My mother? The sixth hokage.
My father? An arrogant egotistical jerk who's only obsession is repopulating his decimated clan, something he can't do now that his wife was the hokage.
It is a loveless marriage. When he came back, she was 20, and a fully-fledged jonin. He came back, apologized, and eventually, he actually appeared to have feelings for her. Whether that was true or not, was to be known only by him. After they were married, he wanted as many as children as possible. Oh, did I mention I have 6 brothers and 2 sisters? Yeah, he's been home for 20 years now. They've been busy. That's a kid every year, till she became hokage, 11 years ago. Guess which year I came along? The last one. She was appointed Hokage right after I was born. Needless to say, I don't get much attention at home. I'm Kujikeru Uchiha. My mother is Sakura Uchiha, and my father is Sasuke Uchiha. Needless to say, I don't get much attention at home.
The day finally came. We graduated. A fairly small class, but a lot of notable heritages here. The progeny of the Konaha nine and Team Gai flooded this academy. They had all risen to great heights, and so, we all had great expectations. Everyone said I was like my father when he was here, especially Iruka Sensei. He was now the head of the ninja academy, but still loved teaching these classes. Like my father? That thought disgusted me. I wouldn't say I hated him; there were a lot of horror stories people had told me, about what my father had done because of the "hate" he harbored. Almost killed his best friend, hurt my mother, way back when they were kids. I don't like him very much, though, and so being compared to him stings. On top of that, all my brothers? They had been forced to excel in school, because of their heritage. When your mother is the Hokage, and your father is one of the only adults left of your shattered clan, they have high expectations. I don't know what he does with most of his time, but on days I have school, I see him at breakfast, then at dinner. I see my mother less, but she still took the time every night to tuck us into bed, but when I outgrew that, I was lucky to see her a few times a week. I think it saddened her, a lot, that I, her youngest child, no longer had any interest in the only event that had kept us close. Made her feel old, I think. She wasn't even 40.
"Now we will be assigning your squad teams!" Iruka shouted over the din of the small group. This snapped my attention back; I tended to think about those kinds of things a lot. I wouldn't say I was an unhappy kid, but I wasn't all that happy.
"Team 1 will be... Ichijin Nara!" Iruka paused as the dark haired boy stood up. He hadn't been paying any more attention than I had. Just like me, everyone said he was his father's son. Shikimaru and Temari, yes she had left Sunahagakure for Konaha, or for him really.
"Tenkaichi Akimichi!" Chouji and Ino's son stood up. He didn't have any food; he had either run out, or had more control over his hunger than his father. Average grades, good kid. Nobody seemed to care that he was a little heavy, because of the great respect his father and mother had earned. Ino was Sakura's Shizune. Chouji was one of the strongest fighters Konaha had, and the leader of a new organization Sakura had created. The "ODK" or Organization for the Defense of Konaha. They stayed home, and were ready to defend at a moment's notice. Having people set aside for this made it easier to figure out how many ninjas out on missions was too many.
"And Garou Inazuka!" Iruka said, finishing team one with a smile. Kiba didn't have any special position in Konaha, but was still well known. His son was a bully, but a smart bully. Kiba either ignored it, or didn't know. He was at the top of the class, like me. Difference was, he bragged about it. All the time. I didn't, I hated when teachers would announce who got the highest grade on a test, or whatever. Sometimes it was I, and I didn't need, or want, anyone's approval. He did, he loved being the center of attention. Kiba's wife was some nobody, and so I knew nothing about her. She definitely wasn't a part of the konaha nine. I began to fade in and out, mostly out. I hated these types of ceremonies.
"and Kujikeru Uchiha!" I came back when he said my name. I had no idea who was on my team, and apparently I was the last of the three. No one was standing. I stood up and looked around the room. They were staring at me, and I hated it. You'd think a kid starved for attention at home would want more from somewhere else, right? I don't know why I didn't like it, but I didn't. I sat down, and the two girls who sat on either side of me - Another reason i was "just like my father" - i had this irritatingly devoted fan club. - began talking.
"Congratulations, Kuji!" They said in unison. Kuji. I hated that nickname, they thought it was cute, and they put so much emphasis on the 'I'.
"What for? We graduated a week ago." I asked them.
"Your squad mates, duh! Your team is going to be so strong!" Kawaii said. She was pretty, but annoying. I had no idea who here parents were. If I took the time to ask she might think I liked her. I told my dad about her once, he said my mom was the same way a long time ago. THAT bugged me.
"Who is on my squad?" Iruka kept rambling on, appointing new squads. Kawaii stood up, smiling broadly, as the other girl, Joji, explained.
"Your on Minato's squad!" Joji squeeled. Great. Minato Uzemaki, Naruto's son. If i had to guess, Naruto was where my father spent all his time. My father was always healthy at breakfast, but beaten and sweaty at dinner. They would probably train 24/7 if they didn't have to sleep. I didn't know who won or lost, but he always walked in with his sly grin, and then would frown when he was fully in the house. He and Naruto had made up after my father came home, and as far as I could tell, Naruto didn't hold anything against Sasuke. When he had passed up his chance to kill Itachi, and brought him back to Konaha for judgement (the trial turned out to be null and void considering the circumstances, with the whole take-over-Konaha Uchiha plot thing.). Naruto was happy with that, when Sasuke favored giving his brother a chance to repent over taking his vengeance then and there. Did i mention Naruto was married to Hinata? Big surprise. Somewhere down the road, when Hinata was in the hospital, Naruto began visiting her every day. Maybe it was the drugs they had her on, but she told him she loved him. They've been inseparable since.
"The teams are three-man squads. Who is the other one?"
"Kougi Hyuga!" Neji and Tenten's daughter. That seemed a really imbalanced team. Two byakugans, and a soon to be sharingan. My father said he developed his soon after graduating, so it couldn't be that long. Kougi was Minato's cousin, and she was kind of cute. But i had always been raised to not show emotion, thanks to my ever-benevolent father. I wondered if Minato was protective of her.
"Alright, those are all the teams! Come take the envelope with your name on it as you leave, it will tell you where you are meeting your squad leader tomorrow! Feel free to take today to get to know your team. You are all dismissed!"
"So what are you going to do, Kuji? We could go walk around town together, if you wanted!" Kawaii asked.
"Or we could not, if its all the same to you." I responded as i stood up and walked away from the bleacher-type seats. They followed, like a dog follows their master. "Why don't you guys go hang out with your squads? Kawaii, your in that Lee kid's squad. Go hang out with him. Joji, go talk to your squad. You should get to know them." I didn't care how well they would know their squad. I just wanted them to leave me alone.
"Kujikeru!" Minato shouted as he walked over. "Here's your envelope! I grabbed it for you when i grabbed mine." His spiky blond hair annoyed me, but then again so did a lot of things. He was a nice enough kid, and our fathers were friends. I figured it couldn't be all that bad.
"Thanks. So, I guess we are on the same squad, aren't we?"
"Yeah, I noticed you weren't paying attention!" He laughed, then began waving to Kougi.
"Kougi! Kougi! Come over here!" he shouted. He was loud. I was used to a quiet house. All my siblings were always doing missions or training. Obsessed, like my father, with getting stronger. I wasn't obsessed; I was "a natural". Certainly no Itachi, but I was gifted. Top of my class, zero effort.
"You zone out a lot, don't you, Kujikeru?" Minato asked. I turned to see him, and only saw over his shoulder. Kougi was walked towards us, and I had to admit, for a kid that didn't get excited about much, she intrigued me. She had a bright smile, (her mother's) and straight black hair (her father's.)
"You zone out a lot, don't you, Kujikeru?" Minato said with a laugh. He put his hand behind his head and closed his eyes as he did.
"Minato, you are just too much like your father." Iruka said as he walked past us. "i can't tell you how much that brings me back, seeing you stand there like that!"
"Thanks, Iruka sensei!" Lucky guy, he wanted to be like his father. I had only met his dad once, and i had to say he was a good guy. I had been practicing my jutsu, my only jutsu, the Pheonix Fire Flower, the only thing my father had ever taught me himself, and i broke a window. My father probably would've beat the crap out of me, but Naruto stepped in. All he had to do was smile at Sasuke and mention that anything could be forgiven, and he stopped.
"Yeah, i guess i do. I just get bored a lot." I said offhanded, as i continued to gaze at Kougi as she walked over.
"Geez you took your time getting here! Here's your envelope." he handed it to Kougi.
"Do i have something in my hair?" Kougi asked me.
"No, why do you ask?"
"You keep looking at me. I thought something might've been stuck. Oh well!" Minato laughed. I wanted to pound him. He had to be sharper than his father had been at this age. I'd heard some things about him too, like having gone a decade or so with Hinata practically stalking him before he realized what he had there. That had to be it, Hinata's influence had made him smarter.
"Oh, sorry. But no, your hair is fine."
"OK. Thanks!" she said excitedly.
"Well, let's go to Ichiraku! My dad has a tab there so we can eat all we want!" Minato thought this was hilarious, and probably the greatest thing ever. He walked off, both hands behind his head, and Kougi followed.
"Alright, Minato. Why is it everytime we eat together, it's ramen?"
"Because ramen is the best thing there is to eat!" Minato responded.
"Ramen is alright, I suppose." I said, and Minato looked at me like i was the devil. This was an unspeakable blasphemy, according to him. I smiled a little, and Kougi laughed, as Minato realized i was just egging him on. I smiled a bit more as she laughed. This squad wouldn't be so bad after all.