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Two days had past in a blur, for the children of Konoha were ready to be called shinobi of the village hidden in the leaves. They were born to play the role of the protector as they begin to soar beyond the unexplained. Many do not know what actually runs through the mind of these children, especially what drives them to want to become a ninja; some say they become a ninja to look cool in front of others while some thought it'll make their lives more interesting and others just have this will that drives them beyond what they feel. The latter is the reason for two very willful Uzumaki racing their way towards the Academy, with an energetic blonde in the lead.
"You're not going to catch up to me that way, Tori-chan!"
Naruto looked back for a second to see where exactly was Hitori, and she was no where to be found. He looked ahead and face planted a wall made of the ground it self; when he tried to get up, some type of pressure weighed him back before it vanished. Naruto looked up and saw Hitori in front of him.
"No fair, Tori-chan, you shouldn't use your shinobi skills in a simple race like this!" He whined and Hitori stuck out her tongue.
Once they made it to the Academy, their spirits became slightly hesitant as their nerves kicked in. Hitori looked at Naruto and Naruto smiled at her, giving her the extra needed support, she nodded as they walked in. Not many students had arrived yet except for a kid with his head down, another who seemed to be zoned out and a few others. Naruto and Hitori took their chances with the boy that looked like he was staring into another universe, his eyes sparkled with suppressed anger. Naruto walked towards the raven haired boy and smiled, while the boy turned his head.
"Do you mind if me and my cousin sit here?"
"Hn" Was all the kid said and Naruto took it as an invitation. Naruto sat beside the rude kid and Hitori beside Naruto. The blonde turned to the raven haired boy.
"I'm Uzumaki Naruto, your future Hokage." The boy looked at Naruto out his peripheral in complete annoyance.
"Uchiha Sasuke and I don't care." Naruto was about to say something back when all of a sudden he felt a huge dose of killer intent drop over him. The blonde looked at Hitori and the girl stuck a pinky in her ear.
"It seems like you've made enemies with majority, if not all, of the female population in this room in a blink of an eye, Naru-kun." She said and Naruto looked around at the now full room, with almost every girl glaring daggers at him. 'When did the room become so full?' And then someone slammed their palms onto the table. Naruto looked up and met eyes with a pink haired girl.
"Who are you and why are you sitting in my seat next to Sasuke-kun?"
"I'm Uzumaki Naruto, your fu-"
"I don't care, just get out my seat, you fucking de-" Sakura was cut short by the sound of a sword being unsheathed, the blade digging into the wood. Everyone turned to look at the scene and the pink haired girl turned her head to see the red head that was sitting beside Naruto. She was now standing, her hand grasping the base of the sword.
"I don't think this table nor the chair has your name on it, does it?"
"This doesn't concern you." Sakura sneered while Hitori just stared at her apathetically. Naruto rose from his seat and walked past the two girls, pushing Hitori into her seat as he put on a faux smile.
"She's not worth it, Tori-chan, I'll just let the fan-girl sit there."
"Bu-"
"Ohayo, class, everyone take your seats," Iruka greeted the class as Naruto took a seat beside a blue haired girl with pale eyes. He smiled at her and she blushed. 'Naruto? He looks familiar.' She thought before she tuned back in to Iruka.
"Today, we'll be placing you in four man squads that consist of three genin and one jounin sensei with the exception of one squad that will be a five man squad." The two Uzumaki looked at one another.
"Okay, let's begin!" Iruka begin to call names and teams as everyone sat waiting. A lazy brunette rested his head in one hand as he scanned the room. He tuned out his teacher, for he already knew whom he would be teamed up, Choji and that troublesome girl Ino, because their families were more than just good friends.
"Team Seven," Iruka's voice found its way back the lazy brunette's ears. "Uzumaki Naruto!" That blonde from earlier grunted, but soon frowned at the next name.
"Haruno Sakura!" On the other side of the room, he heard an animalistic growl coming from the red haired girl. The platinum blonde he called Ino snickered.
"Serves Fourhead rig-"
"And Uchiha Sasuke!" Everyone should have went deaf at a moment like this, for a screeching-squeal combo went on at the name of Team Seven's last member. Sakura jumped for joy while almost every other girl sulked. Ino saw red and so did that red head girl. Things had just gotten a lot more troublesome.
"A-ano, Iruka-sensei?" The lazy brunette reverted his eyes back to the red head girl and blinked in confusion. She went from looking like a demon out for blood to some shy timid girl and Iruka ignored the chaos so that he could speak to her.
"Hai, Hitori-san?"
"You've seem to have made a mistake." He looked at her with a look that asked 'How so?' and she looked at her feet. "How come I am not on my cousin's team?"
"Hokage-sama put these teams together himself, if you have a problem, you could take it out with the Hokage. Okay, Tori-san?" The red head nodded and Iruka went back to the middle of the room to get everyone's attention.
"Okay, Team Eight: Inuzuka Kiba! Hyuga Hinata! Abarame Shino!"
Saratobi Asuma had just picked up his team, they were on their way to the top of some strange building. 'Ino-Shika-Cho and some red head kid,' He thought 'what does Pops think he's doing?'
"Well, okay...uh, erm, introduce yourselves." The younger Saratobi said, exhaling a cloud of smoke into the faces of the young genin. Their eyes started to water and each one broke into a fit of coughs. The Saratobi smiled at the children.
"C'mon guys, introducing yourselves isn't that bad, there's no need for tears."
"We're not crying, our eyes are watering from that damn cigarette smoke!" The lazy brunette exclaimed, pointing towards Asuma. The man let out chuckle.
"Get use to it, kid. So let's get started with you."
"...sigh...Nara Shikamaru. I like cloud watching, sleeping, and things that aren't too troublesome. I dislike troublesome girls, stuff that's troublesome and cigarettes." Shikamaru said which made everyone sweatdrop. Asuma inwardly contemplated about something, slyly chuckling.
"You got any dreams, kid?"
"I have 'em all the time when I sleep..." Everyone, save Hitori, face planted while the red head girl was on the floor laughing.
"You set yourself up for that one sensei! This kid's a real genius!"
Once the Saratobi claimed his composure, he pointed to the hefty kid eating a bag of chips, Asuma mumbled about fucking smart asses. "You next!"
"I'm Akamichi Choji and my likes are Barbeque, ramen, chi-" As if it already wasn't bad enough that he was munching between every word, the platinum blonde had to interrupt.
"Just say food! Yesh!" Choji swallowed then nodded.
"Right, I like food, training, and my friends. I dislike loud noises, too much training and, with a strong passion, people who make fun of me for my weight. My dream is to become a great ninja!"
"Huh, you're not bad, Cho." Their sensei said before pointing between the two girls and inwardly cursed himself for not doing the mannerly thing and letting the girls go first. Since the red head looked kind of dazed, he pointed to the blonde.
"You go next."
"Hai! My name is Yamanaka Ino. I like Sasuke-kun, f-" She was interrupted by a groan from the red head.
"Just when I thought my team was fan-girl free. The dude looks like a know-it-all prick, so why kiss the ground he walks on?" Shikamaru gawked at the girl while Choji elbowed him.
"I think we just found a piece of hope for humanity and the girl of your dreams, ne Shikamaru?" Shikamaru shook his head, placing a hand on the hefty kid's shoulder.
"No, Choji, it's a cruel trick."
"Anyways, I like Sasuke-kun, working in my family's flower shop, shopping and clothes. My dislikes are bullies and annoying red heads." Ino said as she eyed Hitori and the red head waved her off.
"The feeling is so mutual, Blondie!" Asuma ran a hand down his face, sighing in annoyance and amusement.
"And your dr- goals, kid?" He eyed Shikamaru as he corrected his wording and Shikamaru smirked, he had a smart remark for that question too. Ino put a finger to her glossed lips, in thought.
"Well, I do dream of getting married and having kids an-"
"Running off into the sunset while your dear Sasuke-kun broods about how he should've been with you instead of the pink banshee with the wide forehead or even better, runs after you while I drown in a pool full of barfed up rainbows?" Hitori dreamily mocked Ino who was on the fritz.
"That's it! I'm going to-"
"Try it, fan-girl!" Shikamaru held Ino back, grimacing as he looked at Choji. "Told you, Cho. She may not be a fan-girl, but she's a raging hot head."
"Hot head? I'm not a fucking hot head! My cousin's the fucking hot head!" Hitori exclaimed, laughing sadistically. Asuma finally decided to jump in, picking Hitori up and throwing her over his shoulder.
"Okay, okay, what the hell is wrong with you, kid? It went from funny to being just plain crazy."
The red head shrunk in size as she averted her eyes to her feet. "Watashi wa mōshiwakearimasen... Watashi ni yurushitekudasai." Everyone looked at the girl as if she grown a second head and Asuma sighed.
"No need to apologize, we all have outburst sometime. Now, introduce yourself."
"H-hai! My name is Uzumaki Hitori and I'm the first cousin of Uzumaki Naruto...he is my anchor at times like this." She said as she scratched the back of her head. "My likes are Ramen, pokky, being in the presence of and training with my cousin, Jiraiya-jiji and some other stuff. I dislike when people call my cousin rude things, fan-girls, people who don't know the difference between a kunai and the scroll it comes from, and idiots who underestimate the Demon Duo! Speaking of which..." Hitori pulled out a small book and handed it to Asuma. "Here, sensei, read the marked page in your spare time."
"The Bingo Book? I already have one, kid." Hitori shook her head.
"This is the latest edition, they added a few new additions." Asuma nodded and put the book away. He grabbed Hitori's forearm and stood up.
"Okay, you guys, from this day forward, we'll be Hitori's anchor and team, starting with a test tomorrow."
"But sensei, we just took test to become ninjas!" Ino complained.
"This test will determine if you stay ninjas." Hitori looked up at her teacher and sighed. 'I wonder if Naru-kun had this much trouble.'
On the other side of the village, back at the Academy, were the waiting Team Seven. Yes, waiting were they, for their sensei was the infamous copy ninja Hatake Kakashi; this shinobi isn't only known for his ninja skills, but for his consistent tardiness. Two out of three students were pacing the room, patience thinning with every passing minute. Naruto had had it, his pranking momentum kicked in as he walked over to the chalk board and grabbed the eraser.
"What are you doing?" Sakura asked, having the least bit of interest anyhow. Naruto held up his index finger then walked over to the door and placed the eraser at the top of it. Sakura's disciplinary instincts kicked in as she watched Naruto walk back over to Iruka's desk.
"This isn't the time for some kind of childish prank, you could really ge-" Sakura paused and a devious grin crossed her face. 'This could really get us in trouble unless I blame it all on Naruto 'cause it is his fault anyway. Then he'll be off the team and I can have Sasuke-kun all to myself.'
Naruto cocked an eyebrow in question. "I could really what, Sakura?"
She shook her head as she took a seat beside Sasuke. The raven haired boy scoffed at Naruto. "Our teacher's a Jounin, I doubt he'll fall for that."
"Maybe he will, maybe he won't." Naruto shrugged, anticipating his teacher's arrival. A foot slid the door open, causing the eraser to fall then the person who the foot belonged to stepped in. "Yo!"
"Uchiha called it, but you did fall for this." At that moment, Naruto slammed his hand down on the desk and seals started to form, running from the desk to where the silver haired man stood. By moving, he triggered the seal causing an explosion and orange paint flew everywhere. Naruto got from behind Iruka's desk, no one knowing when he ducked under there, and started clapping his hands.
"I was going to leave that for Iruka-sensei, but you forced my hand with your tardiness."
Kakashi stood there, eyes roaming over two stunned students and the blonde prankster. He formed an eye-smile. "My first impression of you guys is: I hate you all. You two meet me on the roof," He told Sakura and Sasuke then pointed at Naruto. "You do the same after you clean up this mess."
Once everyone was gone, save Naruto, the blonde summoned some shadow clones and started to clean with a smile on his face. "Totally worth it!"