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A/N: This is my first Fan fiction story ever so please review and tell me what I can do better. Thanks!

Chapter 1: Genin

Finally! Yukino thought as she made her way into the kitchen from her bedroom. Today's the day I get assigned to my team as a genin! She sat down at the table as her brother, Hitoshi, gave her some cereal and milk. He then sat at the table with her and began eating with her. "So, are you excited for today?" he asked.

"Excited! I barely managed to fall asleep on time!" She responded enthusiastically.

"Well, you better hurry, Yukino. You overslept," he said while smiling slightly.

"What! Why didn't you wake me up then? You know what, never mind, don't answer that question. I've got to go!" she said, frantically putting her bowl in the sink.

"I'll be working late at Mrs. Yamanaka's shop today, so you'll have to make dinner yourself," he inserted into her panic. "Oh, and one more thing."

"What is it Hitoshi, I've got to hurry!" she said while turning from the doorway she was about to go through to her brother. She then caught her headband flying towards her. She immediately tied it around her head but underneath her bangs. "Thanks, Hitoshi!" Yukino yelled while going through the door and down the only thought going through her head was, I have to get there on time!

Yukino sprinted to the ninja academy, kicked down the door, then ran into the classroom looking exhausted, and everyone stared at her as she stood at the door. Yukino then looked around the classroom and noticed that the teacher wasn't in there along with half of the students. Damn it, Hitoshi! Quit doing this to me! She thought as she dejectedly walked over to Tetsuo to sit with him.

"So, Hitoshi tricked you again, Yukino?" asked Tetsuo, looking at her with those pale eyes of his.

"Yes, Hitoshi tricked me again, Tetsuo," she said with her head on the desk covered by her crossed arms.

"You really should try to trick him back, sometime," he responded, already knowing what she was gonna say next.

"I've tried so many times, but he always sees through it. It's impossible to trick that man. And also Tetsuo, why are all of your fangirls glaring at me even more than they usually do?"

"It's probably because since we get assigned our teams today, they are all hoping that they're on my team, though they know that we'll probably be on a team together."

"What makes you say that, Tetsuo?"

"For starters, Yukino, we work best with each other, and our fighting styles complement each other. Not to mention that since we know each other so well, we can predict each other's moves."

"That makes sense. So when should class actually be starting?"

"Right about now," said Moegi, their sensei, as she walked through the doors to the classroom. "Congratulations to all of you for graduating from the academy. In a little bit I will tell you about your teams and senseis, but remember this: starting today you are shinobi of the Hidden Leaf Village, and your job is to protect this Village, even at the cost of your life. Okay, now as for your teams…," Moegi continued to talk about Teams 1 and 2, "... on Team 3 will be Yukino Arashi, Tetsuo Hyuga, Mamoru Sasaki-"

"MAMORU'S ON OUR TEAM!" shouted Yukino and Tetsuo in unison rage, standing up.

Moegi sighed. This happens every year, she thought. "Yes he is. Now if you two would please sit down so I could tell you who your sensei is, that would be nice." Seeing as they couldn't really do anything, they sat down. "Thank you. Team 3's sensei will be Himawari Uzumaki. On Team 4…" she then continued to talk about the rest of the teams. "...Okay, that's all the teams. You may leave once I've finished talking. Come back here at one to meet with your sensei. You are free to do what you want until then." Moegi then took her leave, while the students stayed in their seats.

Tetsuo then grabbed Yukino's wrist and dragged her to the door saying, "Come on Yukino, I have some frustrations to work out." With that, they left the classroom of now seething girls to go spar.

They took their frustrations of having Mamoru on their team out on each other, with Tetsuo using the Gentle Fist Technique, and Yukino using her special Water Jutsus, such as her Water Shell Jutsu and Water Blade Jutsu. They stopped at noon to have lunch, then made their way towards the classroom to meet Himawari.

"So Tetsuo, do you know what this 'Himawari' person is like?" asked Yukino, feeling curious.

"I've met her a few times at clan gatherings, and she seems nice. My dad told me though that one time when she was 9, she got really angry and managed to knockout the Hokage for a day," he responded, a little curious to get to know his cousin better.

"Really? Then she seems like an amazing person to be taught under. Can't wait to meet her. But hold on a second. Moegi-sensei said that her last name was Uzumaki. How could she be in the Hyuga Clan?"

"She inherited her mother's Byakugan, though she inherited her father's last name, Uzumaki."

"Ok, that makes sense. So, ready to meet our sensei?" asked Yukino as they stood in front of the doors to the classroom.

"Sure," responded Tetsuo, entering first. Yukino soon followed, and they found a young woman with waist-long, spiky almost, black hair, cerulean blue eyes, and two whisker like birthmarks on either side of her face.

"Oh, you two are early! But it's nice to meet you two, and I'm excited to work with you! Although I've already met Tetsuo a few times," The woman said, approaching them excitedly.

"Tetsuo, who is this?" asked Yukino, backing up nervously.

"Yukino, this our sensei and my cousin, Himawari Uzumaki," responded Tetsuo, although he was a little nervous too.

"Oh, sorry about forgetting to introduce myself to you guys. You must have thought I was crazy or something, huh?" she said, making both Yukino and Tetsuo sweat drop at this and think No kidding. "Well since you two are already here, why don't you introduce yourselves to me?" asked Himawari.

"How, don't you already know most of our information?" responded Tetsuo.

"No, not that information. I want to know your names, age, dreams, when you met the others on the team, likes, and dislikes. I'll give an example. My name's Himawari Uzumaki, but my parents and brother call me Hima. I'm 20 years old, and I've already fulfilled most of my dreams. I met Tetsuo first a few years ago, but I've just Yukino now, and I haven't even met Mamoru yet. I like when people make each other happy, and I don't like people who take away other's happiness. Okay now, you go Tetsuo," she said, ending happily.

"My name is Tetsuo Hyuga, I'm 12 years old, and I dream of being a ninja on par with my father. I met Yukino when I was 4 playing at a park, met Himawari-sensei a few years ago, and me Mamoru when I was six." Sadly, he added in his head. "I like people who don't waste time and don't like people who yell non-stop."

"Thank you, Tetsuo. Okay, your turn, Yukino," said Himawari.

"'Kay. I'm Yukino Arashi, I'm 12 years old, and I dream of being recognized for my signature Water Jutsus. I met Tetsuo at a park when I was 4, met, grrrr, Mamoru, when I was six, and met Himawari-sensei just now. I like rational people, and I don't like people who are always late."

"Thank you, Yukino. Why don't we wait for Mamoru here then take off, okay?" said Himawari, who was thinking, I wonder why these two don't like Mamoru?

"Okay, Himawari-sensei. But can we spar while we wait for him?" asked Tetsuo.

"Sure, I guess, but you may not have that long to spar."

"Don't worry, we have plenty of time sensei," said Yukino, moving towards the window so that she and Tetsuo could spar outside.

"What makes you say that?" asked Himawari.

"Because no matter where Mamoru goes, he is always at least a half hour late," inserted Tetsuo, following Yukino outside through the open window.

Himawari sighed and decided to follow them outside, since it seemed she would be in for a long wait. "Why don't we move towards the front of the school, and then I can watch you guys spar." With that the three of them moved to the front of the school where Himawari sat against the building to watch them. It'll be interesting to gauge their skills before tomorrow, she thought.

"Okay, so should we spar with long range attacks or short range now?" asked Tetsuo, feeling excited for sparring.

"I say… short range," replied Yukino, also excited for sparring. It's always fun to spar with Tetsuo, thought Yukino.

"Okay then, you two! On my mark… begin!"

Then Tetsuo rushed Yukino with his Gentle Fist Technique, but not before Yukino made a series of hand signs and said, "Water Shell Jutsu!" creating a barrier of water where he was going to hit. That's a Jutsu I've never seen before, thought Himawari, a little bewildered. Tetsuo then hit it before he could stop, but opposed to bouncing off of it, he used his momentum to carry himself over Yukino to behind her, where he was going to strike her in the back with his Gentle Fist. Himawari was about to yell at him to stop, but then saw Yukino spin around and block his attack with what appeared to be a blade made of water attached to her arm. These two are incredibly talented for just being Genin. I wonder if Mamoru will be this strong too? Yukino then used her Water Bullet Jutsu on Tetsuo, who countered with shuriken.

Tetsuo and Yukino carried on like this for about 15 minutes, until Mamoru arrived, surprising everyone that he was almost on time. Himawari called the spar to a draw, and they then had Mamoru introduce himself as he was the only one left.

"I'm Mamoru Sasaki, I'm twelve years old, and I dream of being early to something." Yukino and Tetsuo sweat dropped at this, knowing that it was actually a pretty big goal for himself. "I met Himawari-sensei just now, and I met the other two when I was six. I like Dongo, and I don't like that I'm always late," he finished. Yet he could feel hateful glares coming at them. "Hey guys, what's that malevolent feeling?"

"That would be Tetsuo's fan girls being upset that I'm on a team with Tetsuo opposed to one of them," explained Yukino.

"Ahhh. Thank you," responded Mamoru, although he got a little upset that he didn't have his own fan girls.

"Okay, well now that we've introduced ourselves, and gotten that out of the way, let me tell you about why else you're here today. Tomorrow you'll be taking the final part of your Genin Test. If you fail, you'll go straight back to the academy. Okay?" said Himawari, smiling sweetly.

"What do you mean the final part of our Genin Test?" asked Mamoru, thoroughly confused.

"Well, although you three may have passed the tests to graduate from the academy, that doesn't necessarily mean you're ready to be on a team of genin. So we have this last little test to make sure you're ready. Now, if there are no more questions, meet me at Training Field 3 tomorrow morning at 7. Make sure you have all of your gear with you, okay? Well, until then, I'll see you 3 tomorrow." With that Himawari left, leaving the almost-genin to do what they wanted until tomorrow.

"Okay, so what do we do now?" asked Mamoru.

"I'm going home to train with my brother. You want to come watch Yukino?" asked Tetsuo.

"Sure. My brother's working late today, so I should be free for a while. Also, you know letting me onto the grounds though is going to make your fan girls completely despise me right?" said Yukino, knowing that he was messing with her.

"I do indeed know that. Let's go," he said, taking off without even acknowledging Mamoru. Yukino was a bit kinder though.

"I'll catch up in a sec!" she yelled to Tetsuo. "See you tomorrow, Mamoru." She then took off after Tetsuo, leaving Mamoru alone. He had a small smile on his face, because it was the first time someone had stopped to say something just to him. He then walked off on his own, towards his home.

Himawari watched the whole thing from the roof of the school. It seems like Yukino will be able to work well with both of them, but Mamoru and Tetsuo may not cooperate so well. They'll make for an interesting team. That is, if they pass my test tomorrow. She smiled at the thought of tomorrow, and was going to head straight to her apartment, but then thought about the sparring match that Yukino and Tetsuo had, and decided she needed to talk about it. She ended up going to Mrs. Yamanaka's flower shop to see if Inojin might be working today. She opened the door to the shop and was greeted by the fresh aroma of the flowers.

"Hello, and welcome to- Oh, hello Himawari," said Hitoshi from behind the counter, smiling at her.

"Hey, Hitoshi. Is Inojin here?" She knew it was unlikely that he'd be here since last year he had just gotten his own genin team, so he was busy most of the time.

"Actually, he just finished up. But he's just upstairs with his parents, if you want to see him," responded Hitoshi, knowing that Inojin and Himawari had been close since before he started working at the flower shop 5 years ago. "Also, how did Yukino do today on her first day of being on your team?"

"She did pretty good considering that we didn't do anything today other than introduce ourselves. I watched her and Tetsuo spar for a bit. She has a lot of chakra and Jutsus for a girl her age, especially since she doesn't have any family that are shinobi to help train her. And Tetsuo has incredible speed, not to mention a lot of control over his Byakugan and chakra for his age. She's a very talented Kunoichi in the making. Oh yeah, one more thing. She went over to Tetsuo's house to watch him train," she finished off, but that last sentence made Hitoshi's grip on the counter tightened and his eyes became that of a demon.

"Oh, really. I'll have to ask her how that went," he strained to say those words, but then became his normally happy self and opened the door upstairs for her. "Have fun talking with Inojin, Himawari."

She then moved towards the stairs, but Inojin reached the bottom right as she was about to go up them, resulting in her bumping into him, and moving away frantically with her face sprinkled pink.

"Oh, it's you Himawari. I was wondering who I bumped into," said Inojin, giving Himawari one of his uncommon honest smiles.

"Hey Inojin, I was looking for you," she responded, having now calmed her heart rate. "Wanna hang out? We can get you some more art supplies."

"Sure, let's go."

"So what's up, Himawari?" asked Inojin as they walked towards the store.

"It's my new team. I'm really happy that I get to be a sensei, but there's something off about two of them. They are both incredibly talented for their age, and probably could have graduated 2, if not 3 years ago from the academy. What I'm wondering is why they didn't." finished up Himawari.

"Are they really that good?" Inojin questioned, wondering if there was anyone who could be that good.

"Yeah, they are. But in their files, it said that they were totally average students."

"Maybe they just hid their true strength because they didn't want others to become jealous."

"I guess that makes sense. Thanks, Inojin, I needed that."

"Anytime, Himawari. And besides, tomorrow should be quite interesting if they are truly this strong. Maybe I should come and watch."

"Sure, you can watch, just don't get in the way and don't let them know you're there. Tomorrow should be entertaining. I can't wait to see how it plays out."

A/N: Thanks if you read through this whole thing. Next time, the Bell Test! Please review so I can improve, and thank you again!