I don't own Naruto. I know the title doesn't really make sense. BUT, I liked it and also it's different like the story and just, you know.
Mikazuki Tanaka rushed to school as the clouds got darker and the wind whipped her hair around. Although she was both excited and nervous about her first day at her new school in Konoha, she was absolutely exhausted. She had stayed up till around 3 am catching up with her best friend Izumi.
Izumi had moved from Sunagakure about a year ago, but they kept in touch and were still close. Then about a week ago, her parents decided to move to Konoha too. Izumi and Mika had talked nonstop until Mika's parents called Izumi's house and told her to get home.
When Mika finally got to school, it started to pour down rain. A moment after she was in, Izumi rushed in the door, completely soaked. Mika took one look at her and burst out laughing.
"Glad to know you think it's hilarious that I'm SOAKED!" Izumi shrieked, ringing out her hair. Mika took another look at Izumi, whose black hair was wrapped around her head because of the wind, and sighed.
"C'mon, let's get you changed." She took Izumi's arm, led her to the nearest bathroom. Once there, Izumi changed into her gym clothes, and put her wet clothes in her gym bag.
After they got out of the bathroom, they hurried to class room right as the bell let out a long RRIINNGGG. Everyone took a seat, so Mika took one right next to Izumi. The teacher burst in carrying a large folder that looked like it could not possibly support the papers it was filled with. In his other hand, he held 3 yakatori with another one sticking out of his mouth. He got to his desk and dropped everything that was in his arms onto the surface.
The man's name was Miroku. Although his body looked quite young and energetic, his face was tired, with dark circles under his eyes. Just as any other shinobi, he wore the traditional Konaha uniform.
One of the best parts about being a teenage ninja was that you attended a ninja academy. At the academy, you did not have your normal subject like Math and English, except there is a Village and World history class. Most classes and are subjects like Advanced Chakra Control hand have to do with missions and skills. And, classes only last for a couple months, then you were right back to your teams. This class truly seemed no different than the other classes Mika had taken before in Sunagakure and she was glad that there was only about a week untill she got to go back to having missions.
She leaned back and glanced around the room. A quite large kid, Choji, she recalled, was munching on potato chips. Shikamaru, who was sitting next to him, sat looking annoyed that Choji was eating once again.
Miroku stood in front of the class and looked around. His eyes fell upon Mika. Without a word, he pulled out a shuniken and through it at her. Mika knew better, so she did not move. Nor did she blink when the shuniken struck the wood of the pew only inches away from her head.
"You," Miroku called out, "your name?"
"Mikazuki Tanaka," she answered calmly.
"Last village?" he questioned her sternly.
"Sunagakure," Mika answered once again.
Out of no where, a smiles spread across his face. "Masaru?"
Mika let a small smile slide across her lips and nodded. Miroku nodded slightly then acted if as if nothing had just happened.
"Now today, our focus will be on aiming and targeting," he anounced. A few people groaned, but everyone stood up and headed towards the training ground.
Mika and Izumi chatted quietly, much like the others in the class. Up ahead, Sakura had invaded the personal space of Sasuke and was talking in his ear while he seemed off in another world. Izumi had gotten to know Sasuke and unlike any of the other girls, was not interested in him.
To most of the boys in Konaha, Izumi was just one of the guys. Sasuke's oppinion was no different. She looked at Sakura and the desperate look on her face and shook her head. Mika took a look and let out a small laugh.
"What's the big deal about Sasuke anyways?" She whispered to Izumi. "I mean, he looks arrogant and obnoxious." Izumi kind of shrugged.
"I don't really know. Guess it's the I'm-So-Emo attitude and," she paused, a small smile across her lips, "the duck-butt hair he has." She said loud enough for him to hear it of course.
Right after, Emo Boy's jaw got tight and he turned to look at her. "Hn," he huffed, crossed his arms over his chest, and turned back around. Izumi couldn't help but let out a laugh.
Soon afterwards the class got to the training grounds. Miroku stood infront of the students, barring a slight grin. "I will pair you up. Then, you will use you kunai knives to strike two centemeters from your partners head." Everyone glanced around at eachother with weary eyes, not sure how this excersise would turn out.
"Okay, umm," he dangled his knife from the tip of his index finger, turning and spinning it, while he looked around at every set of eyes. "I got it. Izumi and Shikamaru, Ino and Sasuke, Choji and Hinata, Kiba and Mikazuki, Shino and Lee, TenTen and Naruto, and finally Neji and Sakura." He finishes with a smile and retreated within the trees.
Sakura looked like she might explode her face was so red, while Ino was squealing with glee and bouncing up and down. She grabbed his arm, and led him towards the nearest target.
The targets were set up about 4 feet away from eachother, each being about 1 foot and a half. Sasuke had Ino stand to the target first.
As Izumi and Mika, along with Kiba and Shika, Sasuke looked like he might actually cry. "Try not to hit her in the head quite yet," Izumi whispered to him.
"I make no promises," he mumbled, a disgruntled look across his usually calm face.
Izumi smiles, and walked to the target two down from him. Mika was now talking with Kiba and took the one right next to Sasuke.
"I'll go first for being hit, or almost being hit," Mika said with a smile and walked off to the target. She stood right in the center, dealry hoping she wouldn't get struck in the head. Once she was prepared, she flashed a smile at Kiba and gave him a thumbs up.
Before she could even realize, his knife was approaching her. It looked as if it was going to hit her in the forhead but right when in got about two feet away, it curved to the right and landed about an inch away from her.
By this time, Sasuke had thrown 3 knives violently at Ino, one on each open side of her head of course. Miroku looked down at Mika, who seemed perfectly calm. Mika and Kiba trades places, and she looked at him and got focused. Along with them, Ino and Sasuke switched places.
Ino picked up her kunai, and chucked it at Sasuke with a heave. Sasuke ducked right before it hit where his right eye would have been.
"IIEEEE!" Ino squealed. Mika, who was just about to throw her kunai, started to die of laughter and dropped her weapon. Only moments after, she was sitting on her butt on the ground, covering her mouth and trying to regain.
Sasuke shook his head as Mika stood up. "Bet she can't even hit the target," Sasuke mumbled, looked at and obviously talking about Mika. What shocked Duck-Butt was that she could hear him. She stood up and gave him a dirty glare.
"Would you like to say that to my face?" she questioned him in a harsh tone. Miroku looked down at his students, having a grin on his face because this is what he had been waiting for.
"I said, if you had had the chance of throwing that kunai, you wouldn't even had hit the target. You have no skill," plain as day he stated, his dark eyes staring at her.
A fierce look crossed her face and she looked like she might explode. Izumi knew about her temper, and hoped that she wouldn't beat him too awfully bad. Mika took a step forward, staring back at Sasuke, who was right up against the target.
She was farther away from his target, than she would have been from hers if she was still practicing. Sasuke blinked, the instant his eyes began to shut, she grabbed her kunai, threw it straight at him.
His eyes opened just as it struck a centimeter from his head, and the always-cool Sasuke flashed a paniced look on his face.
"Still think I have no skill?" she said coldly. Emo Boy, not in the mood to fight, shook his head no. And with that, Mika turned around to Izumi to talk to her, now seeming utterly clam.
Everyone was silent except for Mika and Izumi, who were acting if nothing happened. Eventually, everyone went back to training and finally it was time to head back to the school.
Izumi and Mika walked back a bit slowly, talking with Kiba and Choji. Once again, Sasuke was surrounded by Ino and Sakura. They got back to the school and started to walk home when Kakashi who had also been watching the class walked up next to them.
"Excuse me, I don't mean to butt in, but I was wondering if I could have a word with you Mikazuki."
Mika gave a warm smile and nodded, "Of course." She turned to Izumi, "I'll meet you at your house. See ya," she said, And with that, Izumi smiled and walked off, leaving Mika with Kakashi.
"Well, I know your sensei back in Suna was Masaru, but I was wondering if you had a sensei for here yet?" he asked her, still with a pleasing smile on her face.
"Uh, well, no actually I don't. I was planning on getting on that before Academy ended, but I haven't had the chance yet," she admitted, turning a light shade of pink.
"Well, because Izumi was taken in by Team Asuma, and I don't think there is a spot on any other team, you're welcome to join Team 7. I saw that Sasuke got on your nerves but I hope that won't stop you from joining," although looking a bit embarassed, he smiled and made his eyes crinkle.
Although she didn't know him that well, there seemed like there was something about him that she could trust. "Okay," she responded a moment after, "I'd be honored to have you as my sensei.''
At this, he smiled. "Good, good. I'll see you tomorrow then," with another smile, he turned around and walked away. Mika also started back to Izumi's place, and couldn't help but feel a sense of acceptence.
The next day was once again stormy, and it showed no sign of clearing up. Izumi showed up and Mika's door no later than 7, and they began their war against the wind walking to school. Both of them were especially happy, concidering that this was there last day at the academy and they could get back to their teams.
They walked up to the school, only to find Ino and Sakura arguing, the usual insults of Ino telling Sakura she had a big forhead and Sakura calling Ino a pig.
"Guys! Cut it out!" Izumi shouted, trying to get them to stop, or at least quiet down. They took one look at her, then started shouting at one another again.
Both Mika and Izumi shook their heads and walked into the building. Miroku was already in class, along with Shikamaru, Neji, and Sasuke. Izumi and Mika took a seat as others started walking in, most of them wet because of the rain. Sasuke looked at Mika, noticing that she did not bother to put her hair up and, although he had not noticed yesterday, she had quite long hair.
Eventually, everyone was inside and seated and Miroku taught a lesson on "How to know if someone's around by sensing their chakra." By the end of the day, which was around 1 because it was their last day, everyone was ready to be free of the large room they had stayed put in all day. Naruto was the first one out of the room, mostly because his stomach had been growling for the last hour and he wanted ramen. The last ones out were Mika and Izumi, along with Sasuke trailing right behind them. He didn't particularly like Mikazuki, but he found no way to avoid her so much like what he did with the other people here, he'd have to just suck it up and deal with her. Plus, he wanted to do a little sparing with her just to see if she was really as strong as she led on yesterday.
Sasuke, without realizing they had stopped because he was thinking, ran into Izumi and once again became aware of what was really going on.
"Off in some sort of deep thinking, are you?" Izumi asked with a slight smirk starting to spread across her face.
"Tch, so what if I was?"
"Well, someone could verly likely attack you if you let your gaurd down you know."
"Like I would let my gaurd down that mu-" he stopped in mid-sentance to feel the tip of a kunai press into his back.
"Are you sure about that?" Mika's cold breath sent a chill down his spine. Not because he was frightened but because it was thrilling to have her so close, although he would not admit it to himself. Mika gave a small giggle and removed the kunai from his back. "Gomen, I just couldn't resist." She back in front of him, her cheeks a light pink colour.
Sasuke shrugged lightly and with that the two girls went on their way once more. Something was different about this girl to him, she wasn't obsessed with him like most other girls and she knew what she was doing. She's just another girl that's going to get in your way. Remember, kill Itachi, rebuild your clan, Sauke kept repeating to himself the rest of that day. And it wasn't till the Sun was even to the horizon did he fully realize just what 'rebuild your clan' truely meant. He would, eventually, have to find someone to mate with. Who though? It wasn't like it would be Sakura or Ino. Hinanta was out along with TenTen and Izumi. All who was left was Mika, and as crazy as it sounded because he barely knew her, it didn't seem too bad in his mind.
Wait! I can't be attracted to that girl! Stay focused. Don't let her distract you, he thought, just trying to get her out of it mind. Finally, when the Sun was no longer visable and the moon was high he was able to close his eyes and fall asleep. And on the other side of the village, Mika was doing the same thing.