Chapter 1
Everyone knows of Senju Hashirama's family, only Tobirama and his lover knew of Tobirama's family. Senju Tsunade is a name known throughout the Elemental Nations for her medical ninjutsu, her and her teammates surviving a battle with Hanzo the Salamander whereupon he dubbed them the Sannin. No one knows of her grand uncle's legacy Umikana, whom had a one night stand with a civilian Uchiha begetting her daughter Umikisara. This tale isn't about Umikisara either but about her own daughter, Umito.
Umito, an eleven year old but, not for much longer, has a very unusual color for her eyes, a deep silver while her hair is Uchiha black, She is currently down in the sewers with her best and only friend Uzumaki Naruto. They were both hated by the villagers and the only reason Umito hadn't left yet was because for some reason that eluded her Naruto cared about this cesspool of a village. If she were him she would have cracked a long time ago. Then again they had each other and the Hokage supplied the apartment they rarely ever went to. Instead they stuck to the sewers and dark corners. Who could really blame them as the villagers all tried to kill them. Staying in one place was just asking to get killed.
Thankfully they could train as Umikana and then Umikisara had sealed all of their clan knowledge into a sealing scroll that could only open for someone with the blood of Tobirama Senju in them. Still Naruto and her trained in the Roaring Waves Fist, a taijutsu style that fit them both perfectly. They also worked on chakra control, which in Naruto's case meant he was working on it every day whenever he could, with shadow clones once he learned that. His reserves were very large and thanks to the scrolls he was able to perform a water clone and a light clone. They'd stolen some chakra paper and Umito found out she had water, yin, yang, lightning, and fire affinities. Naruto had wind, yang, water, and earth in order of strength .
Unlike most children in the academy she and Naruto already had their primary affinities trained up and their secondary affinities. They both worked on their stealth and trap making skills, which meant they pranked the hell out of everyone. Naruto hid his true strength while Umito made damn sure she was at the top of the class. The Rookie of the Year, Kunoichi of the Year, and Dead Last were always teamed together. They both also knew about the true Genin test, which was to test the team work of fresh Genin. Uchiha Sasuke was terrified of Umito, for one very good reason. The one and only time he had disparaged Naruto in front of her she had threatened to castrate him.
Needless to say the last Uchiha watched how he acted around her. " Mito-chan, are you ready for the exam? "
" Nar, you know damn well I am. Just remember no one can find out about the you know what. "
Naruto nods seriously at this, Umito had awakened the Sharingan, if anyone were to find out she would be thrown into a breeding program. Hell, if they found out she was the Nidaime's great-granddaughter it would be even worse. " You know I will never betray your trust, Mito-chan. You're one of the few people that treats me decently. "
Umito sighs, it was true, there was Jiji or the Hokage, Ichiraku Teuchi and Ayame, and Umino Iruka. She and Naruto had both learned the art of making ramen from Teuchi, Umito also did odd jobs and baby sat occasionally for money. She was the one whom had told Naruto to henge before he went shopping. This was how he got the right prices and better quality food along with decent clothes. They both had decent enough weapons though Naruto was focused more on Kenjutsu while Umito favored the glaive.
Umito had also managed to find a way to help Naruto's abysmal chakra control and to break out of genjutsus, plus to recognize how he is caught in one. Naruto had learned tree climbing, water walking, kunai balancing, and was even learning how to make himself warmer and colder with chakra. Naruto had to do more chakra control exercises than anyone else in the village, thankfully one of the jutsu copied down was the shadow clones. He had ten working on chakra control all the time once he had the jutsu mastered. All kinds of chakra control exercises at that. Still, you only had to do a clone, they never specified what kind of clone. Umito had even checked the academy rules on this and had Naruto memorize that particular section so if Mizuki-teme decided to be nasty Naruto would still be able to pass.
Umito knew the regular Bunshin or clone jutsu she just preferred to use Water Clones. She could barely use the clone jutsu and that was if she created twelve of them. Honestly didn't they think about those that had higher than average chakra reserves? There was no way that pink howler monkey was going to be on the same team as Nar, she had already threatened the Hokage's Icha Icha collection if she or Naruto got paired with the howler monkey. Needless to say Sarutobi Hiruzen was not an idiot. He knew Umito could handle the Uchiha, hell he'd seen her threatening to castrate him. It would do the boy good to be with a team mate that would not tolerate his arrogance. The only thing was whom their Jonin-sensei would be.
" Mito-chan, when will I be able to drop my mask? "
" Slowly, after we get paired with duck ass. " Umito replies.
Naruto grimaces, working with Sasuke was going to be a nightmare, even if Umito was able to keep him in line. Beating the arrogance out of the prick was going to be a tall order. When Umito made Chunin she was going to take on the Senju name with pride, she had already discussed it with Jiji and he had everything written up with no loopholes, he'd had his ninja lawyer write it up. This way the council would have no control over her and she would get the scroll of sealing back as Tsunade had proven she was incapable of being trusted with it or money. Tobirama had set aside his money in a separate account which had just been accruing interest and no one save a Senju was allowed to touch it. This included the civilian council. She and Naruto really hated the Civilian Council, especially that damnable howler monkey's mother.
Haruno Mebuki was the absolute worst when it came to how Naruto was treated. Umito was currently negotiating for two of the runt pups from the Inuzuka clan. She and Naruto needed to be able to hunt and a pair of dogs would go a long way towards that. Inuzuka Tsume was driving a hard bargain though she really didn't want to put any of the runts down. Besides two runts had taken to Umito and Naruto when they'd taken the job to play with the pups to socialize them, as Kiba was still busy learning his clan's arts, Shiromaru and Midorimaru so named for Shiromaru's fur and Midorimaru's eyes. Through this the Inuzuka Clan came to accept them as a part of the pack and they got more regular meals. Tsume really didn't want to put down Kuromaru's latest pups. If Umito and Naruto could take care of them until they were bigger then she would train them all on how to work together. She and Umito just needed to decide on what the kids would do in exchange.
They already went and helped Hana with them, they played with the other pups to socialize them, as stated before, this meant they were far closer to Kiba than they acted. Until they made genin Naruto had to be very careful with whom he hung out with overly much. Only Umito could be seen with him all the time because they were both outcasts. Mitaraishi Anko would help them with their evasion practice and speed. She also helped them with their stealth and throwing accuracy for kunai, shuriken, senbon, and Fūma Shuriken as well. Thanks to the fact that Umito could baby sit and work for Teuchi they could afford ninja tools. Anko also taught them how to use ninja wire as well.
Currently Umito was saving up for a practice glaive so she could start doing the katas for it before she used it in the field. Naruto would go around scavenging weapons from wherever he could and they used those for the moment. Anko commended then om their ingenuity, especially since Umito was still the top kunoichi throwing off balanced weapons. The fact that they had deliberately placed themselves where they had was astonishing though with Naruto being whom he was making sure he was on Sasuke's team was the only way he'd be able to pass. He and Umito knew how to work together very well, it was just throwing Sasuke into that equation that may be the problem.
Time Skip to Genin Exams:
Umito cancels the genjutsu over her test easily enough and Naruto does the same before she blitzes through the answers, not just reciting it from the text book. Naruto does just enough to pass the written portion and adds a seal to make it impossible for it to be graded wrong or tampered with in any way. He knew the academy teachers save for Iruka had been screwing with him. Naruto had shown Anko the Taijutsu he was taught at the academy and she had demanded names. Once they graduated Anko was going to be taking the teachers to task. Midorimaru and Shiromaru were sitting by their owners feet, they were registered as ninken to Naruto and Umito. Naruto and Umito ended up helping Hana as payment, this meant she taught them both how to care for animals with and without chakra.
Umito nails the weapons portion and out does the Uchiha scion easily enough, incensing his fan girls. She hated fan girls as they gave all kunoichi bad names. Naruto does just enough to pass this section and then came the jutsu portion. Both of them pass it citing the pertinent section back to their teachers from the academy rule book. With that done they both tie their headbands around their necks, they'd learned that it was a way to keep from getting their throats slit. They were heading straight for a Shinobi shop to see how much headgear would be worth and how light and durable it was.
Naruto had been picking pockets through use of the henge to get them more money, this meant they had quite the nest egg squirrelled away in a sealing scroll. Once they reach the shop Umito goes over to the practice glaives and Naruto looks at head gear and swords. Naruto chose a katana and places it and a bokken on the counter. The proprietor helps them both and they end up getting helmets that were inspired by the samurai, respirators to deal with poison, shin guards, and gauntlets. They also picked up ninja wire, shuriken, Fūma Shuriken, kunai, exploding tags, smoke bombs, pepper spray, senbon, poison, Anko had been teaching them both about poisons for years and they were both immune to all of the common ones that had been used previously. They also got canteens that had been sealed so their water supply couldn't be tampered with, food rations, chakra pills, and several storage scrolls along with crates, baskets, and other things to store food in.
They also got camping gear and attire for all weathers and terrains. Their outfits both had orange stripes and their hounds were also given clothes as it had been three months since they'd gotten them big enough. Midorimaru and Shiromaru were registered as ninken to them and they got them the appropriate gear as well. All of this was placed in a storage scroll that was long and small. " It's nice to see kids being serious about this. "
" Don't tell, Nar here is the dobe of the class. "
The man chuckles, " Played dumb, huh? "
" Had to, the only way I'll pass is if I'm on duck ass' team. " Naruto says blandly, grabbing more trapping equipment. Tsume had taught them a jutsu that was capable of hiding their scents to make it harder to track them. Both of the twelve year olds had learned how to suppress their chakra and use shunshin.
The man laughs at this, " I'm Higurashi Ran, I have never heard the Uchiha described like that. "
" You didn't have him in your class. Why every female save Hinata thinks he's all that I really don't know. He's an arrogant prick. " Umito states.
" Hinata has a crush on me. " Naruto points out.
" Yeah and we really need to get that girl a bitch mode. " Umito says, " It doesn't help that her family thinks she's weak. "
" Please, next to you she's the best kunoichi in the academy she only needs some confidence. The pink haired howler monkey only got by on theory she has next to no practical skills. " Naruto states.
" Are you talking about Councilor Haruno's daughter? " Ran asks them.
" Civilian Council right. Geez, no wonder the howler monkey is so, to borrow from Shikamaru, troublesome. " Umito mutters.
" Do you know how to wield a glaive? Blondie, do you know how to use a katana? " Ran asks Umito.
" That's why I'm getting a practice glaive first. " Umito ripostes.
" That's also why I'm getting a bokken. " Naruto points out. Gekko Hayate had already promised to teach him how to wield a sword. Hayate could use a wazikashi, no-datchi, tanto, saber, rapier, and katana. Once they were official Umito and Naruto would work out their weapons training around their team training. Either that or send shadow clones, the clones could learn the forms and then the originals could practice on their own time.
" I could help you out with that if you'd like. " Ran tells her.
" We'll work it out after Nar and I officially become genin. We know about the second test. " Umito admits.
Ran smirks and gives them a seventy-five percent discount on their purchases. He liked them and something told him that they were going to be great. They were even ready for the second genin test.
Team Assignments:
Naruto, from his place beside Umito and Hinata sighs, could they get to the assigning of the teams already? He tunes Iruka-sensei out until Team Seven is announced, " Team Seven will be Uchiha Sasuke, Umito, and Uzumaki Naruto your Jonin sensei will be Hatake Kakashi. Team Eight will be Aburame Shino, Hyuuga Hinata, and Inuzuka Kiba, your Jonin sensei will be Yuuhi Kurenai. Team Nine is still in circulation from last year so Team 10 will be Akimichi Choji, Nara Shikamaru, and Yamanaka Ino, your Jonin sensei will be Sarutobi Asuma. Haruno Sakura, due to your excellent chakra control you are being apprenticed to medical nin Mogusa. "
Naruto tunes out again and Umito sighs wearily as the others are all picked up and they're still waiting. She creates a shadow clone and, sends it off to drag their sensei to the academy by stealing his Icha Icha. The silver haired jonin glares at the raven haired girl and she looks back at him, " You will be on time or I will burn all your Icha Icha. "
" My first impression of you…I hate you all. Meet me on the roof. "
Umito flips him off and then, with Midorimaru on her head she shunshins to the roof, Naruto and Shiromaru right behind them leaving Sasuke to walk to the roof. The raven haired girl picks her pup up and Midorimaru snuggles into her lap. She, Naruto, and Kiba would have play dates for their pups, once Sasuke arrives Kakashi has them introduce themselves and Umito rolls her eyes, " You first, you're the unknown though maybe we should call Anko to make sure you're not an enemy nin in disguise. "
Kakashi winces, at least one of them knew Anko? Damn, that would make this so much harder. " Well, me, I'm Hatake Kakashi, I have many hobbies, likes, and dislikes. Dreams, haven't thought about it. Girl raven, you next. "
" My name is Umito and my ninken is Midorimaru, I hate perverts whom don't keep it in the bedroom or their home, people whom don't know the difference between the scroll and the kunai, and people judging others for things outside of a person's control, I like my ninken, my best friend, poisons, and all things sharp and pointy. "
" I'm Uzumaki Naruto and I love ramen but I hate the three minutes it takes to cook ramen. My ninken is Shiromaru. I like him and my best friend. My dream is to become Hokage so I can protect my few precious people. Hopefully by that time there will be new Civilian Council members. " (AN: Sasuke's intro is the same as in the manga).
Kakashi looks at his five students, yes, he was counting the ninken. Sasuke was about what he expected. He couldn't blame Naruto for his bitterness towards the civilian council, they did make his life hell. Umito was the unknown though her loyalty to Naruto was absolute. Then there was the fact that both Naruto and Umito could shunshin as well and had ninken. " Just tell us about the true genin test, sensei, that way we can pass and I can get to work on learning how to use a glaive. "
Sasuke's eyes widen and Kakashi groans, " Training ground seven at seven. Don't eat breakfast or you'll puke. "
" If you're not there at seven I will send Anko after you, Hatake. " Umito warns him.
Kakashi gulps, that would not end well for him. Umito and Naruto shunshin off with their ninken to the Inuzuka Clan Compound, " There you are pups, who's your sensei? " Tsume asks.
" Hatake Kakashi. " Umito answers.
" He wants us to skip breakfast. " Naruto adds.
Tsume snorts at this, " Yeah, like that'll happen. Spend the night here you two, sorry, four. Where do you live anyhow? "
" We send shadow clones to our apartment and pretty live off the land, for the really bad nights Anko will let us chill with her or if she's off on a mission she'll tell us we have permission to stay at hers. We also crash with the Ichirakus as well. We try to vary it up so we aren't predictable seeing as how the civilians hate us. " Umito admits.
Tsume sighs pups like them should not be this self-sufficient so soon. It made her realize how lucky her family really was. " Tsume-san, do ninken have elemental affinities? " Naruto asks.
Tsume blinks, she hadn't really thought about that, " They do, young pups. " Kuromaru answers.
" Would you be willing to help Midorimaru and Shiromaru learn how to utilize them, Kuromaru-sensei? " Umito asks the large ninken.
Kuromaru smirks, " I'd be delighted too, I'll even put Akamaru through this training. Tsume, do you have some chakra paper on hand? "
" I do. " Tsume admits and fetches it. She places one piece in front of each pup. Midorimaru goes first and her crumbles and lights on fire. Shiromaru's splits in half and then crinkles indicating wind and lightning.
Kuromaru nods and takes the pups off to begin their elemental training while Tsume has the human pups spar with her. Kiba shows up twenty minutes in and watches them. Naruto and Umito didn't just rely on their ninken and Kiba was slowly learning how to fight without Akamaru just in case his ninken got injured and couldn't go on missions for a while. Tsume and Hana were both helping him with that, as it was a major concern. Most members of the clan never stopped to think what would happen if their ninken went down. After Akamaru's affinities are tested, water and lightning, they eat dinner and the team seven members head to bed soon after, this way they could get up early enough to eat a proper breakfast, and then go and scout out the training ground and trap the ever loving hell out of it, making sure all traps will be triggered by Kakashi's chakra.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.