Luxurious Chausie presents…

TAKUMI OF KUMO CHRONICLES

Chapter One:

Graduation

Takumi sat in his room, trying to wake himself. Emi, his longtime crush and member of his only 'family' – Takumi was an orphan – walked in his room, tapping his forehead as he rubbed his eyes. "We'll be late for the genin exam if we don't leave, like, now." She said, running out into the corridor. "You worry too much, Emi." He called after her, following her path.

Takumi opened the pantry and grabbed a granola bar as he went, sprinting out the front door. The two walked out the door together, the sun beating down mercilessly. They decided to run, for the sake of not missing the test. The two friends walked down the rocky and gravelly road, as the excitement buzzed in their heads.

After walking for a while, the academy came into view. There were students just walking in. When they arrived, they were greeted by their friend, Tekashi, who was reading a book on detecting genjutsu and countering it. He smiled, closing his book and sliding it in his pouch. "Hey Tekashi." Emi said. Takumi bumped fists with him, grinning as they were admitted into the classrooms. Their Chunin sensei, Kano Tsuruki, greeted them with a smile. Everyone liked him, except the group of kids who always sat up in the corner of the room.

"Okay everybody; today's your time to shine! We'll start with the written Genin exam. I'm positive you'll all pass, and as for the physical exam, well, that shouldn't be too hard. The written test will be on the Three Main Jutsu, what a Kekkei Genkai is, what to do when trapped in a Genjutsu, and other important stuffs!" He said, excited as usual. He handed the test out to everyone individually and gave them unique words of encouragement. He was just that great.

After everyone received their tests except Takumi, he whispered to him, "Good luck, Takumi. Though chances are, you won't need it..." Tsuruki said to him. Takumi smiled in a small way, which earned him a pat on the head.

"Begin!"

Pencils could be heard scribbling away as everyone in the room rushed to complete it. Takumi read through the questions as he wrote his name at the top. He started with the first. 'What are the three main Jutsu types that are essential for any Shinobi to use?'

This is gonna be a breeze! Takumi thought, waltzing through the test in a few minutes. Everyone finished within thirty minutes of starting. "Okay, now for the next part. I will call your name randomly, and you will perform three Jutsu. First, you will have to use the Substitution Jutsu, followed by the Clone Jutsu, and then you will perform some Taijutsu on your clone, effectively destroying it." Tsuruki said, looking through his papers. "Emi Tsukatani!" He called out. She walked down to Tsuruki, and wordlessly performed the Lightning Clone Jutsu, followed by a substitution, and then having the clone destroy the substitute. Emi stabbed the clone in the back with a kunai, walking to her seat as she went.

Everyone went through the test with praise from Tsuruki, with the exception of the 'Kumo Kool Kids' as they called themselves. They cheated on the written exam, as was to be expected, and failed the physical exam with much snickering of the crowd. They fumed in their seats silently, reminding themselves to hate everyone who laughed. Takumi performed the two Jutsus, breezing through them with lightning quick hand signs. The substitute was attacked by the clone, who he kicked in the lower back, followed by him punching a hole though it. He then snapped the substitution's neck, walking over to claim his headband. "Congratulations! All of you passed, except you five up there. You know who you are." He deadpanned. Reverting to his usual happy self, he handed the headbands to each student.

Takumi tied his new black headband around his forehead, letting it hold his unruly hair up. He could never get it to stay down; it always stood up. He high fived each of his friends, giving congratulatory hugs to the feminine characters of the class. It was gonna be a good day. Just then, the day ended. Everyone bowed and shook hands and fist bumped and hugged Tsuruki, thanking him for everything he taught them. Except the five from the corner. They glared at him for no reason.

Takumi thanked Tsuruki for all his support in Takumi's disposition as an orphan and a kid with low self esteem. Unlike in other villages, Jinchuuriki were treated like a regular human beings despite being a Jinchuuriki, as was opposite to how other places treated their Jinchuuriki. Immediately, a man told them to follow him. They followed him to an empty ground, where he told each of them to pose for their picture. He snapped the photos relatively quickly, allowing them to meet with their parents. Everyone bowed as they saw the Eighth Raikage arrive.

Takumi and Emi ran up to the Raikage, who hugged them both. "Congratulations, Takumi and Emi! Now I can send you on boring missions if you make me angry!" The woman joked, pulling her hat off and smiling. "Well, my little Kumo nin, it's time for you to head home. The scores will be in by morning, and as such, you will be assigned to your Jonin sensei, as well as your teammates." The Raikage said, placing her hat back on her head.

And with that, the newly graduated students headed off with their parents and friends, while a rather spiky looking lizard watched the boy with unruly blond and brown hair with a peculiar interest.

As said boy spoke to the Raikage, the lizard ran off. "See Raikage-Sama, I'm a ninja now! I'll get to help protect Kumo and help the people! Can I run multiple missions at once? Can I? I can get 'em done in one trip, I'll have so many irons in the fire—"He said to the woman, who smiled. "Settle down, Takumi, there will be time for multiple missions when you get assigned to your team." She said, patting his head.

Takumi just smiled, knowing that he finally had completed one part of his dream.

A/N: Ta da! I hoped you guys liked it, but chances are, you won't. I hope it didn't seem rushed, but yet the inspiration wouldn't come out any slower, and this is the boring stage that represents the beginning of the story. Action will kick in between chapters 2 and 4. Plus, I and all you readers are probably thinking this is boring. There's a good chance I'll rewrite the first few chapters if this story becomes relatively popular.

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-Luxurious Chausie