Chapter 1: The Sensei
" So, Norman, what were you saying before about it being troublesome if one of your teammates got a crush on you?" Tenten asked, still curious.
" Because I already have a crush on someone. And it's not one of them." Norman answered calmly.
" Who is it? What's she like?" Tenten asked, wondering who could have stolen her friends heart.
" She's beautiful, she's kind, she is nice to me and has been since the first day we met. I cannot think of falling in love with someone else. I even made a list of pros and cons about her, and she had one con, and that was almost instantly negated." Norman said.
" Well then, you better confess before someone else gets her is she's so amazing." Tenten said, though a bit confused on who it could be. " Ayame? Maybe. Or maybe i've never met her. I hope she treats him right."
" That's the problem. I think she only sees me as a friend. I'm scared of how she'll react if I tell her. And someone I know likes her too. And compared to him? Well, I'm chopped liver." Norman said.
" Wow. That's some predicament you've gotten yourself into." Tenten said looking at her friend with sympathy.
" I think I'll hold off a little longer, until I have a chance." Norman said, looking nervous.
" DYNAMIC ENTRY!" The door flew open.
" ARE MY STUDENTS READY TO FAN THEIR FLAMES OF YOUTH?!?" Guy asked. " If so, follow me to training ground seven, where we will begin training immediately!" After, Guy ran off to the training grounds, with Lee trying his best to keep up.
" See Norman? Probably glad now that you don't have that psycho for a teacher." Tenten said.
" Your right. He has a totally different psycho for his teacher!" Yamato said, sinking up from the ground behind Tenten and scaring the shit out of her.
" AAAHHHHH! GUY-SENSEI WAIT UP!" Tenten screamed, running for the door.
" Hah! So, is that the girl you were talking about? If so, she's probably the densest person on the planet!" Yamato said.
At Ichiraku's
" ACHHOO!" Naruto sneezed.
" Jeez Naruto, wonder who was talking about you." Teuchi said
Back at the academy
" So get over to training ground seven now! I'll be waiting!" Yamato said, shrinking into a seed.
" Wait, Tenten and the others are at training ground seven!" " Hey Jinji! Hiaka! Stand next to me! I want to see if this works." Norman yelled.
" Why? What are you going to do?" Jinji asked.
" Just hold on tight and hope Tenten isn't leaning against a rock!" Norman yelled. " SHUNSHIN!"
At training ground seven.
Poof! " WHAT IN BLUE BLAZES!" Yelled Guy as Norman, Jinji, and Hiaka appeared from nowhere.
" Well, I guess I can take people with me! Awesome! Imma faint now frum chaca exaston Kay?" Norman said, then collapsing.
" My god not again! That's the third time this month!" Tenten yelled.
" What was that! That looked like the Hirashin! Don't tell me he can use the fourth Hokages jutsu!" Neji yelled, worried that this would make Tenten fall for the Uchiha.
" Gahhhh. I over did it again didn't I? And Neji, it's a modified Shunshin. I made it with Itachi's help. Beforeā¦." Norman trailed off.
" CAN YOU TEACH MY STUDENTS THAT! IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR FANNING THEIR FLAMES OF YOUTH!"
Guy yelled.
" Maybe. I have to teach them how to shunshin first though. Anyways, BYE! I have my own training to do." Norman said, then shun shined away to his captain and teammates who had been waiting for about ten minutes.
Just now, everyone noticed Neji's shocked look. " What is it Neji? Why do you look so scared?" Lee asked.
" Norman was on what looked like 1% of his chakra when he arrived. Now he's back up to full, and used another shunshin. His chakra capacity may not be far above normal, but his chakra recovery rate makes it so he could use the shadow clone jutsu about three times a minute, and make around twenty each time. He is scary." Neji said, looking worried.
" Strong enough to beat the rookie of the year?" Tenten asked, looking slightly smug.
" Honestly? I think if anyone could beat me in a fair spar, it'd be him." Neji said.
" Then who could he be afraid of losing this girl to?" Tenten asked out loud, leaving her team looking confused.
Back with Squad 18
" So have any of you mastered tree climbing with your chakra?" Yamato asked, to which all three of his students nodded yes. " Then what about water walking?" This time, Jinji shook her head no.
" Then I'll teach you for now. Norman, go with the first wood clone. He'll teach you a jutsu you may find useful. Hiaka, go with the second wood clone. He'll help you work on your Gentle Fist by simulating tenketsu. You can all leave to go home at six, if we're done training by then." Yamato then walked off with Jinji.
" Alright Norman, the jutsu I will now teach you is called the shadow clone jutsu. It makes physical copies of your body and divides the chakra you have left among the clones, rendering Byakugan useless against them. You put your hands like this" -Yamato puts his hands in the iconic cross- " And say ' Shadow Clone Jutsu!' like you just won the lottery. Now try and create as many as you can. You should be fine." Yamato said, not explaining why he would be fine.
" Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Norman yelled, then Yamato looked extremely shocked when Norman produced twenty shadow clones. " So? How'd I do?" Norman then noticed how shocked his sensei looked.
" Norman, the average jonin can only make about five at a time without dying from chakra exhaustion. You just made four times that number!" Yamato explained.
" Weird. But I don't feel drained at all. In fact,... Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Norman said, making Yamato a little scared when he produced twenty more.
" Norman, you realize I have to report this to the council right?" Yamato said, looking worried for his new student.
" Why is that a problem? What could they do to me?" Norman asked, now a little bit worried.
" Well most of the council are shinobi, so they won't be a problem. However, Danzo may try to influence you to join the ANBU. You would become a cold, emotionless killer if you joined Danzo's 'special' branch of the ANBU. So stay away from the mummy." Yamato said, praying that he listened.
" If that's true, then even if the Hokage himself comes to my house and demands that I become an ANBU, I'll tell him to go to hell." Norman said, looking determined.
" Hey! Being an ANBU isn't that bad, just being one of Danzo's is." Yamato defended his comrades.
" Fine. Anything else you want me to know?" Norman asked.
" Just going to let you know that if you join Danzo's operation, they will eliminate anyone who causes strong emotions, like your mother or your friends." Yamato said with knowing experience.
Norman, thinking about what they might do if he joined. " WHAT! If they even try, I'll rip their heads off!" Norman said, releasing so much Killing Intent that all the grown men in the village shit their pants and even Danzo let out a small shudder.
At the Hokage tower
" What on earth?!? Did one of the tailed beasts attack!?!" Hiruzen asked.
One of the Hokages ABNU showed up. " No Hokage-sama. It was a boy who was told if he joined ROOT, his family and friends would most likely be killed."
Back at training ground seven
" Calm down! You want the Hokage to think that one of the tailed beasts got loose?!" Yamato yelled.
Norman took a deep breath, and calmed down. " Fine. Do you want to say anything else before the Hokage gets here?"
" Let's see. Well, other than don't run it makes you look suspicious, no. Well, that and if you don't confess soon you're going to lose your chance. Just speaking from experience here." Yamato cautioned.
" Thanks! I've gotta go! Can't be late for my date!" Norman yelled while running off.
Back with Team Guy
" Tenten, would you like to go out with me tonight?" Neji asked, praying to Kami she said yes.
" Sorry Neji, I already have plans tonight. I beat Norman getting to the school, so he's taking me to Ichiraku's at seven." Tenten said.
" Well I hope you have a nice evening." Neji smirked, he was going to make sure they didn't, with the help of a certain blond knucklehead ninja-in-training.
A/N: I think this story is going well so far. Tell me if you want anything from this story. The only pairings I have decided are Jinji Inuzuka x Rock Lee, Neji Hyuga x Hiaka Hyuga, Norman Uchiha x Tenten of the Leaf, and the canon pairings these don't mess with.
