Kulkuno lay in bed, sweating, nervous, and excited all at once. He couldn't sleep, as today was graduation. He wanted to see what his team would be like, and he couldn't wait to go on his first mission. He looked at his clock, reading 4:30 AM. He chuckled, climbing out of bed. He started his normal routine, drinking his milk, brushing his teeth, and putting on his clothes. As he was going to walk out the door, he checked the clock again. 4:45.

"Damn it." he whispered to himself. The sun wasn't even up yet, and he was awake. He slipped on his sweatshirt, and walked out into the cold night.

I think I'll go get Asa something. He thought to himself. He had to admit to himself that he liked her, as all the boys did. She was beautiful, skillful, and was nice to everyone. She always wore pants, she was kind of a rebel, even at such a young age. She wore a sweatshirt almost identical to Kulkuno's, a dead giveaway that she was in love. All the girls were mad for Kulkuno as well, but a lot of them were always trying to outdo each other, being all snotty. Except for Asa, who just tried her best.

Kulkuno walked through the sleepy streets of Konoha, stopping by a dumpling shop. He smirked, remembering how Asa always bought him dumplings. He stepped into the shop, getting two containers of dumplings, one for himself, the other for Asa. He walked back to his apartment building, as Asa's room was right beneath his. He checked his watch, it read 5:20 AM. Lucky for him, Asa was an early riser. Kulkuno sat down outside of her door, thinking about his team. Was Asa going to be on it?

After a few minutes of waiting, Asa stepped outside, stretching her arms out and yawning. Kulkuno stood up.

"Good morning." he said with a smile, dangling a brown paper bag in front of Asa.

"Good morning!" she replied, looking at the brown paper bag. Kulkuno thrusting it into her arms, seeing Asa blush. She grabbed the bag, and retrieved the container of dumplings.

"Not as good as yours but they are somethin'!" he complimented, scratching the back of his head with a nervous smile spreading across his face. He blushed as Asa leaned over and kissed him on the cheek.

"You're so sweet!" she squealed as she saw the embarrassed look on Kulkuno's face.

Shit. What do I say? I'm confused. He thought to himself. He dropped his thought as they both walked to the academy. On their way, they discussed the big day that was ahead of them.

"I am so excited! I wonder what the teams are. I am so excited to go on my first mission!" Asa said with enthusiasm.

"I know, I have been waiting for this day for a long time..." Kulkuno replied quietly, still shocked from Asa's kiss.

"Wake up, sleepy head, you sound like you haven't slept in weeks!" Asa teased.

"I got no sleep last night, I was so excited." Kulkuno retorted with a touch of enthusiasm.

They kept walking, and the Academy was in sight, one of the last times they will ever be going there. There was a big clot of students outside of the door ready to be let in. Asa and Kulkuno tagged in the very back, and with that, the teachers standing in the front let them all in. Instinctively, they all went to the Assembly Hall, where they all sat down. The whole room was immediately silent as the hokage, Naruto Uzumaki stood before the cluster of students.

Kulkuno sat in his chair, stiff as a board. He was too excited to listen, even to the hokage, drone on. He wanted to know his team. Asa turned to him, noticing his awkward position.

"What's a matter?" she whispered.

"Nothing, just nervous..." he whispered back.

The two sat in the room, listening to Naruto drone on, until finally the ceremony ended, and all the children shot outside to get their headbands. Kulkuno sprinted outside, collecting the headband. He looked down at the shiny headband. A small silver plate attached to a piece of navy blue cloth. On the plate, the noble symbol of the Leaf Village was etched into the piece of silvery metal. He decided to wear it around his arm rather his forehead. He turned around to see Asa bounding over to him, screaming with glee.

"We made it!" she shouted.

"I knew we would!" Kulkuno shouted over the hooting and hollering of everyone else. Now they were going to announce teams. A teacher stood in front of the mass of children, telling everyone to quiet down. He held a clip board in his hand, reading off lists of teams. Kulkuno's ears pricked when he heard his name.

"Kulkuno Hashatari. Asa Hatuko. Proto. You will be taken under the control of Kakashi Hatake." the teacher called out blankly.

"Kakashi, who the he-" Kulkuno started a sentence, only to be interrupted.

"That's me!" said a man behind him. He was a tall man, with a mask over his mouth, and his headband covering his left eye. He had silver hair, that was slanted slightly to the left. Through his mask, Kulkuno could tell that he was smiling. He gave him a weird look.

"Hello?" Kulkuno replied with a questioning tone. Behind Kakashi, he could see another kid garbed in a black robe, covered in different equipment bags. He too, had a mask in front of his face, though both of his eyes were visible. He had fiery red hair, which was messy all over.

"This here is Proto." Kakashi continued.

"Hey, Proto!" Kulkuno greeted. Proto just looked at him, and sighed. Asa, who was standing behind Kulkuno the whole time, leaned over to Kulkuno, and whispered in his ear:

"I think he likes to play it tough." she whispered. Kulkuno snorted.

Whatever, I'll show that smug bastard. He thought to himself.

Imonster: Hello people! This is my first Naruto Fanfic(ish). I know this has nothing to do with Naruto in any way, except for the fact that he is Hokage. I will try to get a lot more of Naruto in, but it's the second chapter. YES, Team Kakashi will be getting a "wtf this is a hard mission" thing, so you can see everyone's abilities, and stuff. Hope ya liked it. Positive, constructive reviews and comments will actually help. Any suggestions and all that stuff, just send me with mail and ill actually read it. Have fun!