Naruto God's Eyes by Corruptmonk

Chapter 12: Kakashi's Test

Naruto woke up to the blearing of the alarm which he set up last night before going to avoid so he won't be late. He yawned and stretched a bit to get the kinks out of his sleeping muscles before rolling off the bed and proceeded to the bathroom for his morning ritual.

After his morning shower, he created a Shadow Clone to make him some breakfast, as well as some packed ones for his team later. He decided yesterday evening when he got home that the instruction to avoid eating was detrimental to a Shinobi's health, especially when a mission is concerned. A Shinobi always needs his energy to be at full capacity before engaging in any mission so there was something fishy about the whole thing. Also, shinobis were supposed to be about deception so he wouldn't one up over Kakashi to make some bogus instructions just to fool them.

He went up to the armory and proceeded to seal some much needed supply just in case Kakashi's test involves some big battle between the team. He decided to bring 50 kunais, 50 shurikens, 10 explosive tags, and 10 Soldier Pills just in case his teammates run out of chakra in the middle of a brawl. He packed some of it into his holsters and pouch while he sealed the rest in a scroll which he placed in one of the hidden pockets on his robe.

He went down to the kitchen and ate a hearty breakfast and picked up the spare food and sealed them into a storage seal on his left arm. It was an impressive seal that he invented that is very useful for any Shinobi who spends a lot of time in the field. With a storage seal on their body, they can easily bring the necessities with them on any mission without having to bring scrolls or packs with them. Unfortunately, only he alone knows how to create such a seal and hasn't yet told anyone about it. After all, he needs a few aces up his sleeves and he can always pass it off as a Clan Technique so the council won't pester him about it.

He saw that there's still an hour left before meeting the team so he decided to take the scenic route. He summoned Hikari again, took out some sweets that she liked and fed it to her, before taking off for Training Ground 7.

When he arrived at his destination, he saw that his teammates were already there. He instructed Hikari to hover for a while before landing so he can observe his teammates.

After looking closely, he saw that both Sakura and Sasuke were looking worst for wear. It seems that they followed Kakashi's advice to the letter and didn't eat breakfast. He nudged Hikari to land which she did, landing a few feet away from the rest of Team 7 before Naruto jumped off. He thanked Hikari with another round of sweets which she hastily gobbled up before poofing back to her home. Naruto shook his head at his friend's antics. Who knew that Phoenixes were addicted to sweets? Naruto walked over to his team.

Sasuke was sitting on top of one of the training logs that littered the Training Ground while Sakura was sitting underneath. He walked over to them. "Hi Sasuke, Sakura. Good morning." Naruto greeted them cheerfully.

Sasuke just gave him a disgusted look. "What so good about the morning dobe?" he grunted.

"Yeah. If you noticed, we didn't get much sleep and we didn't get to eat any breakfast. We are hungry and it's still too early." complained an irate Sakura.

Naruto just gave them amused looks. "Don't tell me you followed Kakashi's advice to not eat breakfast?" he said incredulously. Both his teammates just gave him a look as if he was crazy.

"Baka! Of course we did. Kakashi-sensei said so." said Sakura irritably. Naruto shook his head. He flopped down in front of his teammate and gave them a calm look.

"Guys. If you think about it, Kakashi-sensei didn't exactly tell us not to EAT breakfast."

"What do you mean dobe?" said Sasuke.

"Think about it. He said NOT to eat breakfast since we are just going to throw it up. If you think that you can handle his exam then you can eat without having to worry about his order. Hell, you can even get a few bites so your stomach won't bother you until the next meal. Also, don't you think that it is against the Shinobi code to NOT eat breakfast? What if this was a mission? You would be dead before you can get a mile out of Konoha. What if you got ambushed on your way to your destination with your client? How can you protect them if you don't even have enough chakra to attack?" explained Naruto as patiently as he could to get his point across. Sasuke was deep in thought while Sakura was silent for once. Both were thinking about what Naruto said.