Summary: An enamoured goofball, a notorious cry-baby and a sharp-tongued know-it-all. However broken you may think they are separately, together they have the potential to shine brighter than any star in the sky. Will their sadistic sensei, the renowned Special Jounin whose sole weakness seems to lie into nothing more than dango, be of any help at all?! Pfft *holds back laughter*
Story begins after the Academy exams, the Rookies already been established and ready to meet their new teammates. Action will follow the events from the anime/manga, but will also contain original material and assignments.
The most likely pairing to happen in this version of Part 1 is Kaka x Anko – I love them together x3 her sadistic ways and his private perverted mind... Oh la la~! Hints of SasuxSaku, SasuxOC, OCxOC and SasuxNaru will follow *joke*
Disclaimer: I don't own the series Naruto or anything you can find there, from characters (including the fodder) to settings. All I have are my original creations.
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Codenames for Disaster: Saru, Nakimushi and Melon
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Chapter 1: The New Trio
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Tick... Tock... Tick... Tock...
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A perfect uninterrupted sound flooded the dark room, its constant rhythm in harmony with the tranquil atmosphere lingering in the air. The light was barely reaching through, managing to form only a few shy patterns on the wooden floor, the pair of satin curtains blocking its path inside relentlessly. The clock's handles were pointing towards the early time of dawn – 5:38 – the moment when the sun had nearly woken up from deep within its slumber, ready to announce the beginning of yet another wonderful and seemingly peaceful day. The town was losing its deathly stiffness from the night, being painted in the much livelier colors of the sun's showering rays, as the empty streets were slowly flourishing with life in this small village hidden in the thickness of an endless forest.
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But not everybody had the desire to greet this hour with open arms, preferring to lie around just a bit longer inside the safe haven of their dreams. A fairly young, fairly petite dark haired girl dressed in a pair of summer cream pajamas was soundly sleeping in the comfort of her bed, unaware of this shift between nighttime and daylight. Or unwilling to. The sunlight was already gently brushing against her bed covers, bringing forth new waves of warmth as the light crawled closer and closer to her face. A few shifts in bed though – all it took for the attempt to become a rather useless one, the young one snuggling the covers and burying her head under a huge pillow, sighing in displeasure...
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It was a good dream again... I want back...~!
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When the clock struck near 7 o'clock, a loud and sharp voice – which was almost powerful enough to wake up the surrounding neighbors had it not been for the partly sound proofed walls – came from bellow and brutally ended the little girl's attempt to fall asleep again. Yawning upset, she tilted her head and peeked at her ticking "friend" over the night stand table. Why is it so early... she thought bitterly, her head collapsing back onto the soft pillow, wishing she could just close her eye lids and drift away for another round in dre-
"JEWEL!"
Alas – was not going to happen with that merciless woman around. However, while she was rubbing her eyes, yawning continuously, the girl couldn't help but notice a really... rare and delicious aroma tickling her nose that she had been craving for months and months. Wait... could it be she -
"Jewel~! If you don't hurry up, I'll eat themin front of you~!"
"W-W-WAIT! ~~~ Be... Be right there, nee-san!"
Jewel quickly jumped out of her bed, carefully though, not to land on any misplaced weapons and rushed towards the bathroom to freshen up. In mere minutes she arrived downstairs, dressed in her regular shinobi outfit – a loose yellow T-Shirt and a black tank top which she wore underneath, a pair of matching black pants and the Konoha hitai-ate wrapped around her neck. Her midnight blue hair was caught up in two high ponytails and a couple of hairpins were used to keep her bangs from completely covering her sky blue eyes.
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Stepping inside the kitchen, Jewel happily noticed that breakfast had already been set on the table. And today wasn't like any other. There are so many tasty things to eat~! Kyaaaaa~! Milk, rice, miso soup, grilled fish, tamagoyaki, a couple of nori sheets, umeboshi, natto... Everything so appealing and tempting to devour, yet... something was missing... something of great importance for the young girl... something that had that delicious smell that filled the entire house... Searching the kitchen, her sharp eyes immediately fell onto her caretaker, a young woman who was sitting quite carefree on the counter nearby while holding a bowl and wooden sticks that had enough dango impaled in them to feed an entire family of four. The woman's eyes were glistering quite deviously when their gaze met, unable to withhold a side grin from forming.
"Don't tell me... You've finished them without me already?", the little girl noticed with horror that the woman's mouth had faint traces of chocolate, most likely from the content that was once on the only empty dish still present on the table – it was chaotically smeared with chocolate and what must have been jam and sweet powder. "No way~~~~~!"
The woman giggled slyly, greedily gulping down the last of her dango while watching the girl's tearful puppy-eyed expression. Some people would have easily crumbled if forced to face such an adorable, yet rather pitiful expression... unluckily for Jewel, the purple haired presence had grown immune to it over time. But that day was not an ordinary one, so she played along this silly game. Just this time – she thought while getting off the counter and grabbing the closest chair next to the table.
"Joking, Joking~!", the woman cooed amused. "I kept plenty for you, so stop weeping in front of me like a baby.", she said and observed how the girl's face lightened up almost immediately at the news.
"I can't believe you're still falling for that trick... ", the woman added with a disappointed sigh and leaned against the table, propping her elbows on the wood while holding her face with her hands. All this time, Jewel was silently nibbling onto her bread while eyeing her protector suspiciously. The purple haired woman was acting strangely decent that morning. Normally, Jewel would have already gotten scolded for acting this immaturely at her age, even more considering there are children in the village far younger than the girl – like Hanabi-chan from the famous Hyuuga clan – who behave in a remarkably mature way at any given time and place: at home, at school, during training, alone even. Saplings that will bloom into outstanding shinobi if they keep up working on their flaws and perfecting their techniques, the woman kept pointing it out each and every time she would scold Jewel whenever she'd get too childish or uninterested in her training. However, today? The woman was surprisingly pleasant, despite the obvious teasing tone... not to mention there was so much goodness to devour~! Obviously, the woman put a lot of effort in preparing the dishes, more so than usual. There had to be a catch somewhere! Whenever Jewel found the woman to be in such a good mood, it definitely meant that some kind of a surprise was waiting to happen. And looking back to past moments, it was never the good kind of surprise...
"What is it...?", Jewel asked cautiously.
"Nothing special...", her lips curved up even more and then continued. "I still can't believe my little Jewel isn't an Academy student anymore...", she spoke faking a sob. "Crazy, how it feels like only yesterday I've enrolled you to that place..."
"Anko onee-san...", the dark haired girl couldn't help but feel a little hot into her cheeks as she examined the woman's facial expression. It almost sounded like she was – impressed?
"Tell you the truth, I didn't believe you could graduate this year seeing as though you had joined months later than the rest of your age group... hell, few are even capable of finishing their studies in the Academy faster too!"
Jewel pierced her protector's eyes more intensely and could no longer hide her amazement from the outside. That... really hit a soft spot... in a good way~! I mean... just knowing that she managed to overcome Anko's expectations – which believe me, is not an easy task to accomplish at all – meant a great big deal to Jewel, the girl happily taking it all in... while it lasted.
"Also... seeing as though you have absolutely no talent when it comes to taijutsu, it's an incredible achievement indeed. Not to mention your horrible - and I do mean - horrible ninjutsu. Honestly girl, you need to work on that some more because even children, like that Hyuuga kid, are better than you at it and you're her senpai by almost four years~! Really, was your sensei blind or do these Academy exams have become too soft and easy?"
And with that the lovely morning mood was completely ruined. Needless to mention Jewel had fallen into a cloud of depression, feeling a heavy weight dropping hard onto her shoulders... So cold...
"Wow... thanks for that...", the girl mumbled sarcastically with a few chunks of pancakes stuffed into her mouth... not even her favorite food worked in cheering her up...
It was bad enough she struggled in certain areas because... face it... she hated any type of physical workout, especially those in which Anko was more than aggressively involved whenever she had days off of village duties. Jewel's body was fairly weak even after all those harsh training schedules, so in a pure taijutsu confrontation the girl would most likely be defeated in the long run – she hated the sensation of her muscles in pain with a fiery passion, so taijutsu... not exactly her thing at this point in life, heh. However, luck shined upon Jewel on the day of the exam that took place only a few days before. It was fairly easy to finish for it had been centered on the theoretical notions studied at the Academy rather than having to accomplish any strenuous physical tasks. Jewel was pretty good at memorizing data and could understand even the more advanced notions, so she wasn't completely useless as a kunoichi if she used her mind right and would not be dazed during confrontations to get wounded... or worse, killed.
"Hm... Sorry, sorry~! But really, you're always making such a cute face when you get upset. I just couldn't stop myself~!", she stuck out her tongue playfully, though she rapidly resumed a more serious posture. "Still..."
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"You really are an impressive girl... You've come so far already in such a short amount of time... Heck, even I'm surprised by this, Jewel and I thought you were a hopeless dead weight!"
"...Dead weight?", Jewel asked all gloomy, despite the woman intending that to be a compliment... a really lousy compliment.
"Keep this up~!"
Even so, observing her features more attentively, Jewel couldn't see anything that would give away Anko's true thoughts if she had any hidden in herself... So she really meant it... Heh... In the end, this day didn't start that incredibly badly at a-
"I can't wait to start training you harder! From this day forward, I'm going to pay extra attention to your training and I'll pump enough muscle in you to break even the hardest of rocks and get rid of that baby fat!"
-ll... huh? Saaaay, what again? "Wait, I'm sorry. What?!", the girl asked.
"It's true. Also, I won't hold back on you anymore now that you've finished your Academy training.", Anko spoke to Jewel smiling and twirling the wooden sticks around her fingers.
"All this time you were holding back?!", she blurted it out half-scared, half-angered – obviously the woman didn't take notice of this. The training sessions with the purple haired woman were insanely hard and sometimes even crazy for she loved summoning those unsettling snakes and no... not the small fry. The real deal.
"So be prepared, I'll get you in proper shape in no time, Jewel!", she threw the sticks towards the girl and barely missed scratching her face, slicing through some strands of hair as they passed. "Hey... You don't have to be this happ-"
"All this time you were holding back...", she repeated the words in a whisper, the shock still sinking in as she was watching Anko's heart filled laughter. The next minutes, the conversation died out, a gloom cloud latching onto her frail body like a leech. The girl could have sworn that sadistic woman was enjoying all of this too damn much, her good mood making her look unrecognizable that morning.
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Thankfully, it was time for both of them to leave the household, not before the woman gave Jewel a set of directions in order for the girl to more easily find Iruka sensei's classroom.
"Don't forget. Head straight for the Academy after you meet up with that Naoko kid. Don't you dare take unnecessary detours to whatever stores you might find on the way, unless you want to be-"
"-really, really late and get in a lot of trouble and have the higher ups on your back again. Yeah, yeah. I know that already. Every single day you keep telling me this~!", she whined, but received a cold glare and a slight hit on the head which instantly silenced her. Jewel's sense of direction wasn't a very good one – unless there was a prominent object around which she could possibly use as a guiding point. For example, in a forest she'd totally end up being lost if left alone without any companions around, so days and days and days would need to pass in order to find the road back home... If ever... but, that might be just an exaggeration from Anko's side. Jewel felt confident in herself enough to not end up in such a ridiculous situation~!
"I wouldn't need to do this if you'd actually paid attention to my advices for a change! No matter the circumstances, you're always lat—"
"Ittekimasu!", said the girl hurriedly, not listening to the final part of that speech as she disappeared rather quickly from her sight. Locking the door, Anko let a heavy sigh escape her lips. Walking down the street towards the Hokage's workplace, she allowed her mind to slightly wonder off. "Hmph... She's spending too much time around Kakashi... so many bad habits rubbing off on her because of you.", she shook her head slightly, chuckling amused afterwards. Oh, and speaking of the devil –
"Yo."
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Jewel was running through the narrow streets, carefully avoiding any locals blocking the road and stopped only after she had arrived at the Aizawa residence. Her best friend was living there with his mother, their home not far from the Mitarashi's place – the distance between them being roughly around ten minutes walking. Naoko was patiently waiting for the girl outside, gazing in a dreamy way towards the view in front of him. His cheeks carried a faint blush - his facial expression suggested something was greatly troubling him.
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"Today is the day..."
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Naoko could be a pretty goofy person sometimes, but it was part of his charm. He wasn't what girls might consider handsome, the type they'd fawn over and admire, but he didn't have bad traits either. His dark brown hair was short and slightly unkempt, spikes heading in every direction and a pair of extremely beautiful amber eyes, like his father's. Or so his mom kept pointing him out, Naoko felt they were not that special... Anywho. His right ear was pierced by a silver earring and he carried a necklace around his neck that was almost entirely hidden by one of his favorite dark brown T-shirts, the one with cream colored kanji written on its back. The second layer was a fishnet blouse that had the left sleeve much longer than the other one – both tightly hugging his skin. He also wore a fingerless glove on his left hand, a metallic plate on top of it for protection, dark trousers that went a little further down his knees, a pair of brown shinobi shoes and the Konoha headband worn proudly around his head. He was aimlessly brushing his right foot across the ground he was standing, creating nonsensical patterns using the dirt and dust covering the road.
"No more chances like this ever again... this is the day fate will finally decide if I'm worthy or not to be with her! This is the day when love wins another battle in this world!", he thought, proudly carrying a stupid looking grin – even chuckled a few times. "Sure, I'll have to train harder and harder so that I'll be sure Jewel-chan's impressed with my amazing skills... he he he... she'll surely fall for me then and love will prevail...Yoshi!"
"What are you mumbling about, Nao-kun?"
The boy's heart jumped painfully hard in his chest when he turned around only to feel a painful pinch in his arm. The boy's mind had been flooded with so many worries and thoughts that he had forgotten to keep an eye on the lookout in case Jewel was around the vicinity and now his well-planned confession scheme risked going down the drain. He didn't think the situation through and instinctively backed away from her, resulting in him accidentally slamming his elbows on a neighbor's wooden fence.
"Na... Nao-kun...", the girl squinted her eyes and stared at him awkwardly... he was acting odd that morning – just like Anko... "What were you doing?"
Naoko mentally cursed as he realized the last words were spoken out loud. "Noooo! She's heard me! Calm down, calm down... take a long deep breath and converse like nothing happened... What? I was... umm... really? Oh, well, it's... umm... Damn it, I said converse like nothing had happened ~ man!"
"AH~! I get it now!", Jewel screamed, unwillingly filling the boy with even more fear than before. "So that's what it was all along, I should have guessed sooner..."
"Y-Y-You do?", he inquired, his heart racing incredibly fast. Naoko was beyond panicked, confused, anxious, terrified, sweating from his pores like mad. His knees turned into a pile of gelatin, Jewel's face getting closer to his...
"Yeah."
"J-Jewel... I... You see... Truth is... For a long time... I..."
"Nao-kun, you..."
Could even smell the subtle fruity perfume she sprayed onto her neck... So much closer to his... Jewel~! Here I co-
"Definitely must be excited to finally be part of a real ninja team, not just an Academy simulation! I bet that's why you're so nervous~!"
The F— ?
"Am I right?"
Naoko blinked a few times in disbelief and then sighed, slightly relieved that she didn't overhear any of his rambling. His chance to shine in front of her eyes was still there though – all he needed was patience and more time to see how he'll handle this without turning into a staggering illiterate fool again. If the day would go his way, then his first Naofficial mission as a Genin would be... winning Jewel's heart once and for all. Gosh, he couldn't wait! He could just imagine...
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The classroom was far from quiet, far from empty, far from peaceful – and most importantly – far from QUIET. It's been at least a few minutes since the noise had escalated all thanks to the arrival of the lovely kunoichi duo one would ever have the luck and pleasantry of meeting – not – the eternal rivals of love, Ino and Sakura. Sigh. In times like these I wish I had brought something to properly entertain myself with... or silence those annoying girls for good – a far better option.
"Kyaaaaa, look how cool he is~!"
Sigh... If I am unlucky enough to be in a team with girls, I'd rather them be like Hinata... Kami-sama... I swear, I'll have you in my prayers every single day for a whole month and even go to the temple for prayers with my grandparents! Just... just... -
"He's so dreamy~!"
"Oh lord, he actually looked at me~! KYAAAA~!"
- don't make ANY of them my teammates! I am begging you - on my knees if I have to~!... But... Considering my brilliant luck, the opposite of what I want WILL eventually happen... for crying out loud, should have mastered an invisibility jutsu so I could blast shuriken at them and get away from the repercussions...
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Midori. Shibuya Midori – one of those seemingly rare girls attending the Academy who did not enjoy being surrounded by people she deemed bellow her in intelligence, by shallow or pathetic individuals. In other words: most girls here. But not because she had problems with the gender itself, she wasn't really like that... however... ever since the Uchiha kid became an immensely popular figure in the Academy, it's like everybody had gone bonkers mad over him and did not bother to think straight anymore. They threw away their pride and their ounces of dignity over someone who wasn't even aware of their existance - or cared enough to actually give a damn even if he did notice their presence. She had even pointed this fact out to countless enamored beings – Midori was much more naïve and caring towards people when she started her studies there. She meant well, despite her sometimes harsh methods and hurtful words used to demonstrate the truth behind her opinion. Not often had she given her friends some severely needed tough-love medicine to wake them up from their constant Sasukeeeee daze. She wanted to show them he wasn't worth all the trouble, all their tears... the world was so huge and big and beautiful – surely there were countless of other possibilities! Even in the Academy she could name at least a handful of people who would be adequate fits for them. Sigh... Midori would always get shoved away and end up the one truly hurt, never to hear kind words from these friends afterwards. Because of this constant rejection, Midori decided to keep a low profile and stay away from other people's business. Hey, if they want to suffer, then by all means. Go. Ahead! So for years now, she kept her shields up high so she wouldn't tear up from something juvenile like that ever again. She stopped seeking any bonds or making any noticeable friends becoming a very private girl, who kept most of her daily life to herself. She was rarely talking to other students, rarely seen with a partner during training... Inside the classroom she would sit by the desk closest to the window and stare outside, preferring to admire the constructions and trees rather than socialize with anybody.
Her shields somehow affected how she regarded herself physically too. She hated her natural hair, those flimsy blonde locks – a lot. It was somehow always used in comparison with the Yamanaka's whose style apparently was ten times better than hers, ten times prettier and healthier. Eventually, Midori snapped out of anger and sadness, shocking her classmates AND family when she revealed a set of short, forest green hair style, cut mildly shorter than Sakura's at the present moment. Her clothes carried dark shades too, as the years passed by combinations getting closer to black, a real fan of the color. She looked so unusual for a child though. Creepy. Weird. Different.
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Even now.
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Her hair reached mid waist, being pulled back in a pony tail, subtle red hair clippings keeping the wild strands of her bangs at bay. She was wearing a short dark red tank top over a long fishnet T-Shirt, a pair of black shoes and matching pants that went just bellow her knees. They had two large pockets on both sides where she kept her daily shinobi equipment: some kunai and shuriken, along with a wire roll and countless explosive tags. You could never be too careful when a possible enemy might appear, even inside the village. However, nothing she wore was satisfactory anymore – ever since graduation day. Her outfits paled in her eyes, as the most cherished possession of hers had to be the newly acquired Konoha headband, HER own Konoha headband, which was tightly hugging her waist for everyone to see and admire – at home. Another successful step towards accomplishing her dream! Hell yeah! Sadly, she could barely concentrate on this little victory or the beautiful view outside... sensei was nowhere to be around and she couldn't do anything about the noise, just wait and hope the drama would end soon.
"NARUTO! Get out!"
The girlish quarrel didn't take long to escalate, even more persons bringing shame to the female gender by bugging in to take the spot near the Uchiha at the price of inconveniencing the blonde kid. Even girls from different classrooms came – Just brilliant – so in the end, the ones who stood away from this overall pathetic display were Midori and, as always, the silent Hyuuga girl. All the time Sasuke was somehow brilliantly ignoring all the commotion, keeping his icy cool attitude throughout the entire ruckus. Until...
"What the —?!", Midori blurted out all of a sudden, looking as shocked as the rest of the people present there. Realizing what's just happened, the girl quickly covered her mouth with her hands as she could not suppress the chuckles that flooded out of her mouth. A million years and she would have never pictured such a scenario to happen in reality. Who would have thought that idol boy's first kiss would be accidental AND with Naruto – out of all people?! Too hilarious to be true! Well... for Midori at least, since everyone else had a different reaction towards it. The fans, especially, marking this the day when Naruto saw the darkest side of a girl in pain. The result? Multiple bruises, bumps and cuts, broken bones here and there, bold spots...
Suddenly, the doors slid wide open.
"Finally..."
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Panting, the brown haired boy stepped inside, shortly followed by the dark haired girl who was in the same condition like him. Just in the nick of time as well; a few more minutes and Iruka-sensei would have arrived and teamed up the graduates between each other.
"Why do you think... she keeps telling you... the same thing... over and over again...?", Naoko asked feeling out of breath.
"I'm sorry... I just couldn't... help myself... were adorable... I couldn't resist... not playing with them..."
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"TAKE THAT!"
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It didn't take a genius to figure out what was going on, Jewel looking absolutely repulsed by what she was seeing... and frightened... "They seem so... unfriendly. I don't like this place at all... Let's head back to the pet shop~!", she added in a higher pitched voice as she tightly held onto Naoko's arm, hoping it would convince him to return back to that lovely pet store. Anxiety was spreading through the girl's body like poison, not enjoying another second in this awful environment... that poor boy, so helpless and hurt, but no one did anything, except watch like it was not cruel, not abnormal at all.
"We c-can't l-leave.", Naoko stammered, his cheeks boiling red thanks to the girl's sudden squeeze. Truthfully, he didn't like being there any more than her, but it was an important day for both of them, so they were not really allowed to miss it... especially Jewel, the consequences in her case being more dire than in his since she had to live with that scary woman, Anko. Also, the pet store owner knew the Jounin well enough to let it slip from his tongue whenever Jewel lingered around his shop... and for how long. So not a chance going back.
"At least she feels... harmless." Naoko stated, watching the weird Hyuuga girl as she kept flinching every few seconds, her eyes never leaving the blonde. Sigh... Wasn't the best solution, but compared to the other figures in the room, hers had a more innocent vibe, so it had to do.
"But the seats are all taken..."
"I can take care of that for you...", he lovingly caressed the metallic plate of his glove, but gave up on the idea quickly when he caught a glimpse of Jewel's eyes narrowing slightly at him while she was shaking her head disapprovingly. "What~?"
"Let's head over there... ", the girl whispered, hinting with her head towards the far end of the row. "She looks alright too..."
Of course, her idea was in an instant shot down by the boy, but he was fighting a losing battle. "That's not alright, that's called dangerous!", he answered in the same lower voice register, eyes trailing on the kunai the kunoichi was playing with menacingly.
"Don't be silly... Looks can be deceiving~!" , she spoke with a newfound confidence, which came out a tad forced – like Jewel was trying to convince herself into believing in such words too. "Plus... everywhere else is full so lead the way, Nao-kun."
Naoko sighed deeply, thus admitting defeat and pulled Jewel towards the stranger, examining her weird attire and the weapon she was holding. "I don't like this...I don't like this at all.", he mentally cursed, but brought up the courage to start a conversation with the green haired girl who didn't realize those two coming right at her. The boy coughed quite rudely, his eyes almost instantly being pierced by the girl's green iris, sending chills down his spine as they've met.
"A... Are these taken?", he asked removing his point of interest towards Jewel, who was standing in such a way so Nao's body could protect her from the stranger's view. After what seemed like a long and heavy pause, the moss haired girl slid towards the left side, thus allowing both of them to temporarily accompany her.
"Go ahead.", she answered without expressing any kind of emotions on the outside – disgust, nor happiness. That must have been a good thing, right? Not quite. The moment she met the guy's eyes, Midori knew she wouldn't like his type one bit, but she shrugged the feeling away. Not like she cared anyway.
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After a congratulatory speech and a few last advices, it was time for the new Genin teams to be announced, everybody freezing in place, anxiously awaiting the results. Everyone, except a few:
"Team 7. Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura and Uchiha Sasuke."
Naruto and Sakura were both so incredibly happy, yet sad, taking turns to visually express these strong emotions in sets of screaming. As for Sasuke... he was as silent and as indifferent as usual, although he was definitely annoyed by the team he was placed with, already considering them huge nuisances. At that moment, the pinkette began taunting Ino ruthlessly, having a sly and victorious look plastered across her face for in her mind, she became the clear winner of their rivalry. Sasuke was hers to grab~! This only enraged the blonde further, feeling even worse after finding out what screwed up teammates she had. The worst possible day... Sigh...
"Team 11: Aizawa Naoko."
Naoko gulped and felt his pulse intensifying. He really wanted to have Jewel with him... they practically grew up together after having attended the same class in the Academy so from the start they could work out well together.
"Come on, come on, come on! Please say my Jewel's name!"
"Shibuya Midori."
"Darn it, not HER!", he cracked his knuckles and felt a wave of sheer disappointment washing down his body, but was immediately set in a better mood with a tighter squeeze from Jewel, who smiled sweetly at him... like she'd always do when he'd feel down, her way of saying..."Relax. Everything will work out fine."
"And..."
There was a slight pause, barely noticeable for the untrained ears. He narrowed his eyes for not even a couple of seconds, but he quickly returned to his usual expression.
"Mitarashi Jewel."
Hearing this almost determined Naoko to cheer or yell out of sheer happiness. He couldn't believe his ears and even rushed to ask Jewel to repeat that last name for him, earning a pretty rough pinch on his skin. Finally, FINALLY! One of his greatest wishes finally came true! Screw that Midori herb, nothing could ruin his mood that day~! N-o-t-h-i-n-g~! He was so thrilled having Jewel as his teammate that countless heart shaped bubbles started popping in the surrounding air, leaving traces of red and pink streams behind. Naoko was unaware of what was going on in the classroom after that point, for he was already transported in his perfect, daydreaming world, planning the next steps into winning the girl's heart, a much easier task now that they could spend more time together. He could barely wait~!
"FATE IS ON THE SIDE OF LOVE! HELL YEAH!"
"Nao-kun...", Jewel mumbled with a frown and gazed at him weirdly, not understanding what was happening to him and wondering why his skin was so incredibly red, similar to those days when he'd spend too much time under the summer light. Was he feeling ill or...?
"Naoko and Jewel, huh?"
The girl's attention shifted towards the one sensei called Midori, who had a slightly warmer expression now that the teams had all been chosen. Although her first impression of those two wasn't that great, they were probably far better than any other choices around... so she had to live with this decision and hope for the best, ne? Plus, getting rid of both Ino and Sakura was a plus in her book, so god didn't screw up everything for Midori.
"Looking forward to knowing you.", she continued in an almost robotic way, like she was rehearsing a line from a script, trying to act it as genuinely as she could. But no matter, Jewel didn't catch such a subtle interpretation and simply nodded, sending the girl a faint smile.
"Congratulations to all 15 teams this year!", Iruka added after the sorting was over. "A Jounin teacher has already been assigned to each of the teams, so better make sure you come back here for tomorrow's first meeting with them. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask me or any other school staff."
"Iruka-sensei!"
"Naruto... What now...?"
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A/N: Really impressed you've gotten this far ^.^ Rest assured that future chapters won't be so incredibly long, probably half of the intro's length at best. Hope you liked this, as chapters progress there will be less humorous moments as it will be drama... even some deaths, other than in the manga/anime so... beware~!
Constructive criticism on any channel (review/pm) and faves are always welcomed ~!