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"Demonic illusion: Hell viewing technique." Kakashi answered.
"But that is a standard one that should be used at the academy to train them in detecting and breaking out of genjutsu." Kurenai said disbelievingly.
"I know, that was the reason I used it. I wanted to see if the reports were correct. I have the impression they are not. I would advise you to check up the teaching the academy did in this year. The only ones that passed are the clan heirs and Sakura because her team-mates pulled her through. I have a suspicion that the teachers in their attempts to sabotage Naruto did more damage than we already thought."
The Hokage nodded. That was a problem. Normally at least a handful of students from civilian background passed.
"Next is Sasuke. He is skilled for a genin fresh out of the academy, but he has a serious attitude problem. His obsession with Itachi makes him completely disregard his team-mates. He tried to get the bells from me on his own and argued a long time with Naruto after he had lost his one-on-one with me that he didn't need help because he was an Uchiha. It took Naruto telling him what the meaning of the test was and using his weakness, Itachi, to get Sasuke to cooperate. Naruto more or less told him if he wanted to pass he needed to work with him and Sakura and that he would be stupid to let his pride get in the way of getting the best possible training from me, as I am a former ANBU captain." Kakashi said.
"How does Naruto know that?" Kurenai asked.
"I guess he recognized me by my voice or has more information on the ninja in the village than I thought. I have had a lot of contact with Naruto when he was little as one of his guards. Naruto performed exceptionally well. He saw through the test and got his team-mates to work with him. He also displayed great skills in all areas we test genin in, genjutsu, ninjutsu and taijutsu. His academy report is only good for burning. Nothing in there is true. As you told me, Naruto dislikes both his team-mates immensely, but is willing to treat them neutrally to get a mission done. My team will never last past the chunin exams, but I think I can make it a workable unit." Kakashi said.
"We thought as much when the team was built. Okay, you already have your orders how to work with your team, Kakashi." The Hokage said.
"Erm, why does Kakashi already have orders, Hokage Sama? After all he never passed a team before." Kurenai asked.
"Because I had to pass this team. The civilian council ordered me to pass them, but with their performance I would have done it either way. I have special orders for the next six months to smooth out mistakes that were made in the past with both Naruto and Sasuke. And you know I am the only one who can teach Sasuke in using his sharingan as I have one myself, that is once he awakens it." Kakashi said.
"The problem is the council has put Sasuke on a pedestal in the village. Especially the civilians, but also some of the clans, see him as a potential source of power for them in the future. He is the only one who can bring back the Uchiha clan in Konoha and with them the sharingan, one of the strongest bloodline limits. The problem is that their attitude didn't help with keeping Sasuke grounded. He's already fixated on his revenge, I fear with the littlest information on Itachi he will go after him, ignoring his duty to the village. That's the reason Kakashi got special orders to keep his team away from missions that bring them in close contact with the villagers. I want to isolate Sasuke from the villagers as much as possible.
"Naruto was sabotaged all the time at the academy. The only teacher that treated him normal was Iruka because he didn't let his feelings of dislike cloud his professional attitude. But Naruto hid his true level of skill and intentionally passed as the dead last of his class. He wanted to be teamed up with Sasuke as he knew the council would pull the strings to pass Sasuke for sure. Naruto is a flight risk as well. With the hatred he was shown all his life he has built a strong resent for the village and only a few things hold him here. Naruto can be a strong asset to the village, if we handle him right now, but he could also become its worst enemy. I want to prevent this." The Hokage said.
Kurenai and Asuma nodded. They didn't want to imagine what Naruto could do if he let loose with Kyubi's power.
"Is there a risk he would use that power?" Asuma asked.
"He wouldn't need to. He has other ways. And he doesn't know yet how to use it. But the fox could use his negative emotions if they get too strong for Naruto to deal with them." The Hokage said seriously.
He didn't want to have to kill Naruto to protect the village. At the moment the boy was still loyal and there was a good chance to keep him that way if Kakashi succeeded. And Kakashi needed to get ready to take over the Hokage position if necessary. If Kakashi managed to bond with Naruto and became his successor, Naruto would still stay loyal after he retired or died. He had already written down his intention to make Kakashi his successor. He wanted to discuss it with Jiraiya first, but he didn't really see any way that his student would take the position. He would support Kakashi though.
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