SPECIAL NOTE: Again, I don't own any of the Naruto characters except my own OCs, if I have one which is not likely. Thank you!
Okay, there are a few questions about Pakura's team. Um, well Maki is already her student and happens to belong to the sealing squad during the war. Saji is a sensor and Ittan is a very good earth user. I wanted Omoi but didn't want to remove him from Bee. I know little about Ittan except his earth jutsus. I didn't like using OCs here and there were only a handful of Iwa shinobis featured in both the manga and anime. Why choose them? Because Maki and Saji fought Pakura in the anime, even if they weren't featured enough. Ittan, well I need an Iwa shinobi and he's the only one I can think of because he was in the ambush squad with Sai, Omoi and Kankurou.
Naruto approached his new teammates. The eyebrowless red head with the love kanji tattoo is glaring at him. Naruto gave him a frown. He's annoying. He reminds me of Sasuke, thinking he's all high and mighty.
"Yo!" the green haired boy jumped in. "I'm wondering if I could get a hundred friends!"
"Huh?" Naruto and Gaara both stared at the green-haired kid. Friends? Both boys thought.
"My name is Fuu, ssu. You wanna play cards? Backgammon? Musical chairs? Or do you want to take a bath together?"
"…Bath together? What?" Naruto's mouth fell open in shocked. Gaara lost his brooding mood and stared at Fuu oddly. "What's with you?" Naruto mumbled. "Eh, that reminds me! Why are you wearing a skirt? Is it normal in Taki for boys to be wearing skirts?" and the entire room's demeanor fell. A dark aura now emanate from Fuu.
"I'm." she began. "A. GIRL, ssu!" and punched Naruto through the classroom walls, surprising all the genin present in the room but didn't voice out that they were even more surprised that the green haired Taki genin is a girl.
Gaara glanced at Fuu. He's a she? He thought but didn't say anything else. It doesn't matter anyway. He watched as Fuu continue to beat the crap out of his orange idiot teammate, who for some reason didn't shut up. You should kill them you know. Gaara ignored that voice for now.
The mask wearing, silver haired jounin stared at his potential students outside the classroom. Hatake Kakashi was not happy right now. After being removed from the ANBU by the Hokage and forced into becoming a jounin-sensei by Lord Hokage, Kakashi found out that his expected student, Uzumaki Naruto isn't his student this year. Nope, turns out the Hokage entered Naruto into this new program and has a different set of team and a sensei from Iwa! From Iwa! What was the Hokage thinking, putting Naruto with an Iwa sensei? The Iwa shinobi will find out Naruto's relation with Minato-sensei and that wouldn't be good. Hokage-sama assured him that everything would be fine. For once, Hatake Kakashi thinks that the Hokage is turning into a crazy old man running the village.
His other student is a member of Root recommended by Danzo himself. How the Hokage did allow that? Kakashi is beginning to question the Sandaime's sanity. The kid is a pale boy named Sai who for the moment is being kicked by the last remaining loyal Uchiha and being beat up by the pinky haired girl for calling them "Duck-butt" and "Ugly". He could hear the pinky wailing, "YOUR WORST THAN NARUTO!"
Kakashi sighed and look at the time. Two more hours will be fine and proceed to open his porn book under the tree and giggled. Yuki is a very naughty girl…
Han wasn't in the mood today. The three participating senseis were staring at him ever since this morning as they filed for the paper work at the Hokage's office. Iwagakure isn't very liked by all villages because of the past betrayals of alliances so he can't blame them. The pupil less woman with the green hair with orange edges from Suna was glaring daggers at him. Still, the glares were better than the glares back home.
The towering masked shinobi with red eyes, in red armor and a red straw hat was planning to follow his fellow Jinchuuriki, Roshi. Roshi defected from Iwagakure a few years ago and Han planned on sneaking out quietly until he was called by the Tsuchikage and the next thing Han knows he's heading to Konoha with two genins. It wasn't easy when they approached. Almost every Konoha shinobi wanted to jump them right there. If it wasn't for the program, Han would be fighting a village full of ninjas.
He would have left Iwagakure right now. He didn't even understand why the old man wanted him in this program, putting a Jinchuuriki in the presence of the enemy is cutting it close; they'll bound to catch on.
The classroom was noisy at first but then became quite when he came in. Twelve set of genin eyes were staring at him, some with their mouths open and they were looking up…oh wait, Han forgot how tall he is. People always gaped at him. If it wasn't for his Jinchuuriki status it was his towering height. "Uzumaki Naruto, Sabaku no Gaara and Fuu." He called and three genins at the back stared at him. He doesn't like the aura the red head boy is giving him, the blonde kid has bruises. What was he doing? And the green haired kid smiled and yelled. "Hai, ssu!"
"I am Han, your sensei. Let's go up the roof." He said and didn't wait for his students to follow.
Han sat on of the stair steps in the academy roof. He always knew that people always strain their necks whenever they look up at him. He observed his new students. Han sighed. He didn't expect to be a sensei. No one in his village is crazy enough to become his students in the first place. Roshi was his sensei until he defected.
"First. I want you to introduce yourselves to me."
"How?" the green haired kid asked.
"How?" Han folded his arms and said. "Obviously your name, where you from, what you like and hate, dreams probably…"
"Why don't you go first sensei?" the blonde kid asked. Han stared at the kid a moment. The kid is wearing the brightest orange jump suit he has ever seen. What shinobi wears a color that bright? It was like advertising to your enemies, 'I'm here, kill me!' but there is something so familiar about the kid.
"My name is Han. I'm from Iwagakure no Sato. What I like? Hmm…warm tea, hot springs and a good book. What I don't like are…" Han almost said every single human in the planet. His students don't need to know that part. "…stupid people. My dream? Never really thought about it. You…green kid, go."
"Hai! My name is Fuu, ssu. I'm from Takigakure! I like bugs, tree houses and flying! I hate being confined in one place and everyone who thinks I'm a boy (he…no, she glared daggers at his blond teammate). My dream is to have a hundred friends, ssu!"
Flying? A hundred friends? Han stared oddly at the kid. Fuu is a girl? Han rolled his eyes. The world is getting crazy. The only ninja he knows who flies are the Tsuchikages and a hundred friends? Why? People are stupid, annoying and bastards who only think about themselves.
"You, blondie!" Han continued.
"Alright! My name is Uzumaki Naruto (WHAT? An Uzumaki? Han thought). I'm well, from here. I like Iruka-sensei, Hokage-jiji (Jiji?) and cup ramen! My favorite is the ramen that is served at Ichiraku! I hate the three minutes it takes to cook ramen and Sasuke-teme! My dream is become the greatest Hokage, Dattebayo!"
Ramen, seriously? Who the hell is Sasuke? Han could feel his mouth twitching behind his mask. What kind of students is recommended in this program? Han wanted to throw himself right now from the roof. The kid wants to be Hokage? Han looked at the Hokage faces on the mountain and started at the Yellow Flash. Then it hit him. The only Uzumaki known in Konoha was a Red-blooded Hanabero. Could this be her kid? But the blond hair? He looks back at Naruto then the Yellow Flash's face then back again. No…way! Can't be!
"Who are your parents, kid?" Han asked.
"Huh?" the kid lost his bright eyes and turned sideways. "I don't know. I never knew them really. They died when I was born. Why?"
Okay, so it's a hard topic. "Uh…nothing." Han scratched his chin. There is no way that Konoha would be willing to put a kid under his tutelage, especially if he is related anyhow to the Yellow Flash. But an Uzumaki? Does this kid know about the history between Iwagakure and Uzushiogakure? Shouldn't the kid hate him right now? Anyway…
"Tattoo boy."
Gaara glared at his new sensei. "My name is Sabaku no Gaara. Suna. I hate a lot of things. Dreaming is meaningless." Fuu and Naruto sweat-dropped.
Han stared at Gaara. That looks on his eyes. It reminded him of himself. The hatred for humanity, the things they did. This feeling, it's resurfacing. He could feel Gobi stirring inside of him. He has to control himself. He took a deep breath and stared back at his new students who are looking at him curiously.
Han and the other senseis in the program were already instructed about what they should do next.
Darui yawned and glance back at his students. She already knew Samui. She's a good strategist, knows a lot of information and can keep her cool under pressure. He knows the other girl is the Tsuchikage's granddaughter. Kurotsuchi is very vocal when she introduced herself but Darui could see a potential in her. Darui is the only team in the program with two females.
The only boy is Chojuro. The sword and the sharp teeth was a dead giveaway on what the kid wanted to be but the kid was really shy. So shy in fact, he couldn't string two words together when he introduced himself. Darui may not like things fast and like to take it easy but he likes to analyze things. He could see that Samui and Chojuro will become good Kenjutsu users with Samui as a strategist. Kurotsuchi has the potential to be a heavy ninjutsu specialist.
Darui sighed and began. "So…"
Pakura is a little reluctant on her team. Maki is her student but the girl still has a long way to go. The two boys from Konoha and Iwa are a little older from Maki and didn't show any strong potential…yet. Maki is sweet, serious about training but her kindness can be a downfall. The boy Saji from Konoha seems to be a little show off but doesn't have the skill to back up the terms and the boy Ittan is a little serious but has been nervous ever since she picks them up. She's a little worried about her team. Being one of the strongest shinobi from Suna, she has high expectations. Now she's wondering if this program was an excused from the other villages to dump their less talented genins, not that Maki is not talented.
Pakura sighed. Well, she'll find out soon enough. "This is just the beginning of your journey for this program. However, this isn't just it. Tomorrow, our team is going to have a survival exercise…
"…you little brats will have to participate in this exercise and pass…" Zabuza muttered towards his team. He's still not over the fact that Suigetsu is his student, again. Sure he isn't Haku, his prize and adopted son but Haku is Chuunin now and training as a Hunter-nin and a medical ninja. Suigetsu has the potential but lacks the focus and concentration unlike Mangetsu. Suigetsu has this obsession about learning how to use all the blades in the seven swordsmen.
His other student Atsui is a Kenjutsu specialist too. But he has that same lack of focus and concentration as Suigetsu. In fact, the two were at each other's throats when Zabuza met them. If it wasn't for his female student, Karin who punched the boys' heads to shut up, Zabuza would have sliced them both right now. Not like he could slice Suigetsu. His water shifting abilities has been a pain. Haku wasn't this annoying when he was a boy.
"…see, if you failed this test you'll be sent back to your village and review all your shinobi training from day one!"
"That's a load of bullshit!" Atsui cried angrily. "What's the point of getting us together if we're going home when we fail? I don't remember any of this in the rules!"
"I'm not the one making the rules kid. We were instructed beforehand. So shut up!" Zabuza growled. He is annoyed. The kid from Kumo lives up from his name. "So, meet me at Training Ground 65 at 6 am and not a minute later or you'll fail." And he vanished in a cloud of smoke.
"Man, our sensei's cranky." Karin muttered.
"Whatever!" Atsui exclaimed. "I'm going to pass this test in flying colors and then sensei will see who his best student is."
"Yeah right." Suigetsui sneered. "What makes you think you're the best student huh?"
"Because I know I am!"
"I bet you, you're all talk!"
"Oh yeah!"
"Ye…"
"SHUT IT!" Karin bumped her two team mates in the head but was unsuccessful with Suigetsu who shifted into a puddle of water. "You two have been on each other since the beginning! You need to shut up!" Karin pointed at Atsui who was clutching his head. "And you need to stop being gross!" she said at the Suigetsu's face in puddle and left the two by themselves.
"I didn't got the chance to talk to that Uzumaki from Konoha." Karin said by herself. I wonder where he is.
After the talk from his team, Han was called by the Hokage. Probably wondering about his opinion about his students. Han remembered the reaction Naruto and Fuu has when he told them about the test.
"I don't want to go back to the academy! That's so not fair! After all I get to do to pass!" Naruto yelled.
"I agree! Getting here was hard to do in the first place!" Fuu said. Gaara was the only one who didn't said anything. There is something wrong with this kid. Han thought but he can tell that Gaara doesn't seem to believe him.
"You called for me Hokage-sama." Han said as he entered the office but was stopped when he realized that the Hokage wasn't the only one in the room. A man with long spiky white hair in red and green robes was inside. He wears a metal headband with the kanji "oil" on it. Han recognized him immediately as Jiraiya, one of the three legendary sannin.
"So you're Han. My, you're one big fellow aren't you?" Jiraiya said.
Han look around, expecting the other senseis but realized he's the only one called in here. "Do you need me for something, Hokage-sama?"
"Actually, we do Han. Please sit. It's about your students."
Han did what he was told. "My students?" the Hokage didn't reply but gave him three folders.
"Here's a letter from the Yondaime Mizukage, also. I was asked to deliver them to you." Jiraiya said as he handed Han an envelope.
Han has heard of the Yagura. He was the only Jinchuuriki known to have hold a Kage position but there are rumors about his situation at Kiri and he's no longer Mizukage, yet why would Yagura write a letter to him?
"You should read the letter first before we give you the profile of your students, Han." Sarutobi said and Han opened the note and read it. "WHHHAAAAATTTTT?!" Han almost destroyed the entire office with his Boil technique.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: The fillers in the anime is driving crazy but I love the new ending song in episode 406. It was so heartbreaking and beautiful it made me cry!