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Summary: Ever wondered what happened to the Shinobi from Kumogakure? Well, you're about to find out. Meet six new Genin from the Village Hidden among Clouds, as they are about to intertwine with the good, the bad, and the Chuunin exams!

Prologue:

In the world where the Shinobi are a country's army and power, five great countries were formed:

Tsuchi no Kuni, the Land of Earth,

Hi no Kuni, the Land of Fire,

Mizu no Kuni, the Land of Water,

Kaze no Kuni, the Land of Wind,

And Kaminari no Kuni, the Land of Lightning.

In these five great countries, a hidden village was built for each country in order to train the shinobi to serve as the military force for their country.

In the Land of Earth, there was Iwagakure no Sato or the Village Hidden Among Rocks.

In the Land of Fire, there was Konohagakure no Sato or the Village Hidden Among Tree Leaves.

In the Land of Water, there was Kirigakure no Sato or the Village Hidden in Mist.

In the Land of Wind, there was Sunagakure no Sato or the Village Hidden Among Sand.

And last, but not least, in the Land of Lightning, there was Kumogakure no Sato or the Village Hidden Among Clouds.

Kaminari no Kuni. . .

Kumogakure no Sato. . .

The Land of Lightning. . .

And the Village Hidden Among Clouds. . .

This is where our story will now begin. . .

Chapter One: Enter Team 3!

'Saa. . . It's such a beautiful day today.' A young thirteen year old tomboy thought as she lay on the roof of a random building.

Sunlight was glinting off the metal plate of her hitai-ate which was worn around her forehead and bore the symbol of a lightning bolt and a small cloud to the left of it.

Her honey-brown eyes gazed longingly on the white clouds that floated gently across the blue sky.

'Too bad I can't be like them. . . just relaxing and floating around.'

The girl sighed a bit before sitting up cross-legged with her hands on her ankles and asking out loud. "Oh well, it's always better to be yourself, right?"

"Heh heh, that it is, Naoko!" A cheerful voice exclaimed behind the girl, who tensed and placed a hand on a long four feet object wrapped in a red cloth.

The girl, now known as Naoko sighed and relaxed as she glanced at the familiar yellow-green cat-like eyes and the other girl's hitai-ate worn around her forehead, which was the same as hers .

"Geez. Don't sneak up on me like that." Naoko said softly as she moved her hand away from the wrapped object. "By the way, why are you here, Midori-Chan?"

The newcomer, Midori, fiddled with one of her many wrapped green tinted black hair before grinning.

"Well. . . Since we have a day-off today, do want to go see some of the new Genin?"

Naoko sighed a bit and ran her fingers through her jet black boy-styled hair as she stood up. But before she had the chance to reply, several shurikens were thrown at her.

Thinking quickly, the honey-brown eyed girl grabbed the wrapped object and with a quick flick of her wrist, the cloth flew off as a gust of wind blew the weapons into a nearby wall.

"HEY! NO FAIR!"

Another voice exclaimed, annoyed with the fact that her surprise attack didn't work, "YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSE TO USE THAT WEAPON!"

"Well, I wouldn't have had to use it if you didn't try to attack me." Naoko replied to the person as she sat on the floor, back faced to the two shinobi, and began wrapping the weapon up again.

"What'd you say?!" The attacker shouted as she began to charge at Naoko only to stop when Midori stood in between the two.

"Come on you guys. Today's our day off so let's try enjoying it?" Midori said as her yellow-green cat-like eyes narrowed dangerously.

Naoko sighed a bit as her weapon was tied diagonally around her torso. "Midori's right, ya know. So no need to kill me just yet, Leiko-San."

Leiko glared at Naoko with her amethyst-violet eyes before sighing in defeat. "Fine! But only 'cause today's our day off!"

The honey-brown eyed girl merely shrugged as she glanced at the new girl's hitai-ate, which was same as hers. 'Too bad. I would've loved to fight back but we're on the same team.'

"'Ko-baka." The amethyst-violet eyed girl growled annoyed as her right eyebrow twitched and an anime vein throbbed on her head.

Midori sweatdropped as she sighed and rubbed her left temple. "Honestly, Naoko-Chan, can't you be nice for once?"

The tomboy glanced over at the pair before shrugging again, not caring about the insulting nickname that Leiko gave her.

"Meh. Could be, should be, would be."

"Why you little-!" Leiko was about to pounce on Naoko, but Midori had managed to hold her back. "I'll show you! I'm gonna wring that-!"

-BONK! BONK!-

"I-Itai. . ." Both girls were crouched down on the floor nursing their newly formed bumps.

"What the heck was that for?!" Leiko exclaimed before flinching in pain when she touched the bump.

"And why did you hit me as well?" Naoko grumbled, as she did the same.

Midori stood over the two with an annoyed expression on her face. "To answer your questions, you, Leiko, kept trying to pounce on her and you, Naoko! You keep provoking her!"

"But it's her fault!" The two said girls shouted pointing at each other.

"What?! It's not my fault!" Leiko growled annoyed while glaring at Naoko.

"What'd you mean it's not your fault?! Of course it's your fault!" The tomboy hissed, glaring right back.

"Prove it then!" Leiko retorted as she flicked her long ivory-silver hair over her shoulder.

Naoko smirked a bit as she crossed her arms in front of her chest. "Well, who was the one who attacked me when I didn't do anything?"

The silver-haired girl was opened her mouth to reply but remembered that she was the one who attacked her and, instead, settled for a glare.

Midori looked between the two before sighing and hitting them both upside the head again. "Let's just go already!"

The other two grumbled under their breaths and glared at each other once more before following their cat-eyed friend towards the Kumogakure Ninja Academy.

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"Why exactly are we going to see a bunch of runts?" Leiko questioned, fiddling with her long-sleeved fishnet shirt.

The three girls were currently jumping from rooftop to rooftop in order to get to their destination quickly.

"Simple! 'Cause I want to see who are going to be this year's rookies!" Midori said smiling happily as her white and black tank tops rustled with the wind.

Naoko stayed silent, enjoying the light breeze of the wind as the three jumped onto another rooftop.

"Yeah, but why today?" The silver-haired girl asked, slightly annoyed.

Midori didn't answer and ran faster as Naoko followed closely behind.

"Huh? Hey!" Leiko shouted as she ran after them once she noticed that she was falling behind. "Wait for me!"

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"I can't believe you guys ran ahead of me. . ." The violet eyed girl mumbled as she panted from all of the running.

The three girls were on different branches of the same tree near a large dojo-like school building.

Midori sweatdropped at the tired albino girl and laughed nervously while scratching the side of her face lightly. "Sorry 'bout that."

Naoko, who was standing above the other two, rolled her eyes and stretched a bit. "Are you really that tired?"

Leiko puffed out her cheeks and glared at the other girl. "Why you-!"

The green-black haired girl sighed a bit before noticing a large crowd of students in the backyard of the building. "Ah! Hey guys! They're starting the test!"

The other two blinked before all three of them dashed off towards the yard to get a closer look.

Biography of Team 3:

- Iwate Midori

Stubborn yet genuine, this 5' 3" thirteen year old Kunoichi is one heck of a mystery. As a Genin of Team 3, she can be peaceful and quiet at one moment and then fired up and obnoxious the next. Midori has yellow-green eyes like a cat's, extremely straight medium length hair which has a sort of greenish black tint, ending just below her shoulder blades. She has an obsession with wrapping her hair, thus having wrapped strands of hair in the front and back of her head. She also braids two parts of her hair in front of her ears and ties it with green string. Midori can be seen usually wearing two tank tops; one black and one white, with the white one over the black one. She also wears a short sleeved fish-netted shirt underneath the tank tops, an arm bandage on her left forearm, and a pair of black gloves. In addition, she wears a pair of black pants and black ninja sandals with her hitai-ate on her forehead.

- Saruwatari Leiko

Loud and friendly, this thirteen year old girl is a hardworking Kunoichi who can get a little crazy at times. As the second Genin on Team 3, Leiko stands at 5 feet, 2 inches with features considered unusual but unique. Her appearance consists of pale skin tone with long shimmering ivory-silver hair and bangs up to her eyebrows along with a pair of bright amethyst-violet eyes. Leiko has a wild temper when mad and hates to be pushed around. Her usual attire consists of a short sleeved white kimono-type of shirt ending up to her waist with a long sleeved fish-netted shirt underneath. She also wears a small purple obi around her shirt, a pair of white capris and dark black ninja sandals that cover her toes but is heelless. Her hitai-ate is worn around her neck and she mainly uses the basic ninja gear.

- Tsubasa Naoko

Laid-back and carefree, this thirteen year old Kunoichi loves nothing more than daydreaming and relaxing in her free time. As a Genin on Team 3, Naoko has straight pure-black hair, honey-brown eyes, and a light skin tone that would've been pale if she wasn't outside a lot. Her hair is layered and cut to reach slightly below her chin so that it doesn't get in her way and she stands at exactly 5 feet, 3 inches with a very light build. Naoko's usual attire consists of: bandages around her chest, left elbow, and right knee; a fishnet around her right elbow and left knee, a pair of black fingerless gloves (with metal guard), a sleeveless male black Chinese fighting outfit, a pair of flexible black Capri-like pants, and a pair of black ninja sandals. Her clan symbol, a picture of a gold phoenix and a red dragon intertwining each other around a kunai, is on the back of the top part of her outfit. She wears her hitai-ate around her forehead to keep her layered bangs out of the way.

A/N: Yeah, I bet you're thinking this is another one of those clichéd Naruto fanfics, but it might be different than you think. Since we haven't heard much about the Kumogakure Shinobi, we decided to make a story about them. Though this chapter is a bit short, we hope you enjoyed it.

-Naoko-Miharu (: