Chapter 1:

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"Next is Team 7… Namikaze Uzumaki Naruto!" Naruto perked at his name. The girls who had not yet been chosen for a squad squealed. "…Uchiha Sasuke!" The raven haired boy tsked but had a small smirk on his face as Naruto cheered. The squeals turned louder. Whoever was in that squad would be the luckiest girl alive! "And finally… Hatake Kakashi!" All three boys glanced at each other with a small look of relief. The squeals in the background turned into shrieks, and the shrieks became moans and shouts of protest as the girls seemed to realize that they could no longer be in the same squad as the son of the Yondaime Hokage, the second son of the Uchiha clan head, and the son of the legendary White Fang.

"SENSEI! HOW COME THERE ISN'T A GIRL ON THAT TEAM?!" Most of the girl screamed at Iruka, angered that they wouldn't be able to be on a team with their crushes, yet slightly glad that some bitch didn't get to be on the same team with the most popular boys. Iruka twitched.

"Because of the ratio of girls and boys in the class this year, it was decided that a 3-man squad with three males would be created. The Hokage herself decided this was for the best since there was no reason to hold any of the students back and this was more convenient." Iruka said, irritated.

"Thank you, baa-chan," Naruto muttered under his breath.

"Now moving on, Team 8 will Hyuuga Hinata. Inuzuka Kiba. And Aburame Shino." Iruka announced. Hinata looked down disappointed. 'Naruto-kun…' Kiba smirked. Shino adjusted his glasses. 'So this will be a team that focuses on tracking…'

"Team 9 will be…" Ino sulked. She was relieved that none of the other girls had gotten in the same team as Naruto-kun, Sasuke-kun, and Kakashi-kun, but damn. She was the one who most deserved being on that team! And wasn't that team super strong? It was completely unbalanced contrary to Iruka-sensei's words!

"Team 10 will be Yamanaka Ino. Nara Shikamaru. And Akimichi Choji." Ino groaned. Why? Why her? Not only the lazy ass, but the fatty too? What Kami had she angered? "That is it for teams. After lunch, I will introduce you to your Jonin-senseis and you all will go with them. That is all." Sasuke, Kakashi, and Naruto all scattered before they could be flocked by fangirls.

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"I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE!" Naruto shouted, gripping his head. "Iruka-sensei left! Even Shikamaru's sensei came hours ago! Why are we still here? Where is the hell is our sensei?!"

"Urusai, dobe. Our sensei must have his reasons." Sasuke said from his seat. 'Although this is getting ridiculous. It's a halfway past 5 already. Is our sensei that incompetent?'

"Don't make assumptions like that, Sasuke. For all you know, our sensei could be a female. And calm down, Naruto. Patience is something essential for shinobis to have" The last member of the team spoke up.

"Tch. I highly doubt our sensei would be female considering the members of this team." Sasuke replied.

"I DON'T CARE ABOUT THIS ANYMORE! IF OUR SENSEI DOESN'T COME SOON, I'M GOING HOME!" Naruto complained.

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6:00 p.m.

"THAT'S IT! I'M LEAVING!" The blonde finally said, heading towards the front of the classroom. Suddenly a head of black hair poked in.

"Peekaboo~ Ah, Sasuke-pyon you're still here? Ha! I told Itachi you'd probably still be here since you didn't seem to be on the training grounds." Shisui laughed. The boys all looked disgruntled by the Uchiha's sudden appearance and Sasuke looked downright irritated. "Did your sensei find out that you were his students and rand away? Ah that reminds me, Obaa-chan says to come home. We're all having dinner at the Uchiha main house to celebrate you getting in a team with your buddies, remember? Ah, of course your parents are already all there too, Naruto-chan, and your father as well, Kakashi-chan. Hurry up, 'kay?" Shisui waved and disappeared before they could say anything.

"Oi! Shisui-teme!" Naruto shouted pointing at the empty air. "ARRGH!" Kakashi and Sasuke sighed before walking towards the door when another head popped in.

"Shizune-nee? What are you doing here? Don't tell me you're our sensei! Why were you so-" Naruto started pointing his finger at her.

"Ah-ha… No actually. I didn't realize you guys were still here, but I have a message from your sensei." She said rubbing her head. She handed the note to Naruto before leaving. "Good luck you guys! You'll need it." Shizune muttered.

The boys all crowded around the piece of paper as Naruto opened it. Naruto growled as he read the note. Sasuke's felt a vein pop, and even Kakashi's eyes twitched.

"Tadaima!" The three shouted as they entered the Uchiha household. They entered the dining room where everybody was already seated at the low table.

"Welcome back, otouto. Hello Kakashi-kun, Naruto-kun." Itachi said.

"Hey Sasuke-pyon! You're so slow! Obaa-chan wouldn't let us eat until you came!" Shisui whined.

"Sasuke! Welcome back! And Shisui, he hasn't sat down yet, don't you dare touch that food!" Mikoto said warmly before nudging her husband who only gave them a grunt of acknowledgement.

"Fugaku, you should be more welcoming towards you son you know? Hey there kids." Sakumo greeted amiably. Minato waved from his seat across Sakumo with a smile.

"NARUTO! YOU'RE LATE! HOW DARE YOU MAKE US WAIT!" Kushina raged as she saw her son.

"Hello everyone," Kakashi said with a small bow as he sat next to his father. Sasuke glared at Shisui and bowed to his parents in greeting.

"Nii-san, you're back from you mission?" He asked as he too sat next to his brother.

"Ah." Itachi replied. The others began picking up their chopsticks and started eating.

"It wasn't our fault." Naruto grumbled as he sat down. "Our stupid sensei never showed up and only gave sent us a note that they weren't coming when we were leaving the classroom." At this Fugaku raised a brow, and Sakumo sighed.

"Ah, your sensei would do that." He said as he continued to eat.

"You know who our sensei is, Otou-san?" Kakashi asked. "What's our sensei like?"

The parents shared a glance.

Hours before…

"Ah, good. I'm glad I predicted you would come without me sending for you all." Tsunade said, swiveling the chair to face the group that had come in.

"Hokage-sama, what is the meaning of this? Why would you put that person in charge of my son?" Fugaku demanded. Minato stood to the side with Kushina and Sakumo as Mikoto tried to calm her husband down.

"Calm yourself, Uchiha." Tsunade mumbled, taking a swig of her Sake. "That team is a powerhouse and contains some of the most valuable assets to the village. That team contains the kyuubi jinchuuruki and Minato's kid, the second son to the Uchiha, and the son of the White Fang who's not so well liked since the Third Great Shinobi War. They will need a strong instructor that will be able to teach and protect them."

"That person is hardly up to-"

"QUIET! Are you questioning my decision?!" Tsunade yelled, slamming her palm on the desk.

"Not at all, Hokage-sama. We just want to know why you chose that person out of all the people you could have chosen." Sakumo soothed. "After all, these are our kids so we would like to make sure they will be safe under their instructor. I mean I don't doubt their safety but that person has been..."

"Yes, I also feel a little uneasy with this decision, Hokage-sama. I mean, that person hasn't been seen in years. Not to mention that person spent most of their time in ANBU, and didn't seem to be in the best of mental health when they were last seen." Minato piped in. Tsunade sighed as she leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes. She needed more sake.

"I understand where you are coming from, but we did find that person, although I don't know what the hell they were doing up in Snow Country, and as far as I can tell, their mental health is perfectly stable. I believe my apprentice will do fine as an instructor. And you know as well as I, that they will probably need this experience more than the kids need a good instructor." The room went silent and Kushina and Mikoto ducked their heads. "There's one more thing that you should know..."

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"Tsunade-sama, what is this all for?"

"That person said that it was all necessary. NOW GET OUT OF MY OFFICE!" Tsunade yelled.

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When the office was empty, Tsunade got up and sighed. She looked out the window. This was the right thing to do, she assured herself. This was the right thing to do.

"Well, we of course we know your sensei. I believe you all know who your sensei is, or at least heard about them. As for what your sensei is like…" Sakumo trailed off. "Well, let's just say your sensei is highly skilled and leave it at that!" he finished cheerfully. Sasuke snorted.

"I highly doubt that."

"Yeah, dattebayo! Sensei didn't even come today! Says he won't ever come." Naruto shouted before Kushina whacked him and scolded him for talking with his mouth full.

Kakashi wordlessly handed over a crumpled sheet of paper over to his father. Naruto had crumpled it in his anger. Kakashi had saved it before Sasuke could Katon it. Sakumo read over the few lines on the paper. There was a few moments of silence before Shisui reached over and grabbed the paper himself.

'I'm not going to come. If you're still at the academy waiting when you receive this, you're all total idiots. Tell Tsunade I resign. I refuse to teach a bunch of brats.'

Shisui whistled. "Dang, your sensei sounds awesome!" Shisui laughed as he passed the note on.

"Not our sensei anymore if you read it." Sasuke grumbled.

"Oi Kaa-chan, you know sensei too right? What's he like? Is he super strong? He's awesomer than all the other senseis, right? Right?" Naruto excitedly said.

"Naruto, your sensei is, or was, a she, and yes, they were…super strong." Kushina said. The three boys' eyes widened while Kakashi looked slightly smug. Shisui looked curious as well.

"And who is this unlucky lady, Kushina Obaa-chan?" Shisui asked, "Don't tell me it's Anko!" Shisui laughed. Itachi was passed the note, and his eyes widened.

"It's not Anko, Shisui. You already know her don't you? Team 7 was assigned Haruno Sakura as the sensei." Kushina said grimly. Shisui's laughter dropped and Itachi gripped the note harder.

"Which reminds me, we should probably take the note to Tsunade-sama. I doubt she'll be happy." Minato groaned. Itachi disappeared with the note in a flash.

"Wait up, Tachi-chan!" Shisui said before he too disappeared.

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"Kaa-chan… who's Haruno Sakura?" Naruto questioned.

A pair of feet swung from the figure's seated position on top of the Yondaime's head.

"Stupid shishou, dragging me back to babysit a bunch of genin. Why would I want to be the sensei of a bunch of overgrown brats?" The female sighed. Emerald green eyes looked at the night sky as the wind ran through her long hair. "The night sky's pretty, isn't it…" the wind blew harder, covering up the names of shinobi long dead to the world.

New story~ Just an idea that popped up. I think it has potential and I like it ^.^

~Tokumei Yurei