I tiredly make
my way to the fields, ready for the daily training. What I don't want
is to watch another Gai-Lee love fest. I just don't get why they are
so infatuated with one another. I sigh, passing the bridge where
Kakashi's team is waiting. I can't help but smile, I don't think
Kakashi is ever on time. Heh, I'm sure he's way cooler then Gai
sensei though. Man, I get soo annoyed with my team.
"Hey,
You!" Naruto stands up, pointing at me.
"Hmm?" I
faintly turn to him, this is not one of my perky days.
"What's
your name?" I get an anime sweat. I can't believe he doesn't
remember me! "Heh, just kidding! What's up Zuku-chan?"
"Naruto!"
I yell, turning fully at him. "I'm not in the mood for your
pranks today!"
"Alright, sheesh. Calm down." He
waves his hands in front of his face, backing away slightly.
I
just glare at him, then walk away. I pass the famous Uchiha Sasuke on
the way. He watches me, until I turn to him. Quickly, he turns away,
acting as if he was never watching me. I shake my head and continue
walking, I can no longer stand that boy.
Finally, a few minutes
later, I reach the training fields. All my team is there, TenTen,
Lee, Neji and even Gai. I sigh and walk up, not wanting to deal with
any of them.
"Zuku! How dare you keep us waiting!" Lee
begins to scold me.
I raise my hand, ending his rant. "Calm
down, Lee. I'm here now aren't I?"
His eyes light with fire
as he begins to scold me again.
"I'm afraid that might
change." I hear a lazy, manly voice behind me. Without even
turning around, I know it belongs to Kakashi.
"What do you
mean, Kakashi?" Gai flashes his signature 'shiny-teeth' smile
before continuing. "Why on earth would she be leaving?"
Kakashi
lazily puts his arms behind his head. "Well, as you know, she is
an extra member, assinged to your team because you requested it."
At this I sweatdrop. He requested me!? That is so wrong! He's
supposed to love Lee! "But, as the Hokage has now decided, my
team has more of a use for her."
"What?!" Gai and
Lee yell at the same time. It's scary how much alike the two
are...
"With Naruto and Sakura, my team isn't doing too
well..." His visible eye arches as he smiles under that mask of
his.
"But, you have the Uchiha boy, he should even it out!"
Gai yells, afraid that he might lose his best student to Kakashi.
Ultimatly causing him to completley lose.
"Well, yes and no.
Sasuke evens out Naruto's screw ups, so we still need someone to
actually fight. As you know, Sakura is pretty much useless. So, the
Hokage has granted her to me, if she will come." At the last
words he turns to me, leaving everything in my hands.
I ponder
over this. I really don't want to join teams with Sasuke, but
Naruto's a good friend of mine. Plus, I hate my team right now.
TenTen's obsession with Lee, Lee and Gai's obsession with each other,
and Neji's neverending rants about 'destiny.' This offer soon becomes
very tempting. But what wins me over is what Kakashi said about
Sakura. I mean, how can I turn that down.
"Sure, Kakashi.
I'll join your team." I scratch the back of my head and smile
cheesily.
"What? But Zuku!" Gai sensei pleads.
"Sorry,
Gai. But, it's Kakashi! Can you really blame me!?" I laugh
knowing it'll make Gai mad.
Kakashi's cheeks turn a little red.
"Well, you know..."
I begin laughing and start to walk
towards the bridge where his team was earlier. I sigh as soon as I'm
out of everyone's sight. I can faintly hear Gai claiming how much
better he is, even if he just lost his best student. I soon ignore
them, letting my mind wander. This is going to turn out bad, I can
just tell. Me on a team with Sasuke equals sure disaster. There is no
way the two of us can work together, but I guess we're going to have
to learn how to.
"Heys guys..." I mutter walking onto
the bridge.
"You decided to take our offer?" Naruto
perks up and runs over to me.
"Yeah, I'm on your team now."
I continue muttering, ignoring the weird looks I'm getting from
Sasuke. I know I should be happy right now, but I just don't want to
be near him. At least I'm away from my team!
"Oh yeah? That's
great! Finally! I'm not stuck with all boys!" Sakura gives a
quick bounce and runs over to me.
I smirk slightly, she's got a
point. She's been stuck with these two bickering fools for awhile
now. "Yeah, and just in time. The chunin exams start
tomorrow."
All three of them look at me, no idea what I'm
talking about. I sigh. "Kakashi hasn't mentioned those yet has
he?"
All three shake their heads in unison. I sigh again and
sit down. Kakashi can be such an air head. He was never my sensei and
I know this. That's pretty sad.
"What are you talking about?"
Sasuke speaks up.
A faint smirk plays onto my lips. "I didn't
know you could talk."
He ignores my snide remark and repeats
his question. "I said, what are you talking about?"
"The
chunin exams. As if the name isn't self explanitory." I
sneer
"Hn."
I assume that's a common response from
that bozo. Normally, I would explain it all out to him, but today is
not a normal day. Today is one of those days where I don't want to be
with anybody, have no human contact what-so-ever. But alas, I
must.
"What she's talking about is what all four of you are
going to be taking tomorrow. It's the set of two exams to see who
shall become Chunin. You must enter as a team of three, so if one of
you decides not to continue, that is fine." Kakashi lazily walks
onto the bridge, obviously he overhead what I was saying. He throws
each of us a bundle of paper. "Here are you registration papers.
They begin tomorrow. Don't be late."
-Rest-In-Results-
And
with that, Kakashi walks off again. I sigh and leave as well. I don't
plan on spending any time with my team today. I don't plan on
spending any time with anyone today. But alas, that goes down the
drains as well. "Zuku, stop."
I turn and see Sasuke
facing me. "Would you look at that, two times in one day!"
My perky mood begins to flood back to me, as I no longer feel like
shunning the entire world.
"You are the top genin, are you
not?" He leans gently back against a tree.
"I am. Are
you jealous, Uchiha?" I raise and eyebrow and cross my arms over
my chest.
"Fight me." He stands straight again, squaring
his shoulders.
"You're on."
