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Following my Nindo: Chapter one, Beginnings
(Authors notes: I tried my best to make a chapter im not sure how I did although heres a key for texts used.)
ALL CAPSyelling
'words in italics'usually thoughts
Bold words(I haven't used them yet but its when Kyuubi and a couple others are speaking
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7 years ago the Kyuubi attacked Konoha destroying everything in its path with its blood red claws, teeth, and nine tails which could level mountains and create tidal waves…
"Damnit!!! We just lost half of our best shinobi!!"
"Hold out till Yondaime gets here!!"
As if responding to the Ninja's orders the fourth appeared on top of Gamabunta. He yelled, "Kyuubi!!! Why the hell are you attacking the village! We have done nothing to upset you!"
The Kyuubi just replied with a snarl and continued to destroy using its nine tails. "Well I guess I have no choice" 'I'm sorry Keiko' "…Shikifuuin!!!!" he yelled, masterfully going through the series of hand seals knowing that he would lose his life imprisoning the Kyuubi inside a newborn.
It was all over in a second, Yondaime had sealed the Kyuubi in a young boy who was crying with the pain of being bonded to the Kyuubi. He lay on his back with a job well done, exhausted. The shinigami overhead seeing the deed done took yet another soul for his collection, the soul of one of the greatest ninja in the world, Yondaime.
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7 years after the attack:
It was late in the afternoon it seemed to be a normally peaceful shinobi village for the most part except for one detail, a young blond haired boy screaming his lungs out. Naruto was running frantically from about thirty villagers and farmers, some of whom were drunk, who wanted his head on a silver platter.
"Come back here you damned MONSTER!!!"
"AAAAHHHHH!!! Help anybody, please!!" He screamed and ran down the street he turned the corner and looked around for anybody to help him, anybody at all. Looking left he saw a girl wearing a kimono with a vibrant floral design outside a traditional looking house/mansion, he decided that he would worry about the size of the house later, she was about his age and as soon as her eyes met his she turned away blushing, but one detail about her that stood out was her pale lavender eyes, he remembered seeing somebody with similar kind eyes but they had just hated him for some reason, but something was different. This girl didn't seem to hate him like some of the other kids he met on the playground; she had kind eyes from what he could tell. Seeing that that was the only house that wasn't locked up tight he ran towards the door and dragged the girl with him inside. He then closed the sliding door and breathed heavily in relief, catching his breath. Outside there were yells and curses.
"Dammit!!! We lost that Bastard Wh-!!!" One started only to be interrupted, "Just start looking with your eyes instead of talking with your damn mouth!"
Sighing Naruto turned around and whispered to the girl, "Thanks for not telling them I was here…"
She replied meekly poking her index fingers together, "N-no it's ok. I-I'm Hyuuga Hinata."
"Nice to meet you Hinata, I'm Uzumaki Naruto, so um… are you joining the ninja academy?"
"H-Hai Naruto-kun" She said, turning a shade of red.
"Well I got to leave Hinata thanks again for not telling them I was in here, anyways the Ichiraku Ramen shop is closing soon. Bye!! See you at the Academy!!" He said showing a trademark fox like smile he ran out the back door in the direction of the Ichiraku ramen shop. He kept smiling the rest of the way, hoping that he had finally knew somebody who he could treat as a friend, somebody who didn't hate him just because their parents did.
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It was a sunny day in Konoha Sarutobi looked outside at a grand view of the village, musing about old but fond memories as many people his age did. Snapping himself out of thought he turned to the group of Jounin who were to be sensei's for the future generation of Shinobi. "As all of you know the graduating class for gennin this year is exceptional, therefore I highly suggest that all of you look over the class today during the test, do not count anybody out of reach of passing, I'm sure that as Konoha shinobi many will pass. All teams must be made with three shinobi, one boy and one girl minimum. The remaining slot for shinobi may be filled by either a boy or a girl." He stated with a very serious look on his face. Turning to a mysterious jounin in the front row he asked, "Kakashi, it is your job to be the sensei to the Uchiha boy, we need someone who is able to teach him about the Sharingan as soon as he is able to utilize it."
"Hai, Hokage-sama." He responded having been an ANBU captain he knew that disobeying a direct order from the Hokage was punishable with treason and death.
"As for the rest of you, remember we have a group of very talented ninjas this year so expect everybody to pass that first exam. If everybody knows what to do you are all dismissed" He commanded sending the jounin-sensei's to decide their teams.
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"Hinata, where are the tests taking place again?" Asked Naruto, who was reading manga while walking.
"A-At room 207 of academy N-Naruto-kun." replied Hinata timidly turning towards Naruto. Rounding the next corner the two were at the academy entrance. "Ok, we're here at the academy lets do our best ok?" He said giving a big fox like grin, putting his manga into the orange pouch he always carried. Internally he was hoping that the ninjutsu that they would be tested on would not be something he was bad at, such as the Bunshin no Justsu.
"O-Ok Naruto-kun, I'll do my best." She responded a slight blush appearing on her cheeks.
Turning the next corner the two could see the academy and walked in, looking for the examination rooms.
The two walked into the room and up the steps to sit in the middle row. As all the shinobi waited for the big test, there was talk about newest books, equipment, advances technology, and new jutsu along with the occasional mention of Sasuke by his loyal fan girls. After several minutes of chatting there was a noise coming from the hall…
"I'll beat you there Ino PIG!!!!"
"Not if I get there first FOREHEAD GIRL!!"
In came two girls Sakura and Ino, as routine they found where Sasuke was sitting and fought over who would sit next to him causing so much commotion that they fell over the desks towards the front of the class, along the way causing several other girls to fall over too because they were in the way of the two falling. Naruto turned around and realized what was happening, not thinking he picked up Hinata and threw her out of the way, she landed on her feet but couldn't do anything to stop the falling cluster of students. The students rammed into Naruto and sent him flying to the front of the class. Pretty soon there was a semi-knocked out Naruto, at the bottom of the pile with Sakura, Ino, and a couple other ninja from the class. There was a muffled sound coming from the bottom of the pile that sounded something along the lines of, "Sakura-chaaan get off of me. I can't breathe cough."
Many of the other ninja laughed at the sight of all those people piled up, even Sasuke smirked. The ninja in the pile started to move back to their seats, all embarrassed at what happened. Unknown to the students, the jounin sensei's walked in under the guise of genjutsu, courtesy of Kurenai. As soon as everybody got back to their seats the examiners walked in, Iruka and Mizuki-sensei. One by one the ninjas preformed in various ninja arts.
Looking around for potential students Kakashi spotted the Uchiha boy, 'what was his name, Souske? No that wasn't it, oh its Sasuke. Now, who else should I put on my team, not like I would pass any of them anyway.' He opened a book with all the academy students' pictures and grades for this year so far. After observing for five minutes he spotted three potential students, their names were Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura, and Uchiha Sasuke. He decided that it was a fairly balanced team although many of the kunoichi at this point were at the same level so just in case Haruno didn't pass he could find another student. 'It's about time I left…I need to get to the next chapter to find out what happens to Kenji, Rumiko, and Sayuri…' He thought making his way out the window, but before he could leap there was a loud yell.
"INO PIG!!! STOP HUGGING SASUKE-KUN!! HE DOESN'T LIKE YOU!" Sakura yelled grapping Ino and pulling her away from Sasuke.
"HE DOESN'T LIKE YOU EITHER FOREHEAD GIRL!" She retaliated.
From the window Kakashi stopped his train of thought, 'Hmm…Haruno could be a problem for the team if she overly obsesses about Sasuke…Same with any other girl in his fan club' He thought remembering to a time when he didn't wear his mask one day due to the fact Obito had been stupid enough to "misfire" a katon justu when they were just starting out as a team, it had been the only time he had been seen without a mask, and he remembered the horror of all the fan girls begging to go out with him amongst other things it was a living, breathing, walking nightmare. Moving along the walls he looked at many of the Kunoichi, eliminating the fan girls one by one. Eventually he spotted a kunoichi who was talking with Naruto, about what he didn't know. But she didn't seem at all interested in Sasuke, being focused on talking to Naruto, plus she was a Hyuuga which could definitely improve the effectiveness of the team considering the Hyuuga clan members were mainly taijutsu users. Hopefully it would be enough to prevent a disaster happening he mused, thinking about how Obito had sacrificed his life for him. 'Finally I am done with this, my team will be, Uzumaki Naruto, Hyuuga Hinata, and Sasuke Uchiha. Now all I need to do is report to Hokage-sama' He thought jumping out the window and walking through the streets reading an orange book titled Icha Icha paradise.
After about twenty or so minutes from the beginning of the test Naruto's turn had come, all he had to do is make a simple bunshin, well fairly simple at least….
'Ok…Just concentrate chakra and…' He thought forming his hands into a seal, "Bunshin no Jutsu!!" He cried, to no avail however, the bunshin he created was so deformed it wasn't even up to standard let alone healthy looking. Looking at the bunshin his eye twitched.
"You Fail!!!" Iruka screamed although not loud enough to be heard outside the testing room.
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Outside there were many of Naruto's classmates all showing their newly attained Headbands to their families. Naruto sat on a swing that hung from the nearby tree. He thought about what did he do wrong to make the bunshin jutsu fail.
"Hey Naruto"
"Huh? What is it Mizuki-sensei…"
"There's a scroll at the Hokage tower that has a list of techniques on it and how to do them, if you are able to get the scroll and learn one of the techniques in it I could give you enough extra credit to get you to pass."
"Really!? It will get me to pass?"
"Yes as long as you show that technique to me and give me the scroll I'll pass you." He said with a grin on his face, "Well I'll leave for now you have to get the scroll tonight and learn a technique before the graduation ceremony tomorrow."
"Ok gotcha." Naruto smirked. Planning on how to distract the guards and get the scroll.
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Hinata walked out of the academy, with her new headband across her neck. She walked around looking for Naruto forgetting that it would just be easier with the Byakugan. She was almost out of the crowd when she over heard a conversation between two of the women who had kids in the academy.
"I heard he is the only one who failed, Serves him right."
"Yeah especially after what he did twelve years ago…"
"Quiet remember the Hokage's rule, you could get in deep trouble"
"Still, why would the Hokage care, it's just HIM."
Looking around in confusion Hinata wondered 'Who are they talking about?' Turning her head she noticed a familiar blond sitting on a swing. She quickly walked closer, stopping right behind the tree to look at Naruto. What was she going to say? Sorry you didn't pass better luck next time? That plus she was afraid she might offend him which would end not only in losing a friend but all chances at actually being with her crush. She looked at the ground but heard a conversation Naruto seemed to be having with somebody in the tree. She overheard that Naruto was going to steal a scroll, part of her was glad that Naruto might get the chance to pass, although another part of her was screaming, 'tell him not to go through with it! He might get his ninja license revoked or worse!' In the end Naruto jumped up into the tree and ran across the rooftops before she could say anything. 'Naruto-kun, please be safe'
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"Hokage-sama"
"Hmm? Kakashi what is it?" Sarutobi said turning his attention from the gleaming sunset outside to the doorway Kakashi was standing in.
"I've decided that the three man team I am testing will consist of Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto, and Hyuuga Hinata." He declared waiting for the Hokage's approval.
"I see well there is a slight problem with that team, apparently Na-" he began only to have Mizuki run into the room.
"Hokage-sama, sorry for the interruption but Naruto has just stolen the forbidden scroll!"
"What?! Assemble the Chuunin's and Jounin's and get them here A.S.A.P.!" His face changing from relaxed to tremendously serious.
"Hai!!" Replied both Kakashi and Mizuki.
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It was getting dark and a certain blond shinobi stopped in a clearing in the dark forest to take a rest. He turned to look at the scroll, it was thick but he decided he better pick out a technique right away. Opening the scroll he looked at the first jutsu, Kage Bunshin no Jutsu. He groaned, "Why does the first one on here have to be a form of the bunshin jutsu…" sitting up he started practicing the seals.
Meanwhile a certain Hyuuga was behind one of the trees watching him practice. She had snuck out of the Hyuuga compound to try and talk Naruto into returning the scroll before he got into trouble and lost his rank as a shinobi, she couldn't bear the thought of Naruto . Taking a step forward she looked at Naruto, watching him practice the seals over and over again even if the jutsu had come to fail. Taking another step she whispered softly but loud enough for the blond to hear, "N-Naruto-kun…"
Hearing a familiar voice he turned around to see Hinata, "Hinata? What are you doing out here?"
"I-I, Naruto-kun d-don't you think that if you get caught you might get your ninja license revoked? I-I want you to have a chance at your dream, n-not lose it just because of a scroll." She stuttered trying her hardest not to blush.
"Hinata-chan…Don't worry! I'm the best ninja in Konoha, there's no way that I will get my ninja license revoked, and even if I do ill still become Hokage! I don't give up, that's my Nindo." (Authors note: I think nindo means ninja way.) He grinned with an assuring look on his face. "Anyway you should get back home, you look like you need some sleep."
"H-Hai, Naruto-kun" Hinata's face at this point was crimson. She smiled as she rushed off to the Hyuuga complex, she was happy…no overjoyed that Naruto was concerned with her well being, she hoped that one day he would see her as more than just friends.
Seeing Hinata leave, Naruto thought to himself, 'Hopefully she won't get caught by any of the Jounins, I wouldn't want her to get into trouble for my sake.' Turning back to the scroll he continued to practice the Jutsu.
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Konoha was very quiet this morning, whether it was because many of the ninja were tired from chasing one kid or because it was the graduating day for shinobi nobody knew. The western side of Konoha, a very peaceful place especially with the Hokage tower in the vicinity, generally it was quiet. But today was different Uzumaki Naruto had passed the test for gennin and was now going to be assigned a team. For a select few it was a great day, for many other ignorant villagers however it was the worst day in history.
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"nnnn…just a little more till I finish my ultimate…ramen recipe…zzzzz…" He murmured, Naruto was never good at waking up early in the morning; he had always come to class late because of it. But as he wandered again in dream land he realized what day it was.
The day teams get assigned.
He woke up with a jolt quickly and rubbed his eyes, walking over to the stove he started to boil some water to make a cup of instant ramen. While he was waiting, he put on his trademark orange jacket and pants then walked over to grab his forehead protector; he tied it on his left arm and ran towards the door, ramen in hand. When he opened the door he saw a blue haired girl quickly walking down the stairs. Recognizing it was Hinata he asked, "Hinata? What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at the academy?"
"Naruto-kun…I…um…I wanted to know if you were able to become a gennin…" 'Such messy hair…' she thought, the real reason she came over was to see if Naruto was ok, she had been standing at the front door for about fifteen minutes poking her fingers together, trying to find the right words to say although it never came to her.
"Eh?! Of course I got to gennin!" He said smiling while pointing to his arm. "Well anyway lets get over to the academy."
"Hai, Naruto-kun." She replied, glad that she hadn't stuttered that time.
The two promptly set of towards the academy, both of them thinking about what team they will be placed on.
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"All shinobi take your seats! We will now report your teams which you will be with from the ranks gennin to jounin." Commanded Iruka-sensei. As soon as the students sat down he looked down at his clipboard, "Ok the teams are…" He started. Across the rooms many people were eagerly waiting to be placed on a team, hopefully with close friends from the academy. There were many thoughts going through the students heads such as:
'I hope I get put on a team with Sasuke-kun'
'…hopefully I wont be in a group with anybody too troublesome'
'I need some chips…'
'Hmph, it doesn't matter who's team I'm on, I will improve and kill that person to avenge my clan'
'Please let me be on a team with Sakura-chan, hopefully I won't be on a team with Sasuke-teme'
'Naruto-kun…'
Iruka continued through the list of teams eventually reaching team 7. "Ok team 7, Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto…"
"WHAT?! IRUKA SENSEI WHY DO I HAVE TO BE ON A TEAM WITH SASUKE-TEME!?"
"It is customary to put the person with the lowest grades and the highest grades on the same team so that they will improve themselves and create a balanced team."
'I still don't see how I would benefit from being on the same team with a stuck up bastard…'
"Ahem…If you would let me continue…Team seven consists of Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto, and Hyuuga Hinata" As he finished his sentence Hinata stared in disbelief 'I'm on a team with Naruto-kun?!' She thought turning a bright red color then fainted making a loud thud when she landed on the floor.
Naruto turned around to see Hinata laying on the ground unconscious, he was unsure of what happened but he ran over there and checked to see if she was fine.
"Oi! Iruka-sensei, she's ok she just fainted. Continue listing the teams." He said carrying her to her chair then sitting next to her to make sure she doesn't fall.
'He already cares for his teammates' Iruka smirked turning to the class to announce the rest of the teams.
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Hinata woke up to find herself sitting upright on a bench with her head on a comfy 'pillow.' Turning around she noticed Naruto who was sweating and looked like he was petrified. She quickly sat up and apologized, "G-Gomen Naruto Kun."
Before he could answer a jounin with silver hair and a mask covering the bottom part of his face spoke up. "Ah Hyuuga-sama, glad you could join us we were just about to introduce ourselves discuss dislikes, likes, dreams, and hobbies. You first" He said pointing to Naruto.
"Hai Kakashi-sensei, hmm…Well my name is Uzumaki Naruto, I like ramen and I also like eating at Ichiraku's. I hate the three minutes it takes to cook instant ramen after pouring the boiling water. My dream…Is to be Hokage! The best shinobi in the village so I will finally be recognized! I guess my hobbies would be training and playing pranks."
'Hmm that's a big dream, he doesn't seem to be serious about anything else though; basically he is a lot like Obito…' He thought remembering his old team, turning to the other boy he gestured for him to introduce himself.
"My name is Uchiha Sasuke, I don't like many things and I hate a lot of things but it doesn't matter. My goals…No ambition is to kill a certain somebody and restore my clan."
'Typical, he thinks that he is better than everybody else.' Ok onwards to Hyuuga-sama gesturing towards Hinata.
"A-Ano my name is H-Hyuuga Hinata, my f-favorite things are people who are confident and never give up. I dislike people who are unkind towards others. M-My dream is to work hard to get recognition from somebody. And my hobbies are flower pressing and cooking."
'She is definitely different than the other kunoichi when it comes to who they like, she actually wishes to work hard to get recognition, and luckily she isn't overly obsessed with love.' Snapping out of thought he turned to face his gennin team, "Tomorrow your training begins, you are to take a survival exam." He said a very serious look spreading across the visible part of his face. "It is an exam with a 66 fail rate any team who fails gets sent back to the academy, of course if you leave now you can save yourself the humiliation."
"BRING IT ON! I'LL TAKE YOUR STUPID TEST AND I'LL PASS WITH FLYING COLORS!" Naruto yelled making sure everybody heard him.
'Hmph flying colors of crimson blood and orange more likely' Sasuke mused with an annoyed face.
"Great good to see you so eager, make sure you don't eat breakfast, unless you like to throw up."
Kakashi got up from where he was sitting and disappeared in a poof leaving the genin with many thoughts.
'I wont fail this test I'm going to be Hokage! I won't let anything get in my way!'
'Hmph these two better not drag me down.'
'I have to pass! I won't give up!'
After the passing thoughts Sasuke sat up, "I better get home to rest I'm going to need the strength to make up for the dobe's weaknesses."
"What was that TEME?!" Naruto shouted, rage building.
"Just what I said DOBE." (Authors Note: Dobe: that means dead last right? Or at least that's what I remember it meaning…)
"N-Naruto-kun, Sasuke-kun stop fighting!" She yelled louder than she would normally speak, then speaking in a softer voice, "W-we need our strength for tomorrow."
"Ok Hinata…" Naruto relaxed trying to think about the test.
"Hmph" Was all they heard out of Sasuke before he disappeared.
"Well…now that he's gone want to go grab some lunch? I'm starved."
"H-Hai" She replied trying to hide her faint blush.
Jumping off the building they started to walk towards Ichiraku's the only logical place for Naruto to eat considering he only ate ramen. Along the way many of the villagers looked with disgust and scorn with murmurs of, "How the hell did that MONSTER pass, I know I wouldn't let him become a shinobi."
Ignoring the cruel looks and whispered insults he smirked, trying to hide the pain.
'Naruto-kun…why do they hate you, you haven't done anything to deserve this. Why can't they tell you are the hardest working person in the village?' She thought noticing how the villagers hated him and insulted him behind his back.
The two sat down at Ichiraku's, turning to place an order. Old man Ichiraku, turning to face Naruto noticed that he had brought somebody with him. "Hmm? Naruto who's your friend?"
"Huh? Oh this is Hinata she is one of my teammates."
"But don't gennin teams usually have 3 members where's the third person?" he asked wondering if they were just a team that was one person short.
"Sasuke decided to leave, probably to train or something."
"Oh I see, well anyway what kind of ramen would you two like?" He asked putting a menu on the table.
"I think ill have pork, shrimp, and miso ramen today." Naruto said pulling out his wallet to make sure it had enough for all three.
"A-Ano ill just have miso ramen." She turned to face Naruto briefly before blushing and poking her index fingers together as part of an old habit. Then taking out the money for her ramen she gently placed it on the table.
"Ok I'll get those orders cooked right away!"
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Sasuke was walking briskly towards the training grounds twirling a kunai in his hand, hoping that nobody would get in the way such as any one of his fan girls. Unfortunately his hopes weren't fulfilled. He stopped as he heard footsteps behind him, turning around he threw his kunai with deadly accuracy towards the girl who was walking towards him. She dodged and quickly and turned towards Sasuke, "SASUKE-KUN WHAT THE HELL!" she yelled accidentally letting her inner self speak.
"Oh Sakura it's just you. What do you want? I'm a bit busy." He replied, being a little surprised that she had yelled at him. Much of his fan club would just forgive him right away without any questions then they would try to ask him on a date or something but this was different.
"I just wanted to ask, what is your team like? I can't help to say I'm jealous of Hinata-san, she gets to be on a team with you."
"Those other two will just hold me back, one is an idiot and the other is overly quiet kunoichi. Although you shouldn't be jealous, I don't like Hinata in that way, in fact we are related sort of. If you remember how the Uchiha clan was formed. The Uchiha clan stemmed from the Hyuuga clan originally so basically she is like a very distant cousin." He replied making sure that he picked words carefully; he didn't want any more rumors going about.
"Oh…yeah, I see well, sorry for bothering you Sasuke-kun." She said running off scolding herself in her mind for not knowing that.
'Hmph, since when has a person in my fan club actually cared about what I think?' He mused, running off to the training grounds. Today had been an interesting day for the so called 'last' Uchiha.
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It was late in the afternoon and Kakashi-sensei was late almost by three hours now. Even though the whether was perfect all three genin were greatly annoyed that their sensei was running late.
With a sudden poof Kakashi stood in front of his students. "Hello team, I got lost on the road called life, I had to beat Gai in a sparring match, and I also needed to walk an old lady across the street but then a black cat crossed…" He went through his list of prepared excuses but was rudely interrupted by Naruto.
"YOU'RE LATE!! KAKASHI-SENSEI!!!"
"Ah I see that we are all eager for today. Now, as for the rules of the survival exam, I have two bells here your main objective is to get the two bells. Anybody who doesn't get a bell by noon today gets tied up to the post and won't get to eat the delicious homemade lunches right here." He said pointing to the lunches hearing the genin's stomachs growl. "Of course since there is only two bells that means that one of you will definitely be tied up. For you to succeed you all need to aim to kill, if you don't you won't stand a chance." For a moment there was utter silence coming from the three, obviously they were waiting for the test to get it over with.
"Hmm…All of you seem ready to begin, all right then. Hajime!!" He yelled signaling the start of the exam.
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YATTA! First chapter done. Hope you will review. For the people who don't normally visit fan fiction to send an anonymous review its at the bottom at send review (I'm just saying this for the people who I know who want to read it. My friends.)
Constructive criticism yes, flaming no, compliments, why not if you have some?
Things I want to know:
Are all Japanese translations right?
Are the characters sort of in character? (I tried to get close but I don't think I can perfectly write them in character although that's just me. Hinata is hard to write ( and she is one of my favorite characters.)
Is it dull boring or uneventful at all? (I originally planned to start the fic post time skip but when I started writing things didn't add up so I started from the beginning. There are lots of differences from the manga but I'll try to keep the same basic storyline.)
Overall what did you think about it, and any suggestions?