Chapter 10: The Formation of Team 7
After the team announcements, everyone left the academy to prepare for the days ahead. naruto, however, returned to the secret house in the forest, his father's former residence, where he began his evening routine and does daily exercies pushing his body.
naruto begins to start to practice Demon Qi Awakening and Flesh of the Infernal Beast cultivation stages. with the memories of his past life as a demonic cultivator he should easily reach the second stage in qi cultivation but his body is not supporting for it. now naruto can gather demonic qi elements but not very fast and also not much. so, naruto intend to increase his body strength.
In the next morning naruto gets exausted with his overdone exercises the day before. His muscles ached, but he pushed through, completing his morning routine before heading to the academy.
naruto came last, on the rooftop, sasuke and sakura were already seated, waiting for kakashi. naruto walked with deliberate calm past the other two and settling behind them. crossing his legs and closing his eyes, he began gathering demonic qi from the already available source(nine tails). the dark energy swirled faintly as he guided it, forming the initial threads of his cultivation.
Sasuke sat in silence, his sharp focus evident in his posture, while sakura fumed face full of frustration as she is the first one to arrive. she shot a glare at naruto, who appeared completely at ease, anger brimming in her face. she tried to scold him for arriving late. but, a sudden voice interrupted her.
"Yo," Kakashi greeted as he appeared suddenly, perched on the rooftop railing.
His arrival startled everyone, including naruto, who quickly opened his eyes. for the first time, naruto felt unsettled in this world. 'I couldn't sense him at all' he thought, studying Kakashi intently. 'He's strong.'
Sasuke and sakura were equally surprised, though sakura quickly recovered and snapped, "kakashi-sensei, you're late!".
Kakashi rubbed the back of his head casually. "sorry, I got lost on the path of life," he said with an eye-smile, clearly unfazed by her frustration.
Sakura sighed loudly, while Naruto and Sasuke simply watched him with measured expressions.
Kakashi straightened up, saying "okay. Now tell me about about yourselves"
Sakura asks unknowingly " what are the details."
Kakshi says calmly " tell me about your hobbies, your likes, your dislikes and your goals.
Naruto then asks with curiousity "how about you tell about yourself sensei, following you we will tell about ourselves."
naruto thought 'I need to know about this guy as he may become a potential threat to me later.'
Kakashi nods. he motioned to himself. "my name is Kakashi hatake. my hobbies include reading," he said, pulling out a familiar red-covered book and waving it briefly. "my likes… hmm, I don't particularly have any. my dislikes… also none worth mentioning."
Naruto thought 'quite clever ...huh' , he didn't mentioned about his likes, his dislikes and also his goals.
Kakashi glanced at the three of them with his usual aloofness. "now, it's your turn."
Sakura spoke up first, eager to follow his lead. "my name is Sakura Haruno. my hobbies are cooking, designing clothes, and planting trees. my likes…" she glanced shyly at sasuke, her cheeks tinting pink. "my dislikes…" her gaze flicked to Naruto, and she scowled briefly before continuing. "my goal is to become a legendary kunoichi!" she finished brightly.
Sasuke was next, his voice cold and direct. "My name is Sasuke Uchiha. Hobbies? None. My likes? None. My dislikes? A certain someone," as he says it his face full of determination for vengence. he continued, "my goal is to restore my clan and… to kill a certain man." he shot a blood red eyes saying it.
Kakashi's eye lingered on Sasuke briefly and thought 'so, he is being driven by vengence. huh'. and turned to naruto who sat cross-legged, exuding an aura of quiet power. naruto rested one hand on his thigh, the other hanging loose, looking like a young lord, spoke with unwavering confidence.
"My name is Naruto Uzumaki," he began, his voice steady and commanding. "my hobbies are eating ramen. My likes? None at present. My dislikes? None worth noting. as for my goal..." his eyes gleamed with unshakable resolve as he declared, "I will become the strongest, like no one ever before."
The conviction in naruto's tone caused an almost imperceptible shift in the atmosphere. sasuke glanced at him, a flicker of unease crossing his face. he's serious, sasuke thought, feeling a strange intimidation.
Kakashi with curiosity watched naruto. he's an interesting one. let's see if he can really become and back up those words,.
Sakura, meanwhile, found herself unexpectedly admiring naruto's unbending confidence. A faint pink tinge appeared on her cheeks before she shook her head left and right, chastising herself silently. he is a fool...how can he become the strongest? when he can't even perform a simple jutsus she thought, laughing inwardly at his foolish goals.
Kakashi broke the silence with a clap of his hands. " Alright, now that I know a little more about you, let me tell you about tomorrow."
His tone turned serious, drawing their full attention. "there'll be a test tomorrow. If you pass, you will be in the Team 7, If you fail… you will be in the academy."
Sakura's jaw dropped. "what?! Back to the academy?!" she exclaimed. "do the other teams have to do this too?"
Kakashi shrugged nonchalantly. "maybe yes, maybe no. tt depends on their jounin. as for the team seven its up to me." He paused,.. "also, don't eat breakfast tomorrow. you might… throw up."
"One more thing," Kakashi added, his voice carrying a faint amusement. "a sweet warning, no students has ever passed this test of mine. not even a single one." kakashi stated.
Sakura's face paled with dread. sasuke clenched his fists, anxiety creeping in despite his determination. He couldn't afford to fail. he had to become stronger as quickly as possible.
Naruto, on the other hand, sat firm and unbothered. his calm demeanor didn't waver as he thought to himself, 'a test? I've faced life-and-death trials in my past life. what's this test compared to those? zero percent pass rate? let's see what he's got.'
Kakashi's eye crinkled with a smile as he looked at his new students. "rest well tonight. you'll need it." with that saying, he vanished, leaving the three to process his words.
(.....to be continued.)
[A/N: sorry guys unable to upload 5-7 chapters this week as I am having a work pressure for doing a project with a team. even though i will not stop writing content in my free time.]
there going to be some cool action scenes in the next chapters.
I will try to release atleast 5 chapters per week.
Tomorrow a new chapter will be released.