"Hey, when Sasuke going to come?" Naruto asked.
"Dunno, I guess he is on the way." Sakura assured.
Soon enough Sasuke arrive to the training ground.
"You guys had breakfast right?" Sasuke questioned, not wanting them to repeat the same mistake they done in the anime .
"Yes we ate just like you said, so tell your plan!" Naruto insisted, can't wait to hear it
Seeing impatient Naruto, Sasuke revealed his battle plan.
***
After 4 hours passed, Kakashi finally arrived.
Instead of saying excuses, he began to explain the test they would take since they already knew he would be late.
Seeing their face, he sighed.
'They already know hidden rule of the bell test thanks to Sasuke, however, I still want to see how they perform.'
Since they know how bell test works, he now focus entirely on cooperation aspect of the test as well as their potential capability in combat.
"Start!'
The three Genin distanced themselves from Kakashi and was observing him from a distance.
"Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
A array of clone was formed that rushed towards Kakashi.
'Just like Hokage said.'
Kakashi casually streches his arms and waited for them.
Punching a clone to the right, kicking a clone, gave a roundhouse to the clones in front of him and gave an elbow to the clone before any of them land a hit on him.
'Sasuke is no where to be seen.'
"Now!" Naruto clones screams while throwing shurikena at Kakashi.
'Oh well it would eas-'
"Wind Release : Breakthrough!"
'Oh, Sasuke was behind Naruto.'
KakashI moved away from shurikens that was accelerated by Sasuke.
'So he knew I was watching him yesterday.'
'That explains why he did not revealed that jutsu.'
Impress by Sasuke intution, he choose to confront him head on.
"Fire Release: Great Fire Ball Technique!"
"Wind Release: Breakthrough!"
Thanks to rapid succession, Sasuke managed to enhance Great Fire Ball technique with the later jutsu, where massive streams of flame was seen, which impresses Kakashi by the speed he casted.
Kakashi curiously punched the streamed using some extent of Chidori in his fist.
'That's dangerous!' Naruto sweated after seeing explosion when Kakashi fist collided with Sasuke's jutsu.
'Not strong and chakra efficient to use compare to just using B rank, but still excellent since he already know how to use wind jutsu to supplement his fire jutsu.'
After smoke subsided, Kakashi came forth, without any scartch.
"Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!"
Sasuke spits a volley of small fireballs into the air which then burst into many smaller fireballs. Naruto was mesmerised by the sight.
"Naruto!"
"Sorry."
Naruto snapped from his idle admiration stance, he weave clone seal and summoned multiple of clones far greater than usual and rushed towards Kakashi.
Kakashi without breaking a sweat, blocked the small fireball with his kunai, while continuing to eliminate the clone one by one.
"Genjutsu Binding!"
Kakashi frozed for a second and notice couple of clones approaching him resembling pink haired girl who was standing far away from her clone.
'Good way to make an opening while distracting me.'
However, he broke free and did not bother to attack her clones, knowing they are just afterimage, which Kakashi find impressive as genjutsu is hard to pull out by a Genin, especially two simultaneously.
"Fire Release: Great Fire Ball Technique."
'What it a wise idea?'
A medium size fire ball was approaching Kakashi, while Sasuke was phanting after casting.
While Kakashi readied his kunai, he realise Sasuke was aim too high, missing Kakashi to the the head.
'A small mistake?
But when he was dusting his pants, he realise the two bell were not their since no sound was made.
'Where is the bell?'
Kakashi no longer had the bell, and after a glance to the ground, he was confident it did not fall in ground.
"Sensei look!": Sakura yelled in joy, while showing off the 2 bell she grabbed.
'So Sakura standing far away was a clone, while one of clone that was approaching him was the real Sakura while Sasuke use remaining chakra to distract me before I realise.'
'So the whole time Naruto and Sasuke was distracting me all along in order to gave opening to her.'
He admits he understimated her and was cursing Hokage intel for not highlighting her genjutsu skill, as maintaining clone technique in this manner was harder to do in her level.
'Huh...Minato sensei would have been pleased if we were as cooperative as them despite them being in a peaceful time period.'
Considering they know the bell test, he did not say his infamous words to try to break the team which did surprise Sasuke a little bit.
"Congratulation, you all passed." Kakashi smiled under his face mask while giving his iconic thumbs up.
"Wohoooo!!!"
While Naruto was enjoying the moment, Sakura was looking at Sasuke, who was still phanting.
'He actually pushed his all, more than his teammate.'
Kakashi stared at Sasuke for a while before clearing his throat.
"From tomorrow, I will start your training from morning, so be prepared."
Soon Kakashi disappeared from his sight.
'Have to ask him to teach me Body Flicker technique.' Sasuke noted in his mind, after failing to replicate using his EMS.
"So Sasuke....will you come to eat Ramen afterwards?" said by Naruto, hoping Sasuke agrees to celebrate their victory.
'I thought you never asked.'
"Sure idiot, ramens on me today." Sasuke smirked while phanting and cursing his low stamina.
In comedic fashion, Naruto dragged Sasuke to Ramen Ichiraku and Sakura joined them.
"Welcome Naruto, it seemed you bring your teammate today." Teuchi, wearing his usual uinform, smiled and glad his teammate does not resent him
"One Miso Chashu Pork Ramen with extra pork please."
"Same as what he ordered." Sasuke replied, not bothering to see the menu.
Seeing they already ordered, she quickly scanned the menu before giving her order.
"Shoyu ramen with no porks please."
Teuchi nod and went to his cooking station.
After hearing Sakura order, Sasuke rememebered an obscure detail about her.
"Do you dislike pork?" Sasuke asked to Sakura, while remembering sequences of lines he would say next.
"No, I just trying to stay fit." Sakura replied, confused why Sasuke was talking about obscure things.
"Hey, are happened to be one those idiotic civilian who does not follow a shinobi diet?" Sasuke glared at Sakura, while Naruto scratching his head, wondered why Sasuke was being a jerk about it.
"Why Sasuke?" Sakura was genuinely confused by Sasuke harsh remark.
"Because shinobi need to eat far more quantity of food as we use our body far more than any civilian does, especially food that has a lots of protein and fat."
"If you followed whatever stupid diet civilians followed, you will the dragged the team as you will be weakest as well least capable fighter in our team, as you will get tired far easily."
Sakura began to sweat while Naruto now understand why he feels and fights better whenever he ate One Miso Chashu Pork Ramen with extra pork, as Ayame did explain about difference between meats a long time ago.
Sakura was embarrased and internally cursed his mother for following her diet and apologised his father for not listening to him, who was the shinobi in the family before retiring.
"Yeah Sasuke, I know." she gave awkward smiled and decided to ask Iruka about the shinobi diet later.
"Umm Sasuke does, instant cup nodd-"
Before Naruto finished Sasuke retorted:
"No, its hardly enough and its also bad for you to eat, like look at your height, you far shorter for a shinobi thanks to this."
Naruto embarrased when he mentioned it while Sakura trying to grasp why he was eating junk food in the first place.
"But what can I do, most shop owners dislike me for no reason and force me to buy with higher rate and milk always taste weird." Naruto lamented, still feeling bitter by their treatment.
Sakura was shocked while Sasuke nod.
'Well, I can't go to his place.'
He is already reached the limit of how nice OG Sasuke can be while elder council plus Hokage going to scrutinised him and may put survillance on him which they avoided , even it was a simple act of kindness.
Looking at Sakura, he got an idea.
"Hey, are you free to teach him how to cook while doing grocery shopping for him?"
Before Sasuke followed with his next line, Sakura nod.
'Wait, was she always that willing to listen to me as far as helping Naruto?.' Sasuke thought, expecting some kind of reluctance from her.
While Naruto assumed she is helping him because Sasuke said so, it was half correct.
Previously she never try to understand Naruto condition as she always assumed him to be a cheeky lazy brat who love to prank.
But after understanding his usual diet and difficulty he faced when he buying basic necessities, she decides to help him out, out of pity.
Teuchi and Ayame smiled in the corner, glad
that his teammate is willing to help him despite scrutiny they may face.
'If I had more money and security, I could able to take care of Minato and Kushina son as Ayame's younger brother.' Teuchi lamanted, wondered why 3rd Hokage is not willing to help Naruto.