Chapter 2
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Rin woke up the next morning, a cool breeze brushing over her making her shiver. She rubbed her goosebumps and went to pull her blanket closer. She felt for it but only met her clothes and the empty floor. Her prayers that the events of the previous day were a dream were soon dashed as she looked around the room. She stared to the ceiling, 'At least it's an empty house…' She sat up slowly and shivered again as a second breeze blew through. She leaned back on her hands and stretched her legs.
The light coming into the room was dim, "It's too early… why do I always get up at such stupid times?" Rin grumbled as she got to her feet, "Oh well, I'm up now. May as well try to find the academy."
-Monologue-
So what happened to me yesterday wasn't a dream. I am actually here… that sucks.
Still don't know how I got here, but I'm here. And I broke into someone's house.
My first crime, heh. That's something to add to my baby book.
It may have been empty but I still broke in.
Achoo.
Blah. Stupid breeze. *Sniff*. I hate this place.
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Rin sniffled, rubbing her nose. She scrambled out the window, landing with a thud in the grass.
"Ow…" She rubbed her ankles with a groan. "Stupid ankles." She walked along the wall looking for the hole she'd snuck in from. It was well hidden under some grass. Slipping through the gap, she was out in the street. She looked to her left then to her right, pointing both ways looking confused.
'Which way did I come from?' She crossed her arms over her chest, frowning in thought. She scratched her stomach, twitching as her hand scratched across a bruise on the left side.
'Bruise on my left? I came from the right,' she concluded.
Rin turned right, walking along the path looking around at the street as she did. Even in the morning it was dead looking. The tiles that lined the rooves of the concrete fences were falling off and cracked, the fences themselves in dire need of maintenance. Climbing plants had began growing through them. A small pattern of colours caught Rin's eye. She went to the wall and brushed away the many winding vine-like plants, uncovering a red and white lollipop painted onto the wall. The top half of the circle was red while the rest down to the stem was white. Her face paled, her hand twitching away from the wall. She let out a nervous laugh.
"U-chiha…"
She sunk against the wall, sighing.
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'What a way to start the morning. Well, at least I know no one will be home.' Trying to push her strange feeling aside she continued walking, turning back into the main street. She stopped at a bakery and bought a sweet bun to eat for breakfast. She stayed at the counter for a second, glancing at the lady.
The lady smiled at her, "Is there something else I can get you?"
"I don't suppose you could tell me which way the academy is?" Rin asked. The lady pulled out a piece of paper and began drawing on it. The random lines turned into things resembling streets. It was only rough, but it got the basic layout of this area of the village. The lady pointed with her pen to a square.
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"This is this district," she said, "The academy is just on the other side of this road, take the side street a block down and follow it to the main road. It will lead you straight to the academy." She slid the paper over to Rin who took it graciously.
"Thank you for your help," she said. The lady nodded at her.
Walking and eating at the same time, she wondered whether she would go to the academy today. Rin took a bite of her bun and sat on a nearby bench. She stretched her legs out, yawning "It's too early." She'd learnt from the bakery that it was 7 a.m., not her favourite time to wake up. She looked at the small map the bakery lady had drawn, "At least I have a sort of map now." Rin took another bite of her bun, scrunching up the paper it had come in. She stared down the road and got off the bench. "What else could I could I do that would take up a whole lot of my time?" With a shrug, she walked on towards the main road, deciding to go to the academy.
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Rin arrived at the academy, only to find no one there except a few teachers wandering the grounds. She recognised one woman from the previous day, Mitsuki. The woman acknowledged her with a curt nod with which Rin responded with a little wave. She heard footsteps approaching from behind, turning to see Iruka. He smiled at her, "It's good to see you came Rin," he said, "Even if you are a bit early." Rin responded with a soft 'hmm', walking along with Iruka.
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"What brings you here so early?" he asked, in an attempt to start a conversation, "It's a good hour before classes start. It's rather unusual to see a student here this early."
Rin put her hands behind her head, "I had nothing better to do," she answered truthfully. Rin was sure Iruka's vein would be pulsing but didn't want to look.
"Is that so?" he asked with a slight pause, "Well you're not going to find much to do here." They turned a corner, stopping outside a room. Iruka opened the door, "Of course you could use this time to catch up with some of your missed work." Rin's arms dropped from their position swinging dead by her sides. She followed him into the classroom and took a seat next to one of the windows at the back of the room, leaning her back against the wall. Iruka went over to her with a pile of sheets.
"Since you're here I'll catch you up on a bit of what you've missed," he said, setting the sheets down. Rin nodded apathetically, not really paying attention to the teacher. She turned to him and listened to his short explanations of how to calculate the distance between the two opposing ninja's. She watched Iruka point between the two ninja's occasionally scribbling something on the page.
"And that's how you do it," he finished, "Do you understand? Do you think you can don it?" Rin nodded. "The other sheets are theory you need to know about the different types of jutsu techniques. Just read through them and I'll give you the test." He got up and went back to his desk. Rin stared down at the papers with a grimace, 'It's not even my school and I still have to do work… blah.' "Achoo!" Rin covered her mouth and sniffled.
"I think I'm allergic to schoolwork sensei," she said. Iruka looked up from his papers and shook his head. He didn't answer and turned his attention back to his work. Rin sighed and rested her head on her arm, holding the pencil she'd been given over the sheet of paper making mock lines.
'Do I do the sheet? Or do I leave it? Hmm…'
She looked over the questions with a light sigh, "I'll think about it after a little rest…" She put her pencil down and closed her eyes.
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"Hey you," said a voice, "Wake up, you're in my seat." Rin felt her sides being prodded. She opened her eyes drowsily, not able to make out the figures properly. There were 2 boys.
Insert bully here
"Are you deaf or something? Get out of my seat!" She felt her side being shoved again. Her vision had cleared enough for her to see the boys, the one yelling at her had black hair.
She stared monotonously at the boy, "I sat here first." She sat up and leaned against the window. The boy glared at her, "Listen, I don't know what your problem is but this is my seat!"
"What's your problem!" cried Konohamaru, "She was there first. It's not like there's a seating arrangement or anything!" The boy turned and glared at him but said nothing else, leaving with his friend. Konohamaru watched them as they left, Moegi going over to Rin with a worried face.
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"Are you ok Rin-rin? He didn't do anything to you did he?" Moegi looked over at the boy too, "Shima-kun is a meanie." Rin watched the group with wonderment, a small smile emerging on her face. Konohamaru sat down with a huff, crossing his arms.
"That guy is an idiot," he said, "But even he's not dumb enough to go up against the grandson of the Third Hokage." He turned to Rin, "He didn't hurt you or anything?" Rin shook her head.
"Good," he said, "We won't forgive those that hurt our friends. Isn't that right guys?" Udon and Moegi nodded.
"Friends, huh?" mumbled Rin. Moegi looked at her with a smile.
"That's right, Rin-rin is our friend," she said, sitting next to Konohamaru. The bell rang.
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Rin watched the clock intently as she waited for the bell that signalled for lunch, not that she had any food. She just wanted to be out of the classroom, maybe get off the school grounds. Her head drooped in her arms, Moegi looked to her with a smile.
How should timeskip work?
Iruka sighed, "I suppose I'll let you out to lunch early today, since we're done with this lesson. But…" It was too late, the classroom had become noisy again as students went for their bags to grab their lunch. Iruka hung his head, giving up. "Just don't be too loud…"
Rin was dragged outside by Moegi, shortly followed by Udon then a serious looking Konohamaru. Moegi led them all over to a tree and pulled Rin down, grinning widely. Moegi took out a large bentou box and set it in front of Rin.
"I made an extra big lunch today," she said, "To share with Rin-rin! As a welcome to the Konohamaru Ninja Corps."
"That's right," muttered Udon digging around in his bag. He pulled out a strip of black material and handed it to Rin, "You dropped this yesterday. At the practice session." Rin took it tentatively, "Oh, thank you…"
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'The stupid thing came back… HOW is it doing this?'
"So tell us," started Moegi in a whisper, bending in closer, "What's it like?" Rin froze, looking at Moegi's innocent smiling face.
"What's what like?" she asked, putting the item away in her pocket. Moegi pouted at her.
"You know, being a shinobi," she huffed quietly, "What's it like?" Rin shook her head.
"I have no idea what you're talking about."
Moegi held out her pinky to Rin. "If you're worried about us telling, we'll pinkie promise! They can never be broken!" Rin hid her smile behind her hand, letting out a small laugh. "What's so funny? We'll promise to you Rin-rin! Right you guys?"
As Moegi continued nagging Rin, Udon turned to Konohamaru with a worried look. "You've been really serious today, is something wrong?" Konohamaru looked at Udon.
"Why would anything be wrong?" he asked, "I'm not being serious." He stared at Rin, "What do you think of Rin?" Udon confusedly followed his friend's gaze. He watched as Moegi still terrorised the girl with questions, now about her.
"She seems nice," he replied, "Why, do you think there's something off about her? Is this about the headband?" Konohamaru shook his head.
"I'm not sure, she just seems different," he said, "I can't explain the feeling I'm getting from her."
"It couldn't be that… you have a crush on her?" suggested Udon. Konohamaru hit him over the head.
"What are you talking about? It's nothing like that you idiot!" he shouted. The girls looked over at them, Konohamaru blushing at their gazes, "What are you two looking at?"
"Hey, there's no need to be mean Konohamaru," scolded Moegi, crossing her arms over her chest, "You'll never get a girlfriend if you're mean to people." Konohamaru's eyes narrowed.
"You'll never get a boyfriend being so pushy," he murmured back, "Guys don't like pushy women."
"I'm not pushy! I'm independent!" defended Moegi, she picked up some takoyaki, "Now have some before lunch is over. I don't want you complaining to me that you're hungry during class." She ate her takoyaki, Konohamaru looking over the picnic bentou with wide eyes.
'Where did all the food go?' he wondered, seeing only a few pieces of sushi, 3 riceballs and a coconut-fried prawn. He set his chopsticks to grab the prawn, only to have it snatched up by another pair before he could take it. He looked to the owner of the chopsticks, seeing Rin holding the prawn to her mouth, he glared at her. Rin stopped, noticing Konohamaru's glare. She looked to the prawn.
"Did you want the prawn?" she asked. Konohamaru looked away, crossing his arms over his chest with a don't-mind-me look.
"No, I'm fine," he said, "You can have it."
Rin shrugged and ate the prawn, Konohamaru's mouth dropped, eyes going blank. Rin looked at him, "You look sick, maybe you should lie down." Konohamaru sputtered unintelligibly, falling onto the ground as the bell went. Moegi packed her picnic away; Udon stared at Konohamaru with a sigh.
"Hang on, you didn't answer my question," said Moegi, "What is it like being a shinobi? What are missions like?" Rin looked at Moegi who looked back at her pleadingly. "I promise not to tell! I swear." She held her pinkie out again, taking Rin's and joining them together. Rin sighed and pulled her pinkie away, 'She's not giving up,'
"I'm not a ninja Moegi; I'm just a student like you guys."
"So, why are you away all the time?" asked Udon, "Are you sick?" Rin shook her head. She stood and stretched. The group walked towards the doors.
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"What are those guys doing?" wondered Udon, "Konohamaru?" Konohamaru looked to the bushes where Shima and his friend were hiding. He spotted a silver string attached to some kind of basket.
'That's right,' thought Shima, 'A few more steps…' His grin grew as Rin tripped the wire. The projectiles were released. Konohamaru watched as they headed towards Rin and Moegi.
"Rin, Moegi! Watch out!" called Konohamaru.
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Rin felt a sort of disturbance, she wasn't sure what it was.
"Rin, Moegi! Watch out!" called Konohamaru.
The two girls turned at Konohamaru's call. Strange objects were hurtling towards the two of them. Rin took out the headband and swatted away the strange projectiles. They dropped to the ground with a splat. Eggs. Rin stared at them, her face contorted with confusion.
Everything seemed to stop. Konohamaru and Udon jogged over to the girls.
"Are you two alright?" asked Konohamaru, "Stupid Shima…" Moegi nodded, turning to Rin.
"That was amazing Rin-Rin!" she squealed, "You stopped them all!" Rin continued to stare at the eggs on the ground confused.
-Monologue-
Ok… I'm confused.
Not about the eggs, well maybe a little.
How did I know they were coming? Moreover, how did I stop them?
I can only do stuff like that once in a blue moon and even then only for one thing.
What the hell's going on here?
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Rin sighed, "I'm glad I didn't get hit with them… it would've hurt." The trio stared at her with astonishment.
"You just stopped high speed projectiles and that's all you can say?" said Moegi, "But I guess it's to be expected from a chuunin. Ooh, sorry!" Rin put the headband back in her pocket, not saying another word.
'I hope no one else saw… it's already a pain with these three thinking things. A chuunin? I give up; she can think what she wants.'
'Maybe I should take lessons from her instead of Naruto…' thought Konohamaru, "Rin, can I talk to you for a second? You guys go ahead." Moegi and Udon nodded, Moegi looking a little jealous. The two went back to the classroom leaving Konohamaru and Rin to themselves. After a short while, Konohamaru spoke, "About what you said yesterday…" Rin looked at him, vaguely remembering her little speech.
"You don't have to worry about the exams, I'm sure a great ninja like yourself can pass them no problem," she said, "Mr 'Grandson of the Third Hokage.'" Konohamaru blushed and shook his head.
"Not that part," he said, "The part after that, about being a ninja… It made me think," he trailed off, his expression hardening, "I don't think I'm cut out to be a ninja." Rin was shocked at this development, not expecting Konohamaru to ever say something like that.
"And what exactly brought you to this conclusion?" she asked, "It can't've only been what I said. I've no doubt it's something you've heard many times before."
"The look in your eyes," he replied solemnly, "They looked so serious and empty when you said that. I've never seen someone's eyes go like that. Or maybe I've just never noticed it before because I was too excited to be able to actually get to play ninja."
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"Don't feed me this rubbish," scoffed Rin in an annoyed voice, "Don't lie to yourself like that."
"What are you talking about?" asked Konohamaru. Rin stared at the boy in front of her. He had been acting rather quietly today. She sighed.
"You really think that?" Konohamaru met her icy gaze with a weak look.
"How about I test you?" she suggested, "And then I'll decide whether or not you should be a ninja."
"What difference will it make?" Konohamaru mumbled, "I told you already." A hard object collided with his head, sending a sharp pain through his skull. The force sent him to the ground. "Hey, what was that for?" Rin rubbed the side of her hand.
"The first test," she replied, "I'll tell you how you went when I'm done." Konohamaru glared up at her, rubbing the spot she'd hit him.
"You already know my skills," he said, "You've seen them first hand… not to mention Moegi's story." Rin smacked him over the head again. "OW! Stop it!"
"Did I say you could talk? Now… what was it…" she scratched her head, "Why did you want to become a ninja in the first place?" Konohamaru just stared at her, "Take your time, I want a good answer."
"I… became a ninja… to… protect my friends and family," he answered as if in a trance, "Because the village is important to me so I want to defend it like my grandfather. But what does that have to do with anything?"
"Shush, what did you do this morning?" she asked, sitting next to him, "For me before class started?"
~Flashback~
Konohamaru walked into the classroom with Moegi and Udon. They saw Shima over at a desk yelling at Rin. The trio went over to see what the problem was.
The boy glared at her, "Listen, I don't know what your problem is but this is my seat!"
"What's your problem!" cried Konohamaru, "She was there first. It's not like there's a seating arrangement or anything!"
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"Shima…" he mumbled, "But what does that have to do with anything?"
"You defended me even though you only met me," said Rin. Konohamaru looked at her like she was stupid.
"Of course I did! You're my friend," said Konohamaru like it was obvious, "It doesn't matter how long I've known you. Friends help each other." Rin put a finger to her chin.
"Is that what it is? Last thing," her head tilted to the side curiously, though her eyes seemed blank, "What is your definition of a ninja?" Konohamaru stared at her with confusion, unsure of what she meant.
"A ninja is a person that will defend what they believe in and protect all that is precious to them."
Rin just smirked at him. "I don't see any reason you shouldn't be a ninja. You seem to fill all those criteria."
"What's the point of all this?" cried Konohamaru, "We haven't accomplished anything!"
Rin stood and brushed the dirt off her pants. "Think about it, it'll come to you."
"Why are you trying so hard?" he asked. Rin stared up at the sky.
"Friendship works both ways," she replied, "I help you as well, you know." She began walking away while Konohamaru sat there, thinking about the past 10 minutes when something suddenly clicked. He stood and pointed towards Rin.
"I'm Konohamaru Sarutobi, grandson of the Third Hokage," he shouted to her, "I'm gonna be the 6th Hokage and protect all that is precious to me. And there's nothing you can do to stop me!" Rin stopped at the entrance to the academy and looked back at him.
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"That's nice to know," she called back, "I don't want to see you like that again."
"Heh, you won't have to worry about me," he said, "I won't lose!" Rin continued walking when Konohamaru suddenly remembered something. "There's someone you have to meet before you're officially in the Konohamaru Ninja Corps! Meet us after class at the Hokage building!" Rin waved her hand in an affirming motion.
"Sure, see you later," she called to him.
"See ya!" Konohamaru called back before pausing in confusion, "Hey, wait a sec… it's still class time." He looked at the direction that Rin had left in then looked the opposite way to the classrooms. 'She… just left school…' he thought with a twitch. A shadow loomed over him, he turned nervously seeing Mitsuki. She looked at him disappointedly and sighed.
"Honourable Grandson," she said, "What are you doing out here? Class started 10 minutes ago."
He chuckled nervously, "G-good afternoon Mitsuki-sensei… nice day today." She took Konohamaru by the hand with a sigh, "You're in Iruka's class aren't you"
"Yes ma'am," replied Konohamaru hanging his head. Mitsuki nodded, "Come along."
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Rin had wandered outside of the written areas of her mini-map. She pocketed the map with a sigh. She then fumbled around in her other pocket for her money, taking it out and counting it. '2655 ryo,' she thought, 'How much do blankets cost?' She laughed to herself.
"I'd need more than a blanket though," she commented, "A bag, a brush, toiletries… food"
-Monologue 2-
At least Moegi had extra food for lunch today, so I won't have to worry too much about being hungry later.
I need a job… part time or something. But where can I go that'd hire a 9 yr old?
Hm…
I'll think about this over a drink. I know there's a drink machine around here somewhere… ah-ha! There it is!
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Rin pressed the button for an apple juice, putting in the corresponding amount. The drink came down with a thud. She took it out and had a sip, "Mrph… cold!" She went and sat on the bench under the tree, placing the drink beside her. She looked around at her surroundings. She was outside a teahouse, it didn't look too busy. 'Doesn't look busy at all… I don't think they'd be hiring.' Rin got up and went into the tea house, 'But I need to add things to my map.' She entered the tea house and was greeted with the traditional welcome. The old man at the counter nodded at her.
"Is there something I can help you with?" Rin went up to the counter.
"I need directions, I don't suppose you have a simple map of the village or something like that?" she asked, "I'm kinda lost."
"Is that so? Hmm…" the man thought for a moment, "Let's see what I remember…" He took out a piece of A4 paper, "We'll start with a circle." He drew a large circle the spanned most of the centre of the page, putting a rectangle on the base of the circle, "Those are the village gates. And straight down the main road from there is the Hokage building…" the man continued mumbling as he drew the map from memory. Rin watched as streets took shape. He even marked some places on the map, including his tea house and the academy. "There you are, that should help you a little. Was there something else?" Rin looked in his display counter at the different sweet cakes he had.
"Can I have one of those buns," she said, "The puffy one in the front please." The man took it out and wrapped it in some thin paper. Rin paid him and collected her bun and map, leaving the tea house. She looked at the clock inside the tea house, '2:20,' it read. '2 hours to kill…', she thought, continuing on her walk. She searched for a supermarket type shop, obviously not expecting something of that size. Rin began her shopping for small supplies beginning with the toiletries. She bought some soap and shampoo, almost running out of money. She sighed dejectedly, looking at the few coins she had. Rin looked at her map. "Let's see… I went left so I should be somewhere over here. Hmm. I give up, I'll learn this place the normal way." She put the map away again and walked around like she had been doing the previous day.
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Rin walked slowly through the street, making her way to the Hokage building which she found wasn't too far from where she had just gotten a job. It also turned out to be right near the academy. 'I don't know how I missed that.' She saw Moegi talking with Udon, waiting at the foot of the building.
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"Rin-rin!" called Moegi, waving to Rin, "Over here!" Rin went over to them, noticing that Konohamaru was missing.
"Where's Konohamaru?" she asked. Moegi laughed and Udon sniffled.
"He got detention for being late to class," Moegi answered, "So he has to stay back."
"Where did you go?" asked Udon, "You never came back into class."
"I went for a walk," Rin answered simply. Moegi's eyes sparkled. "To a chuunin meeting to discuss the next mission?" she asked, breathlessly.
"Eh?" remarked Rin intelligently, "What? Something like that…"
-Monologue 3-
I should refrain from talking around Moegi… her thoughts could get me in trouble. Keep a secret indeed.
Crime number 2: Unintentionally impersonating a ninja.
Even if I deny it to these three… they'd ask how I was able to deflect those eggs; why could I hit the bullseye; why I'm never here…
The best answer I can come up with is coincidence
..and not to forget the stupid headband…. I hate that f***ing thing!
How does it keep coming back? It's all that stupid piece of s***s fault
Everything here is an unfortunate coincidence. This f***ing s**ks!
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"Why didn't the teachers go after you?" asked Udon, "They don't just let students walk off the school grounds during class time."
"It's unfair is what it is!" cried the voice of Konohamaru, "I get stuck with a detention… and she just gets to walk out of school without getting into trouble! " He pointed an accusing finger at Rin, his eyes narrowing, "Why is it that you get special treatment?"
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"Aren't you meant to be in detention?" asked Rin, unfazed by his anger, "You'd better hope Iruka-sensei doesn't find you." Konohamaru smirked cheekily.
"Sensei is indisposed at the moment," he said smugly, "I got him with my Sexy Jutsu. Hey! Stop avoiding the questions!" He crossed his arms over his chest, "If you have already graduated just tell us, don't keep it a secret. We're friends aren't we?"
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"But she has to keep it a secret," piped Moegi in Rin's defence, "I call group huddle!" The trio gathered together, huddling away from Rin. They whispered amongst themselves, every so often one of their heads would pop up and look at Rin. Rin leaned against the wall of the Hokage building, her hands cushioning her lower back. 'What are they doing now?' She closed her eyes.
"So it's decided!" announced Konohamaru. The other 2 nodded, "Yeah!" The outbursts broke Rin out of her pseudo-sleep. She opened her eyes to the Konohamaru ninja Corps bowing on the ground at her feet. Rin observed confused.
"I, Konohamaru," "I, Moegi," "I, Udon," they said in turn, "Pledge my loyalty to protect Rin(rin)'s secret with my life," they finished together. "Eh?" came Rin's all intelligent reply.
"What are you three doing?" asked the all too familiar voice of Naruto, "Is this some new game or something?"
'Crap!' thought the 4 students, though Rin for a different reason to the rest.
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"Naruto! You're here!" said Konohamaru in surprise, "We were just playing 'Protect the Princess'. It was Rin's turn to be the princess." Naruto looked from Konohamaru to Rin, who was looking away. "Hey… who's she?"
"She's our new friend," said Moegi quickly.
"We met her yesterday," added Udon.
"She has absolutely no secrets what so ever!" finished Konohamaru, quickly clasping his hands over his mouth at the realisation of his slip. Moegi and Udon stared daggers at him while Naruto looked confused.
"Okay… it's nice to meet you… erm, what's your name?"
"Rin," she replied with a bow, "It is nice to meet you Naruto-san."
"You sure you're not some type of royalty? Speaking that politely?" asked Naruto, "Could that be your secret? O-hime-sama?" The trio burst out laughing, clutching their sides.
"That's funny Naruto-nii-chan! Rin's just still in character!" laughed Konohamaru, "Right guys!"
Naruto hit Konohamaru over the head and the two began yelling at each other while the remaining 3 stared with a sigh. Suddenly the 2 boys separated and looked at Rin.
"So is she the one you wanted to talk about?" asked Naruto. Konohamaru nodded. "I don't see any reason she can't join. Sure."
"You mean it Naruto-nii-chan?" asked Konohamaru.
"Well I said it didn't I!" Naruto stalked off, muttering to himself. Moegi hugged Rin tightly, "Yay! You're part of the squad now!"
"Congratulations," said Udon. Konohamaru came over, his hands behind his back. "And as a member of the Konohamaru Ninja Corps, I present you with your complimentary goggles." He held a pair of goggles out to Rin, who took them unsurely. "They show that you are a part of our group now and will follow in the footsteps of Naruto-nii-chan!" He held his hand out, Moegi and Udon placing their own on top of it. The 3 waited for Rin, who added her hand slowly to the top of the pile.
"Konohamaru Ninja Corps GO!"
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