A/N: Hey guys. I'm finally getting over my illness, and I'm back to writing. Someone left a review asking me to write as much as possible. While I would really like to do this, I do realize I can't sit down and write chapters consistently considering I have school and a life. It's hard to balance writing daily along with school work. Sorry, haha. I am trying my hardest to update as fast as possible without rushing the story to give you guys sloppy writing. I do also have two other stories which I need to write as well, which is already hard enough considering the place they're in. I need to think of what to write for those along with this one. Finally, I've already planned this story out beginning to end. I know where I'm taking this and what I'm doing with this. I have all my notes written on the plot of the story. So I most likely wont abandon this story since I know where I'm going with it, and I hope you all will enjoy it. Naruto will eventually become OP, near the ending of the story. Now, onto some personal stuff. As I said, I am currently sick with a common cold and it drained me of energy. I missed three days of school and I need to catch up on makeup work, and there's A LOT. I've started two new anime and a TV show. I started watching Bleach and One Piece, which I've been holding off on. I'm currently watching Grey's Anatomy as well, which I am enjoying. Sorry for blabbing off, you guys probably don't care about anything I'm saying and just want the fight scene ;). Well, enjoy!

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Dialogue"

'Thoughts'

"Telepathic Communication"

"Kurama's Dialogue"

(Location)

Jutsu Name

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Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. I wish I did, though. I would've made NaruSaku a thing! NaruHina makes no sense! They bare— lemme stop before I start blabbering again! Onto the chapter!

[Chapter 3: Bells]

The orange hue on the sky from the morning sun casted shadows on three young pupils. A yawn came from the shortest of the three, who rubbed his eyes and felt a growl in his abdomen.

'Ugh... So hungry already,' Naruto thought to himself. He glanced over at Sakura, sneaking over to her.

"Sakura-chaaaaan..." Naruto whispered to her. She glanced at him, giving him the evil eye as if to say 'YOU'RE TOO CLOSE'. Of course, however, Naruto didn't catch on. "Do you have any fooooood?" A growl erupted from her, her temper snapping like a bull seeing red.

"No! I'm hungry too! Why would I have any food on me! Kakashi-sensei said not to eat!" She scolded him. It felt as if he was on fire with the anger she was throwing at him.

Do not talk to Sakura in the morning. Especially if she was hungry.

"Sorry," He said, slowly inching away from her. A chuckle came from their Uchiha friend, who buried his hands into his pockets as they entered the training ground. Naruto spotted the man that would be training them for awhile: Hatake Kakashi. A grin formed on Naruto's face, waving at the man as they approached him.

'Ugh... He's too energetic so early in the morning...' Kakashi glared at Naruto as he ran up to him. Sakura and Sasuke followed behind the blonde.

"What's the exercise, Kakashi-sensei?" Sasuke asked the jonin. Kakashi nodded, digging into his pocket. A jingle came from his hand, as he dangled two bells from their strings between his fingers. A little shake caused the bells to sing their song. Naruto had a confused look on his face, placing his thumb and index finger on his chin as he leaned forwards to observe the bells.

"Eh? What's up with the bells?" Naruto asked. Kakashi swung them up and caught them. He began to tie the bell strings around his belt loops, letting them hang from his pants. The jonin then dug into his satchel, removing an orange book labeled 'Icha Icha Paradise' in kanji. Kakashi flipped through the pages, settling in about halfway through.

"You're going to try to take the bells from me. As you can see, there is only two bells." Kakashi told them. Sakura blinked, realizing the situation.

"Only two of us pass..." She muttered. He jonin nodded, causing Naruto to begin freaking out.

"Eh?! You know how hard it was to pass to begin with?! I am not going back to the Academy!" Naruto yelled. He crossed his arms. Sasuke grunted, looking away from the blonde boy.

"You must take the bells by lunchtime. If you do, you will be able to eat lunch. If not, no lunch. And you're not allowed to try to sneak away to eat the lunch during the exercise." Kakashi told them. That last part seemed to be directed towards Naruto. He assumed that the prankster would attempt something stupid like that. Naruto huffed, looking away.

'This seems like an exercise that requires the use of teamwork. Sakura isn't skilled in taijutsu or ninjutsu, and even being a genjutsu type she's not very good at that either. Naruto is just a deadlast who can't even make a simple bunshin. Either we're gonna pass by some miracle by kami, or I'm gonna have to carry the two of them on my back,' Sasuke glanced at the two other members of Team Seven, watching as they prepared for battle. Naruto pulled about six kunai out of his satchel, which was something unusual for him to do. He never prepared weapons prior to a fight. During the spars he always just ran right into the fight and lost immediately.

'Maybe this guy's gonna be useful after all,' Sasuke thought, spotting the kanji markings on the kunai hidden beneath Naruto's fingers. 'That's Yondaime Hokage's special move!'

"Three... Two... One... Begin!" Kakashi yelled. Sasuke moved next to Naruto, crossing his arms as he smirked. Sakura jumped into a bush, watching in surprise as Sasuke teamed up with the Uzumaki boy.

'Eh? Sasuke's teaming with me,' Naruto thought. He looked over at him, seeing a red glow form in the Uchiha's eyes. Kakashi's eyes widened, seeing the pattern of a single tomoe form along with a red hue where the black eyes formerly stood.

"Sharingan..." Kakashi whispered.

'He must've gotten his Sharingan when Itachi wiped out the entire clan. Seeing all that death and destruction must've made the Sharingan form,' The jonin concluded.

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(•Yesterday Afternoon•)

Kakashi sat down atop the Academy roof, leaning against the railing. He looked over at his three students, who began to take their seats on the steps. A sign came from the jonin's mouth.

"Okay. Tell me about yourselves. What you like to do, any hobbies, goals in life, anything..." Kakashi told them. A grin appeared on the loudmouth's face, stretching from ear to ear. He raised his arm and started making monkey noises.

"I'm Uzumaki Naruto! I like to eat instant ramen and the ramen at Ichiraku Ramen that Iruka-sensei buys me. I hate waiting the three minutes for the water to cool down after pouring it into the cup of ramen," Naruto told them. His grin slowly faded, turning more into a look of confidence and determination. His fingers curled into fists, tightening his grip. "I want to become a really, really strong ninja and make the whole village acknowledge me. Then I'll surpass all the Hokage and become the strongest ninja in the world." Naruto told them. Kakashi quietly chuckled to himself.

'Just like you, Obito...'

"Okay. Who's next?" Kakashi asked. Sakura gave a cute smile and waved her hand.

"I'm Haruno Sakura! I want to become a strong kunoichi, just like the Legendary Sannin Tsunade! What I like... ehm... who I like," Her eyes darted to Sasuke multiple times, before a squeal erupted from her. Kakashi rolled his eyes, eyeing the clear irritation the Uchiha had for his teammates.

'Girls her age only care about cute boys I suppose,' Kakashi looked over at Sasuke.

"I'm Uchiha Sasuke. I don't really like anything in particular, and I hate a lot of things and people. I don't necessarily have any dreams, but I do have an ambition. I want to rebuild the Uchiha Clan from the ground, and I strive to kill a certain man. Only then am I complete," Sasuke said. His hands were gripped into fists, and the clear anger in his eyes caused Kakashi to grow a sense of familiarity.

"Okay! That was... great," Kakashi told them. He looked back over the red railing of the roof, staring out at the Village. "Tomorrow we will have our first team exercise." A groan came from Naruto, who threw himself backwards.

"I'm tired of exercises! When can we start a mission and fight some bad guys?!" He complained. Sasuke glared at the Uzumaki.

"You have to do the D-rank missions first, usuratonkachi," Sasuke told him. "After those easy missions then we can get the harder C-rank and B-rank missions."

"First, you've gotta do the survival exercise that I have for the three of you," Kakashi explained. "Only then will you be able to start the D-rank missions. We'll meet first thing in the morning. Also, don't eat breakfast." The jonin told them. Sakura tilted her head.

"Why shouldn't we eat breakfast?" She asked. The jonin narrowed his eyes at them, instantly making a shiver roll down their spines.

"You'll throw up," He said.

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(•Training Grounds•)

Naruto threw the six kunai at Kakashi, who dodged five of them and caught one by the ring at the end with his finger. He began to twirl it around, making it spin.

"You're no match for me," Kakashi told them as he read the orange book. He was unaware of Naruto's smirk, as he formed a cross with his fingers. A kage bunshin formed behind him, which teleported to the marked kunai Kakashi held. It surprised the jonin, jumping back at the nick of time to dodge the kick from the blonde. Kakashi's eyes widened, staring at Naruto with shock.

'Hiraishin...? H-How is that possible?!' Kakashi wondered. Sasuke grinned, running towards Kakashi. The Uchiha began forming hand seals, finishing on the tiger seal. He raised it to his mouth, inhaling in a deep breath.

"Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu!" A massive ball of flames erupted from his mouth, exploding towards the jonin. Kakashi blinked at the size of the fireball, jumping to the side, and out of the way, of the flames. He landed on a pile of dirt, removing shuriken from his satchel. As he moved to throw them at Sasuke, a Naruto shadow clone jumped in the path of the shuriken and took the hit to protect Sasuke. The massive fireball faded away as the Uchiha pulled back. Naruto nodded in his friend's direction, as the remaining three clones all raced towards Kakashi. The jonin kicked one of the clones, sending it into the other clones. Naruto growled, pointing a finger at the jonin.

"Oi! How are you dodging all our attacks when all you're doing is reading that stupid book?!" Naruto yelled. Sasuke looked back at Naruto.

"Are you stupid, or are you stupid? He's a damn jonin! Of course he's gonna dodge these simple attacks by some genin!" Sasuke yelled at Naruto. A swinging kick came at the Uchiha's head, sending him flying backwards. Naruto jumped, sliding in the dirt to catch his teammate.

"I gotchu Sasuke," Naruto told him. He helped the Sharingan-user up. The Uchiha nodded at the blonde. Sasuke pushed away from Naruto, running at Kakashi once again. The jonin chuckled, holding up a ram seal. His body began to flicker, as he vanished and reappeared behind Sasuke. He sent a karate-chop to his neck, knocking him down onto the ground. Naruto threw a marked kunai at the jonin, teleporting to it as it flew passed Kakashi. He kicked the man in the face, finally landing a hit on the opponent. The silver-haired man wobbled a little, feeling the recoil on his face from the strong kick. Naruto jumped at the bells, feeling the gold metal's touch on his fingertips. Kakashi grabbed the orange-cladded boy by the white collar and slammed him into the ground, causing him to fall unconscious. The boy suddenly vanished into smoke, revealing to Kakashi that he was actually a shadow clone. Suddenly, Naruto ran at Kakashi, fist fully extended at the man.

"Eh?" Naruto blinked, noticing that Kakashi had vanished. In reality, the man flickered behind Naruto. Kakashi formed the tiger seal.

Sakura jumped out of the bush after watching their battle, pointing at the man. "Naruto! Quick that's the Fire seal! You'll die!" Naruto grunted, looking behind him to see the sharp glare in Kakashi's eyes.

"Too late. Leaf Village Secret Ultimate Taijutsu: One Thousand Years Of Death!" Kakashi yelled. He sent the seal directly into Naruto's... rectum. The blonde narrowed his eyes, feeling his masculinity and pride vanish as the 'taijutsu' sent him flying into the air. He reached back and grabbed his ass, holding it tight after being disgraced. Sakura blinked, feeling stupid and dirty after watching Kakashi's move.

'He just put his fingers in a twelve year old's ass,' Sakura thought. 'Weirdo.'

"That's the last of them," Kakashi said. He noticed shuriken hurling passed him, jumping out of the way to dodge them. The jonin fled into the forest to avoid conflict. Sakura noticed Sasuke unconscious on the floor and ran over to him.

"Sasuke-kun!" She squealed, kneeling down next to him. She saw the red mark on his neck from the attack he received. A tap on her shoulder startled her.

"Sakura..." The voice said aloud, as she turned to see Kakashi forming the rat seal. Leaves encircled her, unknowingly trapping her in a genjutsu.

"Welp, that's the last of them." Kakashi said, yawning. He reopened his book, flipping to the page he was at when a massive army of shadow clones all swarmed him, sending punches and kicks at the man. He growled, kicking the clones in the face as they came at him. He jumped backwards, forming seals with one hand before inhaling a gasp of air. "Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu!" A ball of fire flew from his mouth, destroying the large swarms of clones. Naruto jumped out, attacking Kakashi again. He landed a punch to Kakashi's stomach, sending the man flying backwards. Naruto grabbed one of the golden bells from his belt as Kakashi landed against a tree.

"Yes! I got a be—" The jonin's body suddenly turned into a wooden log, revealing that Kakashi had used the Kawarimi no Jutsu. Naruto opened his hand, seeing not a bell, but a leaf instead. "Shit! Dammit! Fuck!" Naruto threw the leaf, searching the area for their sensei. He saw Sakura slouched over against a rock trapped in a genjutsu with Sasuke unconscious on the ground.

'Damn. I'm the only one left. What do I do?' Naruto thought to himself. He searched the area, looking around to try and find Kakashi. A sudden kick to the face gave Naruto the realization that the jonin was behind him, as the foot swung from behind. The blonde was sent into the ground, as he fell he threw a kunai directly at Kakashi's groin. Kakashi split his legs, allowing the kunai to pass through. Naruto smirked, teleporting directly to the kunai as he grabbed the bell from his buckle. Kakashi's eyes widened, watching as this deadlast student became the first to actually steal a bell from him.

"I got it!" Naruto yelled, grinning. Kakashi chuckled a bit, walking over to Sakura. He flowed chakra into her system, releasing the genjutsu and waking her up. She blinked, returning to reality and seeing the sensei waking her.

"Wha-What happened?" She asked, watching Kakashi wake up Sasuke after the strong hit he took. The Uchiha slowly sat up, rubbing the back of his neck.

"Naruto took a bell from me with his Hiraishin no Jutsu. The survival exercise is over." Kakashi told them. He gave Naruto a thumbs up, who was examining the gold bell in his fingers.

"W-What?! That dobe got the bell, and I didn't?" Sasuke said to Kakashi. The man nodded, looking down at the Uchiha. Sasuke groaned, crossing his arms as he stared Naruto down.

'Maybe he's not so weak after all,' Sasuke thought.

"Wait... So what about us? I know Naruto passed 'cuz he got the bell, but do we?" Sakura asked. Kakashi sat down against the rock, shutting his eyes. He smiled a little beneath his mask.

"Your teamwork after being so different from one another surprised me in the beginning. But... Naruto didn't actually get a bell from me," He told them. Naruto looked up, seeing the bell suddenly turn into another leaf.

"Eh?! I fell for the same trick twice?" Naruto said, tearing the leaf into shreds. He groaned, throwing himself backwards onto the ground. Kakashi chuckled.

"Due to the three of you's impressive teamwork... You pass." Kakashi told them, swiftly standing up. He began to walk away, hearing the cheers of Sakura and Naruto, along with a chuckle or two from Sasuke. Kakashi paused, looking backwards at his students. "I want to tell the three of you something. Something an old friend of mine told me."

"What is it?" Sakura asked.

"'Those who break the rules are scum," Kakashi paused. "But... those who abandon their friends are even bigger scum.' I want you all to remember this. That was your first lesson under me," Kakashi told them, as he vanished with a flicker of his body. Naruto nodded, looking up at the sky.

'Those who break the rules are scum, but those who abandon their friends are even bigger scum... I will never abandon Sasuke-teme or Sakura-chan. Never...' Naruto thought.

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Stats:

Naruto:

Ninjutsu: 3

Taijutsu: 2.5

Genjutsu: 0.5

Intelligence: 1

Strength: 3

Speed: 2.5

Stamina: 4.5

Hand Seals: 1

Total: 17

Sakura:

Ninjutsu: 1.5

Taijutsu: 1

Genjutsu: 3

Intelligence: 3.5

Strength: 0.5

Speed: 1

Stamina: 1

Hand Seals: 4

Total: 15.5

Sasuke:

Ninjutsu: 3.5

Taijutsu: 2.5

Genjutsu: 1.5

Intelligence: 2

Strength: 2

Speed: 3

Stamina: 2

Hand Seals: 2

Total: 17.5

Kakashi:

Ninjutsu: 5

Taijutsu: 4.5

Genjutsu: 4

Intelligence: 4.5

Strength: 3.5

Speed: 4.5

Stamina: 3

Hand Seals: 5

Total: 34

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Thanks for reading! A major, MAJOR turning point in the story is coming soon. You'll see what I mean. ;) Anyways, until next time, 'cya!

Note: I uploaded a previous version with a typo. Kakashi does not have a 1 Intelligence, my bad. It's been corrected.