A/N: Hey! Ever wondered who Minato's teammates were? That's my guess. Enjoy;)
Have you ever noticed how typical the shape of clouds is? No? Well, that means that you probably aren't a dreamful person, as such things are remarked mostly by dreamers. It's not that it's a bad thing not to be one. In fact, it's very practical. VERY. Believe me. And if you don't believe me, then believe Namikaze Minato, the biggest dreamer in his team, in his former Academy class and, probably, in the whole Leaf Village.
Well, the shape of clouds… Yes, exactly. Did you ever notice that each and every cloud passing over your head looks like a ship? Or a boat, if you prefer it this way? No? No worries, then. You know, Minato did notice that and just because of this he was called a dreamhead, a weirdo, and an impractical person… Yeah. Kinda rough.
But really, what would you do if you came early for your genin team's meeting? There's no one there apart from you and the weather is just so, SO beautiful? It's obvious that you just lay down on a bridge rail and look at the puffy ships floating above you. Isn't it?
"Fool! Watch where you are going!"
Oh, sure. It's over. PEOPLE are coming. The very specific ones.
The blonde sighed deeply and shot one glance in the two newcomers' direction. Just when he managed to relax a little… they had to appear. He decided to ignore them as long as possible and to concentrate again on the clouds.
"Me? Watch where YOU're going, you sullen idiot!"
His teammates have arrived. Oh, joy.
"Speak for yourself!" (Dear reader, meet Hyuuga Hiashi.)
"I AM speaking for myself!" (Dear reader, meet Uchiha Fugaku.)
"Oh, you are just pathetic with all that superiority of yours!"
"And who's saying that, mister I-AM-so-noble-and-amazing?!"
"I AM noble, you fool."
"I'm NOBLE as well."
"And you mishandle all your nobility with your stupidity."
"And YOU are RIDICULOUS with that sublime language of yours!"
"SUBLIME."
"Guys… have some mercy, would you…?" Minato covered his face with his palms.
"See, even HE has enough of it!"
"He was talking to you, you pathetic…"
And so on… and so on… Really, it has already become an everyday routine for our poor little blonde.
Everyday. Routine.
He plugged his ears with his hands, hoping that it would help him just a little. But, of course, it didn't really, like usual. All he had left was that HOPE that wasn't abandoning him even for a single second during his team's meetings. Hope, that sensei would come soon.
He, he, hey… yeah, good joke, Minato, really, that was just great.
He spent the next five minutes trying to observe passing clouds and listening to Fugaku's and Hiashi's yells. It was impossible NOT TO listen to what they were saying, even if he knew it already by heart. In short, Fugaku considered Hiashi to be ridiculous, while Hiashi claimed that Fugaku was pathetic.
Yeah. And to think that he was placed in a team with the heirs of two most prestigious clans in Konoha. Congratulations, Minato! he still remembered smiles and pats on his shoulder. It's a great opportunity for you! To got into a team with two noble boys, when you're from a civilian family… It seems that the Hokage does see your great potential! And what's more, you happened to get such a significant person as a sensei!
At the moment, the two noble boys were arguing like two hungry preschoolers before lunch. And about his sensei… He looked lazily at his watch to check the time. Then, with a heavy sigh, he stood up and started to walk towards the onsen. Good it wasn't that far away from their meeting spot.
It took him ten minutes to get to the onsen area, find Jiraiya, the legendary sannin (who was occupying himself with his famous research) and drag him to the place where his two respectful (and NOBLE) teammates had started to beat the hell out of each other during his short absence. He spared one look at his sensei, only to find an expression of utter pouting, and decided to separate the two boys by himself. Finally, almost leading each one of them three by their hands, he made everybody seat on the grass and joined the little circle at the end, eyeing his sensei expectantly.
"FINE" Jiraiya growled at him, unhappy. "I'm here, are you satisfied now?
"You're late" Fugaku glared at him.
"Just a little" the man shrugged. "It's not that YOU were ready, when I came here.
"When Minato dragged you here, you wanted to say, sensei" Hiashi noticed blankly.
"He didn't DRAG me. If you want to see, what dragging means, I will happily show you. Brat."
"Whatever" Fugaku rolled his eyes. "Can we start the training already? My father wanted me to be home early so that he could show me some Uchiha clan's jutsu, so we better hurry."
"Yes, it would be improper, if you were late for some Uchiha training…"
"Say it again and I'll show you how this is SOME Uchiha training…!"
"Shut the hell up, you two" Jiraiya hissed through greeted teeth. "We will do EVERY SINGLE exercise I planned for today and I will decide when the training ends, so you better stick it to your heads-"
"As if you spared a single minute to PLAN anything for today, ero-sensei."
"I DID."
"Did you?" Hiashi eyed him doubtfully.
"Yes, I did. Today we, or more exactly, YOU will be dealing with a bunch of teamwork exercises as to improve your terrible teamwork. You need it, no doubts…"
"We've already done thousands of teamwork exercises, what do you want more?" Fugaku looked at him heavily.
"Oh, today it's gonna be something totally NEW" the sannin grinned at the Uchiha evilly. "See, whatever you may think, I DO observe you during our training and I DO notice your progress…"
"What a relief" Hiashi muttered.
"AND I DO notice your REGRESS as well" Jiraiya finished clearly. "By which I mean that you" he pointed at the Hyuuga "and you" now he looked at Fugaku "get one point below zero for ten above zero possible for your cooperation with each other. Or, to say it straight, you don't cooperate in a slightest. So today, tomorrow, after tomorrow and so on we will work on it or else you'll both die on our next C-rank mission. Clear? Of course it's clear. So-"
"Are you saying that we won't get any C-rank mission in three days…?!" Fugaku glared at him angrily, Sharingan activated.
"Not quite. I'm a bit of a realist in that matter, so you won't get any C-rank at least for the next two-three weeks."
"WHAT?!" two pairs of eyes, one red and one white, stared at him in disbelief.
"Yeah, you heard me. Now deal with it."
"Are you joking, you intend to keep us in the village just for some ridiculous teamwork exercises?!" Hiashi almost stood up.
"No, I'm keeping you in the village for some very important teamwork exercises" Jiraiya eyed them sharply, suddenly serious. "Teamwork is a base of every shinobi activity, so if you can't handle something as simple as cooperation, then I would quit the ninja business if I were you. Let me repeat it then: we stay in the village until you and Fugaku learn to work as a team, and you better learn it quickly and stop keeping Minato back. Am I clear enough?"
He received two quiet hums from both very unhappy boys. Then he grinned widely.
"So guess how you're gonna improve your teamwork. Any suggestions?"
Fugaku and Hiashi looked at each other and then eyed their sensei with pained expressions.
"No, just not-"
"D-rank missions, why of course!" the sannin clapped his hands smiling. In return he got two groans and one little sigh. "Oh, don't make such a sad face, Minato" he addressed his quiet student. "It doesn't concern you."
"What do you mean, sensei…?"
"Right, WHAT do you mean, sensei?" Fugaku repeated already pissed.
"I've never said Minato needs any teamwork exercise, have I? As far as I remember, he cooperate very well with both of you, and you, surprisingly, are able to cooperate with him as well! So when you two go on our beloved D-rank missions, Minato will treat me for some yummy food somewhere in the village."
"What" Hiashi pierced him with his byakugan.
"You heard me" he said dismissively and stood up. "I got up too late to drop by the Hokage Tower for the mission scroll, so you two go there now and take it. Minato, what're we eating today? I'm starving."
"You're kidding" Fugaku huffed angrily.
"No, in fact I wasn't more serious since the day I became your sensei three months ago. Have a nice day, brats" he waved at them and got away from the spot, dragging very unsure Minato by his arm.
"Sensei… It's gonna be a disaster" the boy muttered unconvinced.
"Of course it's gonna be a disaster" Jiraiya shrugged. "That's why I believe that they will finally get a hold of themselves and that they'll start to cooperate in ANY way, really."
"But sensei…"
"You worried that you mission statistics will become poor? Don't be, those missions won't count for you."
"Are you sure it's a good idea?"
"It's a wrong question, you know" the man mumbled. "The right one is: do you have a better one?"
Minato wiped his eyes tiredly and finally shook his head slowly. He then felt his sensei's hand on his shoulder.
"Well, for now, let's not worry about them, how is that? Now you can treat me for something good in some dango shop or…"
"I'm not treating you."
"Fine" he gritted his teeth. "I'm gonna treat you. And after that you'll show me that jutsu you're working on."
"It's called rasengan, sensei."
"Give me ten years kid, and I'll remember that."
A/N: Hope you liked it! Next chapter soon! Please review;)