{Rant: This is the second of a series of prequels to Beginnings so it won't make much sense unless you've read Beginnings first (probably)! Also I do not own Naruto; however, I do own my great big list of characters on my page. This story takes place two years before Beginnings (So it takes place two years before the point where the 'Naruto' series starts.)}
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~Permafrost~
~ Chapter one: Graduation ~
"There's no way she's a Genin!"
"Is this some kind of joke Ikkizo-sensei!?"
"Well she's not gonna be on my team!"
"My cell either!"
Ikkizo Fuwa groaned. He hated graduation day. Just the day before all of his twenty-one students had taken the Genin Graduation exam, only eight had passed. That is, only eight should have passed, but no they had to let that little kid take the exam.
Ikkizo looked out the corner of his eye to see that little kid still standing next to him smiling cheerfully. The pale azure haired child's name was Yumiko Kawaguchi and she had passed the graduation exam with flying colors. But her exam scores were not what the other students were getting so worked up over. They were angry because while they had studied for six years at the Hidden Mist Ninja Academy a five year old from the first year class had passed the complex exam on her very first try.
"Quiet all of you, or else you won't get your team assignments!" yelled Ikkizo over the uproar of the class.
"But Ikkizo-sensei…"
"No buts, keep your traps shut so we can just get out here!"
Ikkizo took a deep breath before he began reading off the list of team assignments.
"Cell one: Kaede Isobe, Haruko Isobe, and Masu Kuga. Your squad leader is Ami Hoshino."
The Isobe twins high-fived each other happily while Masu smacked his head against his wooden desk hard. He was the only guy on a squad of girls. His day couldn't get much worse.
"Cell two: Jiro Kido, Zeshin Yamakazi, and Aya Nakao. Your squad leader is Seiki Nogi."
The three shrugged. The easy-going trio had been friends for years and a nightmare for their frustrated teachers.
"Cell three: Mayu Taka, Sen Kano, and Haku Aida. Your squad leader is Hoshi Ina."
Haku angrily groaned to himself; he was stuck on a squad with his two biggest fan girls. At this moment Mayu and Sen began to argue over Haku for the millionth time that day.
"BACKOFF IDIOT HAKU IS MINE!"
"-IN YOUR DREAMS MAYU!"
"Would you two just shut up!" interrupted Kaii who was seated behind the two bothersome fan girls.
"Cell four: Kaii, Kimiko Godo and…"
'Don't say Yumiko, don't say Yumiko!' thought Kaii in desperation.
"…and Yumiko Kawaguchi. Your squad leader is Roku Otsu."
"No!" shouted Kaii. "Why am I on a team with a five year old!?!"
"Because they wanted to stick the student with the lowest scores on the same team as the student with the highest scores like they always do dobe", replied Kimiko coolly.
Suddenly the other Genin began to argue about their squad assignments as well until the room was once again filled with deafening shouting.
"SILENCE!" screamed Ikkizo at the top of his lungs, but it was no use, the class had gone to the dogs. So as so many times before, Ikkizo reached into his front pocket and whipped out an air horn.
"WWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"
Sadly, the screeching of the air horn had no effect on the eight new Genin. Ikkizo glared at the Genin then yelled, "YOU KNOW WHAT?! SCREW YOU!" and angrily stomped out into the hallway.
Yumiko cocked her head to one side as she stared at her new squad and the other six Genin. They must be crazy, she thought.
Less than a minute later, four Jounin were shoved into the thunderous classroom as Ikkizo's voice was heard from the hallway.
"THERE! THEY'RE YOUR PROBLEM NOW!"
The four Jounin just stood watching the chaos enfolding before them.
"Do you think any of them will pass the Chunin exams?" whispered Ami Hoshino.
"Nope", replied Roku, "Especially not the little kid."
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{The graduating class reminds me of Naruto's class only worse… Atleast Iruka-sensei didn't have an air horn! ^^}