Of Cats and Dogs (Kakashi x Male OC)

Chapter 5

I wake up to the sound of an alarm clock going off somewhere in the distance.

"It looks like time is up. Let's go back?" I hear Kakashi say as he puts his book away and holds out his left hand to help me up. Has he been here the entire time? Shouldn't he have, I don't know, made life hell for the other three brats? Well, he's a powerful Shinobi so maybe he just let his clones do his work for him. None of my business, I guess. Either way, I place my hand into his much bigger one and he drags me back up onto my feet. Somehow, I really like that feeling. But does he plan on holding my hand all the way? Not that I'd mind or anything. I look at him and he, unfortunately, let's go all the while maintaining that one-eyed smile of his. It looks somewhat genuine this time.

"Are you coming?" He asks and I nod. We then, together, leisurely make our way over to the clearing with the memorial and the poles. There I see Naruto already bound to the post, with Sakura and Sasuke sitting near him. The three of them look at me as I walk up together with Kakashi, but I remain quiet. I can hear the growling of their empty stomachs from here and the silverette chuckles at my teammates' situation.

"Somebody seems hungry, I hear? Ma~ regarding this exercise... What can I say... You three won't need to go back to the academy." He declares. Huh? Did they pass? Did I miss something? I take a side-glance at him. Ah, now I understand. He intends to fail them. But it seems that, like me, the others misinterpreted his intentions.

"Yatta!" Naruto is the first to cheer.

"Are you sure? All I did was be unconscious though." Sakura says while Sasuke gives the classical Uchiha "Hn" as if he was expected to pass. If only he knew.

"So that means the three of us...!" Naruto starts but gets interrupted by Kakashi.

"Will be forced to drop out and quit becoming shinobi entirely."

The cheering instantly grows silent. Their faces drop in horror. I must say, I find it rather amusing. It takes me a lot of willpower not to start roaring in laughter. If only I could take a picture of this, I'd frame it and immortalize it on my wall.

"What do you mean 'quit being shinobi'?!" Naruto yells.

"I mean, sure, we didn't get the bells, but..." Sakura trails off.

"But why make us quit?!" Naruto ends.

"That's because none of you brats has the qualifications to become a true ninja." Our teacher deadpans. This enrages the Uchiha who instantly runs at the man in order to attack, but Kakashi easily puts him down on the ground and sits on top of him. "See? Nothing but brats." He comments. Oh god, the ease with which he dominates that Uchiha prick - that looks kinda hot, not gonna lie. If he were to put me down—stop! Bad thoughts! No!

"Get down from Sasuke immediately!" Sakura screeches but it falls on deaf ears.

"You kids think that being a ninja is easy? Huh?" Kakashi says threateningly. I swear, I just heard a growl in his voice that sent shivers down my spine. Imma not survive being on this team, that's for sure.

"Why do you think you were put into teams in the first place? Because we were bored and had nothing better to do?" Kakashi questions them coldly. There it is again, that slight rumble.

"What do you mean?" Sakura asks.

"You clearly have not understood the significance of this test."

"Significance...?" Naruto mumbles clearly confused. Are you asking because you don't know the meaning of the word or what? Should I give you a dictionary?

"Yes, the true intention which determines whether you fail or not."

"That's... what I've been meaning to ask from the beginning though," Sakura says hesitantly. Sure you did.