The Tale of A Ninja

Chapter 2

In this chapter I'm going to tell you my view of the first time our team met Kakashi-sensei.

In the morning at the Academy, Sakura, Naruto, Sasuke, and I were all still waiting for our new sensei to show up.

"AAAARGHH! He's late!" Naruto yelled in frustration.

"Shut up! Naruto just shut up! You've been complaining for an hour." I said I couldn't stand him much longer. "Naruto, what are you doing you'll get in trouble." Sakura said following Naruto to the door. He was putting an eraser in the door jam.

"Serves him right for being late. So when he walks in the door. Surprise!" Naruto said laughing.

"Our teacher is a jonin, an elite ninja. He won't fall for something so childish." Sasuke said glancing at the eraser.

I realized that in a way that was the first time I've ever heard Sasuke's voice.

Suddenly the door opened up and the eraser fell on a man with silver hair.

Naruto started laughing; Sakura was apologizing for not stopping him. I couldn't believe that had just happened, our sensei who is of jonin level fell for that cheap trick, and to the look of it Sasuke couldn't either.

Bending over and picking up the eraser the man said "Hm, how can I put this, my first impression of the group, you're all a bunch of idiots."

I was furious at his smugness that made him seem even worse than Sasuke.

"Well than follow me." He turned and walked out (we followed).

"Alright why don't you introduce yourselves." He said leaning against the rail.

"What are we suppose to say." Sakura asked sitting down on the step.

"Things you like, don't like, dreams for the future, hobbies. Stuff like that." He answered back.

"Why don't you go first so we can see what it's like, Sensei." Naruto said also sitting on the step. "Me, I'm Kakashi Hatake. Things I like and things I hate, I don't feel like telling you that." I couldn't believe he said that Sakura and Naruto were shocked, too. "Dreams for the future, I've never really thought of it. As for hobbies, I have lots of hobbies."

"Well that's useless all he did was tell us his name." Sakura whispered. Naruto nodded in agreement.

"Your turn. You on the right you go first."

"Believe it. I'm Naruto Uzumaki. I like instant ramen in a cup and I really like the ramen Iruka-sensei gets me at the Ichiraku Noodle Shop. I hate the 3 minute wait for the instant ramen. My hobby is tasting different ramen and comparing them. And my dream is to be the greatest Hokage, then the whole village will stop disrespecting me and start treating me like I'm somebody, somebody important." Naruto said adjusting his headband. He really believed that he could be Hokage. Then, I thought that was the stupidest thing I've ever heard.

"Alright, next." Kakashi-sensei said looking over to Sakura.

"I'm Sakura Haruno. What I like….uh I mean the person I like is…., uh, my hobby is…., my dream for the future is…" Sakura squealed. I stared at her she never mentioned me at all (some friend). "And what do you hate?" Kakashi asked. "NARUTO!" She answered.

I actually felt bad for Naruto. I knew he liked Sakura a lot.

"Now, you in the middle." He said pointing to Sasuke.

"I am Sasuke Uchiha. I hate a lot of things and I don't practically like anything. What I have is not a dream because I will make it a reality, I'm going to restore my clan and destroy a certain someone." said Sasuke with the most serious look I've ever seen. Everyone fell silent just staring at him.

"Alright now, you." Kakashi said pointing at me.

"I don't feel like it." I said. I didn't want to tell three strangers my well… anything.

"Mikanomi Akane Kuruteen! That is so not fair, just answer! Lie if you have to! Say something!" Sakura yelled at me.

It was bad, when Sakura uses my full name. I have to do it.

"Fine, my name is Mika Kuruteen. The only thing like is my friend Sakura. Anything else I hate. My hobbies are training and extra studying at the library. My goal for the future is to….." What could I say everything I said was the truth but, what would they say if I told them truth. "Is to what, Mika?" Kakashi asked. I saw Sakura looking at me (she didn't know the truth at all).

"Is to kill someone and then restore my clan." I said. I glanced at them. They all show signs of shock.

I was shocked when I heard Sasuke's. We shared the same goal, why?

"Okay. You are each unique and have your own ideas. We'll have our first mission tomorrow."

"What kind of mission?" Naruto asked. "It's task that the 5 of us will do together." Kakashi answered. "What!" Naruto asked. "A survival excursive."

"What, I thought we were going on a mission, not more practice. We already did this stuff at the Academy. That's how we got here." Sakura said visibly upset. "Yes, but this is different from the Academy."

"What kind of training is it?" Naruto asked puzzled (but when isn't Naruto confused).

Kakashi laughed as if he heard something funny. "Hold on, Sensei, that's a normal question. What's so funny?" Sakura had a point.

"Well if I tell you, you won't like it." He laughed in response. "Of the 28 graduates who just came here only nine or ten will actually be accepted as genin, the other 18 will be weeded out and sent back to the Academy. In other words, this is a make it or break it past fail test. The chance you'll fail is at least 66%."

No way I've worked to hard to be sent back. That son of a …

"See told you, you wouldn't like it." He said smugly.

"That's crazy! We worked hard to get here! Believe it! What was the graduation test for anyway!" Naruto yelled. Even annoying he made a point.

"Oh, that was to select students who might become genin or not. That's how it is. I decide whether you pass or fail. Be at the training ground at 5am and bring your ninja gear." Kakashi said standing up and turned around (back to us).

This is it. I'm going to pass this test. I can't hold back. I have a goal I must reach.

"That's it, you're dismissed. Oh, and tomorrow you better skip breakfast or you'll puck." Then he left.

"Here Mika." She said setting a plate down on the table in front of me. "Thank you, Mrs. Haruno. Your cooking is the best." I said grabbing a spoon to dig into her splendid curry.

"Sakura this is your favorite, eat up." I said when I realized that she wasn't touching her plate. "Don't tell me you're on another diet you know, you shouldn't do that. Kakashi-sensei said we can't eat breakfast so at least eat dinner." She just smiled.

"Thanks for being worried about me, but I'm tough so I'll be okay." She said making muscles at me to show me she had some.

"Alright but don't blame me if you get hungry tomorrow during the training. Can I have another bowl, please?"

I tried to warn her. Next chapter we start the excursive what will happen. *END*