Kishomi woke with a start. Beams of sunlight shone through her bedside window. She yawned and stretched out her arms. "Mmm…first day in the hidden village of Konohagakure," she said to herself as she got dressed. Sakada Kishomi was a new resident in the village of Konoha- ready to take her graduation test.

All her life before she had made it here with her family, she taught herself ninjutsu. The Sakada clan, the family of self-taught ninjutsu, Kishomi thought to herself as she rushed out the door. She jumped high from roof to roof until she had reached the ninja academy.

The well-trained girl had arranged to become a full-fledged ninja with Master Iruka yesterday. A chance to prove my true skill, Kishomi thought to herself.

The door slid open. "Ohayo, Iruka-sensei," Kishomi greeted the teacher. Iruka was sitting at his desk in the empty classroom. He smiled.

"Ahh…well if it isn't Kishomi from the Sakada clan- the ones who are self-taught ninjas- am I correct?" Iruka asked, smiling.

Kishomi grinned. "Yes, quite right. Our standards are set pretty strictly from the time we were old enough to read," she said.

"Something to live up to- eh?" Master Iruka said, winking. Kishomi nodded happily.

"Well now. Enough talk- shall we go on to your graduation test?" Iruka asked. "Come- the next room will be where you will unleash your true skill."

Kishomi followed Iruka next door. The room was empty except for a large amount of space and a desk at the other end. The Third Hokage was seated in a chair with a hitai-ate headband adjacent to him. Kishomi greeted him with a quick bow. The Hokage smiled behind his hands that were folded in front of his face.

Master Iruka gestured Kishomi to stand in the center of the room. "To pass this test- you must create four doppelgangers in the image of yourself. Very simple." He said. Kishomi nodded.

"KAGE BUNSHIN NO JUTSU!" she yelled, and sure enough, four doppelgangers appeared, each solid and in the image of Kishomi.

"Well done! Seems you have taught yourself well- very well. You pass♥!" Iruka said, grinning broadly. He handed the Konoha leaf headband over to Kishomi. She took the hitai-ate headband in her hands. It gleamed in the light.

"Arigato, Iruka-sensei! And Hokage-sama!" Kishomi said, tying the headband around her forehead. Master Iruka and the Hokage smiled.

"We will assign you to a jônin an elite shinobi this afternoon. Hatake Kakashi- maybe an uneven team, since he already has three, but it'll work out." Iruka-sensei said. Kishomi nodded.

First day to make friends already…this is... awesome, she thought.

THAT AFTERNOON

"Hello- I'm Hatake Kakashi, your sensei," a man with a lopsided hitai-ate headband greeted Kishomi. She grunted in reply. Her large shoulder bad was killing her back.

Kakashi gestured to two boys and a girl. "This would be Uzumaki Naruto; our team maverick hopes to one day become the next Hokage." Naruto tipped hi headband and grinned widely. "Uchiha Sasuke is next, a mysterious one." Sasuke 'hmphed' in reply, but smiled. "Then finally, it's Haruno Sakura, the one with the sharpest mind!"

A girl with an over-sized forehead and pink hair waved and smiled. (INNER SAKURA: Yeah- sharp mind equals meh! –Grin-)

"Well you're a stranger to us all- introduce yourself!" Naruto said, pointing at Kishomi.

"Oh-me? Well, I'm Sakada Kishomi of the Sakada clan, the clan of the self-taught ninjutsu, and I enjoy my time practicing and studying ninjutsu as well! It's always been a habit. Kishomi said. She felt stupid- making herself look like a bookie.

"Astounding. You must be very good." Kakashi said. He seemed to smile behind his black bandanna covering half his face.

"Master Kakashi- don't we have to et to our second task now?" Sakura asked. (INNER SAKURA: Hurry up! I'm dying to do something!)

"Very well- Sakada, you're okay with an escapade your first day?" Kakashi asked. His face was serious. Kishomi understood the firmness in his voice and nodded.

"Let's see here- our task is to help manage the field crops, pick herbs, and help repaint the Konoha school sign," Naruto said glumly, and threw the piece of paper. The article fluttered to the ground. "BORING!"

"Ooh- Naruto you're so annoying!" Sakura yelled, "Just take what you get!" She hit him across the head.

"He has a point- Kakashi- sensei," Sasuke said. Kishomi nodded in agreement. Kakashi sighed.

"Be happy for what you get, team 7." He said. Naruto glared at him.

"Fine. But, Kakashi-sensei, can you treat us to ramen for dinner then?" Naruto asked, clapping his hands together. "Master Iruka's busy tonight, so can you fill him in just this once?" Kakashi's eyes grew wide. He sighed again, but nodded. It was sort of a fair trade anyway.

"ALRIIIIGHT!" Naruto said happily, "Let's get busy!"

NOW! R&R… that's the only thing you can do! WAHAHA!