Naruto-sensei!
Chapter One: Team Twelve and Naruto's Test
Disclaimer: I neither own Naruto, nor any of its numerous characters...
I am Takashi Yoshida and as of today I'm a Genin of Konoha. I have long black hair with white bangs, a family trait I inherited from my father, that is parted in the middle and black eyes. I wear a sleeveless navy blue shirt with the Uzumaki swirl on the back and white teardrop, my clan symbol, over were my heart is located. I also wear standard black pants and black sandals. I silently and, for the most part, patently waited for our Jonin sensei to arrive.
The classroom was large with a stairs leading up to each desk, so that every row was one step higher than the last, and five desks across. The walls were plain white, the same for the carpet, reminding me of a hospital and a black chalkboard behind a large desk; Iruka-sensei's desk to be exact sat on the wall next to the front tardiness of our sensei gave me time to reflect on how I arrived in Konoha in the first place. I thought back to the days back when my largest fear was the dark, a pathetic fear now I think about it, and when my highest aspiration was to please my ex-sensei.
I was soon pulled from my thoughts by a loud, perturbing voice.
"Why am I the only one celebrating?" Good gods why am I on the same team as the irritating bastard. The idiot, Sotto Kimura, has green eyes, short spiky black hair. He wears a red shirt with white sleeves, black pants, and black sandals. I know I haven't been the noblest of warriors, but damn it all! This is definitely the work of the utter bitch that is Karma, although it doesn't take much to piss her off.
"Only feeble-minded imbeciles celebrate becoming the lowest rank of ninja." I love it when I get under his skin, though it isn't hard with his petty intelligence. His eyes narrowed in anger and he stood up to yell at me when the door opened, revealing our young sensei.
"Team 12?" He asked, he looks no older than I do. Fucking Karma. He had long, spiky blond hair, blue eyes, and three lines on each cheek. He had on the standard Jonin outfit with a white cloak with red flames at the bottom over his attire.
"You are late!" Omoi Suzuki, the black haired green-eyed girl to my immediate left pointed out angrily. She wears faded green tank top and matching skirt with blue sandals.
"What took you so long?" Sotto asked.
"I stopped on way over here to help a young girl whose adorable kitten was stuck in a tree." He grinned at Sotto, who looked confused, and was about to asked another pointless question, when Naruto-sensei interrupted him. "I am Naruto Namikaze and I'm your new sensei so...um follow me." I stood up with the others and followed the three as we left our old classroom.
The air out side was hot and humid, typical Konoha summer, but the breeze was quite relaxing. We made our way through the newly rebuilt village, passing shops, venders, and people as we walked.
"Ok team, I think we should get to know each other so we can function properly." He looked at each of us. "Who wants to go first?" Naruto asked as we started down a road leading to the training grounds. I cleared my throat.
"I am Takashi Yoshida. I enjoy smoking cigarettes, life's simple pleasures, and improving my weaknesses." I pulled out a cigarette from my pocket and lit it, proving I did indeed smoke. "My goal is to become a strong ninja." I paused to exhale. "That is all I wish to tell you." I finished.
Naruto nodded with a small smile. "Well, thank you for sharing that, now you with the black hair." Then he blinked twice. "Are you two related?" He asked. Omoi looked disgusted and Sotto just laughed uncomfortably.
"No relation." She corrected in a distasteful tone.
"Oh...well then would you mind going next?" He asked as Sotto finish his laughter.
"I'm Omoi Suzuki and I like a certain someone." She begun with a slightly hopeful expression and I could have sworn she glanced over in my direction. "My goal is to make him see that I'm strong." She finished with a slight smile.
Naruto nodded at her and looked at Sotto. "I'm Sotto Kimura and I'm gonna be the bestest ninja ever!" Our blond sensei ruffled Sotto's hair, to which Sotto smiled a little. He stopped messing up the idiot's hair as we entered a small forest and turned to face us.
"Well, you guys have shared information about yourselves, so I guess it's my turn!" He shouted the last part while pointing his thumbs at his whiskered face. "I was taught by Kakashi-sama, the Seventh Hogake, and I love ramen!" I fought the urge to roll my eyes at his last comment as he grinned down at us while he placed his hands behind his head.
"You were taught by the Hogake?" Omoi asked, obviously not believing him. Blondie's grin grew at her disbelief.
"Yup." He answered as we came to a clearing. "This is the old Team 7 Training grounds, my old team used to train here, so try not to destroy it, ok?" He took on an expression that I have seen in war veterans, myself included, it made him look wise beyond his years. As fast as the expression came, it left without a trace. "I am going to test you three to see if you are worthy of becoming ninja."
"But we already are ninja!" Sotto argued and I quirked an eyebrow and our sensei, wondering what he had up his sleeve.
"Let me take a guess...if we fail...we go back to the academy." Omoi stated in tone of annoyance. Naruto smiled at her.
"Yup. The first one to land a solid punch or ninjutsu wins, the other two are sent back to the academy." The second he finished Sotto charged him with a Kunai. I followed him without hesitation; my katana unsheathed and ready. Naruto jumped into the air just as Sotto slashed and missed. Giving me the perfect opportunity to attack our sensei. I quickly swung downward and sliced Naruto across his chest. Then a poof of white smoke surrounded the area where Naruto was.
"Shadow Clone." I muttered as I fell back to the ground. Sotto rushed up to me.
"What happened? He just disappeared..." Sotto gasped out just as Omoi made it over to where we were standing.
"It was a clone so that means he is still out there...conceal yourselves and regroup!" I shouted the last part as we ran into the foliage.
"What now?" Sotto whispered. I halted as a yellow blur rush past me.
"He's fucking with us!" I yelled and jumped onto a branch. "Stick close and cover our ass." I ordered just as Sotto landed next to me, Omoi one second behind him. "Omoi help me look for him and be ready for an attack." I whispered as I scanned the trees. "I think he wanted us to break apart, but we would be more affective as a team...I don't care who hits him, I just want one of use to pass this idiotic test. Omoi nodded as I continued looking for Naruto.
Ten seconds later Sotto yelled in celebration.
"I got him!" He yelled in excitement. Then the Naruto he hit with a Kunai exploded knocking the three of us to the ground. Omoi and I landed in a crouch while Sotto landed on his head, knocked out.
"Idiot..." I sighed out. I glanced over at Omoi. "Omoi, how proficient are your stealth abilities?" I asked and she smirked.
"Proficient enough, but I will need a proficient distraction since we are one man short." We both glared over at our unconscious teammate.
"We are also out ranked and out skilled." I looked around, finding no sign of Blondie. "Go hide in the trees until you find an opening." I watched Omoi disappear into the tree line as I stood and dusted off my shinobi pants. "...This is going to be enjoyable..." I watched as Naruto emerged from the trees charging in my direction with a Kunai in hand. I closed my eyes and concentrated my chakra into my hand while I made the hand signs I need. Upon the last sign I felt the Jutsu activate as I whispered. "Dance of the Crescent Moon."
I quickly jumped into action, as my illusion seemed to work. Naruto begun to swipe and the empty air around him, thinking he was seeing clones. I slashed at him while he was distracted, but I sliced a log instead, as he just Shunshined further back. I glared at the man, while he smiled approvingly.
"Very good, Takashi, that's an A Rank Jutsu and to have almost pulled it off on a Jonin takes a great amount of skill." He praised. "But I don't think you can defeat me alone..." Naruto did quickly did a few hand signs. "Shadow Clone Jutsu!" He yelled and five Naruto clones poofed into existence. "Let's go!" One of the six Narutos yelled and they jumped into the air. Then they flung several shuriken in my direction.
"Shit!" I cursed as I jumped out of the way. I then found myself surrounded by six Narutos. They charged me and I dropped into my father's Insane Blade technique, in which I held the sheath in my left hand and my katana in my right. I slowly dispelled them one by one, by counter attacking, until there was only one left.
"What's wrong Takashi? You're only dodging and countering, instead of trying to hit me." Blondie asked with a challenging look on his face.
"You're the one on the attack and have yet to hit me..." I smirked until I felt something indescribably horrible...invade my ass.
"One Thousand Years of Death!" An unnoticed clone yelled from behind me and I was flung into the air. I landed ten yards away, on my face. My eyebrow twitched in anger. "I think you might want to quit trying to become a ninja...you're not all that great." Naruto said just a few feet away. I jumped up and glared at the man I was about to kill.
"I'll slice you to pieces and feed you to the vultures!" I screamed in furry as I pricked my palm on the tip of my blade. "Seal One: Yoshida Craftsmanship Release!" I yelled as I ran my bloody hand over my sword. Said blade grew in length, became sharper and lighter. I instantly felt the filmier chakra that is sealed into my katana, the chakra of my fallen clan members. "Are you ready Sensei?" I asked and he nodded with a completely serious look on his face instead of a dumb grin. "As you wish..."
I charged him with the increased speed I had just earned and took him by surprise by disappearing with a modified Kouton(steel) Senbon Shunshin. Iintstantly appeared behind him and swung diagonally, but he blocked it with a kunai with out even turning around. I dropped my katana and grabbed Naruto by the throat, in a blood-choke. "OMOI, NOW!" I shouted and before I could blink, Omoi reached around me and attempted to stab Naruto in the arm with her kunai. Naruto caught her arm and twisted it so that she dropped to her knees in pain.
"Let her go!" Sotto yelled as he charged Naruto. I tightened my choke hold on him in the hopes the Sotto would land a hit. Sadly the idiot was backhanded in the nose by Naruto's other fist and flew backwards. Naruto then let go of Omoi and dropped to the ground unconscious.
Ten minutes later Naruto awoke and I yawned. "Finally, I thought I accidentally killed you..." I stated as he sat up and looked around.
"Well Takashi it seems I was wrong about you, you pass." He smiled up at me. "You two fail I'm afraid." He said looking at Omoi and Sotto.
"We worked as a team..." I started before I lit up a well-disserved cigarette and everyone turned to look at me, confusion written on all their faces. "I like this team the way it is, so ether we all pass or we all fail, as a team." I stated then took a long drag and sighed.
"I guess I have no choice," Naruto said while looking down. "You pass as a team!" He shouted grinning up at us. Sotto shouted something about his greatness and flung his arm around Omoi and I, much to my displeasure, in a hug. I freed myself form the unwanted affection and Naruto held up three odd looking kunai. "These where my dad's invention." I took one and examined it.
"What's this thing on the handle?" Sotto asked while twirling it around in his hand.
"That's a special seal my dad made. It makes so that I can Shunshin to where ever you are, keep it with you and I can help you if you're in over your head." I nodded and put in my sash beside my sheath. "I guess you guys can have tomorrow off, but the day after that you three will meet me here at zero seven thirty, ok?" I nodded again and begun to leave while Sotto and Omoi ran up next to me.
"I guess we can celebrate..." I sighed out, because of the look Sotto was giving me. "But, Sotto, your paying since you did absolutely nothing in our fight with Naruto-sensei."
"Ahww man!" He whinnied and Omoi chuckled quietly.
"Hey guys! Don't leave me here!" Naruto yelled. I looked between Sotto and Omoi.
"Did you hear something?" Sotto acted out with an evil grin.
"No..." Omoi answered with a small smile.
"Guess it was just the wind." I replied and Naruto groaned louder. "Where do you guys want to eat?" Sotto's grin shifted form an evil one to one of pure enjoyment.
"Ichiraku's!" He yelled and Naruto started to cry.
"That's so cruel guys!" Naruto whined and the three of us laughed in unison.
