A/n: I'M SO SO SO SO SORRY. I didn't mean to leave this unattended for quite some time ;o; I've just been very very busy and unexpected things happen from time to time :/ Again I am very very sorry for the delay. I'll try to post a chapter every Saturday or Sunday seeing as how I'm very busy during the weekdays.
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DISCLAMER: I in no way own Naruto and anything related to it unless I created it as an additional thing to the story.
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Now, on to the story!
Ariya POV
I woke up early and even had the chance to eat breakfast. I must be really nervous if I'm actually waking up early. I really hate waking up. Really and truly, just never wake me up unless it's a death wish that you want.
While I was walking along the streets I heard fast steps from behind.
" ARIYA-CHAN WAIT UP!" A loud all-to-familiar voice called out.
I stopped my steps and only turned my head a bit "Hey Naruto! Ready for today?" I grinned.
"Heh I was born ready!" He grinned widely.
Eventhough he grinned widely I saw something flicker in his eyes. Worry? Fear? Well I saw something, that I'm sure of.
I continued to walk but eyed him. "You're sure you're ready? Did you even atleast practice Naruto-kun...?"
"After cleaning the hokage faces, I kinda got so tired I fell asleep. Hehehehe" He scratched his neck and grinned.
"Naruto...How about some last minute practice?" I see the academy coming to view. "Huh? Right now?" He asked with a confused face.
"Yep, just before your name gets called" I smirked. "Not scared of a lil' training..are you Naruto?"
"HELL NO, LET'S GET GOING THEN!" He ran faster ahead and I ran up to catch him.
Now Naruto, all you need to do is focus on your chakra, It's not very hard to make just two or three copies of yourself.
"Hotaru Ariya!"
I looked towards the exam room's entrance. "I'll be back in a bit Naruto!" I smiled at him and went ahead to the exam room. " Good luck Ariya-chan!" Naruto waved with a huge grin plastered on his face.
"So, all you have to do is make two clones of yourself." Iruka smiled. "I'm sure It's not a problem for you, ne?" The other sensei with white-ish hair said. What was his name again? Mikuzi? Mizuki? Doesn't really matter actually.
"Heh, no problem" She smirked and made the hand seal "Shadow Clone Jutsu!" she said loudly and then poofed up at both her side, were to exact look-a-like of her. The same jet black hair, amber eyes and face.
"Congratulations! You pass" Iruka smiled and handed her the headband symbolizing her as a fresh genin. "Thank you!" She smiled to the examiners and walked out, hiding the headband in her pocket.
"Uzumaki Naruto!"
I saw Naruto walk towards me. I looked at him in the eyes to see what he was thinking and saw a flicker of worry. " Hey, relax Naruto. Take a deep breath and control your flow of chakra, you won't even notice by the time it's over!" I smiled trying to calm him.
He smiled at me and whispered "I'll pass this time, believe it!" I smirked " I believe you alright. Now go ahead and surprise their butts off! Good luck!"
He grinned widely and went inside the room.
After a few minutes I suddenly heard a loud explosion from the exam room.
"GAAAAHH COME ON! IT LOOKED EXACTLY ALIKE!" The voice of the blonde could be heard
" NO! WE NEEDED YOU TO MAKE STABLE CLONES, NOT THE EXPLODING TYPE! Iruka I presumed shouted.
He got out of the room with a sad expression. "Hey, don't give up...You can take the test next year, and I'll help you along the way." I smiled trying to reassure him. He smiled at me " It's okay Ariya-chan, I kinda knew it'd turn out like this.." He looked the other way, not facing me.
"Hey, how 'bout I treat you to ramen today hmm?" She smirked, this would usually work.
"No thanks"
I coul have sworn I just died a little. Naruto? NOT WANT RAMEN? NO RAMEN just can't be possible if there's the word NARUTO in the same sentence! He must be really depressed. " I leaned down to his eye level "Hey, everything will be alright, I've always believed in you..so this time for just once..trust me. You'll be a great ninja one day I'm sure!"
I hugged him and went home after saying my goodbyes.
I celebrated my graduating with my grandparents. It was supposed to feel good, but It wasn't. I was still thinking about Naruto the whole time we celebrated, feeling a little guilty.
I went to my room and layed on the bed thinking and wondering if there was any other possibility to get Naruto to be a genin. While I was deeply thinking, sleep took control of me and I let myself slip into the darkness.
Author POV
The amber eyed girl woke up somewhat early and got ready. She wore a new outfit this time. She wore a black cargo pants that had tons of pockets on each leg with a bit of red. She wore a v-necked shirt that was half dark red and half black with whites on the lower torso of the shirt with a fish net shirt underneath it. She ruffled her hair to make it messy yet clean and looked in the mirror to see an amber eyed girl string back. "Meh, It's alright I guess".
She walked down to the kitchen and took a toast. "mraff youuff ranffmaff" attempting to talk with her mouth full.
"Honey, you shouldn't be talking with your mouth full so chew please." She said somewhat menacingly . The teenage girl chewed and swallowed. "I was trying to say, thank you grandma! Gotta jet, love ya!" and she ran ahead to the academy. The old gentle lady shook her head slowly " What am I to do with you?" with a small smile on her face.
She was running towards the academy with a piece of toast in her mouth, slowing down when the academy came into view.
"ARIYA-CHAN!"
ARIYA POV
...What that's impossible. I thought naruto didn't pass. But who cares? He's a genin now!
I ran over him andgave him a death hug " Narutooo you passed! I knew you could do it!" I grinned widely.
"Aren't you gonna ask how I got it?" and he started to tell me about how he got the headband, how he fought Mizuki sensei who was using him and all that. I was smiling the entire time, happy that he was one step closer to his dream.
"And then, I—" Naruto was cut off by loud shouts at the door.
"GET OUT OF THE WAY INO-PIG!"
"NO YOU GET OUT OF THE WAY FOREHEAD"
"MY TOE WAS OBVIOUSLY FIRST"
"ARE YOU BLIND? I WAS FIRST!"
I sighed and turned to pay attention to Naruto when I noticed him looking at Sakura and blushing. That I'm not surprised of, what surprised me was how Sakura was..looking at Naruto..and smiling? She waved and came running to..Sasuke who was behind Naruto "Damn I should've known. Poor Naruto" I chuckled and scratched the back of my neck, deciding to sit besides the Inuzuka.
"Heya Kiba-kun!" I sat beside him and poked his sides repeatedly. "Hey Ariya-chan, I haven't seen you yesterday I was wondering if you passed" He fake coughed. "I'm surprised you passed, heh" He smirked. "Hey! Never underestimate my abilities you little dog! But I must say I'm surprised you passed." I smirked slyly and then something jumped on my lap.
"Oh hey Akamaru!" I scratched behind his ear and he barked and wagged its tail happily. I can't say I love dogs, but Akamaru was an exception seeing as how Kiba is a childhood friend, I've known him all my life. I prefer felines, yes I said felines.
I turned my attention to the loud shouts in the class and saw...Naruto staring Sasuke down with all of Sasuke's fan girls shouting at Naruto. I walked up to Naruto attempting to pull him when I instead...accidentally knocked him forward, ending up with a Naruto kissing Sasuke scene. I panicked but then started to laugh until tears formed at the scene.
Naruto lip locked with Sasuke with all his fangirls being in rage shouting out stuff like
" I was supposed to be Sasuke's first kiss!"
"NARUTO! SASUKE IS MINE!"
And pretty much things like those basically. They both pulled away and started coughing so badly and the girls looked like they would kill Naruto. I decided to get the attention away from naruto so I decided to shout out something I've been dying to say.
" HEY SASUKE I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE GAY!"
...Silence
"SASUKE IS NOT GAY!" almost all the girls there shouted. I smirked and looked at them.
They started to walk forward challenging me, and I could feel someone glaring at the back of my head. Sasuke.
I smirked " He didn't deny it did he? Why don't you guys ask him" I tilted my head to point at him with my head and smirked again.
"You know what? Annoying Sasuke is pretty fun, I might do this occasionally."
The girls looked at me and then at Sasuke and then back at me. Then the girls started to bombard Sasuke with questions about him being gay, annoying the hell out of him I'm sure.
AUTHOR POV
The jounins looked in the crystal ball of the third hokage's
"And they're gonna be in my team?" The lazy jounin lifted his open eye to the hokage.
The hokage nodded "Yes, I'm sorry you're going to have to cope with them, but I assure you having them in your team is a great opportunity because each of them have unique abilities."
The silver haired jounin sighed "I'm still gonna get them, even if i refuse don't I?" And started to walk away with one hand holding an orange book and the other hand in his pocket.