Kohana fidgeted in her seat as her alter ego's name was called in with the older class above her for the graduation test.
'Alright Uzumaki please do the three academy jutsu- Kawarimi, Henge and Bushin no jutsu. To pass you must make 3 substantial clones and passable imitations on the Henge you may begin' Kohana got nervous she could do Kawarimi and Henge easily but she had too much chakra to do the Bushin jutsu correctly if she focused like Amaya had taught she'd be ok or if created about 50 she should be ok.
Kohana thought about her class mates an then it hit her if she graduated with this year's class Lee wouldn't be able to graduate being his last year in the academy this was last chance to pass before being thrown to the cannon fodder corps-if he didn't simply become a civilian. Kohana was lucky she was a year away from graduating and the only reason she was able to take an early exam to become Genin was because Amaya who was her official guardian had allowed her too. Kohana let her chakra control slip and 3 dead looking clones emerged.
'Very well Uzumaki-san you fail you and Rock Lee are however tied for last place the two of you will have a spar to see who gets to graduate. Iya-sensei and I will officiate please make your way to the practice fields' Kohana sighed she followed Mao-sensei to the field, where Rock Lee was standing bouncing on his toes stretching.
'Let's do our best Uzumaki-san' Lee smiled as they both did the unity hand signal. Kohana felt her heart drop out at the friendly boy's disposition and she could not take the place he rightfully deserved lack of chakra or not. Kohana raised her hand and left the small arena both sensei's nodded and scratched the name Uzumaki Naruto of their list for potential graduates.
Kohana bowed her head at Lee 'Sorry Lee, I'm too tired to fight you congratulations on beating me. Don't worry I will see you next year and beat you then' she told him with a foxy grin. Lee didn't smile but he did thank her- it felt like a hollow victory to the older boy but he figured Naruto had his own reasons for being kind to him. Lee swore to look out for Naruto and hang out with him more, Lee had known Naruto from the same orphanage they'd been in when younger but Lee had gone into the academy he had gone into Konoha's general shinobi dormitories to be housed. Lee had tried to find Naruto afterwards but the other boy had been given an apartment of his own and a caretaker until he could finish the academy.
Lee waved goodbye to Naruto as he left back to his own class Mao-sensei escorted him back to Iruka's class. Iya-sensei presented Lee his Hitai-ate and told him to come back tomorrow for team assignments