...I was looking outside my bedroom window... The sky was crying again... I sighed... I didn't want to go to school... It was raining and today was the exams. I know I was going to pass it. I mean, I already can clone myself twice. It's not like anyone noticed anyways. I was the outsider, the loner of the school. I didn't ask for attention but I didn't push it away either. The only person I actually talked to was Shikamaru, but that was rarely.
I got off my bed and went downstairs for a bagel. The genin exams would be pretty easy. I walked out, but not before locking the door. I didn't bother bringing an umbrella with me because I liked walking in the rain, even if it was to school.
Once again, it's not like anyone cared.
I kept on walking in the dirt road then eventually walked in the school. As I entered the room, I realized that I was the only person there. Maybe it was because I woke up so early… I sat in the corner of the room and lurked in the dark, slowly drying off from the rain. I watched as the room was slowly starting to fill up and getting louder. I leaned back on my chair and stared at the table, ignoring everyone around me… but I still keeping my guard up.
"So what are you doing there all by yourself?" I heard. I looked up to see Shikamaru.
For some odd reason, he always sat next to me. It could be because I'm not loud and troublesome like most people in the class.
"Just thinking, you know?"
"Hm, I guess" These were the conversations we always had, so I couldn't exactly call him a friend. He was the kind of person I could talk to for five seconds. We've held that odd 'friendship' for three years.
Who knows, maybe one day we could be actual friends? But all I wanted to do was chill in the forest. The forest was a calm place to relax in. Well, it was a lot calmer than the classroom.
The usual drama occurred when the class was filled.
Naruto was very loud... yet Sasuke, one of the quietest and extremely noticeable students, seemed to easily nerve him. Since I wasn't much of a talker in the class, it was actually a bit amusing to just watch them.
Now let's see... Naruto hates Sasuke... Who hates Sakura... Who hates Naruto... Who loves her... When she loves Sasuke... this would be the perfect circle if Sasuke loved Naruto, but by the looks of it, he doesn't.
Oh my... and by how Hinata is staring right now...She likes Naruto. Sigh. This is so bothersome after a while... When you know who likes who and such, it get annoying when they're so oblivious to obvious clues...
I blankly stared around the classroom, waiting for a hint that the exams were going to start any time soon.
When you don't have any friends, there's just no point in waiting in class doing nothing.
As fun as daydreaming sounds, it gets a bit irritating after a year.
I stared at the floor until I heard my name being called. Ookami, Yami.
Dark wolf...
Go figure. My clan had a pretty ... low profile. So it was rare that people heard my last name. Most of the time they frown when they hear it though... I have this... really strange… past. When I was-
"Ookami Yami?!" Iruka yelled once again.
I swiftly got up and left after wishing Shikamaru good luck. He gave me a strange look but thanked me anyways. I walked down the steps and avoided gazes from anybody. Their gazes were a bit uncomfortable... so I kept on looking right in front of me until I reached Iruka's side. When I looked towards the door, they strangely opened up by themselves...
I strolled in and stood in the middle of the room, showing no emotion in my eyes or on my face, but I still held a trace of fear in my body.
"Ookami Yami? I trust you can easily do this with the way Iruka speaks of you. Create two replica's by using the cloning jutsu." One of the sensei's said.
Iruka-sensei speaks of me? Well this is big news to me...
I focused on my chakra, and easily made two clones.
"Congratulations, Yami. You are officially a ninja of Konoha" Iruka sensei said with a small smile on his face. He handed me my forehead protector and I happily took it with pride. Before I left, I had to ask my now-former sensei a question.
"Is it alright... If I turn this into a... collar?" he looked at me a bit shocked, but quickly remembered.
"I already spoke to The Third, and he understood, and gave you permission to" I slightly smiled and left to get my forehead protector turned into a collar.
My clan was very strange. They were the clan of the wolf, just like how the Inuzuka was the clan of the dog. They were a wild, roaming clan, and they held a tradition that had been passed on for generations. "If you devote yourself to a village, then wear a collar that will represent that you are their wolf." They'd never say dog, because as similar as they were, they always considered wolves stronger, wiser, and wilder than dogs.
I left the room with my forehead protector in hand, and left without taking a glance around me.
I went to the local jewelry store, and the shop owner was already waiting for me. He was an old, experienced, wrinkled faced man who held a certain twinkle in his eye that no one else could ever had. To the naked eye, he looked like an old, regular senior, but when I got to know him, I realized that he was the coolest jewelry shop owner that I'd ever meet in your life.
"Hey Tsume!" I called out, knowing that he absolutely hated being called Mr. Nekozuka "can you do me a favor?"
"Of course, little Ookami. The third already informed me. Now give me that forehead protector of yours," he said with a smile as he took it from my hand and examined it.
"Yes, yes... this will be more than enough metal to forge... It'll be ready tomorrow morning before school. Alright?" he said with a gentle smile. I eagerly nodded my head and waved at him while heading towards the forest, the place I'd been yearning to go to all day.
I walked by the school and saw many parents congratulating all but one... Naruto. He was sitting on a swing in the trees' shadows by himself... It saddened me to see someone like that... I looked past him and saw some children and parents muttering and pointing at Naruto's direction and it angered me. I stopped my steps and glared in their direction and surprisingly, they saw me and stopped. I saw Naruto lift up his head and look around... as if looking for someone, but I just kept on walking towards the forest...
For some reason, the forest always calmed me. It was like... there was a soul in me that was just a wild animal... wanting to run freely through the grass... I couldn't quite explain it clearly... but I felt it whenever I was in a forest. This want to fight came into my mind too, so I satisfied my wants with a good training.
When I trained, I trained myself in everything I could. My chakra control was always important. Strength of course was always practiced, and especially stealth.
In my clan, few members gained special abilities, but I somehow got all of them...
Firstly, I had the eyes of the wolf, which were a bit like the Hyuuga eyes. But instead of seeing chakra, I was able to see body heat. So even through the most convincing replicas, I was able to tell which ones were fakes. Not only was I able to see body heat, but I could see in the dark, which was great for hunting. I had an extremely sensitive nose and ears also, which every member had. The best ability I had gotten was the ability to shift forms into a wolf. I needed to master shifting with precise chakra control.
Strength was an obvious need in training.
I practice my accuracy, which was very good with my ears and eyes.
Mind... I put myself in situations... many situations and think up of the most, and best way of escape, or rescue.
When I was done, I decided to go back to my house. I walked towards my house on the dirty street, and unlocked the door. No sound was heard inside as usual. I went inside in my slightly neat rooms and decided to take a nice warm shower.
Night came quickly as time just seemed to fly by my head. I rested on my slightly small bed and stared at the dark night sky covered in stars through my window. A sudden blanket of drowsiness came over me and silently slept to awake to a new eventful day.