X ~ Team 7's blessing re-write ~ X
Full edited summary: I am just the girl who never speaks. How can I place my trust in my new team mates, when basic communication is so hard? Follow the adventures, trails, achievements and failures I face as the fourth member of team 7.
Kiyomi: This is a re-write, some of it is from the original version but I have edited it as it was too OOC. Constructive criticism always valued no flamers they make me sad. If you don't like this fic then don't read it as my writing means the world to me and is something I can do to keep my mind occupied, and from thinking too much about the painful things in life. Like how my angel gained her wings, on Christmas eve.
Walking through the abandoned hallways of the academy I sighed looking down at my feet as I clutched my binder closer to my chest. It was early class didn't start for another half an hour but I couldn't sleep in today of all days. Today is the day I am to take my Genin exam; I find it hard to study at home so I come to class early. When I say Genin exam most think about the practical side of things such as the Justu's. But it's not only that. You can't pass an exam on action alone; you need to show that you have your wits about you when you're a ninja.
I reach my classroom and open the door revealing a neat classroom rows of desks stacked neatly ready for the school day to begin. Alone again, not that I minded, I'm always alone. Taking my seat in the third row to the right by the window I place my binder on the desk. As I let the sun's rays warm me, I am almost tempted to fall asleep but I can't exam nerves.
Right, I think to myself trying to motivate my brain into thinking. I look over my class notes and the notes which I made in the Library. I should have come here earlier it's so peaceful. Sighing I look out of the window my reflection staring back at me. Nothing unique or special in my average appearance, of brown eyes and brunette hair. I used to let my long hair loose but since long hair became a fad among the female members of the class I started to clip it up making its length appear lessened.
The whole reason for the fad among the girls is the one and only Uchiha Sasuke. The schools number one heart throb and looked up to by many. In all honesty I understand that he is talented and decent looking not that I dare to look at him. But I do not understand all the fuss which people make.
Moving on to more important matters I turn my attention back to my binder in front of me, rather than the window to the left. This is where I should be looking. Again and again I go over each section of notes until I have memorized them.
I barely even register the other presences which start to gather in the room, as the other students arrive. Lifting my head up I watched students all take random places in the room. There are no specific seating arrangements, so everyone sits where they feel. I sit on this desk alone, I keep myself to myself. Why should it be any other way?
"I'm so pumped for today, believe it!" A blonde boy entering the classroom eagerly exclaims taking a seat at one of the desks on the middle row. He has to sit in sight of Iruka sensei, just so sensei can avoid some of his pranks. I believe his name to be Uzumaki Naruto, I don't really know much about him, except he lives above my apartment and is very determined to become Hokage so people will respect him so he says. Kenji doesn't want me talking to him or communicating with him so I don't. It does make me feel mean since he is generally alone but I will always abide by my brothers wishes.
Naruto seems unaware that the Hyuga girl, which I believe to be the heiress Lady Hinata watching him pressing he index fingers together. She seems to admire him. I guess I can see why.
Wait. Hold that thought. You can't admire him he is bad news Kenji doesn't want me to associate with him so I shouldn't. But that doesn't stop me admiring him right?
I should get off that subject. Turning back towards the chalk board I mentally recite my notes, assuring I have learned them to the best of my ability. That is until my thoughts are interrupted by a very loud voice.
"Has anyone seen Sasuke-kun? Its five minutes until Iruka-sensei gets here." A pink haired girl asks loudly, too loudly. Her name is Haruno Sakura, a devoted Sasuke fan girl along with nearly every other girl in the class excluding me.
Normally I don't like to be the odd one out but I don't want to be a fan girl nor do I have the time, despite the fact it would probably help me earn friends. I would only gain fickle friends, which I have had too many of in my life.
"I bet he's studying until the last minute. Not that he needs it, ah he's just so…" Yamanaka Ino sighs as she goes to fan girl heaven. I find it a little amusing that her attitude can change so much in an instance over one subject.
Of course her statement also causes more fan girls to sigh dreamily and probably start drooling. But I wouldn't know I'm not looking.
Turning the page in my binder I re-read for the fourth time the page headed: Basics for the Genin exam.
In order for a candidate to pass the Genin exam and thus graduate from the academy, the candidate must be able to provide good examples of the following basic Justus's.
The transformation is the first of the three, changing ones outer appearance often used as part of stealth missions.
The substitution follows this is often used out on the field where the user replaces their body with an inanimate object such as a log or animal in order to negate any damage.
Finally is the cloning jutsu, this is where the user either replicates the target and produces multiple copies of the target or where the user produces multiple copies of themselves in order to confuse opponents. Although some blood line techniques are able to see through this jutsu.
When performing these Justus's the user should remember to focus…
Darn why do people have to be so noisy. Suddenly there is a large squeal from many girls, I would wonder about people's preferences if it were boys. This is a daily occurrence I should be used to it by now but nope, it gets me every time. This signals that Sasuke has entered the room.
Feel sorry for the guy as all the girls declare their love for him.
"Sasuke-kun! Come sit over here with me."
"Sasuke-kun, I baked some cookies for us to share over lunch."
"Sasuke-kun I bet your ready for this afternoon's exam, you'll do great!" Another voice squealed, reminding me of a dog.
No offence to Akamaru. He is a ninja dog (ninken) who is Inuzuka Kiba's partner. He is so cute half the time hiding in Kiba's jacket. Just the devotion fan girls show, how dedicated they are. That how dogs are described in books, loyal friends until the end. I wanted a dog but Kenji said no.
Well it's obvious I'm not getting any more revision done, so I return to my other hobby of staring out of the window. It is tempting to doodle but sensei will be here anytime so there isn't much point. In a way it would be nice to have someone to talk to, well write to really as I don't talk or someone to keep me company. But that won't happen not while I keep myself to myself.
"Arashi-san." A masculine voice interrupts my thoughts. Arashi is my surname. "May I sit here?" looking over to my right; I find none other than Uchiha Sasuke standing at the desk. I nod and turn away.
Great, fan girls will be jealous. Why couldn't he sit with them? Oh yeah they are annoying. But still. Why me? I guess he knows I won't bug him; at least he might get a bit of peace.
I hear hushed whispers 'Who does she think she is sitting with our Sasuke-kun. How dare she? She isn't even a fan club member. One of the only people in the class not to be in his fan club, this is just wrong. '
I could have sworn I heard him mutter 'dammed fan girls' but I can't be certain.
Then Naruto storms over, challenging Sasuke or something. While I am trying to block out his racket. Naruto ends up squatting on the desk in front of him staring into his eyes. Deep into his eyes… this continues as the sparks fly between the two. Then someone 'accidently' knocks into Naruto. I think Kiba and Akamaru were playing fetch or something. Then something unusual happens.
"Ack!" Naruto's strangled cry comes out. As he pulls himself away from Sasuke whom he had just kissed.
Sasuke looked just as appalled. I didn't know they were gay. But then again, it's obvious it wasn't intentional due to their reactions.
I do my best to suppress a giggle with my hand while looking out of the window. During this the murderous aura coming from the fan girls is intent.
Daring to glance quickly behind me I see all the fan girls with deadly auras surrounding them.
"I'm going to kill you Naruto." Sakura yells in a murderous tone
"Not until I'm done with him forehead!" Ino retorts using the childish name calling to her aid.
And with that the fan girls pounce. Poor Naruto, I can say that right? I feel sorry for him, as he picks himself up off the floor nursing a black eye and several bumps to the head.
And Iruka sensei shows up just as Naruto gets to his seat, that guy has timing. Then again he probably waited until the commotion was over before entering. Which is very wise, I wouldn't expect anything else from a teacher. What rank is a teacher anyway?
I think it may be the same as Kenji. I will have to ask him when I get back. If he's out of bed, lazy. Then again he only got back from the three week mission a few days ago, and I would assume that it does take its toll.
Anyway after Iruka-sensei manages to get everyone to settle down, he begins the lesson after almost drinking the spiked coffee on the desk. Courtesy of Naruto, who put salt in it. To be honest it was quite funny to see Iruka-sensei's face when he drank it. I would never have the courage to play a prank like that, as amusing as it is. If Kenji found out I had been thinking like this he would be disappointed. But these are my own private thoughts he doesn't know of them. I continue the mental debate with myself.
This morning's lesson is on Chakra, and the capabilities it gives us, its purpose and what happens if you use up too much.
"As you all know from previous lessons Chakra is a combination of Spiritual energy and Physical energy combined, this allows us to perform things such as Jutsu's. But it also has its capabilities in everyday life as not even a civilian can live without chakra." Iruka sensei continues then turns his back to the class as he draws a diagram on the blackboard labelling the main chakra points on the body.
I have already revised this so I know what I am doing. This does make the lesson boring for me, but I attempt to pay attention anyway. That is until I see a note by my elbow. Must be from a fan girl to Uchiha-san. Shoving it aside I move it towards Sasuke, who surprisingly shoves it back after writing on it. I suppose now I have to give it back to the fan girl who delivered it. Which one though? There's so many.
Then I find that on the note in neat black ink, my name has been scrawled. Arashi-san.
Opening it up I find a note written inside.
I only sat here to avoid the fan girls.
That's all it states. Why explain that to me? I guessed he wasn't sitting on the same desk because he liked me. Seeing as no one sits with me. I guess it would be rude not to reply seeing as he took so much effort not to write a note.
So I keep my reply clean and simple. Fine. And shove the note back to him. To be totally honest I would rather keep interactions with him to a minimum or avoid them at all costs. I do value my life.
I watch out of the corner of my eye as he takes the note back and reads my answer. His eyes narrow, and the corners of his mouth twitch downwards more than they normally do. Looks like he doesn't like being given the cold shoulder.
How dare she! No one gives Uchiha Sasuke the cold shoulder! Sasuke thought angrily, crumpling up the note which had been passed back.
No one should ignore an Uchiha. His real intention of sending the note to her was just to … Why actually did he do it? Assuring her that he was only sat there to get away from the fan girls. She should be a fan girl. Everyone should respect him as he is the strongest out of all of them. They are weak compared to him. He has to be the best to destroy him. Him being his brother.
But when she ignored his note and then the cold shoulder it made his blood boil. More than that of the blonde Dobe, who had proclaimed himself the next Hokage but would not make it to Genin.
How infuriating it is. Uchiha's are the best and most prominent clan in the land of fire and should be respected at all costs not ignored!
Soon enough lunch time came, thank fully there was no more interactions with the Uchiha. I don't want problems from the fan girls.
As everyone files out of the room I linger behind, as I raid my desk for my sketch pad and my bento. Then I walk out of the now empty classroom and make my way to my favourite spot. A little ways behind the academy a forest, this backs onto a training ground. The training ground is never used from what I have seen, it has become overgrown and wildlife now thrives there. A few meters away is a little clearing a small one but it is peaceful there.
Sitting down in front of a tree I place my sketch pad and bento aside. Closing my eyes I feel the sun shine down on my face, I hear the gentle breeze through the trees; smell the scents of the flora around me touch my senses. This is why it's such a relaxing place. And no one knows about it, not even Kenji.
After a while I pick up my bento and tuck into my culinary delights, prepared courtesy of me this morning. Pulling my chopsticks apart I utter a silent thanking for my food, my lips moving but no sound comes out.
With lunch out of the way, judging by the height of the sun I have quite a bit of time left until I need to return to the class room, and face the graduation test. I need to stop getting nervous about it, I can do it, Kenji has helped me practice and he says I can do it. Picking up the pad from my side I take a pencil out of my pocket and begin to sketch. I find it a soothing hobby.
This time the sketch is of a stag, it is from memory but its turning out good so far. I have the outline done I just need to add details such as expression, and texturize the fur. It's pleasant to be here. As time goes by it begins to look even more realistic. The sun shining down through the tree canopy makes me feel tired, without actually realising I fall asleep under the tree.
Damn Dobe. He thinks he can defeat me, an Uchiha of all people. Baka. He almost had me there, attacking me while I was eating by the window. Tying me down and gagging me, he didn't even realise I used a substitution jutsu. Baka.
Heading away from the place where I left Uzumaki, I ran into a load of fan girls. They are extremely annoying; I'm not entirely sure what is worse, Naruto or fan girls? I wasn't particularly looking to where I was heading, just getting away from the fan girls.
Which takes me to where I am now, it looks like it was once a training ground, due to the marks in the bark of some of the older trees, and the sandy substrate in places where patches of grass have begun to sprout. Wandering around the place seems abandoned, and then I spot a clearing up ahead. Ha no fan girls or the Dobe will find me here. With a casual pace I head into the clearing and up one of the nearest trees. Taking out a rice ball I let a smirk play across my face, all those losers in class have no chance of achieving what I will. Half of them at least will fail, especially Uzumaki. I will be one step closer to killing him and avenging my clan by the end of the day.
Something jerks me out of my thoughts, a light breathing sound. Standing up on the branch I ready myself for an attack, probably Dobe. He thinks he will be Hokage, ha I am superior to him the idiot needs to realise his place. After a minute no attack comes, scanning the tree tops around me, the only presences are birds and the occasional squirrel. I look down to scan the ground and I am surprised to see the girl I sat on the same desk as today, sleeping under a tree. Pathetic, if this were out on the field she would be dead, letting her guard down.
Maybe I should teach her a lesson? About not letting your guard down, ever. Or should I leave her to learn it out in the field? Why should I care anyway?
Looking back over to the same spot under the tree, I find that she's gone. Doesn't matter to me anyway. But still how could she move so fast? I didn't hear her, or see her move. Her stealth may be significant in comparison to mine, but not good enough.
I didn't know I had fallen asleep, until my sensitive ears picks up the sound of someone shifting around nearby. I can feel their gaze on me. I keep my breathing steady and shallow, until I feel the eyes watching me remove their gaze.
As soon as I feel their gaze lift, I jump into the tree I am leaning against and sit on a branch level with the one he is sitting on across the clearing.
A gleeful smile spreads across my face when I see him staring intently at the ground below. His head moves from side to side, looking for me I think. Swinging my legs I wonder to myself how he actually found this place. Ah well I guess I will just have to find a new secret place.
The smile worn on my face falters a little when I feel someone's gaze on me. I don't know how I can tell but I just have a feeling. Looking behind me I see Uchiha-san looking at me frowning. He doesn't even look surprised that I moved, darn. Then again he is the top of the class, he probably expected it. I need to get better. Standing up I grab my empty bento and sketch pad from next to me and jump down.
The rest of the day went pretty much smoothly. During the written part of the exam Uchiha sat on the same desk as me once again. This seemed to irk the fan girls, as I could feel their intense gaze burning into my back. They are very dedicated to him, that's for sure.
The written exam seemed to me to be very simple, bearing in mind the questions were:
Name all the animal hand signs.
Name three basic ninja weapons.
What affinity jutsu is often associated with the tiger hand sign?
They were all that simple.
Next came the physical exam. One by one we were each called to the front of the room, we had to do a transformation jutsu and a clone jutsu. I was the second to be called up after a boy named Shino; I think he is an Abumure. Kenji said that Abumure's work with bugs or something like that. I know he told me that they give him the creeps.
"Arashi Megumi" Mizuki sensei called me to the front "You are to transform into Iruka-sensei." He told me.
Doing the hand signs, I mouthed 'transform'. Looking at myself I think I have made a good replica of Iruka-sensei. Mizuki-sensei walks around me in a circle examining my transformation, which makes me feel a little uncomfortable.
"Good, a few flaws perhaps. But good enough." Mizuki-sensei mutters
"Right, next you are to produce a clone." Iruka sensei says while Mizuki-sensei leans against the desk expectantly, while Iruka stands in front of me.
Once again I make the appropriate hand signs and low and behold, a clone appears. I think it's one of the best I have produced, apart from that time when I managed to produce 2. But that time Kenji said my attention to detail lacked so I should produce one and focus more on the detail, until I improve more (since he is going to help me practice my cloning technique)
"Excellent detail Megumi, if this were a shadow clone I wouldn't be able to tell the difference. Well seeing as you demonstrated the required jutsu's to a decent standard…"
My breath hitched in my throat, will he pass me? He has too, I worked so hard.
"You passed. Congratulations Megumi, please go and collect your headband from Mizuki-sensei and return to your desk." Iruka-sensei smiles down at me.
Yes! I passed, Kenji is going to be so proud of me. I can't wait to tell him. The rest of the time in the classroom is spent watching other members of the class take their exam. When it came to Naruto's turn to complete a transformation Jutsu something interesting happened.
"Transform!" Naruto completed the hand signs with a look of determination on his face.
One minute he was there, the next a girl with two long blonde ponytails is standing in Naruto's place. Naked, with smoke covering her more private areas. Then the girl opens her mouth
"Ha! So what do you think of that big boy? I call it sexy no jutsu, believe it!" Naruto while in his lady like transformation exclaims.
Several of the male class members have gone red in the face, Inuzuka Kiba is drooling eyes trained on her rather robust cleavage. Iruka-sensei is just stood there in shock. Until he keels over with blood spurting out of his nose. Once Iruka-sensei regained composure Naruto got shouted at big time.
Naruto didn't pass the Genin exam, I feel bad for him. I want to comfort him, but talking to people is so hard and also I am not to associate with him either. I don't want to upset Kenji, it takes something big to upset him but when it does it really gets him mad. In other words never get on Kenji's bad side.
After the exam it was relatively peaceful everyone except Naruto passed. I caught Uchiha Sasuke looking at me, I must have something on my face from lunch.
Walking back to the apartment block I live in, it seems unusually quiet normally there is much more hustle and bustle. Often people come here looking for a cat named Tora, I have no idea why. Then again they did catch the cat yesterday, so I doubt it will have got out again.
Taking out the key to the apartment I unlock the door, obviously Kenji is out. Darn I can't tell him the good news.
I was so busy concentrating on celebrating me becoming Genin I failed to spot the note in front of the vase of flowers on the kitchen table. Addressed to me.
X ~ Team 7's Blessing rewrite~ X
Kiyomi: Ok so this is the re-write it does differ quite a bit but I think it is more in character on Sasuke's part. There is less Megumi x Sasuke moments but they will come. I don't want to rush it. Seriously I have been reading endless Sasuke fic's to try get his character down. My favourite Sasuke x Oc one so far is: The Wrong Uchiha. I love it. It is M rated but there is little to no M rated content, read and review it to help it get noticed (if you want).
