Kakashi Hatake was sitting with the other two sensei who's students had passed the test that the Hokage had created to increase the teamwork of his ninjas. One was the son of the Sandaime, Asuma Sarutobi, who was teaching the current team of Ino-Shika-Cho combo that was made famous by their fathers. The other was a recent jonin by the name of Kurenai Yuhi, who was the instructor of the team of Hyuga, Aburame and Inuzuka. The former looked a little like a younger version of the Hokage, with black hair and beard, tan skin and brown eyes. He held a laid back personality and a vice in the form of a smoking habit . The female member of the trio was a lovely woman that a beautiful yet sisterly at the same time, with ruby eyes and long flowing black hair. She was a recent addition to the rank of jonin as well as being a mistress of the genjutsu ability to create illusion and alter behaviour.
The grey haired teacher was leaving one ear into the conversation as he thought of his students and their needs. It was then that Asuma asked him about his students and if they passed their test. Taking a moment to gather his thoughts from what he had been thinking, he began to explain that his new students had pass the test on the second chance. Then he began to discuss each student.
"Sakura needs to decide if she really wants to be a ninja or not, since it seems that she is just following Sasuke around as he travels this path. If she decides on being a ninja, and can see past being a fan girl, she might become a strong kunoichi. She is bright enough if she's not distracted by our little heartthrob, but could use more physical work to build up her chakra capacity. It is also refreshing to have someone that is a normal person on a team of oddballs." The two other ninja nodded as they understood the analysis of the student.
"About the Uchiha, how is he? He has a lot of people's hopes riding on him to bring back the clan as well as the honour that it once had." Asuma said as he mentioned the boy that was considered the golden boy of the leaf. Their eyes filled with interest as they wondered his fate.
"Sasuke, he's a piece of work. He is so focused on trying to kill his brother, he overlook the need for his teammates. He did think of other when he needed to, but it wasn't his first thought. I know that I have a lot in common with the boy as we both bear the Sharingan and tragic pasts, but I am worried that he might seek any power that could kill his brother at any cost. He's going to need more attention in order to make him realize the strength that can be gained by being part of the Will of Fire." The one eyed male said as he took a sip of tea before continuing, "He's the only one that doesn't have first loyalty to leaf, unlike Sakura and Naruto. Which will be the focus of my lessons with him, unlike the others."
"What about Naruto? I heard the rumour that he has managed to activate his kekkei genkai, the Reichi. With that and the other thing, is he dealing with it alright or might he need some counselling?" Kurenai asked curious about the student, while holding a concerned tone in her voice that was not common when dealing with Naruto.
"Naruto is a ninja filled with surprises, only one of which is the Reichi. The tools that the ghost-hunter unit has produce have been effective, even if they still need major work to become practical. The Ghostgrabber gloves alone waste too much chakra to be used long term. The anti-ghost rope still has the weaknesses of rope in that it can be cut or untied with enough work. What shocked me was his 'overshadowing' jutsu, which seems to be a natural version of the Yamanaka mind transfer jutsu. He managed to enter my body and take control of me for a few seconds. If it wasn't for the fact that he hasn't been trained to take over bodies and I was trained against having spirits invade mine, he would have won the test the wrong way." The sensei seemed a little proud at the action of his student, even if it wasn't something that he had wanted at the time.
"Still he has problems seeing through obvious traps and could use extra training with his strategy, genjutsu and taijutsu. Plus he seemed limited in the number of shadow clones that he could create in his spirit form, for some reason. I also get the feeling that we have only seen the top of the iceberg that is the Reichi, there is more that lies underneath that bloodline. The overshadowing abilities got me to thinking of the only people in the village that could help train Naruto in those kind of skills." He told them as they held the light of understanding in their eyes.
"Ino's family, the only clan in the whole village that specializes in spirit possession jutsu. I have to admit that they could help each other out with both of their skills in possession, perhaps even leading to the development of more powerful versions of those jutsu. The village legends did say that the clan learnt their abilities from a dead ancestor, but in what why are you going to introduce this to the family?" Asuma said as he lit up a cigarette, a minor hint of interest being revealed with the smoke.
"Well, most people do still look at Naruto... in a negative light. The clan is strongly loyal to the village and would help with anything that could make it strong, they also trust the Hokage's word even if they are cautious about Naruto. They are also close to the Nara and Akimichi clans, the young sons of those clans have been known to hang out with Naruto. So there is possibility that they might be willing to give him a chance because of those two. The real work would be getting Ino and Naruto to work together as they are of similar levels in their unique arts. With one being a top kunoichi Sasuke fan and the other being the annoying dead-last, the might make at least an interest pair to watch training. If they don't kill each other first." Kakashi said with a smile, which cause Asuma to laugh and Kurenai to hold back her laughter.
(Posted Sat, 14 Apr 2007 22:36)
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