"He's at it again,
isn't he?" The light blonde haired, pale-blue eyed girl Ino asks
me.
I have my head staring out at the window with Ino and some
other classmates of mine. "'Yeah," I answer. 'Naruto you
attention seeking brat...' I think to myself annoyed.
The
blonde haired, blue-eyed boy, Naruto, is causing trouble for village,
again. I like him because I like Naruto, love to cause some mischief
every now and then. 'What is he doing anyways?' I wonder
pushing some hair out of my eyes.
He never had parents before in his life, and he is an orphan just like me. Only someone killed my parents. After another few minutes of staring out the window into space, my sensei, Iruka brings Naruto back all tied up.
"Good one Naruto
painting the faces of the Hokages!" I say laughing to
myself.
"Naruto, do you know how much trouble you are
causing? You've already failed the exams three times in a row!"
Iruka lectures him.
"Screw you!" Naruto says sticking
his tongue out at him.
That statement broke Irkua's last nerve.
"Fine! Since you missed out on the lesson today, you're ALL
going to have to do the review all over again!" He tells
everyone else.
The whole class moans and groans.
"Aw man! It's all
your fault, Naruto!" One of the classmates yells.
"Like
I care!" He grumbles and stands up with arms folded across his
chest.
The first to do the transformation technique for the
umpteenth time today is the pink-haired Haruno Sakura. She's
usually made fun of because of her wide forehead I join in
occasionally for fun and because I didn't particularly like her.
She puts her hands up in a seal.
"Ok, Sakura here! HENGE
(Transform)!" She says and in a cloud of smoke, she transforms
into Iruka.
"Transformed into me. Not bad," Iruka
mumbles and writes something in a notebook. Sakura changes back to
her regular self and giggles. Her Inner Sakura pops out. 'OH
YEAH!!'
"Did you see that Sasuke-kun? Huh, did you??"
Sakura squeals to the one and only Uchiha Sasuke. He stared at her
with his onyx eyes.
'Jeez, come on he's in front of
you...Unless he's blind or just doesn't really care for you, then I
bet he saw you. Which I'm thinking he doesn't care.' I think. I
(unlike most girls in the class) am not a fan of Sasuke and don't
plan on being one in the future. I have a slight crush on him, but
nothing too huge.
"Ok, next up: Uchiha Sasuke," Iruka
announces. Sasuke without a word, transforms into Iruka without any
flaws.
"Transformed into me too... Good."
Sasuke
changes back to his normal self, and goes back to the line.
Next,
it's Naruto's turn.
"Henge!" Naruto shouted out. As
the smoke cleared, he seemed to have transformed into a naked girl
with clouds swirling around the private parts of his body, and
blowing a kiss at Iruka.
I silently snicker as Iruka's nose sprays
blood from his nostrils and Naruto changes back to his original
boyish form. 'Another brilliant trick from Naruto' I think to
myself grinning.
"What do you think? I call it my Oiroke no
Jutsu (Sexy Technique)!!" Naruto laughs.
"YOU IDIOT!
Don't waste your time on such foolish techniques!" Iruka shouts
at Naruto's face, with bloody plugs in his nose.
"Idiot is
right!" I snicker.
Naruto looks at me
grinning, "Heh you too y'know!" I give him a high-five and wait
for my name to be called.
"Matsudai (Forever) Nikoyaka
(Smiling)..." Iruka sighs. I smile lightly and stand in front of
everyone. Naruto watches me from the sidelines waiting to see what
I'm going to transform into. Forming a hand seal as my chakra
rushes through me, a cloud of smoke appears quickly. When it clears
there stands an exact replica of Sasuke, with no clothes much like
Naruto's jutsu a cloud appears covering the you-know-what,
"Sa-ku-ra-chan~" I moan. The girls get nosebleeds and look at me
angrily. I look at Sasuke and notice he's blushing. I transform
back and smile like an Idiot, oh wait I am one.
"Nikoyaka I
strongly advise you stop hanging around with Naruto he's bringing
down your marks." Iruka says jotting something down. I nod and
quickly walk into the crowd of students.
Around after school, I go
to go eat some rice balls before heading to a clearing for some
training. After I order some and eat, I'm going to go back home to
do some studying. While I get up to leave, Naruto comes in with
Iruka.
"Hey Niko-chan! How's it going?" Naruto asks
me.
"Oh hey Naruto, I'm ok, you?" I answer.
"Pretty
good myself, thanks for asking!" He replies grinning his
fox-like grin.
"Nikoyaka, would you like to eat with us?"
Iruka asks me.
"No, thank you. I ate already. I'm going to
train." I say and wave them goodbye before heading home.
"What
she in a hurry for? Does she think her parents want her to train so
hard?" Naruto asks, scratching his head in confusion.
"Actually
Naruto, Niko has no family. No parents, no siblings, nothing. She's
an orphan just like you." Iruka says.
"What?! But, but,
I always thought she had parents!" Naruto says, totally
shocked.
"No one lives with her. She lives all by herself,
she cooks, cleans, and fends for herself. I should know, I come visit
her place from time to time." Iruka says and Naruto sits there
looking way surprised even though he comes to my house all the
time. After the ramen comes, he just totally forgot about me being an
orphan and focuses on scarfing his food down.
While I walk around the village, since it's still sunny out, I look around to see if anything new is in town. Absolutely nothing. I jog down the streets weaving my way around a crowd of people and through the trees to a small clearing.
The grass is scoffed
off from feet sliding back into it. The tree trunks around the
clearing have slash marks, broken chunks of bark and have chars in
some areas. I stand still for a few moments then run forward at the
base of a tree. My feet begin to cling to the tree like suction cups
as I ascend upward. Stopping my feet stay attached as I smile at my
accomplishment.
"I new I could do it." I say and do a
back flip landing perfectly on the ground. "Oh! I gotta go visit
mom and dad," I say as it suddenly crosses my mind.
I race towards to the cemetery. On my way, I pick out some flowers at a small shop, and when I arrive, I set them neatly on their graves. Then circle them in a messy yet elegant arrangement. I pray, and gaze at the graves, with my parent's names engraved in the tombstones. I pray again before leaving for home with a single tear coming down my face. I wipe it away and sniffle a little bit.
~The next day~
My alarm clock sounds off at 7 A.M. at full volume as usual. I smack the snooze button and wake up with bed hair. I quickly take a shower, brush my teeth, get dressed, and brush my hair. Today is the day I graduate and get right into the world of being a ninja.
It's 7: 30 A.M., so I
have plenty of time to get to class. When I arrive, there is nobody
else but Sasuke. Sighing a bit from the quietness I walked over to
say good morning.
"Ohayo (good morning) Sasuke." I say
smiling.
"Ohayo," he replies, in a monotone.
"I
almost forgot to wish you good luck on the exams!" I say, and he
just sends me a stare.
"I don't NEED any luck," he says
coldly and I just felt taken back.
"Oh, right. So-, I mean,
ok," I say and take my usual seat, which is a table above where
he sits.
'What a JERK! He could have at least taken it!' I
think angrily. 'That's the last time I say something nice or
encouraging to him again.' I know that I can't do that though.
After all it's in my nature to say nice things. Soon the whole
classroom is starting to fill up with students.
[Later]
"Alright,
Matsudai Nikoyaka! You're up!" Iruka calls out from inside a
light green colored door. I walk up towards the door and take a deep
breath. Naruto sits down watching me go in and waves at me.
"Good
luck, Niko-chan! Do your best!" He beamed giving me a surge of
confidence.
"Thanks Naru-chan!" I smile at him and nod.
I turn the doorknob open and go in doing my best to hide my
nervousness.
Iruka and another teacher, Mizuki, are seated behind
a table with rows of Konoha hitai-ate sitting on it. I shut the door
and walk up to the front.
"Well hello there, Niko. Good to
see you," Iruka greets not looking up from his clipboard. Mizuki
smiles at me which for some reason unnerves me.
I bow down to show
respect and hide my probably pale face. "Ohayo Iruka-sensei,
Mizuki-sensei."
"Well, let's get down to business,"
Iruka says finally looking up from his clipboard and I straighten up.
"The exam is pretty simple. All you have to do is create three
functional replications. You can start when you're ready."
I
nod and put my hands together to form a seal. I concentrate on my
Chakra, and with a poof, the room's filled with smoke. I peep one
eye open and watch as the smoke clears. After it fades away, I see
that I made perfect looking clones, however it appears I made six
than the required three.
"Sorry... Iruka-sensei, do I get
points deducted since I created more than the three you asked for?"
I ask nervously while scratching my head looking slightly
abashed.
"No. Actually, you're the first student to have made
six. But you passed nonetheless. Congratulations!"
I smile
and punch an arm into the air. "Yes!"
"Here's your
hitai-ate, Niko. You deserved it," Iruka says and holds my
hitai-ate up.
I walk over and take it out of his hands. "Arigatou,
Iruka-sensei, Mizuki-sensei!" I smile and bow before heading out
the door.
"Yes! I passed!" I grin and hold up a peace
sign. I sit down next to Naruto who gives me a high five.
"I'm
going to get mine too! Just you watch!" He grins with a raised
fist.
"Uzumaki Naruto! You're next!" Iruka shouts from
the room.
"Wish me luck, Niko-chan!" Naruto say and
strides his way to the door.
"Good luck, Naruto!" I say
and watch him go in. 'The way your record is... I really do wish
you the best. I hope you pass Naruto.'
[Later]
The exam's over.
Everybody's outside with their proud parents. I strap on my
hitai-ate (forehead protector), and see that a lot of people
compliment me on how good I look in it. 'Liars' I think
angrily.
"Hey, it's that kid. He was the only one who
failed," a parent whispers to another.
I turn my head to see
two young women conversing not far away from me. I look to see Naruto
sitting by himself on a swing.
"Serves him right," the
other woman replies. "If he became a ninja, it would only cause
trouble."
'How dare those
women say those things about Naruto.' I push my way through
crowds of newly graduates and walk towards Naruto. When my eyes meet
his, his sad sky blue eyes were waiting to shed tears.
"Naruto?"
I ask softly.
"I... didn't pass," he whispers.
"I
see..." I whisper back and lean on the tree next to him. "Well,
you know you can always try next year."
"Still,
Mizuki-sensei told me that I tried really hard and that I deserved a
hitai-ate. But no, Iruka-sensei told him that I still didn't pass the
exam. This sucks," he says depressingly.
"Well, thing is
Naruto, if you would at least be a good student and actually studied
and did well in our lessons, you would've had a chance to pass. But
instead you goof off and trash the village just to get a few people
to laugh and allot angry. Don't even say I do it too. I know that.
But, I study as well, and train hard to become the best. You need to
start doing the same." I lecture him.
Seeing the parents are
taking their children home or someplace to celebrate, and Naruto
sulking, I tell him good luck next time and give him a hug then go
back home as well. While I walk, I notice Mizuki-sensei having a talk
with Naruto.
Over the few weeks I have off, I spend my time
training and visiting Kakashi. Though whenever I go over he always
seems to be gone the masked jerk. Sighing I walk down the streets
bored. I just finished training and want to see if Kakashi wants to
go get something to eat, mostly because I don't have any money at the
moment and Kakashi tends to keep his wallet where I want it.
"Where
could the silver haired baka (idiot) be?" I ask no one in
particular.
"What baka?" A voice says behind me. I
freeze in my tracks wide eyed. Turning around slowly I look up at my
old guardian.
"Er…Nothing Kakashi-san…" I say. He
gives me a grin from underneath his black mask and looks at me with
his one eye.
"How come you
haven't been home lately? Do you know how worried you make me? Who am
I gonna get for a new sensei? I honestly think I should get someone
to watch you all the time young man!" I say playing adult.
"I
was seeing who I was getting for a team to teach… Yes I do know who
it is and No I won't tell you. It'll be a surprise." Kakashi
says. I give him the puppy dog eyes but he simply turns away and
walks on.
"Hey come back here!" I demand running after
him.
"You want something to eat?" He asks right out of
the blue.
"Yeah! Then I need to go shopping." I say.
We're both at the ramen shop where he bought me some ramen which is
odd considering it's a ramen shop. "Arigatou Kakashi." I
say as I pick up my chop sticks and began to eat.
"No
problem... I have some spare money so you can get some food."
"Nice
going my child...you've learned well from me never having money."
I say in my sensei voice.
"It's no trouble Niko-chan."
He says getting up and ruffling my hair. I wave goodbye as he pays
and goes off leaving his spare wallet with me.
~the next day~
The alarm clock goes off as I slam my hand down on the button and it goes quiet. Slowly untangling myself from a cocoon of blankets I get up and crawl to the shower. I get dressed, brush my teeth and comb my hair. Standing in front of the mirror, I tie my hitai-ate loosely around my neck and smile at my reflection. 'Time to see what team I'm gonna be on.' I think to myself.
When I arrive at the
academy, I almost get run over by Ino and Sakura, who are having some
"race".
"Nuh-uh! My toe came 1/4 farther than you!"
Sakura says, gasping for breath.
"Yeah right, you're
dreaming!" Ino replies.
"Yeah well, watch where you're
going next time when you're competing over stupid little things
alright?" I spit at them and take a seat next to Hinata.
Naruto sits down
yawning bored until he sees Sakura. He blushes when he sees her look
around and then look at him.
"Hey Sakura!" Naruto calls
out to her.
Sakura squeals and runs towards him. "Move it!"
She says as she shoves Naruto away.
"Hey there...
Sasuke-kun... May I sit next to you?" She asks Sasuke attempting
to be seductive but failing.
'Poor Naruto...' I
think.
Sasuke merely looks at her and looks away.
Iruka comes
in and begins to explain the three man cell squads.
"We have
arranged the team with overall strengths, and weaknesses. Also, since
there are an uneven amount of graduates, one team will have group of
four." Iruka says.
"Well Sakura, seems that two lucky
girls might end up with Sasuke..." Ino says.
"I guess
so," Sakura replies dryly.
'A team? That'll only slow me
down...' Sasuke thinks, at least I think that's what he thinks
I'm not a mind reader.
'Teams huh? Well I want to be in a
team with Sakura... and... and...Niko-chan.... Ah, it doesn't matter!
As long as it's not with Sasuke!' Naruto thinks, yet again now
idea how I know that one folks.
Teams are divided, and it is up to
team 7 now.
"Alright, Team 7. Uzumaki Naruto..."
"Haruno
Sakura..."
"YES!!!" Naruto says thrusting his hands
in the air.
"Uchiha Sasuke..."
"Yes!"
Sakura rejoices.
It is up to team 8 now…
"And, Matsudai
Nikoyaka," Iruka finishes.
This made a lot of the girls
gasp.
"What? Naruto's friend and Giant Forehead gets to be with
Sasuke?!" Ino angrily whispers as she glares at Sakura, who flashes
her a smirk and a peace sign, I'm trying to think how the team
would work out. 'I hate Sakura, Naruto Likes Sakura, Sakura hates
Naruto, Sakura likes Sasuke, Sasuke hates everyone, and Naruto likes
me....This is not gonna work....'
"Iruka-sensei! Why does
a great ninja like me, have to be stuck with Sasuke?!" Naruto
whines as he points his finger towards Sasuke.
Iruka sighs.
"Sasuke graduated with the highest scores. Naruto, you had the
worst scores." This makes lots of the kids in the class laugh
and I tried to hold one back. 'Poor Naruto' I
think.
"What?!" Naruto bangs his head on his desk.
"Like
I said before, we had to even out the teams with overall qualities.
So that is why the worst student, Naruto, was put in the same team as
the best student, Sasuke."
"Try and keep up, loser."
Sasuke speaks coldly to Naruto, which causes him to fume.
"Uh,
Iruka-sensei?" Sakura asks while raising a hand.
"Yes?"
"May
I ask why she's doing in a three-man cell?" Sakura asks
angrily pointing at me.
Iruka sighs again. "Like I said,
Sakura. We based these groupings with overall qualities. You may be
smart and pass all the tests easily; however your Chakra level and
physical attributes are quite low. Niko on the other hand, has a very
good amount Chakra, very excellent physical strength, and passed with
the highest scores in the Kuniochi ranking. Does that answer your
question?"
"Yes, Sensei..." Sakura sighs
embarrassed and has her head down in misery. 'I hate her!!!!' Sakura
thinks horribly embarrassed it doesn't take much to know that she
thought that.
'Annoying bitch...' I think not showing any
emotion other then a sweet smile on my face. I try after all to be
nice to everyone, even Sakura.
Iruka went on naming the teams and
their members.
"I don't understand how anyone would like that
Sasuke guy. He's nothing special," Shikamaru says lazily to
Ino.
"You're just blinded by his cuteness. I'd hate to be on
your team," Ino shrugs.
"Team 10, Yamanaka Ino, Nara
Shikamaru, and Akimichi Chouji." He finishes.
"Hey Ino,
didn't you mention something about hating to team up with me?"
Shikamaru says and Ino just sighs miserably, banging her head on her
desk.
"Those are the teams. I suggest eating lunch together
to get to know each other more. As of now, class dismissed."
Iruka says, and they were off.
As we all file out, I have other
plans. Instead of going to eat with the other members of my team, I
sit quietly in the cemetery with some rice balls sitting next to my
parents graves.
"Well I hope nothing goes wrong when we meet our sensei... If we can just get along even for a few days I'll be happy. Knowing Sakura and Naruto-kun we might not. But I'll try my best to get along with Sakura." I say to myself and take a bite of a rice ball.
~Later~
"He's late! All
the other groups are gone with their Jounin sensei! Even Iruka-sensei
has gone home!" Naruto complains.
"If I had known he'd
be late I could have went to visit Kakashi…" I say
annoyed.
"Who's Kakashi?" Sakura asks.
"Someone
who took care of me when my parents died, I doubt you care
though." I say and watch Naruto put an eraser on the top of the
door.
"If he's a good Jounin, then he'll be able to sense the
eraser from coming down on him!" He explains and Sakura shakes
her head as I have a smirk forming on my lips. Sasuke as usual, says
nothing.
"Naruto, do you got anything else to prank him
with?" I ask scouring the room for material.
"Why
Niko-chan?" Naruto asks.
"He's a Jounin, he won't fall
for cheap tricks like that," I say. 'But I'd love to see the
look on the Jounin's face! Though something just doesn't feel
right. The only person I know to be late is...'
The group
hears footsteps.
Someone's gloved hand is in the doorway, and he
opens the door. We all wait for whether it'll fall on his head, or
he'll deflect it or something. But it falls on his head with a
definite 'poof'.
'I thought he would really sense it
coming. Jeez how wrong I was... Its Kakashi!!!' I think in
surprise and Naruto's laughing his ass off while Sakura
apologizes.
"My first impression of this group, is that I
hate you," the Jounin says. 'He can't really mean that'
I think staring at Kakashi.
~On the rooftop~
The five of us are
sitting on the rooftop, and the Jounin studied his pupils
carefully.
"So, your all are who I'm supposed to teach?"
Kakashi asks us.
We aren't really paying attention. Naruto's
yawning, Sakura's making googly eyes at Sasuke, Sasuke's being
quiet, and I'm reading the stolen copy of Icha Icha paradise which
has a different cover on it so Kakashi doesn't know.
"Ok…
Since it's so quiet, why don't we get to know each other by telling
us a little bit about you? What you like, what you dislike, your
hobbies, and your dreams," he says. We're quiet until Naruto
speaks up.
"Why don't you start off, so we can see what you
mean," Naruto says, and the Jounin agrees. When I hear him say
that, I look up from my book and wait for Kakashi's response. 'I
already know about him.' I think.
"Alright, my name is
Hatake Kakashi. My likes and my dislikes, I don't feel like telling
you. My dreams, I never really thought about it. My hobbies are well,
I have lots of hobbies. Now, your turn," he says. Sakura looks
at me. She finally gets the fact that this was the guy that had taken
care of me when I was young.
"Well that was completely
useless. He didn't really say anything! All he did was say his
name..." Sakura says, and me and Naruto agree. Naruto speaks
first.
"Ok, here goes!" He says, and he rambles on about
ramen. But he finishes off with his one, and only dream. "My
dream is to become the next Hokage of Konoha! So people can look up
to me!"
"All you talk about is Ramen and your dream…"
I say and Naruto glares at me but in a friendly way. I just smile at
him, as innocent as possible.
Next, it's my turn.
"My
name is Matsudai Nikoyaka. I like training, and helping my friends. I
dislike show-offs, stuck-up preps, anything that I find stupid, and
girls who just drool over guys." I say that bit looking at Sakura.
"My dreams I just want to be the best Kuniochi ever. And I want to
find out more things about my clan," I say, forthright. Kakashi
eyes me carefully, and I merely smile at him. He seems to smile
back.
Next it's Sakura's turn. But, much to Naruto's annoyance,
we all pretty much know who she likes, and such. It really annoys me
that she would squeal like an idiot just for Sasuke but then again so
would just about everyone.
"And... what do you hate?"
Kakashi asks.
"NARUTO!" She exclaims.
I laugh a
little, and Naruto's very heartbroken. As a truly loving friend I
pat his back and say, "At least she's honest with 'ya
Naru-chan."
"A girl who cares more about boys than being a
ninja," Kakashi mutters, and it's finally the quiet
hate-filled Uchiha's turn.
"My name is Uchiha Sasuke. I
dislike many things. I have no interest in anything, and I have no
certain dreams, but to revive my clan and kill a certain person..."
He says. 'Wow I knew he was a jerk...but how dark!' I
think a little creeped out.
'I hope it's not me!' I see
Naruto think.
'Oh yeah! That's
right the Uchiha clan was all killed off by who was it now... Itachi
Uchiha!' I think.
"I see. So now that we got to know each
other better, I'll get right into things. Students have been picked
so they can train well to become ninjas, but only a few will pass."
Kakashi says.
This makes a lot of my group gasp.
"I
thought that once we graduate we get right into being real ninjas!"
Naruto retorts.
"Wrong. Students are picked as candidates.
There is an exam tomorrow determining if you'll pass or not. If you
don't, you'll be put back in class, and you'll try again NEXT year,"
Kakashi says calmly.
"NANI (what)!!!" Naruto and Sakura
exclaim. Me and Sasuke aren't too surprised by this.
"Training
starts at 6:00 A.M., sharp. And don't eat breakfast, or you'll throw
up," Kakashi says, and with that we are dismissed.
~Later in the day~
I walk in the
graveyard dropping off some flowers and sit down staring at the sky.
'I wish I could remember what happened so long ago. How you died
mom We use to live a peaceful life like a normal family. If only dad
hadn't excepted the mission from the Hokage to go to the Sand
Village. Maybe he would still be alive.' I think.
I hear
footsteps behind me and look up to see a ghastly apparition the man
stands over me with black hair. His face seems blurred so I can't
see it. 'He looks familiar...Dad?' I think astounded.
Slowly
I stand up and take one step closer.
As soon as my foot touches
the ground the figure disappears. "A-am I going crazy?" Suddenly
everything goes black as I feel myself hit the ground.
Waking up
slowly I notice I'm in my house. Sitting up I am still in my
clothes from yesterday and a note's on my bedside table. Picking it
up I have to focus hard on the words,
'Niko-chan, I found you in
the graveyard passed out. Nothing seems wrong; you should be able to
head out for the exam today. Later tell me what happened.
-Kakashi
Hatake'
I look at the clock. Only a half hour to get ready.
Jumping out of my bed I get dressed and brush my hair down.
Remembering that I'm not suppose to eat, I smirk.
'He
wouldn't know,' I think to myself grinning.
Grabbing an
apple I begin to eat slowly, thinking about what had happened last
night. Sadly all I can remember is this blurred image and can't
even make out that it was even my father.
[Later]
The group arrives at
the spot as Naruto's and Sakura's stomachs growl angrily from
lack of food.
Two hours pass and Kakashi still hasn't shown up. I
tie a feather I found on the ground to a piece of string and as
Naruto's napping from drowsiness I tickled his nose with it and
made him talk and wiggle in his sleep.
Laughing silently I stop
when he mentions ramen ticklers for the fifth time.
After another
hour, which makes it 9:00 A.M., Kakashi finally shows up.
"Where
the hell have you been?! You're late!" Naruto and Sakura shout
at him.
"A black cat crossed my path, so I had to take the
long way," he says quite simply.
'What a lame excuse...'
I think. "Now, now my student excuses for being late must be
believable." I state in my sensei voice, "I thought I taught you
that."
Kakashi pulls out three little bells from his pocket, and
shows it to everyone.
"Your task today is to get these bells
from me. If you get these bells, you'll get lunch. If you don't,
you'll get tied to a pole and you'll watch ME eat lunch," he
says, and puts them on his belt.
"NANI?! There are only three
bells and there are four of us!" Sakura points out very
unwisely.
"Then this means 3 of us will pass, while the other
one-" I say also unwisely but in a cooler-than-Sakura
fashion.
"Will fail." Sasuke finishes for me.
"That's
right. You can use any weapon as you please. And any technique you
wish to perform. If you aren't prepared to kill me, see that you
might fail. You have until noon," Kakashi says, and sets a clock
on one of the three wooden poles.
Naruto attacks first with his
kunai when Kakashi insults him, and Kakashi catches him and moves the
kunai to the back of his head.
"Hold on, I didn't say start
yet," Kakashi says. The rest of the group backs off.
'He's
faster then usual...' I think to myself suspicious.
After
Kakashi lets Naruto go, he starts the clock, we all begin hiding
behind the trees. Sitting silently I stare at Kakashi as he looks
around. The leaves covering my body except the small holes in which I
peek through.
"I see you got that down." Kakashi
says.
Naruto being the dumbest, (I love the guy but it's true.)
comes out and starts off with how he's gonna beat Kakashi and pass
so he can become Hokage.
"You know compared to the other 3,
you're a little bit, strange," Kakashi says, and starts reaching
something in his bag. The group all tenses up, and he pulls out a
book. 'How'd he get it back!?' I wonder in complete
shock then realize Kakashi has a spare everything so he must have a
spare book.
"What the hell are you doing with a book?!"
Naruto asks, totally confuzzled.
"To find out what happens
next of course," Kakashi replies.
Kakashi. I think as
I remember first asking about the little orange book.
~Flashback~
A
small child walked into a room where a silver haired jounin sat
reading.
"What are you reading?" She asked her blondish
brownish hair seemed to shine a bit. The jounin turned his head to
look at Nikoyaka.
"Something you're too young to know
about. Maybe when you get older Ill tell you." Kakashi said.
She
tilted your head in confusion and left the room. Sitting on the
stairs she thought about it.
'I know now.' I think. (A/N:
Aren't you smart)
~End flashback~
Naruto growls and
charges forward. He launches a series of punches and kicks. Taijutsu.
All of which are blocked easily by Kakashi who's still
reading.
Suddenly Kakashi disappears and reappears instantly
behind Naruto, with his fingers formed in a fire element symbol.
"You
shouldn't let your enemies get behind you all the time," Kakashi
says.
'Naruto's gonna get destroyed!' I think
worried.
"Naruto! Get out of here! Kakashi is going to
destroy you!" Sakura yells.
I get myself out of hiding, and
am about to shout out Naruto's name, but it's too late.
"Konoha's
ultimate Taijutsu technique: Sennen Goroshi (One Thousand Years of
Death)!" Kakashi shouts and poks Naruto in the butt, which sends
him flying to the river nearby.
'Oh no he can see me now!'
I think as Kakashi looks over at me.
I narrow my eyes and with one
jump I disappear into another hiding spot.
Naruto throws shuriken
at Kakashi from the water, and Kakashi catches them easily with his
fingers.
Naruto comes back out of the water, and rests a bit.
"Ah
damn it; my stomach needs food I have no energy to fight!" He
complains, rubbing his stomach. The group has their stomach growling
loudly also.
"So this is why he told us not to eat breakfast.
And I skipped dinner too! This is such a bad idea to go on a diet..."
Sakura says with sudden realisation.
'Kakashi is going down! He
does not mess with old sensei Niko-chan!' I think already coming
up with an attack plan.
Naruto continues to fight Kakashi, and he
performs his famous Kage Bunshin no Jutsu (Shadow Clone Technique).
He creates about a dozen shadow clones, and they go after Kakashi.
Kakashi seems so sure of it, but then a Naruto clone sneaks up behind
him, and locks his arms around Kakashi's body.
"What?! What
is this?! He got me from behind!" Kakashi says, a bit
shocked.
"Heh, heh, one of my clones sneaked up quietly
behind you, so that you could caught off guard. So now, those bells
are mine!" Naruto says and goes in to punch Kakashi. But he
doesn't really punch Kakashi, because he punches himself... hard…
'Ouch…' I think.
"Damn it, Kakashi must've
transformed into me! So that means one of you guys are Kakashi!"
Naruto says, and every clone goes after one another. After awhile of
hurting himself, he pulls every clone back into his body, within a
cloud of smoke. His original self, shows up with his face beaten to a
pulp.
Naruto sits up and sees a shine in the grass looking more
closely a bell was lying there.
"Ha, I guess my jutsu got to
him after all." Naruto says and does a small strut over to get
it. As he is about to touch it, a rope comes up snaring his foot and
yanking him upside down in the air.
Kakashi then comes out and
picks up the bell.
"Use your techniques carefully after
giving it some thought to what you're doing. Or it'll be used to the
other person's advantage. Oh, and when the bait is obvious, don't
take it," Kakashi says. Soon shruiken come flying from the trees
and nail Kakashi. I know better.
The Kakashi that was standing
there turned into a log and fell to the ground. I know Sasuke was in
trouble but Naruto needs me first.
As Sasuke takes off running and
Sakura too I wait a few minutes before jumping down to help my fellow
idiot friend. Pulling out a kunai I cut the rope only for Naruto to
get snagged again.
"Niko-chan!" Naruto shouts. I sigh
and check around no more traps. Cutting the rope again Naruto falls
down and without saying thanks runs off.
"Your welcome little
baka!" I call after him and take off to help Sasuke and
Sakura.
Suddenly an ear-piercing scream echoes and I know exactly
who it came from. Then another came as I covered my ears. 'Save
me then pain and just die!' I think not wanting to hear another
scream I go to see if Sakura was okay.
I see Sakura fainted and
sigh. She's okay. I hear footsteps behind me. I turn around, and
see Kakashi.
"Maybe you should show me how much stronger
you've gotten." Kakashi says a soft smiling playing under his
mask. I nod and get into a fighting stance.
Forming hand seals
quickly ending with the tiger I take a deep breath and shout the
name.
"Ookami Taikai Gyouchi no jutsu (Wolf death gaze)"
I shout. First one large yellow eye appears on one side of me. Then
another on the other side. Everything seems to go black except for
the eyes in Kakashi's vision. They narrow down on him and the jounin
tries to move.
Darting forward while
Kakashi is paralyzed I snatch a bell and deliver a swift kick in his
side and knock him down. Then grabbing the other two I take off
running while Kakashi begins to get up.
"Gotta run, Gotta
hide, gotta find someone! I gotta do everything!" I whisper then
see Sasuke...well Sasuke's head, he's buried in dirt I giggle
inwardly at the sight and his annoyed expression. "Sasuke!" I
shout at him. He looks at me not saying anything, deciding whether to
give me a death glare or ignore me all together. I hold up one
bell.
"You got one…" He says astonished.
"Yeah,
but we have to get the others together so we can decide who gets
them. I don't mind not having one." I say and Sasuke's eyes
widen as he struggles in the dirt.
"Need help?" I ask cockily.
Sasuke sighs. "Unfortunately yes." Sasuke replies.
"You must call me Niko-sensei from now on and respect me as thy almighty ruler, otherwise I shalt smitten thee."
"What?" He asks completely confuzzled.
I sigh, "Just show me some respect and gratitude every now and then…" I clarify.
"Oh…okay I guess…" He says.
I smile and quickly do hand signs. "Henge!" I transform into a large wolf and run over to the wide-eyed Sasuke to dig him out.
Once he was dug out I hand him the bells.
"Arigatou, Nikoyaka-san," Sasuke says sarcastically (I have to make a mental note to never help Sasuke again.) "You sure you don't want one?" Sasuke asks more seriously.
"Yeah...give one to someone else Sasuke, I don't need one." Sasuke looks at me as if deciding what to do.
He takes a deep breath and grabs my hand with his, (holy frig Sasuke hands are soft!). He drops a bell in it, "If I have to have a teammate, I'd want it to be you" Sasuke says and with that he was off. 'Aw, the jerk has a heart…' I think to myself smiling sweetly.
I hear footsteps I look up and see that same dark haired man, instead of standing up I ask a simple question. "Who are you?" The figure looks down at me.
"Who do you want me to be?" He replies. I stand up which was my big mistake I felt myself falling backwards into darkness.
"I have to go now,"
The voice said, then I'm off in Lala-land AKA asleep.
-Dream-
A girl stood in the hidden village of sand. Her Brownish blonde hair glistened in the sunset. A young reddish brown haired boy stood beside her.
"I need to leave Gaara." the young Niko said.
"But...but Niko-chan your my first friend...don't leave me I love you." The little Gaara replied tears in his eyes. Niko reached out and touched Gaara's cheek.
"I have something for
you Gaara." Niko said Gaara looked puzzled Niko removed her hand
and put it in her pocket. "Close your eyes." She instructed Gaara
he did as he was told, Niko leaned forward and kissed Gaara lightly
on the lips. Gaara's eyes shot open. Niko took a step back.
"Niko-chan" Gaara said.
-End dream-
I wake to the bell and
I know it's over. Trudging back I sit down bell in hand and stare
at Kakashi. Sasuke and Sakura are beside me as Naruto was tied up I
guess Sasuke didn't want him on his team.
"This is so
stupid! I'm going to pass this test, and you aren't going to ruin my
chances!" Naruto shouts at Kakashi.
"You aren't
qualified to even be a ninja! You're better off quitting and do
something else," Kakashi says.
Sasuke smiles well as much of
a smile you get for Sasuke so kind of like a weird grimace that
smirks…. at me and then at Kakashi, Sakura sees him smiling at me
and screams inwardly then turns away.
"Get your eyes off of
Sasuke-kun!" Sakura hisses at me. "I don't like him!" I
retort. "I mean I like him but I'm not obsessed with him!" I
added in quickly so poor innocent Sasu-chan doesn't get
offended.
"Be quiet," Kakashi orders. "Think about
why you guys are put in a group. You four seem to forget one thing
that ninjas share."
"What?! What did we forget then
huh?!" Naruto shouts.
"It's so basic! Teamwork! Sakura,
you only worried about Sasuke and when Naruto needed help, you
wouldn't even lift a finger! Naruto, you were so stubborn on doing
everything for yourself that you wouldn't help any of your teammates!
Sasuke, you think lowly of the others, and you obviously wouldn't
even care about them but you did show some care towards Niko,
and you Niko," Kakashi said, I blush at Sasuke and lower my gaze
to the ground. "When some of your teammates were in trouble you
wouldn't even think of getting them to cooperate, but instead, you
concentrated more on doing the task than getting them to help you.
However, I did appreciate the fact that you helped out your teammates
and were more apt to giving the bells away and not pass
yourself."
"C'mon! I worked hard! You can't send me
back! I want to be a ninja!" Naruto whines.
"This isn't
a game. Being a ninja means you're risking your life when you're up
against other enemies, for example..." Kakashi says and he
pulled out a kunai and holds it against Sasuke's neck.
"Sakura,
kill Naruto or Sasuke dies!" Sakura freezes in shock, and I
freeze as well. Kakashi takes his kunai away from Sasuke's neck, and
gets up to go to a stone.
"Ninjas like these risked their
lives for missions, thus their names were engraved in this stone.
These people are remembered as K.I.A.," Kakashi says.
"Hey,
that's what I wanna be! A hero! K.I.A. sounds really cool! What does
it stand for?" Naruto asks, excited.
"Killed in action,"
Sakura responds sadly. Naruto's happiness vanishes and he keeps
quiet. I know what the K.I.A. is. My fathers name is engraved in the
stone as well.
With his lecture finished, Kakashi says that the
group has one more chance to get the bells. Each were given lunch but
Naruto, and if anyone feeds him, they'd fail.
It's fairly
quiet, and Naruto is starving of hunger.
'He's gone...' I
think. I barely touched my food, and seeing Naruto in this state, I
feel guilty. Sasuke looks at me slightly worried as to why I'm not
eating. I smile at him and he gives me what looks like a grin back
while Sakura glares at us.
"Here," Sasuke says, handing
Naruto the food.
"But Sasuke, we'll fail of we feed Naruto,"
Sakura replies obviously trying to steal his attention.
"We'll
fail otherwise, because we don't treat each other like a team. If
Naruto doesn't eat, he won't have any energy to do his task, so
therefore that he and us will fail," Sasuke says.
"That's
right. One for all and all for one," I say, and hand Naruto the
food too.
Following suit, Sakura handed her food to Naruto
too.
Sakura is a follower. And of conversation…
"But
Sakura, that's your lunch! I can't possibly eat your lunch!"
Naruto says.
"Uh, I'm on a diet. Now hurry up and eat or
Kakashi-sensei will show up!" Sakura says.
"But I can't!
You have to feed me Sakura because I can't move my hands!"
Naruto says, and he opens his mouth wide.
"Uh…well…"
Sakura says, blushing.
I sigh, "Naruto you're hopeless…" and give Naruto a piece with my chopsticks. Lightening and dark clouds cover the sky and Kakashi appears, looking very angry. 'Uh-oh…angry Kakashi + stormy type clouds = not good…' I think starting to give his the puppy face.
"You guys broke
the rule, are you ready for your punishment?" Kakashi asks,
menacingly. The group, appears unafraid, and we argue with him.
"This
isn't fair! We're as a team, because the four of us are one!"
Sakura argues pretty much copying my statement earlier.
Kakashi
looks at the group, until he says that we passed.
"How?"
Sakura asks, confused.
"Ninjas who break the rules, are scum.
Those who abandon their friends, are even worse than scum,"
Kakashi says. My groups' faces lighten up when Kakashi says that Team
7 will start their missions tomorrow.
"We did it! Whoo-hoo!"
I rejoice, "Great job on the test, Saku-chan! Naru-chan! And
Sasu-chan!" I shout squeezing them to death with an accurately
named death hug.
Kakashi says we'll
celebrate with ramen much to Naruto's enjoyment. When we are about
to leave, we 'forget' about Naruto, so I go over with a kunai and
cut him loose.
Naruto thanks me and takes off after Kakashi and
the others. I look at the stone and find my fathers name in the very
middle. Matsudai Shinboku (Friendship).
"Dad," I say then turn around to head home instead of the ramen shop with the others. Sasuke stands behind me.
"Hi." I say a little awkwardly.
"Nikoyaka-san can I ask you something?" He asked.
"Sure, and just call me Niko-chan." I say.
"Okay, Niko-chan Wanna come train with me instead of ramen?" Sasuke asks.
"Uh...did you just ask me out?" I ask him, Sasuke smiles at me again.
"Yeah...yeah I think I did." Sasuke says.
"Well Sasuke I'll go... but just as a friend alright?" I said with that dream kiss replaying in my mind.
"Sure," Sasuke says. "Didn't ask for any thing more."
"Good, because I can't date Sasu-chan!" And then we walk to the training area.
Mom, dad, I think I just made friends with Sasuke.
A/N: Whew I rewrote the first two chappies and combined them! Woot! Now that makes this fourteen pages! Wowza! I amaze myself let's do word count shall we?
7, 609! Woot!!!! Now save and rewrite the next thirteen chapters…
Slightly more info on Niko-chan.
Kekigenkai: kaihen
Kekigenkai description: The Kaihen is an advanced bloodline that allows the user to shape shift into different forms and control different things. Each one has amazing powers. Each will be revealed more as the story goes on. (Kaihen means Transformation)
