brats won't have any idea what hit them! "Behold!" Kakashi exclaimed in mock grandeur as he brandished a pair of bells before them.

Sasuke scoffed, "What can a pair of bells possibly do?"

"Yeah! Yeah!" Naruto chimed in scornfully. "What can a pair of bells do to us?!"

"Well, these bells have the power to push you right back for another year at the academy." Kakashi drawled tiredly. "So what do you say, children? Ready to give it a go?"

Kakashi was shaking with barely controlled laughter as he watched them talk confidently amongst themselves. Those little shits have no idea what's in store for them.