Summary: A new girl comes to Konoha, and honestly she is a total bitch at first. But her teammates and Sensei can't help but notice there is something different about her. For one thing she is the most powerful Genin Konoha has seen in a long time, even showing up Sasuke, and the sole practitioner of a scary jutsu unheard of to anyone in the Land of Fire. For another she is completely uninterested in boys (including the worshiped Uchiha boy), something also unheard in Konoha for a teenage girl...
There is something off about her though; the way she stares off into the distance; the way she leaves the village at night when everyone else goes home; the way she trains practically every minute of every day and has even more dedication than Naruto. As she grows closer to her team, they begin to discover she has a past darker than Naruto and Sasuke's combined. But just how much of it will they learn? How much is she willing to tell them?
And what happens when Sasuke and Naruto fall desperately in love with her? What if she starts to feel the same? Who will she choose? Can she choose?
Author's Note: Yay first fanfic whoop whoop! ^.^ Whaddup my bitches? Name's AsheXChan! :P Okay first things first, this story is rated M for Mature. There will be violence, torture, soul-wrenching back stories, lots and lots of cussing (hehehe I have the mouth of a sailor...sorry), sexual innuendos and content and probably a bunch of other mature content that I can't think of at the moment. If any of this bothers you then I suggest you leave this story 'cause I don't like to censor myself (although I will try to keep it down, at least in the beginning).
Disclaimer: I will say this once and only once: I don't own Naruto. If I did the Akatsuki wouldn't have died, Sasuke would be a one-legged hermit living alone in the wilderness, Sakura would be able to do something other than cry for once, Tobi would NOT be Obito oh and I would be married to Itachi and the Fourth Hokage...at the same time! Imagine the sex...ahem, anyways here it is! Enjoy!
Oh and a dictionary for all Japanese words used is at the bottom ^.^
"Sooo, are we officially ninja now!?" A blonde haired, hyperactive Genin exclaimed.
"Well, since you all passed my test then the answer would be yes – I believe you are." The silver-haired Jounin said smiling under his mask; his happiness clearly shown by his one revealed eye which was closed in a half crescent shape.
"Baka we were already ninja, ever since we graduated from the academy at least." Another Genin slouched up against the fence said coolly, making no eye contact with anyone and with just a hint of hatred in his voice.
"OHHH, WHO ASKED YOU ANYWAYS? DATTEBAYO!" The blonde yelled furiously.
"Che, on second thought maybe I was mistaken. Even if you DID graduate from the academy you certainly aren't a ninja in my book."
Oh God here they go again. The Jounin thought to himself as his happy expression quickly changed to one of exasperation.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY TO ME, TEME?" He retaliated, shaking his fist at the other Genin menacingly.
"Did I stutter, dobe?"
The blonde's mouth dropped to the floor. "WHY I OUGHTA!" He ran up to the other ninja and stood in front of him shaking his fist with even more rage. "YOU JUST WAIT! ONE DAY I'LL BE HOKAGE AND THEN EVERYONE WILL NEED TO TAKE ME SERIOUSLY AND SHOW ME THE RESPECT I DESERVE, EVEN YOU SASUKE! DATTEBAYO!"
"Ha. Well don't expect me to hold my breath. There's no way a dobe like you will ever become a Chuunin or Jounin - let alone Hokage."
"AHHHH! I'M GUNNA MAKE YOU TAKE THOSE WORDS BACK!" He drew back to punch Sasuke but before he could he received a hard blow on the back of his head that sent him face-first into the ground.
"NARUTOOO! JUST WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING?!" It was Sakura of course and she was fuming. "HOW DARE YOU TRY TO HIT SASUKE-KUN! WHY ARE YOU SUCH A BAKA NARUTO? CAN'T YOU TRY TO BE COOL LIKE SASUKE-KUN FOR ONE DAY?! I MEAN OF COURSE IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU TO BE AS COOL AS SASUKE BECAUSE HE IS SOOO COOL AND HOT AND SMART AND HE'S THE STRONGEST GENIN OUT OF ALL OF US…"
It wasn't unusual for Sakura to go on long rants about how perfect Sasuke was considering she did so constantly. Even though the three of them had only been on the same team for a mere couple of days she had already gone off countless times on how awesome Sasuke was.
"Kakashi-San I must speak with you at once." A tall brown-haired Chuunin with a large scar across his nose intervened, stopping Sakura's tantrum.
"Iruka-Sensei? What are you doing here? What's going on, 'tebayo?" Naruto said as he slowly got up while simultaneously rubbing his head.
"Not now Naruto this is important; I must speak with your sensei at once." Iruka spoke, his face serious.
"Alright guys why don't you go home and get some rest; I'll see you three here at 5 am sharp." Kakashi, the silver-haired Jounin, said as he went off with Iruka. He vaguely heard what sounded like Sakura begging Sasuke to get dinner with her and Naruto doing the same to her. He was pretty sure she smacked him on the back of the head again based off of Naruto's cry and what appeared to be another crazy rant from the emotional teenage girl. Thinking about his team made Kakashi chuckle; even though they were completely unorthodox and more or less an unmanageable and hopeless trio, he still wouldn't trade a single one of them.
"So what's going on?" Kakashi asked turning to Iruka.
"Your team must be changed, I'm afraid."
"Nani?"
"There is someone else who I think should be put under your training."
"Is that so? Well now that's certainly interesting since I'm the one who gets to choose who I wish to train, not you. Besides, I really like this team of knuckleheads; I think that they will all make great ninja one day." Kakashi took a step away.
"I'm not the only one!" Iruka blurted out.
"Hm?"
"I'm not the only one who thinks this."
"Oh yea? And who else dislikes my current team?" Kakashi questioned defiantly.
"Sarutobi-sama."
"Huh?" Kakashi spun around. "Sandaime Hokage?"
"Indeed. Sandaime Hokage-Sama himself requested that this ninja be put on your team."
"But why? What makes this ninja so special that I have to be their sensei?"
"I heard the ninja has special skills that you could help develop."
Kakashi turned around and began to slowly walk away. "There are plenty of other skilled Jounin who would be happy to help; I'm not that special. And as I said before I quite like this team. If Sarutobi-Sama has a problem with my refusal, he can bring it up with me himself."
"I just thought you'd like to know since the ninja has a lightning affinity."
Kakashi stopped again and stood still – Iruka had Kakashi just where he wanted him, and he knew it. All he needed to do to completely convince his friend was push him just a little more.
"You have a lightning affinity too, don't you Kakashi? As you know, lightning is the rarest affinity as well as the hardest to master. If I do recall correctly, you did mention something about wanting an apprentice to teach lightning release to. This could be your only chance considering there are no ninja in Konoha with a lightning affinity… "
He didn't answer for a few moments.
"Who?" He finally asked.
"What do you mean?" Iruka countered.
"You want me to take in this new ninja, but my team is full. Who would you have me replace?"
"Sakura. And don't think of it as replacing her, simply moving her to a different squad."
"But how? All of the other squads are full."
"That's not true. Ino Yamanaka of Asuma's team was moved to another squad. Seems she doesn't get along well with Shikamaru and Choji, ironically enough. Anyways, they are now short one person and could use Sakura."
"Hmm, I don't know about this…" Kakashi mumbled wearily, more to himself than Iruka.
"Well, I'm going to go meet her now. The least you can do is come and check her out."
"Her?" Kakashi's eye widened in interest.
"Yes. She is a Kunoichi and her name is Yumi."
Kakashi didn't know what to think, but since he had nothing to lose by at least meeting the girl he decided to go along with Iruka. She was in a meeting with the Third Hokage himself and, to Kakashi's surprise, several other Jounin were there as well – namely Asuma, Kurenai and Guy, along with himself and Iruka of course.
The girl sat to the left of the Hokage, her legs sprawled out in front of her and rigid arms fixed behind her back to support her tiny figure while her eyes were fixed on the ceiling with a bored expression painted across her face. Kakashi smirked under his mask and had to resist the urge to chuckle at seeing someone sitting like this; not only was her position highly unorthodox, but it was also very rude in front of several Jounin – let alone the leader of the village Hiruzen Sarutobi himself – to stray from the accepted "Indian style" posture.
"Sandaime Hokage-Sama." Iruka said as he bowed and entered the room, Kakashi following close behind at a leisurely pace. Once the duo drew near, Kakashi got a better look at the young Kunoichi. She had big, brilliant eyes that were a blinding blue and a full set of eyelashes to compliment them. Her skin was luminous – flawless – and her plump lips were fixed in a cocky smirk on her sturdy jaw. Her hair was a dark blue and while her bangs fell freely around her face, the rest was pulled in a tight braid down her back that nearly reached the back of her kneecaps.
As for her outfit, it was bland yet still looked good on her. She wore a tight-fitting black mesh shirt, which reached a couple of centimeters above her elbows, and an old, loose V-neck belly shirt over it. Kakashi couldn't help but note that her breasts, while smaller than Hinata's, were still sizeable even in her modest attire. She wore cream colored worn-down capris and had standard black sandals on her small feet. On her right thigh she had white bandages with a thin, black weapons pouch secured on top on them and she also wore a beige weapon pouch on the left side of her lower back. On her hands were simple black leather gloves.
First impression - Kakashi found her very amusing. However, as he took a seat across from the Hokage and to the left of his fellow Jounin, he soon realized that it wasn't a stretch to say that he was the only one who felt so. The other three Jounin shared looks of discontent and annoyance at her apparent lack of respect; noting this, Kakashi turned his head to the left to look at Iruka who, despite having just sat down a few moments ago, was already seething with anger as well. In fact, he was probably biting down on his tongue rather sharply in order to prevent himself from yelling at her, Kakashi deduced as his lips curled into another smirk under the protection of his mask.
"Kakashi-San, I would like you to meet-"
"Ossu, Yumi desu." Yumi said as she lowered her head and looked Kakashi straight in the eye.
The whole room fell quiet. After all, it wasn't every day that someone has the audacity to interrupt the Hokage while he was speaking, especially a random teenage girl. Shockingly, the Hokage didn't seem to mind her lack of respect one bit as he continued to sit and nonchalantly smoke his pipe. The three Jounin were clearly shocked yet they kept quiet, but Iruka was a different story.
He was practically shaking with anger at her rudeness and it wasn't long before he lost control and jumped up. "HOW DARE YOU INTERUPT SANDAIME HOKAGE-SAMA WHILE HE IS SPEAKING!" He shouted while pointing at Yumi who, much to Kakashi's surprise, simply rolled her eyes at him and averted her gaze back to the ceiling.
"Iruka." The Hokage said while still calmly smoking his pipe.
"DAKEDO, HOKAGE-SAMA-!" Iruka's head whipped around to face his ruler as he protested.
"That is enough for now."
Iruka stared at the Hokage for some time with a mixture of confusion and anger displayed across his face before he hung his head in defeat and hesitantly sat back down. Kakashi watched the entire scene and it wasn't long before his sharp mind started to piece everything together.
I bet that's the REAL reason I was called… Kakashi thought to himself Looks like I'm the last option.
As Kakashi's eye flickered between each of the three Jounin, it became very clear none of them wanted her on her team. Each of them bore an expression of disgust and shock, and all of them made no effort to hide how much they looked down at her. Kakashi naturally deduced that the reason he was summoned was because the others had straight up refused to train her.
Kakashi was about to say so when the young Kunoichi spoke up, her eyes still fixed on the ceiling. "Hatake Kakashi, Konoha's copy ninja, eh?"
"You've heard of me?" Kakashi asked, surprised.
"Oh yes. Who hasn't heard of the famous copy ninja from Konohagakure? The man with the sharingan in his left eye who copied over a thousand jutsus; the extraordinary Shinobi who made Chuunin at age six and Jounin at thirteen. Yes, I have heard of you." Yumi's words flowed smoothly, silkily.
Kakashi stared at her curiously; it wasn't every day he ran across a girl who, despite never meeting him, knew all about his career as a Shinobi.
"Is he the one with the lighting style, Hiruzen?" Yumi inquired.
The Hokage was about to affirmatively answer her question when a livid Iruka exploded yet again.
"HOW DARE YOU CALL SANDAIME HOKAGE BY HIS FIRST NAME! YOU WILL REFER TO HIM AS SANDAIME HOKAGE OR HOKAGE-SAMA OR-"
"Iruka." The Hokage spoke up once again, silencing the emotional Chuunin.
"Seriously Iruka, give it a break already. 'How dare you this' 'how dare you that', you really are quite annoying." Yumi intervened in a bored tone.
"HOW DARE YOU-"
"And repetitive." She added.
"I AM YOUR ELDER AND YOU WILL TREAT ME AND THE REST OF THE SHINOBI IN THIS ROOM WITH RESPECT!"
Yumi's eyes left the ceiling and latched onto Iruka's, sending a deathly glare his way. "And if I don't?" She spat dangerously.
Iruka's mouth fell open in shock and the guest Jounin gasped in surprise as well. Gauging by her previous dispassionate behavior no one expected her to snap so intensely – and for no apparent reason! Before anyone could reply, the Hokage spoke up.
"Iruka, do not forget you being here is strictly a privilege – not a right. I ask that you please try to control yourself or I will have no choice but to dismiss you from this meeting." The Hokage's voice was calm and strong and left an authoritative feel behind as he didn't even bother glancing up from underneath the brim of his Kage hat.
"Hokage-sama, I feel as though I must be frank with you: I do not think this girl should be trained as a ninja of Konohagakure. She is rude, arrogant and has no respect for her superiors. We do not know with certainty where she is from or even which clan she belongs to!"
"You never asked." Yumi said bluntly, her eyes long since fixed on the ceiling once more.
"Huh?" Iruka asked as he looked at her.
"You never asked where I am from or which clan I belong to." She said simply.
"Well, what is it then? Where were you born? What's your full name?"
"Hm, I'd say that's none of your damn business." Yumi replied with a smirk as Kakashi's lips betrayed him and did the same.
"THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT!" Iruka erupted as he turned to face the complacent Hokage, causing Yumi to simply roll her eyes. "HOKAGE-SAMA I ASK THAT YOU RECONSIDER YOUR-"
"Iruka, as an accomplished Academy teacher, surely you believe that all students who exhibit enthusiasm towards learning and pledge their alliance to Konoha deserve the opportunity to be trained, do you not?"
"Well, yes but-"
"And you were the one who said that she should be trained, and even found Kakashi and convinced him to come, correct?"
"But that was before I actually met the girl!"
"Iruka, I have made up my mind and now there is only one who needs to decide." Kakashi raised his eyebrow at this as the Hokage turned his attention to him. "Well, Kakashi-san?"
"…Me?" He asked as he looked at the young Kunoichi who lowered her head to meet his gaze at the same time.
"Hai. The other Jounin do not wish to take her on their teams so you are the only one left. If you agree to take her on your team, I will approve of her becoming a Kunoichi of Konoha."
Kakashi felt five pairs of eyes staring at him as his mind began to race. Why is it always up to me? Oh well, I guess I need to make a decision right now then. This Kunoichi seems rather powerful and could be of use to Konoha. She also has a lightning affinity, meaning I can finally have the apprentice I wanted for a long time. On the other hand, she is rude and has no respect for authority. There's no telling what her real motive is or what's going on in that head of hers. And despite all of that, the Hokage trusts her completely. Is he losing his touch? Perhaps he knows more than he is letting on. Beside the point, there is something off about her, something dark…
"Well?" The Hokage prompted.
Kakashi remained in thought for a few more moments and then shook his head and sighed. "Yumi, welcome to Team 7."
Well? Well? Well? What did you think!? Good? Bad? Horrible? Made you wanna be a better person? Gave you cancer? Lemme know!
Just a few things now. At the end of each chapter, there will be three sections. The first will be any clarifications and elaborations pertaining to the chapter. The second will be a little dictionary of any Japanese words used during the chapter. The last (which doesn't pertain to this chapter but will to future ones) is a description of any Jutsu my character Yumi uses in a chapter, both ones that exist in Naruto and ones I made up, so you can get a feel for them.
1. I tried, and will continue to try, and keep all characters as close to how they really act in Naruto as possible. I know Iruka is a little emotional here, but he has always struck me as an emotional guy who is a stickler for the rules. Also I realize that Kakashi may look like a little bit of a perv because the description of Yumi is from his point of view, however I don't want you to think of him as a pedophile, I was just trying to show Yumi is very pretty. I'm fudging the ages a little too. Kakashi is going to be 24-25 (instead of 26-27) in part one. Yumi, Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke and all the other Genin will be 14-15 (instead of 12-13). Tenten, Lee and Neji are 15-16 (instead of 13-14).
2. Dictionary
Baka: idiot; fool; stupid
Che: Sasuke's response to almost anything; more of a grunt than an actual word; translated to 'hn' or 'hmpf'
Dakedo: but
Dattebayo/'teybayo: Naruto's verbal tic or catchphrase; roughly translated to 'believe it'
Dobe: dead last; loser; Sasuke's way of addressing Naruto
Hai: yes
Nani: what?
Ossu, _ desu: extremely rude way of introducing yourself; roughly translated to 'yo, name's _'
Teme: rude way of saying you; roughly translated to 'you bastard!'; Naruto's way of addressing Sasuke