Chapter 2:
Akiko Uchiha
Takumi woke up the next morning, immediately remembering what today was. He yanked his sheets off his body and threw them at the wall. He then opened up his drawer, pulling out a clean pair of boxers, his new dark grey ninja pants, and his black ninja sandals. He hen grabbed his new vest; he wore some fishnet over a silver T-shirt, and there was a black vest with minimal padding inside of it. Essentially, it looked like a mini-flak jacket. There were some pockets on it; six special pockets made for holding kunai were on either side of the inside of the jacket.
Hey, you can never have enough kunai. Those things are damn useful. He thought to himself, running over to a wardrobe. He was greeted by an array of deadly weaponry. The two panels swung out, followed by a platform falling down. He observed the equipment. He grabbed 26 shuriken and stashed six in his vest, three in two pockets at his sides. He then grabbed a pouch, which he filled with wire, smoke bombs, senbon, and explosive tags. People never realized that senbon were better for using as bases for wire traps than kunai. They were less obvious than a kunai sticking out of a tree or rock for no reason, and significantly less useful otherwise, so they were a more disposable option.
He knew today was the day that he'd be assigned his two teammates and sensei, as well as the day for their sensei to decide whether they'd make the team or not. He then snapped out of his reverence of the symbolism of the day, and began packing again. He decided to bring a special weapon he'd had custom forged. It was a throwing axe that was rarely used, and was called a "Tomahawk". He closed the wardrobe up, locking it with a key, and continued to Emi's room. He knocked, waiting for a reply. "Come one in," She said.
Takumi walked inside, shutting the door behind him. She was just packing some things for their test and first day of training. "I brought kunai, senbon, wire, tags, smoke bombs, shuriken, and a secret weapon, quite literally." She smiled, holding up two elongated kunai. "Same here," She said, finishing packing up. Then, she walked out into the hallway, with Takumi following. The two grabbed breakfast and ate vigorously, followed by even more vigorous brushing of teeth. They walked out of the door, and ran to training ground 8. There had been a ninja who told them to go there when they were ready.
After running all the way to the ground, they were greeted by Tekashi sitting in front of a woman who had black eyes and hair. She smiled, offering a hand to each of them now that all were present. Emi took it and shook, smiling. Then, when Takumi reached out to shake hands, she flipped him over onto the ground. "Ow! Hot damn lady, what's that about?" He said, rubbing his head. "A good ninja never lets his guard down," Takumi said, helping Tekashi up.
The woman smiled, nodding. "Good work, Takumi. Tekashi, don't worry about it. I'm a rough sensei." She said, offering a true handshake. Knowing it wasn't aggressive, he and Takumi shook her hand. "Well, my name is Uchiha Akiko. I will be your sensei, and there will be no team tests; you passed from the academy for a reason, and were brought into my group, no less, because you were skilled." She said, standing straighter. She analyzed everyone carefully, taking in their appearances.
She looked over Emi first. Emi had long black hair that faded into silver. Her hair went down to about five inches below her shoulder blades, and just above the small of her back. She had cyan irises, and a bit more eyeliner than is necessary. She wore form-fitting grey pants with black sandals, and a cyan sleeveless shirt under fishnet. She had some wraps around her forearms, and she wore fingerless grey gloves. She looked about 5'2", and looked to weigh about 85 pounds.
She then looked over Tekashi. Wearing a blue-gray vest over a black elbow-length shirt, he wore blue-gray ninja pants with wraps around his shins, and his forehead protector wrapped around his left shoulder. He wore black sandals, but she also noticed the storage seals on his thighs. He had pale grey hair, which went to about his shoulders. He had dark blue, almost black irises. He seemed not to have pupils. He looked like he was maybe 5'4", and probably weighed about 90 pounds.
Then, she looked over to the impressive form of Takumi. He wore a black flak jacket that was open. She saw the fishnet over the grey T-shirt he wore underneath, along with grey pants and black sandals. She noted the shuriken shapes inside the pockets, along with twelve kunai sheathed inside the jacket. He eyed her carefully, as if sizing her up for training. Then he reached behind him. "I think I should show you all this, by the way…" Takumi said, reaching behind him. He pulled a black steel axe with a pike on the back end, and three holes in the blade, a large, a medium, and a small hole. The edges were sharpened to a silver edge thinner than a grain of rice. He tossed it into the air as it flipped repeatedly, catching it on the handle and sheathing it once more.
"Well, you all look impressive, especially for new genins." She noted, comparing them to previous teams. She herself wore a dark red elbow length shirt with a Jonin flak jacket over it, black pants and sandals, as well as fingerless gloves with steel plates with the Kumo village symbol engraved on them. Her forehead protector was on her neck, her straight hair falling to about her waist. She then noted that they looked more prepared than her. Outdone by genins. Yikes, She thought.
"Akiko-Sensei, when will we begin training? I am anxious to learn some better Taijutsu. I suck at Taijutsu." Tekashi asked, looking at Takumi as he said this. Emi decided to say her weakness. "Tekashi is great at Ninjutsu, especially sand, fire, and his Kekkei Genkai, Glass Jutsu. I am best with Genjutsu." She said. Takumi smiled. "I am bad at Genjutsu, and I am imagining you have an extremely high level of all three main Jutsu due to your Sharingan." He said. "I am most proficient with use of water Ninjutsu and basic Taijutsu that the Raikage taught me," Takumi said.
"How did you know I had the Sharingan?" Akiko asked, surprised. "Well, to start, you're a woman, so you'd naturally choose some clothes that matched your eyes, which are red like your shirt. Next, I saw that your eyes were dark black, and seemed to lack pupils, the second clue. Third, you had the Uchiha black hair that looks good in any form. Finally, your facial construction was the last bit I needed." Takumi said, gesturing to her as he went. "Do you have the Mangekyou Sharingan, Akiko-Sensei?" Tekashi asked.
"No, and I will not tell you what level my eyes are." She said. "Well, Takumi, you're an orphan. Channel chakra into your eyes. You may have a special Kekkei Genkai." Akiko said. Takumi attempted, for nothing to happen except his vision seemed to be clearer and sharper. "Nothing." She said, frowning. "So, each of you, take one." She said, holding out papers. "Channel chakra into them." She instructed as the students did as they were told. Emi's crackled with electricity and was sliced in half. "Cool, so I can use Lightning and Wind Jutsu efficiently." She said, grinning. Tekashi's paper burst into flame while crumbling into sand, as well as some of the paper mixed into glass shards. Then, Takumi did his own paper. It was sliced in half, and then the halves went soggy. "So that means that Emi and I can combine our Jutsu to create Storm Jutsu. Well, I think we could learn to do that…" Takumi mumbled.
"Well, I might as well tell you I'm best with Fire Jutsu, so I'll be able to train Tekashi best. Of course, I know a lot of Jutsu since I have the Sharingan." She explained, frowning once more. "Well, let's take a vote, what should we begin with?" She asked. They all said mixed training, one on one. She smiled. "Okay then, Takumi, Tekashi, you two will verse against one another." Akiko said, her frown disappearing.
The two friends quickly got into their stances, ready to begin. "BEGIN!" Akiko yelled. Tekashi immediately put up the clone hand seals. "Glass Release: Garasukuron no Jutsu!" He yelled, jumping into the air as two slightly shimmering clones appeared behind him. The two clones ran towards Takumi, who kicked one in the head, and punched the other three times before drop kicking it. They shattered into glass shards, which spread everywhere. "Water Style: Mizu Buro Suto no Jutsu!" He said, blasting the shards away with a spray of water from his mouth. The water sprayed all over Tekashi as well. "Lightning Style: Denki Bura Suto no Jutsu!" He yelled, sending electrical shocks at the wet Tekashi from his hands. "Fire Style: Netsu Shirudo!" He said as a ball of fire engulfed his, evaporating the water off of his body, as well as catching the electricity. Some still got through, and shocked him. He grimaced, and shook off the pain. "Whoa, whoa, enough for a second here!" Akiko said, smiling.
"Tekashi, Takumi, some of those were A Rank Jutsu! How can you hold those, let alone use them?" The two grinned. "Well, Akiko-Sensei, Raikage-Sama taught me a lot of my Lightning and Water Jutsu, and Tsuruki was a great teacher for chakra control." Takumi said. "I learned all of my Fire and Glass Jutsu from my older sister; she's really proficient with glass. That's where I learned the Glass Clone. It's really good against Taijutsu users like Takumi, because when they're destroyed, they release glass shards that can cut and stab. Plus, they're significantly more solid than other clones; about as strong as an Earth clone.
"As for our chakra, well, I'm pretty low, since I put too much power into my Lightning Jutsu." Takumi said, smiling weakly. Tekashi nodded. "Same here. Glass Jutsu takes as much chakra as making a Fire clone and a Sand clone at the same time for each clone I make. Unfortunately, that's only for me right now because I only recently learned the glass techniques."
"Well, I'm definitely impressed. You held out better than some Chunin I know," Akiko commented. "Where did you learn your Taijutsu, Takumi?" Akiko asked. "Actually, Emi taught me. But anyways. Do I face Emi now?" Takumi asked. "Yes. Tekashi, I'm going to declare Takumi the winner. However, strategically speaking, you won due to your Glass Jutsu. So, Emi, Takumi; stances!" The adoptive siblings stood, ready, while Emi had her hands ready for a seal. "BEGIN!" Akiko called out.
Emi immediately formed three seals. "Lightning Style: Raitoningushuraudo no Jutsu!" Emi yelled, disappearing with a crackle of electricity. "Lightning Style: Idaina Shokku~ebu!" He yelled, stomping his foot down. A circular shockwave blasted around him. He focused chakra into his eyes, now able to see Emi sneaking up to his left side. He acted like he was unaware, and when she was about to kick him, he caught her leg and attempted to slam her into the ground. However, she used the momentum and twisted free, kicking off a large rock, roundhouse kicking his face before spinning and kicking his chest, flipping backwards. "Storm Style: Denki Saikuron!" She said, a small cyclone whirling over to the exhausted Takumi, who was carried upwards until he was slammed into the ground.
Emi passed out from chakra exhaustion, while Takumi passed out from being kicked in the face, slammed into the ground, and chakra exhaustion. Akiko checked them with some minor medical Jutsu. "Nothing serious, they should be up in a few hours, though they'll be tired and certainly hungry." Akiko said to no one in particular. Tekashi nodded his head, before picking Takumi up over his shoulders. "Get Emi for me, please." "Sure. Lead the way." Akiko said, picking up the girl bridal style.
Tekashi and Akiko carried the unconscious ninjas to their house. "So Akiko, why aren't you in Konoha? That is where the Uchiha are from, isn't it?" Tekashi asked, trying to strike up conversation. "Well, the Uchiha clan became too big and agreed to move out of Konoha and build a small village along the outskirts of Konoha. My parents immigrated all the way from Konoha into Kumo. Still don't know why, but I sure am glad they did. I really like it here." Akiko said, smiling.
"Oh, look at that. We're here." Tekashi said, knocking on the door. Emi's father came to the doorway. "Ah, Tekashi, come in. You are…?" He asked Akiko. "I am Uchiha Akiko, Emi, Takumi, and Tekashi's instructor. I had them battle each other so I could better understand them and their fighting styles. I must say, you should be proud of your children. They fought to chakra exhaustion. Takumi lasted two fights. I'm impressed, he used A Rank Jutsu." Akiko explained, walking inside along with Tekashi. They set the unconscious Shinobi in their beds, before leaving and bidding Emi's father a good afternoon.
Tekashi and Akiko returned to the training ground after leaving Emi's house. "Okay Tekashi, I've seen your Fire Jutsu, and they could use some work. So for now, I'll start by teaching you a special Jutsu I created. It's called the Fenikkusu no Tamago…"
Takumi awoke the next day, feeling well rested and ready to take on the world… and some breakfast. He walked out into the hallway, where the smell of food drew him out. Emi was eating some sushi and spring rolls for breakfast. He snatched a piece of sushi, eating it quickly. "Meanie," Emi said, mock pouting over the loss of her precious sushi. After repeatedly stealing her food, he felt ready at last. "Let's head over to Training Ground Eight. I can't wait to train today." Takumi said, standing. He walked to the bathroom and brushed his teeth. He spat out the paste, rinsed his mouth, and smiled. He could've sworn he saw a lil' twinkle on one of his teeth. He walked out into the hallway, into the kitchen, and out the door. Emi caught up with him a minute later.
"Do you think we can practice some more Jutsu today?" He asked Emi, who shrugged. "I hope so." After more walking, the two arrived at the training ground to see Akiko standing there with Tekashi. "Pack up; we've got our first mission today." She said, smiling. "What rank? D?" Takumi asked. "No, actually; I got us an A Rank." She said. Takumi jumped into the air, whooping. "Our first mission's an A Rank!" He said. "I learned a new Jutsu, Takumi!" Tekashi said proudly. "Really? What is it?" Takumi quipped. "Watch this!" Tekashi exclaimed, making several hand seals. "Fire Style: Fenikkusu no Tamago!" And with that, a small swirling ball of fire formed in his hand. He released it seconds later, however. "I burn myself and exhaust my chakra if I hold it for too long. I need to learn to balance my chakra flow into the ball with just enough to supply it for a while, while also being able to focus chakra into my palm to prevent it from burning me." He explained. "Wow. Well, follow us. I'll pack up some more kunai, shuriken, wire, tags, smoke bombs, senbon, and food. I'll bring three more Tomahawks." Takumi decided, walking back towards his house. "Why not Shunshin in stead of walking?" Akiko asked. Takumi face-palmed, then made the hand seals.
A few minutes later, He returned with two Tomahawks crossed on his back. "I have the other two in storage seals." He explained for no reason. Emi appeared a moment later, but with a bit heavier clothing, with more armor. She had a small mask that she'd pull over her face, up to the bridge of her nose. "I think it's best for us to remain anonymous if it's an A Rank mission," Emi said, pulling it down a bit further.
"Seems legit." Tekashi commented. Well, I think it's time we left, now." Akiko said, walking down a main road. "So what's the mission, Akiko-Sensei?" Emi asked. "We have to take down a small group of missing-nin. No worries; they're wannabes. We'll kick their asses in no time." She said, smiling. "Let's go!" Tekashi yelled running ahead with the other three trailing closely behind.
A/N: Well, I'm not going to lie, I feel pretty good about how this chapter turned out. Remember to let me know if you like it via review! Also, let me know if you want to be my beta.