So…yeah.
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Edited: May 19, 2012
~Six years later, at the Gakko (Academy)~
Sofu, the teacher, strode in front of his students, a sneer on his faces. "Listen up! You bakas don't have enough talent to fight off one genin in the village, let alone leave here! Excluding the honorable Yinasni-hime," he paused, bowing to her.
Yinasni gave him a look that said, "Really?" Despite her father being the Kuraikage, she hated being treated like royalty. She longed to be treated as a normal ninja. She was tempted to take her long blonde hair out of its ponytail and strangle him. Sofu-sensei got on her nerves soooo much.
"So!" he continued. "What we're going to do is test you. You knew that this day was coming. I told you about this for four years now. It is the ultimate test of discipline, of courage, of talent, of-"
"Can we just start already?" Tobi asked in a bored voice that was slightly muffled by the mask he wore. He had abandoned talking in third person ever since he enrolled in the Gakko. Now he settled for being slightly schizophrenic. His schizophrenia was rare, though.
Sofu glared at him. "Fine. We can start.
"Here is the test! We will separate you into teams, three students to team. We will also assign you a jonin as your 'instructor'. He or she will give you a small 'mission' that will challenge your abilities. If you pass, I will award you with the honorable and esteemed Shadow hitai-ate. The team that you were on will be your team. However, I do not know what you will actually be doing, as each instructor's test is different. Good luck.
"I shall now call out the teams," Sofu said. Everyone straightened up in their seats a bit. This was the moment that they were waiting for. "Seeing as there are only twelve students this year, there will only be four teams. Team 1 will be Okubyona Raion, Suzu Otoko, and Orokana Kakashi. Team 2 will be Senotakai Yaro, Kurai Uma, and Hansamuna Tori. Team 3 will be Erīto Yinasni, Fuyo Tobi, and Shizen Zetsu. Team 4 will be Shojo Utsukushi, Nagai Kami, and Me Ijona.
"And now for the instructors. Team 1 is assigned to Kuroi Inu. He is in Room 251. Team 2 is assigned to Kanpekina Ningen. He is in Room 307. Team 3 is assigned to Nara Taidana. She is in Room 189. That's the room next-door. Team 4 is assigned to Kanpekina Josei. She is in Room 491.
"I wish you good luck! Now be off!"
Yinasni squealed excitedly as soon as Sofu left the room. She hugged Tobi tightly. "Yay! We're on the same team! I'm so happy!"
"Me too!" Tobi exclaimed, hugging his best friend back.
"Excuse me?" a voice said. They turned to see a light green-haired boy facing them. Half of his face was black and the other half was white. "Are we going to go now or what? Why the hell are you asking them that? We can go on our own. But you heard Sofu-sensei, they are our teammates—Shut it. You can go alone." His black half seemed to be arguing with his white half.
Yinasni studied him. She knew of the Shizen clan; as heiress, she was required to. The Shizen were known for their plant-like jutsu and progress in genetic jutsu. She had also heard that a Shizen prodigy obsessed with Venus flytraps was in her grade. Could this be the boy? If so, she was going to be sure to be careful around him. The Shizen were also known to be carnivorous, and humans were included on their menu. She was used to schizophrenia because of Tobi, but this kid slightly scared her. Not that she would admit it, of course.
He wore a camouflage high-necked shirt, black baggy pants, and arm-length black fingerless gloves with standard black ninja shoes. Was he hiding something? Most people in the village preferred to wear tight-fitting clothes, as they were less likely to catch. All of these loose-fitting clothes made her instantly suspicious. I guess I'm not one to talk, she thought. I'm wearing a cloak. But she would not let her guard down around him.
She also noticed that his toes were black and white as well. Is his entire body like this? she wondered.
Tobi did not know all this, and so proceeded to bombard their new teammate with questions without fear of being eaten. "My name is Tobi! Are you Zetsu-san? What is your favorite color? What does your clan do? Do you like the color orange at all? Would you like to be my friend?"
"Um...yes, green, eat people, not really, and sure why not," Zetsu replied, both sides of his face looking a bit stunned and mildly amused.
"Yay!" Tobi exclaimed, running to go hug him. Apparently he didn't care that his new friend was a cannibal.
Instantly the air filled with a staggering killer intent. "Do. Not. EVER. Touch. Me," Zetsu growled.
Tobi shrank back. "Ok," he said in a small voice.
"I'm Yinasni," their other teammate said. "Nice to meet you."
"Same here," Zetsu said. "I really don't care. Oh be nice. Shaddup. You shut up. No you! Of all the times to pick a fight, you pick now? Why yes, yes I do. Gah, I don't have time for this. Neither do I. Shut it!"
"Well this is very funny and all, but shouldn't we be heading over to see our instructor now?" the girl asked.
"It's not funny. It kinda is. Be quiet! Anyways, Yinasni-hime, yes. You don't need to add 'hime' to her name. But it's respectful! You don't see Tobi saying 'hime', do you? He's known her a while, everyone knows that. Fine, you win this round. Yippee skip."
Yinasni sweatdropped. "Let's go." She grabbed Tobi, who was ranting about unicorns and bloody knives, and dragged him to the next room. Zetsu followed still talking with himself.
Once they entered, they saw a woman standing by the window. She had long black hair that reached her knees, dark brown eyes, an angular face, and light tan skin. She wore a tight-fitting black t-shirt, camouflage shorts, knee-length black kunoichi boots, an elbow-length camouflage fingerless glove on her left hand, and a katana on her back. Her hitai-ate was wrapped around her right arm, but the light reflected off of it, making it impossible to see the insignia on it at Yinasni's angle.
"Yo," the woman said. "My name is Nara Taidana, and you're late."
Taidana took a moment to look at the three kids that had run through the door.
The one girl had long blonde hair. It was up in an odd-looking ponytail, and another part of her hair covered her left eye, which was blue. She wore an open black high-necked cloak with odd little bells on the edge, a netted shirt, short shorts, and the same black knee-length kunoichi boots that the Nara herself wore.
One of the boys, the one who was yelling about unicorns and bloody knives, had spiky black hair and deep green eyes. He wore a black tight shirt with black pants, black gloves, and a mask that covered the lower half of his face.
The third student, another boy, had a body that was half white and half black with golden eyes. His black half seemed to be talking with his white half. He wore a camouflage high-necked t-shirt, black baggy pants, and arm-length black fingerless gloves with standard black ninja shoes.
Yes, Taidana thought. This is going to be interesting.
"Come in and sit down...anywhere," she said, gesturing at the empty desks. They quickly complied. Taidana pulled up a chair and sat in front of them. "Alright, let's go around and—"
She was interrupted by a gasp of surprise from Yinasni. "You have a Konoha hitai-ate!" Her eyes narrowed in suspicion. "Why do you have one?"
Ah yes, Taidana thought sarcastically. The future Kuraikage. She was probably trained to see conspiracies all around her. Although after what happened to her mother, I don't blame her.
"I was formerly a Konoha chunnin, but then I got bored. I get bored easily. I decided to come here to Kagushi and train. I found I liked it here more so I stayed and took the Jonin exams. Obviously I passed. I just never bothered to change my hitai-ate cuz I'm a lazy ass procrastinator," she finished, eyes darting to the side and back in front of her. Wow, that was really lame, she thought.
"That's my mini life story. Now I want you guys to go around the circle and tell me your name, likes, dislikes, hobbies, and dreams. We'll start with Ponytail."
"Ponytail? Eh, whatever. My name is Erito Yinasni. I like music, dancing, being different, strange people, and my friends, especially Tobi cuz he's my best friend. I dislike killing, prejudice-slash-prejudiced people, people who are stronger than me, and Konoha."
Great, Taidana thought. Another avenger. She just screams Uchiha.
"My hobbies are singing, writing music, and dancing. My dream is to become a ninja dancer after destroying Konoha."
Yup. Avenger material right here. The dancer part surprised me, though.
"Alright. Nice to meet you. Now to Blackie to your right," the jonin said, pointing at Tobi.
"Hi there! My name is Fuyo Tobi! I like candy, Yinasni, and nice people! I dislike vegetables, and mean people! My hobbies are hanging out with Yinasni, training, and pulling pranks! My dream—" His voice became serious. "—is to show everyone that the apple does fall far from the tree."
Okaaaay then. Odd kid. Keep an eye on him.
"And last but not least, Camo."
"My name is Shizen Zetsu. My likes are gardening, nature, and meat. The bloodier the better. My dislikes are eating veggies, loud and obnoxious people, and prejudice. My hobbies are gardening and reading. My dream is to teach others to, as my clan says, 'Fear the Flower'."
Ok...cannibal who like plants. Mental note: give him LOTS of rabbit on mini-mission.
"Alright I guess it's my turn, since it's only fair. My name is Nara Taidana. I like eating, sleeping, training with my katana that I have named Kuraikei, and reading. I hate work and prejudice. My hobbies are sleeping and training with Kuraikei. I don't really have a dream as of now, but I'm trying to find something to fight for.
"Well! Now that we're all acquainted, it's time I give you the test."
All three of them leaned in to hear. She laughed in her head at their eagerness.
"...But not until tomorrow."
"WHAAAAAT?" they shouted.
"Hey, I'm giving you time to train and rest up. We'll meet tomorrow at 10 in Training Area 82. Also I really need to finish working on this new jutsu. Later!" Taidana smiled at them, performed a hand sign, and puffed away in a plume of smoke.
Yinasni groaned. "Great. We've got an instructor who doesn't really care for us."
"Well we might as well go train," Tobi said.
"Kay...do you wanna come with us Zetsu?"
"Nah," he replied. "I got this new flower breed that I've been working on in the clan compound, so I better get back to it before it wilts. If it dies, someone will die."
Cue sweatdrop. "Okaaay then. See you tomorrow!"
"Let's just hope we don't fail," Tobi muttered before he was dragged off by Yinasni to train.
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