The bell rang and Naruto was tied up to the post because he tried to eat in secrecy. Sakura was on his left, Sasuke was on his right, and you were sitting on top of the pole that Naruto was tied up on.

"Well, I think it's safe to say that you should just quit being ninja." Kakashi said calmly.

"EHHH?!?!?! WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN QUIT?!?! WE'VE WORKED SO HARD UP UNTIL NOW!!" Naruto screeched, kicking his legs as if he saw a shark.

"Because you don't think. You think like brats, which is exactly what you are." Kakashi replied. Sasuke all of a sudden sprinted up and towards him. You jumped off the pole and grabbed Sasuke's wrist, twisting it behind his back, and bucking his knees under him, causing him to trip. You grabbed his hair with your right hand and yanked him up so that he was arching and put your sword to his throat while your leg was holding his arm in place.

"Don't go doing anything, duckbutt." You warned in his ear. He grit his teeth and tried to move, but your iron grip wouldn't let him.

"DON'T GO DOING THAT, YOU COULD KILL HIM!!" Sakura screeched. You snapped your head towards her.

"Shut it!" You hissed, your eyes flashing black and red. She gasped.

"You guys think being a ninja is easy?!" Kakashi asked, annoyed.

'Damn, he's really pissed.' You thought.

"Why do you think you do this exercise in teams?!" He asked again.

"What do you mean?" Sakura asked.

'I SWEAR I'LL KILL HER!!' You thought while barring your canines. Sasuke saw out of the corner of his eye.

'Teeth? That long?' He thought.

"It's like you guys have no answer to this test. Y/n was the only one who understood it." He said while looking at you, along with the rest of them.

"Answer?" Naruto repeated.

"Yes. The one that determines whether you pass or fail." He replied, calmer.

"I've... been wanting to ask you that." Sakura hesitantly said.

'Tch. Yeah right, the only thing that goes through your mind is Sasuke and you doing the nasty.' You thought.

"Hm. Are you guys stupid or what?" Kakashi asked.

"Do you not get the reasoning of a squad?!" He asked even more annoyed.

"HOW SHOULD WE KNOW, WE DIDN'T MAKE UP THE STINKING RULES!!!!" Naruto screeched.

"You dumbasses, it's teamwork!!" You exclaimed. Naruto's, Sakura's, and Sasuke's eyes widened.

"Team... work?" Sakura trailed off.

"You three are more incompetent than I thought. Sensei wanted us to work together, so that maybe we would've gotten the bells. It was so simple an idiot could figure it out. Well, then again, Naruto didn't." You said as you glared at him.

"Wait... why are there only three bells then? Instead of four?" Sakura asked. Kakashi then looked at you.

"Explain. You're the only one who knows anyways." He instructed. You nodded while putting away the sword and letting go of Sasuke's hair, but you're still sitting on him.

"Sensei did that purposely to pit us against each other in hopes of overcoming that and think about the team first. However, since you didn't do that, we're right where we are now. If all four of us went after him, we might have been able to take the bells." You explained.

"The intention was to select those who prioritized teamwork." Kakashi added.

"Sakura!" You called, causing her head to snap towards you.

"You were concerned with Sasuke and Sasuke alone. Even when you didn't know where he was and when Naruto was right in front of you, you didn't even lift a finger to help!" You scolded. She blushed from embarrassment and humiliation.

"Naruto!" Kakashi called, gaining his attention.

"All you do is run solo... you do everything alone... everything..." Kakashi emphasized.

"And you, Sasuke." You said as you looked down at him.

"You consider Sakura and Naruto below you, inferior to you, weaker than you. That arrogance will not only get you killed, but the others as well." You hissed.

"Missions are carried out in squads! You need your individual skills, but teamwork is suppose to be more important than that!" Kakashi scolded.

"Individual acts and disruption of teamwork can lead to altercations and death!" You scolded as well.

"And how do you know?" Sakura asked.

"Because I've had a squad that's all died." You replied. She gasped.

"For example." Kakashi said while pulling out a kunai and throwing it to you. You grabbed Sasuke's hair and and yanked him upwards while pressing the kunai to his neck.

"Sakura! Kill Naruto now or Sasuke dies!" You 'threatened'. They both then started freaking out.

"That's what will happen on a mission." Kakashi stated. You pulled the kunai away and dropped Sasuke's head. You threw the kunai back to Kakashi where he caught it, and put it back in his pouch.

"When a hostage is taken you're left with an impossible choice and someone dies." Kakashi said and gestured you to get off Sasuke. You complied and got off of him and jumped back onto the pole.

"Wait... why is Y/n lecturing us when she didn't get a bell?" Sakura asked.

"Because Y/n was the only one who got it and asked you to help her. She even hinted it earlier." Kakashi replied.

"So basically, we have to beat the shit out of you together, and get the bells?" You asked. He sweatdropped.

"Um... yeah..." He replied.

"But you denied my request and ran off." You added while looking down at them. Kakashi then walked over towards the memorial stone.

"See this stone? These are all of the ninja who are called heroes in this village." He explained. Your face instantly dropped at the two names engraved on there. Then Naruto was going on about how he wanted to be KIA.

'How stupid.' You thought.

"This is a memorial stone. The names of my friends are engraved here also. As well as Y/n's parents." Kakashi said. The three looked up to you, where you narrowed your eyes.

"Except, they weren't KIA." You said.

"What do you mean?" Sasuke asked.

"Do you really want to know?" You asked. They all nodded their heads. You look over towards Kakashi for reassurance. When he nodded, you sighed.

"They weren't KIA. They... they committed suicide." You confessed. Sakura and Sasuke gasped in surprise.

"Suicide?" Naruto repeated.

"It means they killed themselves, Naruto." You explained while closing your eyes. His eyes widened to the size of plates.

"Y/n..." He said quietly. You opened your eyes and looked at Kakashi.

"I'll give you guys one more chance! But afternoon will be a harder battle than before. So eat up and build your strength! Oh, and don't feed Naruto, it's a punishment for trying to eat alone." He explained.

"If someone feeds him, they'll be disqualified on the spot." You finished.

"Exactly." Kakashi added.

"Y/n, come with me." He ordered. You nodded and jumped by his side while starting to walk away.

"How much you want to bet they'll feed him?" You asked.

"We'll just have to find out." He replied.

"Mm." You added.

"I'm sorry for mentioning your parents." He said quietly. You shook your head and waved dismissively.

"It's fine. I understand why you would apologize though. Your father's name is on there as well right?" You asked. He nodded.

"Yeah, I can see why." You muttered.

Yup! You know that Kakashi's dad committed suicide!

Edit: Because Kakashi was there to console you when you were younger and that's when he confessed his father killed himself.

Ja ne!

{Ruby Red}