This is my sequel to A New Discovery, It's a bit more upbeat than the last one, I think. The main characters are mainly Uchiha Itachi and my OC, Uzumaki Riku. Pairings? Well, you'll find out.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

Chapter 1: Uchiha Itachi

Itachi wasn't your average Genin. In fact, he was far from average. He was born into the noble clan of Uchiha, a very prestigious clan. Even among his clan he was considered a prodigy. He hoped to keep it that way.

The only person standing in his way was Uzumaki Riku, the daughter to the fourth. Of course, he was a better than her. Part of him was glad to have found a rival, the other par was irritated.

"Did you hear? Riku-chan passed the graduation test on her first try and she was only enrolled for less than a year!" That irritated Itachi. He use to be the talk of the town until the fourth started bringing in strays.

There was no better word for Riku. She had appeared out of nowhere and the fourth had taken her in. This morning had been the shock of his life. "Team 4. Uchiha Shuishi, Uzumaki Riku…" Shisui cheered. It was obvious that Itachi's bestfriend had a crush on Riku. Most of the boys did. Too bad for them, she was completely oblivious to their feelings. "… and Uchiha Itachi."

"What!? How come Riku gets to be with Itachi-kun!?" Some of the girls hissed. Itachi was the village heart throb. Of course the girls would complain if someone threatened their quest to get his heart.

"It's not like I asked." Itachi heard Riku mutter. Riku was relatively close to him due to the fact that next to Shisui was the only open place.

"Because the fourth is the one who made the team." The teacher replied. Everyone was surprised.

"Whatever." Riku replied, not really caring at the moment.

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"Alright, then. Introductions?" Their Jônin instructor asked. "I'll start. My name is Uchiha Haruka. I like training students. I hate it when my students don't show respect. My dream is to retire at an old age. My hobbies are training." She looked the three of them over. "Your next, Riku-chan."

"I am Uzumaki Riku. I like nothing. I hate everything. My dreams for the future don't involve you, so it's not any of your business. And what I do does not concern you." She was just being stubborn. Haruka frowned.

"Next." She said.

"I'm Uchiha Shisui. I like women. I don't like men…" As Shisui's best friend, he knew that this wasn't true at all. "My dream is to get a certain woman to fall in love with me and become the next Hokage. My hobbies are talking to women, I guess."

"Interesting. Next."

"I'm Uchiha Itachi. I like training and studying. I hate it when I'm ignored. My dream is to become a great role model for my little brother. My hobbies are, well, training and studying." He hated studying, but if word got back to his parents… well, let's just say he would be in trouble.

"Excellent, Itachi-kun!" Haruka commended. Great, now he was the teacher's favorite… "Well, meet in the training grounds tomorrow morning for our first mission – Survival training."

"But, we've been doing survival training since we joined the academy." Shisui complained.

"That was a different kind of training." Haruka replied. "This time, you're surviving against an elite ninja – Me."

"Figures." Riku replied, calmly.

Haruka frowned at the interruption. "I suggest you don't eat, or you'll throw up."

"What's the success rate?" Riku asked.

"I'm afraid if I tell, it will scare you off."

"Don't worry, it won't." Riku replied.

"There's a 66 chance… of failure."

Shisui paled, but Riku smirked. "How interesting, only 1/3 of the Genin are going to pass."

"Great," Itachi said sarcastically.