Companions of Circumstance

A/N: This is a remake of The Lone Ninja, because I am a bad writer and wrote myself headfirst into a wall. It hurts, I tell you. For TLN Veterans: All the teams are what they are in Naruto now, but Enaku, Hana, Hishou, and Ryumura are now Team 2. Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, but I DO own Enaku, Hishu, Hana, and Ryumura. Jack J. Williams, Ryu Kenshin, Amanada, and Rama Ayama belong to Spidey3000, though they are not physically described in this chapter.

Text Guide:

POV Change

Non POV thoughts

Jutsu and Sound Effects

Iruka's POV

It's such a normal day... so why do I suddenly have a very bad feeling? ...Oh, who am I kidding? It's Graduation day. The most chaotic day of the year... and I don't even have the team assignments done yet!

...I already got Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke safely with Kakashi... Kiba, Hinata, and Shino are in Kurenai's capable hands... The Dunce Tea- I mean Choji, Ino, and Shikamaru are in the equally qualified hands of their babysitte- Asuma... KoffjackryuamandawithramaKoff...

Oh dear Kami, I forgot those three! The little pervert Keri Enaku... the airhead Wakizashi Hana... and Ryu Hishou... What Jonin is left? I guess I'll have to look at who applied this year...

Oh Da- darn. Why him, of all people, why did it have to be Yami Ryumura?!

Well, I guess I have no choice... We have this year's Team 2 has been formed... why did I get the feeling lightning struck as I said that?

...Well, I guess there's no one else to assign... I mean, we only have 15 students, right?

Chapter 1

The Stalker, The Illusionist, and The Firestarter

A boy sat at his seat, crouching heavily into his desk, scribbling something on a piece of paper. The boy wore a black jacket, over a white shirt with the Konoha leaf on it, and also had bandages down his arms. His hair was brown, and as messy as if he just woke up. "Carry the 2... that goes there..."

A girl suddenly walked up behind him. "Hi, Enaku. What are you drawing?" The boy looked up in insane delight.

"This is my latest plan to get together with Hinata-hime! It's an ingenious idea, brought about by a dream, in which-"

The girl zoned out at this point. She wore a green shirt, with sleeves that went down past her hands. She also wore a skirt that matched her shirt, but with slits down the side, with dark brown shorts underneath. Her hair was long, and was a bright, unnatural green.

"-And that's what the monkey's for! Hana, what do you think of my plan?" Hana smiled, and clapped.

"You're best plan yet!"

A calm, cool, collected voice came from behind them. "Another of your idiotic, creepy stalker plans, eh, Enaku?"

A sound akin to hissing issued forth from Enaku's mouth. "Hishou." Hishou stood taller than Enaku, with spiky, black hair. He wore a dark blue vest, with a fishnet shirt under that. His black slacks clung tightly to his legs.

"Yes, Hish, and what of it?"

Hishou did a ridiculously camp hand gesture. "Really, Enaku, do you honestly think Hinata wants your attention? Right, girls?" A crowd of girls materialized out of nowhere, with what seemed to be the sole purpose of agreeing with Hishou.

"If you really want to know, I honestly don't think she does."

"From the way you act, It seems like you do-" He was cut off my a bandaged hand suddenly socking him in the face.

The front door to the class slammed shut, Iruka standing in front of it. "Enaku, I saw that!"

"Iruka-sensei!"

"Be glad you'll never be seeing me again, because you'd have gotten dentention. Now, shut up so I can give you your assignments!" He looked at his assignment sheet. "Naruto, who somehow passed, The fangir- Sakura, and the assho- Sasuke are now Team 7, under Hatake Kakashi!"

Naruto was banging his head against the desk, Sakura was cheering loudly, and Sasuke was doing his best Gendo Ikari impression.

"The fa- Choji, the bi- Ino, and the lazy bum... are now Team 10, under Sarutobi Asuma!"

Choji was stuffing his face with chips, Ino glaring evilly at Sakura's head, and Shikamaru was fast asleep on his drool-covered textbook.

"The dog-boy, the bug kid, and the winter coat girl are now Team 8, under Yuhi Kurenai."

"Kami- fu!?ing- dammit!"

"Enaku, watch your langauge!"

Kiba was whispering to Akamaru, Shino... was doing something, and Hinata was glaring evilly at Sakura's head.

"Finally, we have the kid who stalks Hinata-" A noise that sounded roughly like a dying bird came from Enaku's seat. "Hana-" Humming could be heard from next to the dying bird sound. "and the cool guy Hishou, are now Team 2, under Yami Ryumura, Kami bless your souls."

Iruka's announcement of Team 11 was obscured by a very loud scream. "WHY HISHOU! I'm so much better than him!"

"Enaku, I don't know exactly how this is possible... but your grades are worse than Naruto and Shikamaru's combined."

Following great laughter from everyone (Except Hinata and Shikamaru... though he would if he could.), Iruka looked out into the class.

"You'll all wait here for your sensei to show up, so please, shut up, and try to get along with your teammates."

A random student held up his hand. "Iruka-sensei, what about the rest of us?"

"Holy shit, there are more than 15 of you."

Enaku's POV

Enaku glared at the front of the room, watching as several Jonin came in. Where the hell was this "Ryuwhatever"?! Ino, Shika, and Choji were already picked up by this guy I'm pretty sure was pedophile, Hinata went off with that brunette chick... those 3 people I know nothing about went with that guy who smelled like burnt tires and licorice... and, oddly enough, overripe fruit.

3 Hours Later

Enaku watched as this silver-haired fool ran off with Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke... and swore he heard Iruka mutter "Who the hell can be later than Kakashi?!" Where the hell is this guy?!

He heard Hana giggling somewhere next to him. And, much more horrifying, Hishou was snoring. Dear god, I need earplugs!

Normal POV (Yes, Enaku narrates himself in the 3rd person)

Enaku had been glaring intently at Iruka for the last 3 hours, which was really starting to creep him out. Though not nearly as much as Hishou sawing logs... though not nearly as cool as the Log that plagues Sasuke.

Suddenly, from nowhere, random fireworks went off, followed by epic drum music. From the center of the smoke, a silhouette appeared. "Ladies, gentleman, and Iruka! May I present to you, Yami Ryumura!" Spotlights suddenly blasted on the silhouette, which was revealed to be a man wearing standard Jonin uniform. "I am man who walks the night, I'm the one who makes woman swoon!" He started hopping on one leg. "I am the defender of all that is just, I'm the guy who owns the hot springs!" He did a little spin before settling in a show-stopping pose. "I am Yami Ryumura, Lord of Perverts!" He did a smug grin. "Cue the thunderous applause."

Enaku had a look on his face like Sasuke had suddenly danced into class wearing a tutu. Iruka just looked pissed. Hishou... was still asleep.

CLAP! CLAP! CLAP! "Great performance, sensei!" Hana grinned at Ryumura.

Ryumura stroked his stubble. "Thanks! It took me 4 hours to set up the smoke machines, the stereo, and the lights!" A sound like a dying animal came from behind him.

"Are you saying you were the first Jonin here?!"

"...Maybe."