Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of its characters.
A/N: This fan fiction is showing how one character can change the course of a series.
Those able to become ninja entered the academy, after the intuition speech. Many were nervous. It was quite obvious only a few had been prepared for this. Those from high clans or were heirs were those few. There were exceptions, such as young Hyuga Hinata, but all in all the only emotions from the children were happiness, nervousness, fear, and anticipation. Walking to the classroom they would be taught the basics of being a ninja for the next seven years. Their sensei , for the year, was a middle aged woman named Hiroko Asuka.
"Alright, class, please take a seat somewhere." She said, evenly. The young students complied.
"I'm going to be calling your name to make sure everyone is here, okay."She said, gaining absolute silence.
"Yes, Auska-sensei." They called back, some blurry- eyed, others on the edge of their desk ready to learn.
She started and finished calling roll. So the students' years of becoming ninja began.
"Shin Shikira." Asuka-sensei called.
"Present." I called back, bored.
I was only at this waste of time under my father's and uncles' request. They said even as a prodigy, I should learn the basics, then be assigned to a genin team. I complied. I know I was only six but because of my families particularly powerful and unknown kekkei genkai , I could probably rival the Hokage. My kekkei genkai was unique, for instead of me influenced by it, it was influenced by me. My family each had their special power. My father, for example, can use animals for his own needs. Not like a summons but going deeper. They all said I had a great power, being able to control the elements to my own advantage without having to use chakra. Fire, earth, water, wind, lightening, and the less known element, metal. Those were my powers. So let the learning begin.
Break came quickly, but that could be because I wasn't listening. I walked out to the play ground of sorts. Girls fonding over the Uchiha. Boys rough housing. The few who were like me, outsiders, were sitting in the shade of different areas of the play ground. I looked at those people. The Hyuga heiress was one of them, but so were the Aburame heir and the Nara and the Akimichi heirs, that were sitting with each other.
I sighed and walked to where Aburame was and sat next to him. From the corner of my eye, I could see him raise his eye in questioning so I answered him.
"It was here with company, or somewhere else and alone. You have a connection through nature, I chose you."
"You have large vocabulary, for someone our age."
"So do you, so do you."
"Many would choose someone else for company other than me. After all, I am an Aburame."
"Well, I'm weird. Get over it. Besides your different, different is good. As someone from your clan would say, "An insect is defined by its differences, not its similarities to its kind," or something among those lines."
"Interesting. You know my clans' love for bugs quite well. I have not heard of the Shins, are they a clan or is it just your family name?"
"It's a clan, Shino-san, a small clan, but a clan none the less." I said.
"Well Shikira-san, I think this could acquaintance could turn into a great friendship."
"A great friendship, indeed."
I watch my students, for the year. Many had bright futures ahead of them. I saw Shikira-chan and Shino-kun become friends rather quickly. It was interesting, though I was an Anbu before retiring to teach the next generation, Shins and Aburames really never got along. It warmed my heart to see friendship not to be affected by Clan affairs. It was going to be wonderful year.