As Naruto finished explaining his plan to Sasuke and Sakura, Kakashi finally arrived. "Yo!" he said with an eye-smile, the signature book in hand. "You're late" growled Sakura. Kakashi explained that he had to help an old lady with her groceries, but none of them bought the generic excuse.
"So, let me explain this test. You three have to get these bells from me." He held up the aforementioned bells then looped them into the side of his waist. "Whoever doesn't get a bell, goes back to the Academy. Any questions? No? Great, let's start."
Sasuke ran off to the left side, while Sakura went the opposite way moments later. Kakashi inwardly smirked, seeing that they were working independently, rather than together. Naruto grinned darkly, knowing full well that the two would not get in the way when he channeled that chakra. "Kakashi. Put the book down." Kakashi simply raised an eyebrow, then looked up at him. "Eh? Why's that blondie?" "Because I'm right behind you" spoke a voice. Kakashi whipped around only to see another charge him. Kakashi simply dodged the clone's attacks and kicked it, dispersing it into smoke. "Kage Bunshin? How does he know that technique?" Kakashi turned back to the original, slipping the book into his pocket.
"Kakashi, are you willing to take me seriously now?" "Mmm, I guess, show me whatcha got, blondie." Naruto grinned, as a dark red chakra bubbled out and over him. Kakashi's eye widened "The Kyuubi's chakra! He can control it?!". Naruto grinned as the chakra altered his appearance. He let it soak through his pathways, saturating them with the burning chakra. His body writhed against it, but Naruto refused to give in. As more and more chakra poured out, he roared in pain, reigning in control of the immense, hateful chakra that permeated his mind and body. "Careful, boy, you may soon give yourself to me." "Not a chance." Naruto stood, grinning madly as the wind whipped around him. He let his eyes swirl with three, black tomoe, his hair spiking and his teeth and nails extending and sharpening.
"Now, Kakashi" spoke Naruto in a distorted voice, "will you take me seriously?" Kakashi narrowed his eye, before pulling up his headband and opening his left eye. Naruto's eyes widened, staring at the Sharingan. "You aren't an Uchiha, whose eye is that?" "An old friend, whose eyes are those?" Kakashi asked, looking back at him. "Mine." Kakashi's eyes widened in shock, as Naruto shot forward with great speed. "Fast!" Kakashi slipped between two fists quickly before striking out with a kick to the head, instantly regretting it as the potent chakra burned his leg, flinching and leaping away. "I knew you weren't a pushover, Naruto, but this is far beyond my expectations." Naruto grinned viciously, baring his teeth as he gritted them in agony. "You can't keep this up for long, Naruto. You have only...five minutes. If you hadn't burned up all your energy training earlier, you would have had much more time."
Sasuke and Sakura met back up far behind the two, hiding behind trees. Sakura could barely stand as it was, while Sasuke did not fare much better. "O-ok, Sakura, we have to get the bells when Naruto shows us an opportunity. Got it?" Sakura nodded quietly, shivering in fear. "G-got it, S-Sasuke." Sasuke noticed the lack of "-kun" at the end, but didn't mention it. The two simply waited in silence, looking for when Naruto let the fox's chakra dissipate.
Naruto shot forward again with a shunshin, channeling chakra into his hands and feet for additional strength and speed. He swung up at Kakashi with his right hand, Kakashi leaning under the fist as Naruto spun low with a sweeping kick. Kakashi narrowly missed what would have been a debilitating strike to the center of the thigh. "That would have shattered my femur with that speed and strength, I can't hold back if he reaches me." Naruto continued on the offensive, lunging forward and feinting a left handed strike to the side, pivoting and spinning off the momentum into a back-heel kick to the head. Kakashi leaned forward as the left hand passed by, swiping across his jacket and burning some of it away before ducking under Naruto's kick. Naruto grinned as Kakashi fell head first into his trap, continuing the arcing motion of the foot before the chakra tail slammed into his jaw, sending him spiralling away and crashing through a tree and into another. Naruto laughed madly as he watched the fruits of his training appear before his eyes. Unfortunately, "Kakashi" erupted into smoke, leaving only the bells behind. "Idiot. It's a genjutsu". The genjutsu wore off as the Kyuubi pushed a small amount of its chakra into Naruto's system. Naruto growled, cursing himself for having fallen to such a stupid trick. However, he could not let up now. He searched around for the now missing Kakashi and bells. He honed his senses as best he could and snarled when he caught sight of Kakashi's chakra signature, smaller than before, but still there. He launched himself forward and into the air, right to the clearing where Kakashi stood.
"The damn kid is a monster, he's strong enough to beat me if I don't fight this correctly. I have to surprise him, or force him to waste time. His taijutsu is bizarre. It seems to be intended to take advantage of people underestimating him, considering he's only a child. Hell, even his taijutsu complements the powers of both that Sharingan and the Kyuubi." Kakashi continued to come up with a strategy, he didn't know if he could take too many hits from the boy.
Kakashi had only moments before a deep, distorted voice roared above "Katon: Goka Messhitsu!"(Fire Style: Majestic Demolisher Flame). A massive stream of flames spewed from Naruto's mouth, forcing Kakashi away. "He'll take out the entire forest like this!" Naruto grinned and leapt straight into the flames, towards Kakashi. Kakashi, blinded by the saturated Katon chakra, attempted to douse the flames. "Suiton: Suijinheki!"(Water Style: Water Formation Wall). Kakashi spewed water from his mouth, attempting to douse the nearby flames. "Graaaaagh!" Naruto flew through the flames, his right hand thrust forward with a Rasengan at the palm, the center a light purple. "This is bad!" thought Kakashi as he leapt to one side, watching Naruto's hand crash into the ground forming a sizable crater. Kakashi's eyes widened and he jumped farther away. "I can't tell if Naruto is really in control or not, I have to try and calm him down!" "Naruto! Stop this! Don't let him win!" Naruto cackled with rage. "You think he's in control? You're wrong, Kakashi. I'm in control!" roared Naruto. Kakashi watched him howl in pain before he fell to the ground, gripping his head in agony. He screamed as the chakra slowly began to recede, falling face first into the ground. His physical features slowly reverted to normal, the nails shortening and dulling, his teeth following suite. Naruto lifted his head slowly, pushing himself up off the ground shakily. He laughed dryly, exhausted. "You...you're lucky I used most of my chakra controlling his before you got here." Naruto laughed again, falling to one knee and breathing heavily. Kakashi walked over to him warily, careful to make sure he wasn't under the fox's control. "Relax, Kakashi, I'm me, always have been. That hatred was only partially his, it's mostly mine at that level." Naruto stood again, a bit steadier. Naruto smirked at Kakashi, then began to walk back to the original clearing. "I could have kept up that form for a bit longer, but oh well. Besides, we already won." Kakashi's eyes widened in shock as his hand flew to his side, feeling nothing but the clothing on his body. He looked back up, seeing Sasuke and Sakura holding a bell each. Kakashi's mouth remained open for a moment, before he quickly shut it and pulled his headband back over his eye. "This...this is going to be hell..." Kakashi thought out loud. Sasuke smirked and Sakura laughed nervously at the answer before the two wandered back to original clearing.
After spending an hour dousing the flames that Naruto had created, Kakashi returned to the clearing to find Sasuke and Sakura holding an actual conversation while Naruto sat up in a nearby tree relaxing. "Oh, Kakashi-sensei! You're back!" Sakura called out, grinning ear-to-ear at him. "Yeah, yeah, I'm back" replied Kakashi with a sigh. "Oi, Naruto." "Hm?" "You're going to stay, the other two can leave but be back tomorrow morning at 9." "Okay Kakashi-sensei, bye guys!" waved Sakura with a smile as she left. Sasuke simply snorted in amusement and walked off after her.
Naruto dropped down from the tree to find Kakashi glaring at him. "Naruto, don't ever do that again. Unless you have Hokage-sama's approval, do not do that again. Do you understand me?" "Yeah, yeah, I overdid it I know. Hey, but I made you take me seriously, didn't I?" Kakashi sighed "Yes, Naruto, you did. Now, be back here at 8, I want to talk to you about some things regarding your family. Also, after training tomorrow, go and talk to Might Gai, he'll help you improve your taijutsu style." Naruto simply nodded and began to walk away before Kakashi finished. "Naruto, I don't want to have to force you to cooperate." "Look, sensei, I understand. It's not like I'm genuinely trying to kill you. I wanted to test my power, what better opportunity than a former-Anbu?" Naruto smirked as he turned back to Kakashi, flashing his Sharingan. "Tomorrow, I'll tell you what you'd like to hear." Kakashi nodded with a sigh of relief, watching Naruto leave the training grounds completely before heading towards the Hokage Tower.
Naruto walked out of the training ground as his other two teammates flanked him as he walked home. "You know, Sakura, you may not be as bad as I thought. Is Sasuke the reason you changed so drastically?" Sakura blushed a little before getting angry at him. "How shallow do you think I am!" "Very." "Oh shut up!" she whined. Sasuke smirked at her and she blushed a little again, turning back forward. "Anyway, what did Kakashi ask you about?" "Essentially, he wants to know everything, which is fair. There are things you need to learn as well, if we are to succeed as a team at least." Sakura nodded, satisfied with that answer before Sasuke snorted. "You're only telling her because you have to." "Good observation Sasuke, perhaps even better than an Anbu." Sasuke simply gave him a dirty look.
"Team 7, lead by Kakashi Hatake, made up of Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke, and Haruno Sakura. I guess it's a start."