Chapter 2
Not a test of strength…
EDIT: I'm going through all the chapters and fixing tiny mistakes, hopefully it's better now.
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The next day, all of Hiruzen's former students returned to the Academy together one last time. Today was the day they got to meet their senseis for the first time. Well, all except the Nara siblings to whom Asuma was a close family friend.
Once the other two members of his team had arrived, Raidenasked "Hey, do either of you know who this 'Kiyoko' lady is? I can't recall hearing of her before…"
"I heard she's an amazing kunoichi, and pretty hot too, 'ttebayo!"
"Dude, she's like twenty years older than us. That's just weird. " the Uchiha commented on his hyperactive friends antics.
"But seriously, have either of you met her before? I know she's the great granddaughter of lord sixth, but beyond that I don't know a thing about her…"
"I've seen her around dad's office a few times, and he always grumbles to himself about her being late to everything except when he sends anbu to summon her. She is really laid back, and looks like Kakashi-sama, but without the mask, and she has long straight hair. She's always carrying around this purple book too, but I don't know why… She must be a nerd or something." Kosuke answered his friend's question as best as he could. Being son of the Hokage, you tend to meet every ninja at least once, and Kosuke liked to remember everything about them in case he was teamed with them when he became a ninja.
"Don't forget the part about her being super hot! I mean, have you seen the size of her…"
"Alrighty class, let's quiet down and prepare to meet your senseis! I just want to say how proud I am of all of you, and I hope you go on to become excellent shinobi! As of today, you are all Genin of the Leaf!" Sarutobi Hiruzen said, wiping fake tears from his eyes. He liked this bunch of kids, and while he was truly proud to be their teacher, he also couldn't wait for his summer break, and the sooner he finished his speech, the sooner he could go home and read his favorite purple book…
Once he was done talking, a tall man with black hair and an unlit cigarette walked into the room.
"Uhh… hey Cousin, I'm here for my team. Team 1? Meet me at training ground 1 in 15 minutes, okay?" and with this, Sarutobi Asuma(named after his grandfather) shunshined out of sight, wowing many of the genin from civilian families.
The new Ino-Shika-Chou formation left the room. Well, Inori and Choujuko did, their teammate was sleeping under the table in the back of the room.
"SHIKAKU, GET YOUR LAZY BUT UP AND COME MEET OUR SENSEI!" the young Yamanaka girl screamed, causing laughs from many of Shikaku's friends, and a call of "typical Shikaku, always sleeping. It's a wonder that lazy ass passed!" from Toshiro.
"Troublesome class, troublesome team, and troublesome lists of troublesome people…" Shikaku mumbled, hoping Inori wouldn't hear him.
"SHIKA I SWEAR WHEN WE GET TO…" her screams were heard until Hiruzen shut the door behind team 1.
With that, everyone went back to their various conversations. It was only two or three minutes later that a mysterious man named Genso came into the room. The man had on the standard Jonin uniform, and wore his headband on his head similar to Shirui Genma used to, with the band covering his whole head. His mouth was covered in a black mask, so only his eyes were showing.
"Team 3. I'll be on the roof, be quick." And with that, the man left the room.
"Uhh, Hiruzen-sensei? Can I get a new Jonin sensei please? " Teru asked, clearly creeped out by his new superiors attitude.
"Nope, and if I were you I would get to the roof before he casts a genjutsu on the stairs to make them seem never ending. He did it to me many years ago, it isn't fun. "
Team 3 were out the door, leaving dust in their wake.
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It had been over 2 hours after the last team had been picked up by their jonin sensei, team 2 heard footsteps in the hallway. Just before the door opened, the team put their elaborate prank into action. Kosuke set off the smoke tag they placed next to the door as it opened, meanwhile Raiden teleported to the kunai he had placed above the door, grabbed said kunai, and teleported to the other one that he left at his desk. This resulted in the bucket of water that Toshiro had delicately placed on the kunai to fall, dousing their new sensei. Then, a huge gust of wind came through the door, clearing the smoke and leaving… no one?
The smokescreen contained nothing, and after further inspection, the hallway was clear to. Then who had walked into the room?
"My first impression of this team is… to not give you the final exam to see if you become genin. Meet me in front of the Hokage's office for our first mission in ten minutes. Bye!" and with that, all that the boys saw was a swirling tornado of leaves in the back of their classroom.
"Uhh… what? Was that… Kiyoko?" Toshiro asked, clearly confused at what had just went down.
"How did she get there? If I had my Sharingan active, I probably would have seen her. And what did she mean by the 'final exam'" Kosuke was equally confused.
Both boys look at Raiden, who was sitting with his hand resting on his chin, clearly deep in thought, when the blond said "I get it. When she opened the door and saw the smoke screen, she shunshined to the back of the room. Because we were so focused on the smoke and seeing our teacher get pranked, we missed the smokescreen getting disrupted along the edge of the room where she exited. And about the final exam… I have no idea."
"Well, we only have eight minutes, so we should hurry! The tower is on the other side of town! Let's go, 'ttebayo!"
"Actually, I have a better idea. There is a seal for my flying raijin outside of the tower. If you all grab onto me, I can transport us there, and we might be able to fish for some answers from our sensei."
With that, both boys grabbed Raiden, and he put his left hand in the half tiger sign, transporting them all to the tower. Upon going up the stairs and sitting down outside the Hokage's office, team 2 found their sensei waiting.
"You guys sure are fast, aren't you? Let me guess, 'what do you mean by the final test, I am confused, help meeee'?" their sensei said, the last part in a mocking tone resembling a five year old.
"Uhh… yes please?" Toshiro had planned on acting tough and screaming his sensei out, but upon seeing how hot she was, he could barely speak.
Dude, she might be pretty, but do you have to drool? And you're staring right at her…
Raiden and Kosuke both slapped their friend in the back of the head, bringing his attention back to her face.
"Well, you see. We are required to give you all a survival test that tests your teamwork and ability to look out for your friends instead of leaving them behind for the mission. By seeing your teamwork on the prank you tried playing, I knew right away that you all wouldn't have that problem. Now, let us go see the Hokage, hmm? Oh, and Toshiro? Stare at my chest again and I'll suffocate you in it." Their sensei answered all the questions they had, and caused Toshiro to blush profusely.
They entered the room, not before Toshiro mumbled something, all Kosuke and Raiden caught was "worthy death" but the general meaning was caught, causing them both to laugh.
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"Ahh, Kiyoko, what can I… Oh hello son, Toshiro, Raiden; what brings you all here? This is your genin team correct? Don't tell me they failed already?!" Kosuke's father and the Leaf's tenth Hokage Uchiha Tobi said to the group.
"On the contrary they passed! They tried pranking me for being late, but they showed excellent teamwork in executing the prank, and so I decided to pass them instead of punish them. Now, I request a D-rank mission for my team. How about… cleaning the Inuzuka kennels? " Kiyoko asked with a mischievous smile on her face.
"A D-rank instead of punishing them eh? Well, it would seem the kennels are in need of cleaning! Go ahead over to the Inuzuka Veterinary Hospital outside their clan compound and talk to Inu, she should have the key to the kennel. Good luck." Lord Tenth winked, and with that team 2 left the Hokage's tower and headed towards the kennels.
Two weeks later…
"Damn, if we do one more stupid D-rank, we are going to need a new Hokage, 'ttebayo!" said Toshiro as they left for the tower. They had been doing two D-ranks a day for the past two weeks, and they boys swore that if they had to chase the Daimyo's pet cat one more time it was going to die. Some things change through time, but the Daimyo's wife having a demon cat is eternal.
Raiden nodded his head in agreement. "I hear you; maybe we should request a C-rank today. I'm sure Kosuke's dad will have something that a genin team can handle, right?"
"Dad's always got one or two lying around. Let's just hope Toshiro doesn't have the same 'C-rank curse' that his great grandfather had. I would hate to fight an A-rank missing nin on my first mission outside of the village."
"C-rank eh?" a voice said behind them, "I suppose you guys are ready for one of those. Let's go see what Tobi-sama has in stock."
The look of surprise on Toshiro's face was quickly replaced by an angry one. "The hell is wrong with you Kiyoko-sensei! What's with you sneaking up on us all the time?!"
Kiyoko was prepared for this, and gave Toshiro the cutest puppy dog face she could muster. Being a dog summoner, it wasn't that hard. "Aww Toshiro-kun, don't tell me you don't like my presence any more?"
Toshiro's nosebleed hit him so hard that he didn't have time to say "Dattebayo" before he passed out from blood loss. His teammates each took an arm and started to drag him towards the tower. While Raiden wished he could just teleport to the tower himself, his sensei had forbidden him from doing so unless it was an emergency.
Flashback: 10 days ago
Kosuke, Toshiro, and their sensei had just gotten to the Hokage tower.
"Where is that Raiden at, even Kiyoko-sensei is on time for once, 'ttebayo!"
Cue the puppy dog eyes "Aww Toshi-kun, are you saying I'm always late?"
The nosebleed was so strong that Toshiro actually lifted a few feet of the ground before he passed out.
Just a few seconds later, a yellow flash lit up in front of them.
"Sorry I'm late guys, I was making a few more Raijin Kunai and I forgot the time. Wait, Kiyoko-sensei is on time? And why is Toshiro passed out…"
Kiyoko tried the same trick on Raiden that she normally used on Toshiro. "Aww, Raiden-kun, are you saying I'm always late?"
Raiden looked slightly annoyed but also amused at this. "I'm not your little 'Toshi-kun', that trick won't work on me."
"Worth a shot, right?"
"No. It wasn't."
Maybe one more time? "But Raiden-kuuuuun!"
"No. Just… no."
Kosuke was a little annoyed at his team's childish antics. "Guys, can we just go get our mission? I think Toshiro is waking up."
"Yes, but first… Raiden, I forbid you from using that jutsu in the village unless it is an emergency. It's not fair to your teammates that you don't have to walk the whole way here and they do. Besides… I have an excuse to be late if you aren't there on time either!"
"But senseiiii"
"No buts. Now, who wants to clean the Inuzuka kennels?"
The cry of three young shinobi screaming could be heard all the way on the other side of town.
End Flashback
"Hokage-sama, I request that my team be given a C-rank mission. They have completed the required amount of D-rank missions, and I think they are ready."
"How coincidental, I just put together a C-rank mission a few minutes ago. Now where did I put it…? Ah, here it is. As you all know, the Land of Forests has recently established its own hidden village, the Kigakure. We have allied with this village for a few reasons. One of them is because of their proximity to our allies, the Hoshigakure, and we wish to ensure that Kigakure won't attack them. The other reason is because of the river running through the country. We are allies with every village and daimyo that this river runs through, and if we ally with them, then we will have free access to trading all along said river. Your mission is to journey to Hoshigakure, acquire the treaty between ourselves, Ki, and Hoshi, and take it to the Kigakure. Good Luck!"
5 minutes later
"Your dad likes to talk a lot doesn't he? We knew everything he told us, all he had to do was give us the mission, 'ttebayo!"
Kosuke nodded at this. "I know, I tell him he talks too much all the time, he just doesn't listen to me! Anywho, sensei? How long should we pack for?"
"I would say two weeks, maybe three. The only thing we won't have to worry about is food and water, as we will be traveling along the river that runs through the continent. We'll head north from here until we reach the river, and then take it through the land of earth. We'll have to travel about 30 miles south from the river to reach Hoshigakure, and we'll rest there for a day before heading back to the river. From there we can take the river all the way to Kigakure. Do you have any questions?"
Three replies of "No, Sensei" were heard, and the boys all headed off to their homes to pack up for their first C-rank Mission.
There's chapter 2. Please review!
Peace off!
