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He now had 120 points in total, but not really anything he wanted to buy, not like there was anything worth buying in the first place.
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Returning to the classroom, Masagaki stood next to his new teammates as they awaited the arrival of their new Jonin teacher. After what felt like a long time, several Jonin had come and gone, but only Team 7 remained.
"He's late!" Naruto exclaimed, clearly frustrated by the wait. Masagaki couldn't deny that he was also growing impatient with Kakashi. He knew their teacher would arrive later than the other Jonin, but he didn't expect him to be this late. It had been a full hour since the last team had left the classroom.
Naruto jumped up from his seat and opened the classroom door to peek outside. "How come our teacher is the only one who's late? I'm ready to roll! Believe it!" He turned back to face his teammates. Sasuke maintained his stoic expression, gazing forward, while Sakura leaned on a table, intently looking at Naruto. Masagaki, on the other hand, was daydreaming, staring blankly at the floor. He was bored out of his mind. He could be busy training right now, but instead, he had to wait for Kakashi to show up.
"The other groups have already met their new teachers and set off on some adventure or something, and even Iruka sensei is gone too," Naruto complained. He glanced at the blackboard at the front of the classroom and noticed a dusty eraser. Suddenly, he got an idea.
Naruto grabbed a nearby chair and headed to the door. He wedged the eraser into the small gap, positioning it so that it would fall if the door were opened even slightly.
Sakura decided to intervene in Naruto's antics. "Hey, what are you doing?" she called out. When she received no response, she tried again, "Naruto!" He didn't hear her, as he was too busy chuckling to himself, thinking about how his "great" plan would catch their teacher off guard.
Naruto jumped down from the chair, exclaiming, "That's what he gets for being late!"
Sakura stepped away from the table and walked in front of him. She tried to reprimand him, saying, "You're asking for trouble. You know you shouldn't do something like that," her voice laced with annoyance.
Masagaki stifled a laugh, finding it amusing that while Sakura was busy scolding Naruto, she secretly supported his antics and thought it was a brilliant idea.
Sasuke finally decided to speak up, "Our sensei is a Jonin, Naruto, an elite Leaf Shinobi. Do you really think he would fall for that?"
"You never know—some things are always unexpected," Masagaki replied with a long yawn. At that moment, the classroom door opened, and Kakashi walked in. Right on cue, the eraser fell on his head, causing chalk dust to settle into his hair.
Naruto burst out laughing and pointed at Kakashi. "I got him! He totally fell for it!"
"I'm sorry, Sensei. I told him not to do it, but he just wouldn't listen," Sakura quickly added, trying to appear innocent in the situation.
Kakashi bent down to pick up the eraser and then looked up as if he were deep in thought. "Hmm, how can I put this? My first impression of all of you is that..." He paused for a moment, searching for the right words. "You're a bunch of idiots."
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Team 7 was now sitting on the roof of the academy.
"Introduce ourselves, well, what are we supposed to say?" Sakura asked, unsure what their new sensei just meant.
"Things you like, things you hate, dreams for the future," Kakashi replied in a tired voice that sounded like he hadn't slept in years. "Well, why don't you tell us that stuff first, well, I mean before we talk about us to you so that we can see how it's supposed to work," Naruto replied with a large grin and energetic tone.
Kakashi gave a light sigh as he began, "Well, I'm Kakashi Hatake and things I like and hate? I don't feel like telling you that. My dreams for the future? Never really thought about it. As for my hobbies? Well, I have lots of hobbies." Sakura gave an annoyed glare towards Kakashi, she was obviously expecting something better from their sensei.
Masagaki was the first to go as he took the initiative. "I'm Masagaki Hyuga, I like training and improving my skills in "Bukijutsu", my dislikes and dreams for the future are none of your concerns. I don't have any specific hobbies. Naruto looked to his left, where Masagaki was sitting. He had a confused expression.
"W-What's Bukijutsu?" Naruto wondered. Naruto didn't think too long about it as he was the next person to introduce himself. "I'm Naruto Uzumaki, I like instant Ramen in a cup, and I really like the Ramen Iruka sensei got me at the Iciraku noodle shop. My future dream is to be the greatest Hokage, and then the whole village will stop disrespecting me and start treating me I'm somebody important.
Kakashi stared at Naruto for quite some time; it was apparent something was on his mind. "Alright, next." Kakash said as he suppressed his thoughts.
Sakura gave her typical speech about her precious 'Sasuke" and her 'dreams'
(Sidenote: I refuse to type Sakura's fangirling.)
Next up was Sasuke. He gave his typical speech about not liking anything, hating everything and wanting to kill somebody one day.
(Sidenote: I refuse to type Sasuke's emo monologue.)
Kakashi then spoke up. "You guys should get ready for your first mission tomorrow."
"What type of mission are we going to have?" Naruto asked while adjusting his forehead protector. "It's a task that the five of us will do together," Kakashi replied, trying not to give Naruto any usable information.
"But what!?"
"Let's just call it a survival exercise."
"Huh, a survival exercise?" Naruto asked, sounding even more confused than before. "I thought we were supposed to have a real mission!" Sakura raised her voice, expressing both annoyance and anger. "Not more practice!"
"This is not like your previous training," Kakashi replied, sounding asasparated. "So what can of training is it then?" Naruto asked, wanting to know more about this so-called 'survival exercise'
"I mean, it's not going to be something easy when it's literally called a 'survival exercise,' Naruto," Masagaki replied, wanting to get this forced introduction over with.
"I'm going to let you guys in on a little information. Of the 28 total academy graduates, only 9 of you will truly be made Genin, the rest will be sent back to the academy." Kaskashi said, trying to invoke fear within his new students. Sakura, Sasuke, and Naruto all looked visibly shocked, except for Masagaki. Kakashi quickly noticed this, which made him mildly curious about the Hyuga.
Masagaki was not surprised by this; he knew that Kakashi said it to ensure Team 7 took their next task seriously and to instill a bit of fear and hesitation in them.
"That's crazy! We worked hard to get here!" Naruto tried protesting, "If we were just going to be sent back to the academy, what was the graduation exam for anyway!"
"Tough luck, I'm the sensei here, and I get to decide who passes and who gets sent back to the academy. It's just how it is. Be at the designated training spot at 5 AM tomorrow morning and make sure to bring your ninja gear."
Kakashi stood up as he was walking away. Before he went down the stairs, he turned back to the group. "Tomorrow, you'd better skip breakfast or you'll puke."
Masagaki glanced at his teammates and wondered how they fell for such a simple trick. He would rather risk puking than enter a fight hungry and lacking the energy to perform properly.
Now, Masagaki was walking around Training Ground 3, observing the terrain. They had been informed that this was the location where they would gather, and he recalled that the "Bell Test" had also taken place here. He wanted to familiarize himself with the landscape and identify the best hiding spots before the test tomorrow.
He also wanted to prepare something for tomorrow, in case his plan went wrong or if Kakashi managed to pin him down.
There was no doubt about it: he needed to take the initiative and strike first. Getting Sasuke or Naruto to work as a team would be quite challenging. He considered Sakura to be ineffective, so he didn't even factor her into his plans. He knew that Kakashi wouldn't take the fight seriously from the start, and if he could catch him off guard and maintain the offensive in that timeframe, he might be able to grab one of the bells or create an opportunity for either Naruto or Sasuke to make a move.