Disclaimer: Hikari Matsuri, in no way, shape, or form owns the anime and manga series 'Naruto' and any of the ideas, characters, or plot lines in it. They all belongs to Masashi Kishimoto & TV Tokyo. She Never has, and never will own the series, so don't sue her poor ass,
for she cannot afford to pay for any lawsuits against her.
Claimer: Hikari Matsuri, does own her original character, Hikari-Ame Uzumaki.
Warning: This Story contains mild, possibly strong, use of profanity. As well implied Sexual themes & possibly In Future chapters, strong sexual acts might occur. Possiblity of 'Lemons' & 'Limes' for future chapters are currently small, but that may be subject to change in the future. Due to this the rating shall remain 'T' until further notice.
Lemme say this, regarding any comments or thoughts about Hikari beign a Mary-sue...All the cannon characters appear to be either strong or weak when they first make an appearance. They are either perfect or losers. Later on in the series you find out what made them who they are, and helped shape them & their strengths. Though regardless, they all grow in some form as the story progresses. The same goes for my character. I took this-and the way Kishimoto-sensei created his character's, their pasts & skills-into account when I created Hikari. As such, please keep this in mind and take it into consideration when judging Hikari's character. In a regular manga/anime, you either hate or like a character when they are first introducted, but your opinions usually change as the series progresses; and I hope the same will apply for my character.
You have been warned.
Uzumaki Hikari-Ame
As soon as Iruka-sensei had finished his sentence, the classroom was overflowing with clamor. Students rushing out of their seats as they caught up with their friends or new teammates. All were eager to talk about the teams, who their senseis would be, and their future missions.
I, however, remained seated, and ignored the looks that the other gennin sent my way as they made their way out.
I need to go see the Hokage, but it should be okay if I go after the meeting with our new sensei.
I looked over at my new team, gazing at them and my lips pressed into a straight line.
We should all eat together too…I don't know anything about the girl, and only the pasts of my brother and the Uchiha…and judging from earlier, the three of them don't know much about each other either.
I stood up from my seat silently at that thought and before I could even begin making my way over to them, I noticed the Sasuke and my brother standing up at the same time, which caused the two to look over at the other before Sakura stood up as well.
"Hey, Sasuke-kun! Let's eat lunch together, since you know…we're teammates now!" A blush adorned the girl's face, making it hard to differentiate from her face and hair.
My brother got upset over that and even more so at the Uchiha boy's reply, or lack of one…The raven haired gennin simply walked past them both silently, without so much as a glance. As he came up by me though, his eyes narrowed into a glare, and he ceased in his footsteps for a moment before me, before continuing on his way out of the classroom. My eyes trailed after him and lingered even as the door slid shut behind him.
"Ignore him, Sakura-chan! I'll eat lunch with you! We are teammates!" My brother grinned at this and walked up to her waving.
The Kunoichi turned her gaze from the door where the heartthrob last was to Naruto, glaring darkly at him.
"Grrr…SHUT UP NARUTO! It's because of you…and that," the screeching banshee— She really did sound like one— pointed at me, "that Sasuke-kun is upset and won't eat with me! Gah, Why'd I have to be stuck with such Losers?"
With that, she ran out of the room shouting out Sasuke's name. My brother stared at the door for a moment before running out himself with a look of anger on his face and muttering nonsense about our male comrade. I could only blink, trying to comprehend the situation, as my team ran out on me, to do their own thing.
…What have I gotten myself into…?
"H-Hikari-chan…" Hinata's shy voice spoke up from beside me, having seen the entire thing.
"I-it's…fine…?" I still couldn't fully comprehend the behavior of my new teammates, "I'll simply…stay here during the break; that way I won't end up lost from wandering around."
I looked at her giving a small smile, even though she couldn't see it, to attempt to assure her that I would be fine, though I could see that she wasn't convinced. She may be quiet and shy, but she's not stupid. She appeared as though she wanted to say more, but before she was given the chance, a loud voice spoke up from behind me.
"Hey! You're the mystery girl!"
Slowly, I turned around and spotted two boys approaching us. The one in front had a bulky, grey hooded jacket, with the hood up, and with what looked like fur around the edges and he wore pale brown shorts that went past his knees. His hair was hidden behind his hood, which most likely meant it was short, and he wore his headband in the standard position.
The taller boy behind him wore a pale grey long-sleeved jacket with a high collar that shielded his mouth from view. His brown hair was frizzed out, in an almost afro-like appearance. He had on dark black, round glasses that completely hid his eyes. His headband was tied around his forehead just as the other boy. Brown shorts, similar to the other boy's as well, completed the outfit, along with the standard tabi sandals.
"…Mystery girl…?" I quietly asked confused on whether or not they meant me.
"Yeah! You're the girl on the idiot and Sasuke-kun's team right? Also, that was you everyone was talking about earlier!"
The shorter boy spoke up, showing that he was the one to call out to me previously.
Looking closely at the boy, I realized that he had triangular markings on his face.
That means…he must be from the…Inuzuka Clan…? Hinata-chan's teammate? Then the other must be the Aburame then…
"If you mean my brother and the Uchiha boy, then yes…that is me." I put a defensive tone on when mention Naruto, for even though he so far has shown to be such—an idiot—he has potential and shouldn't be underestimated—no one should, " Also, I do not know exactly what it is that you are talking about, other than my team."
Both boys stared at me; well I'm pretty sure the boy that had yet to speak up was staring at me…I could also feel Hinata's gaze on me. The shorter one had suddenly started chuckling slightly.
"Wow, you talk like the Hokage or something! Haha, but I'm talking about picking a fight with Sasuke-kun! I came in just as it ended, but still everyone was so worked up over it; and when you pulled the idiot—"
"My brother, Naruto-kun." I corrected him sternly.
"Right…" He looked at me funny for a moment, "Anyways, when you pulled him out of the pit of fangirls that was really cool!"
"I didn't 'pick a fight' with Sasuke-kun; I only spoke the truth. Whether he accepted it or not, doesn't concern me. As for the other incident…I believe I said why I interfered to my brother."
The three stared at me in silence.
"Well, either way it was cool! I never thought a gennin could do something like that!"
My eyes narrowed into a glare.
Gennin…
He is calling you weak. He deserves to be—
"Anyways! What's your name again? I didn't hear it clearly when Iruka-sensei said it earlier."
"It's proper courtesy and common knowledge to introduce yourself first, before asking for another's name." I seethed coldly between clenched teeth, ushering it away, as well upset over the comment on rank.
The boy's eyes widened—at that or my tone, I don't know—before he narrowed his eyes, when he realized I basically insulted him. Just as he opened his mouth to retort…
"Aburame Shino…"
All of our eyes turned to the owner of the voice—the taller boy who had not spoken a word this entire time. I looked at him for a moment before bowing my head slightly.
"Uzumaki Hikari…It is an honor to meet you Aburame-san."
They stared at me with wide eyes; well the loudmouthed boy and Hinata did. The loudmouth—who I was no sure was the Inuzuka boy—pursed his lips together before smirking at me.
"Inuzuka Kiba and you better remember it, Hikari-chan."
I blinked before chuckling softly.
He's a lot like Naruto.
"It's an honor to meet someone from the Inuzuka Clan, and I shall do that…if you do that same. Never forget my name nor face from this day on."
…Never allow my existence to disappear again…
He chuckled before laughing full out. When he stopped he grinned at me.
"You sure you're related to Naruto?"
"Even if he is older than me, a twin is a twin."
The boys appeared shocked at that information.
"Twin!" The Inuzuka boy shouted, "Seriously?"
I chuckled lightly, "It is beginning to surprise me as well."
"H-Hikari-chan…"
The boys and my attention were directed to the voice beside me.
"A-Ah! Hinata-chan! When did you—?"
I sweat dropped at that. Did he seriously just notice her presence?
The shy Hyuuga blushed and bowed her head.
"K-Kiba-k-kun. Sh-Shino-kun." She slowly looked up at m, "H-Hikari-chan, a-are y-you really g-going t-to stay here all l-lunch?"
"Eh!" Kiba's head snapped towards me so fast that I thought he might get whiplash, "You're staying here? Alone?"
Blinking slowly I nodded, "Yes. My…teammates seem to be…preoccupied…and the only other person I know is Hinata-chan, and I can't possibly steal her from you both."
Kiba looked confused for a moment before recognition flashed through his eyes and he scrunched his face up in anger, "But they're your team…and that idiot is your brother—ah…I mean…" He stopped, thinking I'd correct him once more.
"No, I agree with you this time…" I let out a sigh "But there is nothing I can do really. I cannot force them to do anything."
Kiba pursed his lips and his brows knit together in frustration.
"Well then—!"
"Eat with us…"
We both blinked as Shino spoke up.
"O-Oi, Shino-kun!"
"That is what you were going to ask, was it not?"
"Y-Yeah, that's not—! Grrr…"
I looked at them in surprise, before looking at Hinata.
"Is this normal as well…?"
She looked at me, surprise written across her face before shaking her head no.
Talking a look at the boys, I smiled and giggled at them, causing them to look at me.
"Thank you, I would enjoy that. If it isn't too much trouble…"
The three of them smiled at me—I'd like to believe that Shino did, seeing how I can't exactly see—which I took as an "okay".
"We're friends right? Then let's go!" Kiba exclaimed before walking towards the door.
My eyes widened slightly at that.
Friends…?
"H-Hai…"
With that I began following after the taller boys with Hinata by my side.
Without any of us knowing, a tall figure still stood in the corner of the front of the room, watching us four leave. When the door had slid shut behind us and laughter being heard down the halls, the figure smiled.
"Looks like you've finally got a chance at happiness, Uzumaki Hikari-Ame."
The door to the teacher's side slid open loudly.
"Oi, Iruka-san! What are you doing standing there! The Hokage said to meet him after class!"
"Ah! Gomen, Anko-sempai; I'm coming right now."
Looking at the students' door one last time, he walked past the purple haired jonin.
"You coming?" He asked looking over his shoulder at her.
The female caught up to him quickly.
"What's so interesting, anyways?"
He looked over his shoulder as he heard the gennin group laughing.
"Just…happy for an old student of mine that I haven't seen in a while." He smiled before walking away.
The woman looked at the group just in time to see an ice blue eye starring at her, before the owner vanished around the corner.
Tree…tree…shrub…bench….tree…water fountain…oh, and look, another TREE!
I sighed, halting in my steps. Bringing my right hand up to run it through my hair, I let out another breath of frustration. Looking around once more, I could see nothing on the path besides the surrounding building without any windows or labels and more freaking trees.
Just how big can a school get?
I twitched and punched the tree closest to me in frustration. I…had gotten completely…and utterly…lost…on the freaking Academy grounds! I mean, it's one thing if it were in the village itself, which was never familiar territory to me, but the Academy was like a second home to me when I lived in Konoha previously.
It's embarrassing.
"Y-you s-sure, Hikari-chan?"
"Hai, Hina-chan. I'll be fine on my own. It can't be too hard to find those three teammates of mine!"IT WAS VERY HARD!
I swung my fist sideways into the nest tree, and began walking again in a random direction, muttering to myself.
3rd Person Omnificent [1] POV
"Ah, hey it's a girl!"
"Hmm? Is she one of the new gennin? She looks lost!" A small girl, new to the academy, spoke out to the boy next to her.
The child grinned at his friend before nodding.
"Hey, lady—!"
As the girl's figure disappeared from sight, two trees suddenly began to shake and cracked in half, falling onto a heap on the ground.
A few squirrels stood perched on the trees—that still remained in the ground—with wide eyes.
The two academy children stood, holding onto each other shaking with wide, teary eyes.
"Hey, what's going on here?" The kids' sensei appeared behind them, confused.
"I-it w-wa-was a m-m-MONSTER!"
The chunnin stared at the children before laughing.
"Come on, if you two want to be shinobi you can't let such fantasies, as monsters, scare you."
"B-But—!" The two were ushered away, still wide-eyed, by their sensei who continued to laugh as they told him stories of a monster that looked like a girl.
Uzumaki Hikari-Ame
Another ten minutes had passed before I stumbled out of the thick greenery, and onto a path. A branch snapped and slapped me in the face as I was about to fully emerge onto the path, which only led to my irritation and annoyance flaring up even more. I resumed cursing everything insight under my breath as I pulled a couple sticks out of my hair.
It's been just over half an hour since I left Team 8—Hinata, Kiba, and Shino's team—in search of my own.
The four of us had just finished eating, the three being kind enough to share their homemade lunches with me, since I had finished all my rations prior to arriving in the village. We had talked about what they learned and briefly discussed why I was "new"; I fed the boys something about a family friend needing my help around the house in another village. I did feel guilty of sorts about not telling them the truth…but it'd be against my orders…eventually, seeing how lunch was almost over, I had come to the decision that I should at least attempt to "bond" with my own teammates and said goodbye to the trio, and reluctantly to Akamaru—Kiba's ninken [2] partner—who I met while we were eating since he had been asleep during our conversation inside the classroom, due to the fact that I adored canines…
More than half a freaking hour since I got myself lost. I pinched the bridge of my nose and sighed in frustration.
"Damn it…"
Before I could go into another rant to myself, I sensed a very familiar chakra. My eyes snapped open wide and I took off in the direction I felt my brother's chakra. As I got closer, I could also sense the pink haired teammate of ours.
"I'd do anything to win your attention…"
I stopped behind a tree, finally being able to see the two…only it wasn't as I expected. Instead of my brother and Sakura, it was Sasuke…
…but that's definitely Naruto-nii-san's chakra…
A transformation jutsu? My brows furrowed and I decided it would be better if to watch instead of interfere, and jumped up to the branch of the tree I was hiding behind. It was opposite of the two gennin, who were oblivious to my presence, giving me a good view of them.
Did they honestly not sense me…?
The lack of skills these two possessed was suddenly pushed aside as I saw Sakura about to kiss my brother, who she thought to be Sasuke. I don't care how much I car for my brother, or how teammates should stick together…I was not getting him out of this mess, when things turn ugly…uglier…
But just before the two kissed, my brother—Sasuke?—ran off holding his stomach.
My eyebrow twitched and I stared after him in a mix of shock and embarrassment.
…he is soo…different…
"Sasuke-kun! You shy bad boy! Did you summon up your nerve? I'm right here, ready and waiting!"
Looking back to my teammate I say that Sasuke—the real one—returned—err…arrived?—and was looking very annoyed.
"Where's Naruto-kun?" he asked—commanded—Sakura, looking around.
Yes…I was definitely not getting involved this time…
"You're changing the subject again! Can't we get away from Naruto-kun for just one second?" Sakura screeched, frustrated, "He's always coming between us!"
She…really didn't notice it wasn't the real Sasuke before…?
I sweat dropped and pinched the bridge of my nose in annoyance.
Sasuke still wasn't paying her any attention, instead focusing on finding my older twin.
"It's because he was badly brought up!"
My eyes narrowed at that; looking over at her, I could see she felt pretty damn smart about saying that.
Sasuke froze when he heard her say that as well.
"You mean…because he never had any parents?"
The girl was oblivious to the hard tone and glare sent her way, thinking that the boy was agreeing with her.
"He doesn't have to answer to anyone, ever and it's made him completely selfish! If I did the kinds of things he gets away with, my parents would ground me for life."
My teeth clenched as I listened to my teammates…this brat, rant about something she knows nothing about.
"I don't know who that girl is either, but if she's related to Naruto-kun, then it's no wonder she's such a bitch. Hell, she probably is the main reason Naruto-kun is like this!"
My eyes widened in anger and my fist dug into the bark of the branch, breaking the wood slightly, as I tried to control my emotions.
"Don't you envy him being alone, not having parents nag at you all the time?"
At that, my emotions became numb with shock.
What…? Does she not know…? Don't' tell me! They kept the Uchiha Clan's…
My teeth clenched at the mere thought.
So the children don't know about anything then…
"Kids without families always grow up selfish."
She just doesn't know when to shut up, does she? My anger came back tenfold.
"That, and lonely." The Uchiha finally spoke up coldly.
"What!"
"Being scolded by your folks doesn't even compare!"
"…Wha…What's gotten into you all of a sudden?" the girl looked heartbroken, "Why…are you defending Naruto-kun? He's just—"
My teeth sunk into my bottom lip, drawing blood and I finally snapped.
"HE'S BETTER THAN YOU'LL EVER BE!"
The two froze and looked up at the tree I was in, finally noticing me.
"Wha…What? Hey, how long were you there, you—!"
"SHUT YOUR MOUTH!" I jumped down and landed before her, glaring venomously at her, blood running down my chin as I continued to chew on my lip.
"If you think you're soo damn right, then I'd be more than happy to grant you your wish." I took a step towards her, causing her to take one back.
"Wha-what?"
"You're so miserable with your parents around; I'll get rid of them for you! I'd love to see how a weak brat like you could survive without your mommy or daddy."
Her eyes widened at my words and took two more steps back when I took another forward.
"Y-you're insane! How could you say you'll kill someone…my parents?"
"It doesn't matter to you, does it? As long as they aren't around to "nag" or "order you around" you don't give a damn about what happens; whether they abandon you or are killed shouldn't matter then…because the pain you'll feel will all be the same in the end!" I spat out at her venomously.
I took two more steps forward, watching as she backed herself up against a tree.
"A brat like you…who's always had support, never had to worry over anything., never truly suffered, has no right to even breath the same air as Naruto or the Uchiha!"
I walked right up in front of her, chewing on my lip, making more blood run down my chin.
"I don't give a damn about what you say about me! Say whatever the hell you want, call me what you wish…" I slammed my hand against the tree nest to her head on the left and leaned closer to her, so that she could see down my scarf and the blood rolling down my mouth, "But if you ever say anything about my brother or any of my friends…if you so much as say such things again…then I'll make sure to fulfill your wish! I don't care what that Hokage, or anyone for that matter, says or does to me; I'll make sure you know the power of your words!"
The pink haired gennin was shaking badly, staring up at me with fear. I could feel the Uchiha's eyes on me, staring in shock, but I could care less at the moment.
"You are a disgrace as a Kunoichi…and asa human being!"
My glare grew even darker at that before I could feel my eyes starting to burn with a very familiar sensation.
FUCK!
I quickly backed off the girl and turned around, head towards the ground. My eyes clenched shut ad I struggled to calm myself down. After a few more minutes, I finally felt the sensation dim, and I remained in that position with my hands clenched into fists beside me.
"Y-You…"
I cut her off as soon as I heard her voice.
"I was going to try and be friends…but now it's out of the question! This team…if you could even call it that…will fall apart before its first mission."
Glaring at her once more, I turned on my heel and walked up to the building ahead.
"You…Make me sick!"
I heard a deep voice—Sasuke no doubt—say to the brat before he quickly walked up beside me. I didn't bother looking over at him, or even acknowledge him; instead I focused on keeping my emotions at bay and the burning away. His stare burned into my form the side.
"…you're going the wrong way…"
My head snapped up when his voice reached my ears and I halted in my footsteps.
"…what…?" I spoke up quietly, unsure of what was going on.
"You're going the wrong way; the classroom is the other way."
I followed his hand as he extended his forefinger, pointing at the opposite hallway. I looked back at his face, blinking; a blank, clueless look on my face.
Is he…serious…? That's what he says after all that happened…?
He stared at me before smirking and spun on his heel, heading in the direction he was pointing to previously.
"If you want to stay here, lost—that is what you are, right?—then go ahead, girl."
Staring at his back for a moment, I realized that he was right, and my only hope to return on time—even though I wouldn't admit to anyone that I was indeed lost—and quickly walked up to him, just as he did to me earlier. The two of us walked in a…confused?—no, analytical, but comfortable—silence for a few minutes.
"Ignore her…she's an idiot."
Once again, he surprised me. Could he be trying to comfort me?
"Why…are you talking to me?"
He ceased movement in surprise at my words, before an irk mark appeared on his forehead.
"—the hell?" His eye twitched slightly as he took my question as an insult.
"Not…like that. I mean…" I stopped as well, slightly ahead of him, and turned to look at him, "Just, from earlier, in the classroom, we didn't exactly speak kindly to each other…and I can tell that you're not the type to do random acts of kindness…or even socialize…"
"Hn…" he appeared to be thinking my words over, "Don't get the wrong idea…just I don't need anyone comparing me to Sakura-chan. She's an idiot that knows nothing of the real world…not that I really care what you think anyways."
Now it was my turn to twitch in annoyance.
"Right, whatever Uchiha." I smirked and continued walking.
"Do you even know where you're going?"
I froze mid-step, as I realized he was right. He walked past me, flashing a smirk.
"Dope."
"Tch…shut up Uchiha."
The two of us now walked in silence once more as we made our way to the classroom. As we approached the bathrooms, a familiar voice reached our ears and was soon followed by an even more familiar orange jacket coming out of the bathroom. As the figure turned around and saw us, he froze.
"S-Sasuke-kun? Wha-what are you doing here?"
"Oi, Naruto-kun just what do you think you're doing transforming into me?" He smirked at my brother, "And it was too easy to get out of those ropes. Any decent shinobi would be able to do so, idiot."
"What was that Sas—! Huh, Hikari-chan? What are you doing with the teme?"
I blinked and stared blankly at my brother as he finally noticed my presence. Before I could reply, he cut me off.
"Damn it, Sasuke-teme! What did you do to my sister?" he exclaimed, pointing at the boy.
The two of us sweat dropped at his behavior, before Sasuke smirked.
"I didn't do anything; maybe she simply realized that she'd only waste time by being with you."
My eye twitched when they began to drag me into this.
"What did you say, teme!"
"Don't get me involved in your problems, idiots."
Neither boys listened to me and instead began to take a fighting stance. Naruto made a couple of Shadow Clones—I had no idea he was capable of such an advanced jutsu—and jumped towards Sasuke. Before any could reach him, Naruto and his clones all held their stomachs and ran towards the restroom. They began to fight with one another, trying to open the door, before Naruto finally undid the jutsu and ran in.
Sasuke and I just stood there staring at the door, confused and wondering what just happened. Finally we both sweat dropped and I covered my face with my hand in embarrassment.
"You're related to that?"
"…yes…"
"Idiot."
"I'm starting to agree with you…"
We both sighed in annoyance.
Sasuke slid the door to the classroom open and stepped inside, causing all the girls to squeal. I followed closely behind which caused the girls to glare at me while whispering to each other.
"Why the hell is she coming in with Sasuke-kun?"
I ignored them and walked past the object of their attention up to the top, where Hinata was seated with her team. On the way up, I passed by Sakura, who had a look of horror on her face.
When I came up to the top, Kiba waved me over and I sat down on the floor nest to their desk, seeing how it only fit three people, with my back—well my sword—against the side of the desk, my knees to my chest with my hands draped over them.
"So looks like you found your team okay, but why'd you come in with just Sasuke-kun?"
"…yeah, it was easy to find them." I lied.
There was no way I was going to admit that I got lost…just the Uchiha knowing is more than enough.
As for the second question, I looked over at my pink haired teammate, to find her staring up at me fearfully. I glared at her, causing her to turn away quickly. Team 8 must have seen the little gesture between us and looked over at me questioningly.
"Something happen?"
"…Just realizing how this team isn't going to work out as it is now…"
The three looked at me confused just as my brother entered the room. He looked around and spotted Sasuke.
"Oi, Teme! Where the hell is my sister? What'd you do to her?"
"Shut up Naruto-kun! You're—!"
Sakura suddenly stopped mid-sentence and looked up at me with wide eyes as I glared. She closed her mouth before looking between Naruto and me one more time and finally decided to sit down.
My brother noticed me and ran up the stairs asking me why I was with Sasuke earlier. Before he could continue on with his one-sided interrogation, the teacher's door slid open and some of the jonin arrived to pick up their new students.
An hour had passed by already and our team was the only ones in the room. All the other teams had left with their senseis, while ours still had yet to arrive.
"Naruto-kun, just sit down!" the pink brat yelled at my brother who kept on sticking his head out the door, looking for our sensei, "Cut it our already!"
I was sitting in the row farthest from the door, on top of the second desk. I looked over at my team and sighed. If I kept on that girl to keep her mouth shut, I'd be dead. As long as she doesn't actually talked shit about my brother again I'll stay quiet…
"I don't want to!" My brother shouted back at her, looking over his shoulder, "How come our sensei is the only one that's late? I'm ready to roll! Believe it!"
Though, even I was getting tired of my brother's complaining.
Don't they teach that patience is a virtue and a required skill for shinobi anymore?
"All the other teams already left with their new senseis and took off on some adventure or something. Even Iruka-sensei's gone home!"
He had a point…but still; complaining about it isn't going to help at all. I sighed in boredom and shifted so that my back was leaning against the wall, my sword making a clanking noise as it touched the wall, with one leg spread out on the desk, and the other bent close to my chest where my left hand rested on it.
I summoned a kunai using the weapons summon[3] attached to my left wrist and began to fiddle with it, tossing it up and down as well as spinning it around my hand. As I lifted my head up, I noticed all three of my teammates staring at me. I stared back at them blinking in surprise. Suddenly my brother grinned and was in front of me before I could blink.
"That was soo cool, Hikari-chan!" he said pointing at my weapon, which now that I think about it, must have looked as though it came out of thin air.
"..A-ah…" I was confused on what to say to that.
I didn't need to worry about that for long though, because Naruto suddenly got an idea, getting close to my face.
"Hey, hey, hey Hikari-chan?" he grinned, "Is this normal?"
I blinked before cracking a smile behind my scarf, at the irony of him asking the very question I had been asking all day.
Guess we are related after all...haha
"Is what normal, aniki?"
"A sensei being this late! You know about this stud, so is it?"
My lips pursed at what he was implying in front of the others.
"No, I don't know…As far as I know, it isn't. But honestly I have no clue…" my brows furrowed slightly.
"Eh? Demo, didn't you already—?"
"Maybe the Hokage is keeping them." I cut him off sternly, ending the conversation.
Naruto looked at me confused before he muttered a very quiet "sorry, I forgot" so that only I could hear. The other two looked at us confused, Sasuke's eyes narrowing in suspicion.
"Ah!" my brother exclaimed, leaning back away from me slightly, grinning once more, "How about you show me some new jutsu? Come on, Hikari-chan!"
So much for him understanding my situation…
My eye twitched slightly.
"…not now…"
If I did anything…I'd have a hard time explaining to those two...
"Please—"
"Speaking of Jutsus…which do you specialize in?" I asked my brother, changing the subject, as well as being genuinely curious.
This would help figure out how to balance the team properly.
"H-huh?"
"Like…ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu. Which do you specialize in, or which is your strongest? And weakest? Or if it's another type, like doujutsu or kenjutsu, then which one?"
He looked at me confused, as did the others, before he pounded a fist to his chest proudly.
"I'm good at all of them, of course!"
"…and yet Iruka-sensei said you had the worst scores…" His face dropped, as the other two snorted, "I don't mean it like that…—not exactly—just that it's help us all out when it came down to a mission, if we knew each other's strongest and weakest points, so that we can even them out with another's." I looked at each of them as I said this.
Once again, I was met with blank looks. I sweat dropped and pinched the bridge of my nose for the umpteenth time today.
"Serious…?" I muttered
"Hmmm…well I don't know. I'm good at everything so…"
Did he not just hear what I said?
Before I could reply, his attention was brought to the chalk board, or more so, one of the erasers. He grinned before running up to the board and grabbed one of the erasers.
…does he have some attention depict I don't know about…?
"Hey, what are you doing?"
I looked away from my brother for a second—no, I just blinked—and he's suddenly on a foot ladder, placing an eraser between the doors as an obvious prank.
"…Is he serious…?" I thought aloud.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Sakura walked over to him and put her hands to her hips. "Naruto-kun!"
"That's what he gets for coming late." Naruto exclaimed, grinning like the Cheshire cat as he jumped down, "Surprise!"
"Grow up! You're asking for trouble! You know you shouldn't do that." Sakura stated, frowning at the blond before she looked away for a moment grinning and muttering about how she actually loves this kind of stuff, "I'm taking no blame for this."
"Hn…Our teacher's a Jonin, an elite shinobi. You think he'd fall for that?" Sasuke finally spoke up with his eyes closed.
"Yeah, Sasuke-kun's right! You're so clueless, Naruto-kun!" Sakura shouted, quickly changing her tone when her crush spoke up.
"Even if it did work…you'll only make them upset with all of us, Naruto-kun. Same if it doesn't, therefore you really should take it down." I threw my kunai at the door post just as a hand appeared in the doorway. "…Too late…"
We all watched as the hand grabbed the side of the door, and pushed it open, a man stuck his head inside, the eraser falling right on top of his head, resulting in chalk from the eraser flying off of it and the eraser landing on the floor with a small thud. Everyone was silent, until Naruto pointed at the silver haired man and began to laugh.
"I got him! He totally fell for it!"
"I'm sorry, sensei! I told him not to do it, but he wouldn't listen! I'd never do anything like that." Sakura said quickly, trying to kiss up to the jonin.
The man said nothing as he bent down to pick up the fallen eraser and when he stood up, I gasped.
I've seen his face before…
My eyes widened.
It can't be…
I quickly began to mentally flip through the latest copy of my bingo book [4] which I acquired just before leaving for Konoha. After a few moments I was finally able to identity who this man was.
He's our sensei?
I gawked at the silver haired man before us. With his hair styled to his left in an original fashion, he wore his headband on his head so that it covered his left eye completely. A navy mask took up nearly his entire face, the only thing you could see was his right eye—much like me, only reversed. He was wearing the standard uniform with fingerless gloves embedded with the leaf insignia on a metal plate in the center.
..Thee Copy-cat Shinobi...
The man stared at the eraser in his hand for a minute before actually speaking. "Hmm…how can I put this?" he put his hand on his chin thinking, "My first impression of this team…" The four of us staring at him curiously, "…You're a bunch of idiots and I hate you."
All four of us got sweat drops and our faces fell as we were insulted by the man.
"…Hatake…Kakashi-sama…" I muttered quietly.
The man turned his gaze on me, narrowing his eyes, most likely meaning he heard me.
If he's our sensei, then I'm glad I returned…but…it'll be hard to do anything with this team as it is now…
"We'll be heading to the rooftop now." He kept his eyes on me the entire time he spoke.
My teammates looked at one another, ignoring me, and got up heading for the door.
"Haha, I wonder what cool things we'll be learning now!" my brother shouted with his hands behind his head as he walked out.
"Shut up Naruto-kun!" Sakura raised her hand to hit my brother.
Before she could being her fist down on his head, I flipped my wrist and my kunai that was embedded in the wall came out flying past her face, cutting a few strands of her hair. I caught it between my forefinger and middle finger, glaring at her as my chakra strings returned to my forearm.
She stared at me wide-eyed as I got up and flicked the kunai around to the inside of my arm, as though I was preparing to throw it and it disappeared in a cloud of smoke. She quickly walked away after that, leaving only our sensei and I in the room.
I began making my way to the door but stopped as I came next to our sensei, and bowed to him.
"…I…am in your care…I look forward to training under someone of your…skills…"
I may have an attitude but I was taught manners.
With that, I straightened myself up and left the room…only to realize that my teammates had already disappeared and I had no idea how to get to the roof.
Suddenly a hand appeared on my back, where my sword didn't cover, which caused me to tense up. I looked over stiffly and was surprised to find my sensei looking blankly at me—his eye was scrutinizing me—before he began to push me gently, leading me in some unfamiliar direction.
"The roof is this way…"
I blinked up at him before muttering a thank you, blushing at the fact that I was caught once again without direction, and allowing him to guide me.
When we arrived at our destination, the others were already there, sitting on the steps.
"Took you long enough…get lost again?" The Uchiha smirked.
"I have no idea what you're going on about, Uchiha." I denied proud fully.
Our sensei removed his hand from my back finally, and walked past me to the railing.
Our sensei removed his hand from my back finally, and walked past me to the railing.
"You are not my student yet…" he muttered as he passed me.
I stared at his back in confusion for a moment before walking up to my teammates and sat down next to my brother, as our sensei leaned against the railing with his arms crossed across his chest.
"Alright, why don't you introduce yourselves, one at a time."
"Introduce ourselves?" Sakura repeated. "Well, what are we supposed to say?"
The man shrugged his shoulders, looking at us bored.
"Things you like, things you hate, dreams for the future, and your hobbies. Things like that."
"Why don't you tell us stuff first? I mean before we talk, tell us stuff about you so we can see how it's supposed to work." Naruto said as he pointed at our sensei.
"Yeah, you're a stranger to us…a mystery." Sakura said nattily.
He pointed at himself. "Me? I'm Kakashi Hatake. Things I like, things I hate…I don't feel like telling you that."
"Huh?" the two loudmouthed teammates of mine chorused.
"My dreams for the future…I never really thought about it. As for my hobbies…I have lots of hobbies."
I sweat dropped at his attempt at an introduction.
And yet…he expects us to actually answer them…
"That was totally useless. All he really told us was his name." Sakura mumbled in annoyance and Naruto nodded with her in agreement.
"Ok, your turn." Kakashi pointed at my brother half-heartedly, "You in the orange; you first."
My brother grinned, most likely at the fact that he was picked before Sasuke. He played around with his headband before opening his mouth to speak.
"I'm Naruto Uzumaki, Believe it!"
Is that supposed to be a catch phrase or something?
"I like instant ramen in a cup, and I really like the ramen Iruka-sensei got me at the Ichiraku Noodle Bar. But I hate the three minutes you have to wait after you poor the water in the ramen cup. My hobbies are eating different kinds of ramen and comparing them, as well as cool pranks! And my future dream is…to be the greatest Hokage! Then the whole village will stop disrespecting me and start treating me like I'm somebody…somebody in important!"
We all stared at him in silence thought.
I support you aniki…but you better know how serious those words are…
Kakashi then shifted his gaze to Sakura, "Alright, next."
"I'm Sakura Haruno! What I like, uh…I mean the person I like is…" She glanced over at Sasuke and blushed, "Uh, hobby is, uh…My dream for the future is…" She looked at Sasuke again and squealed with a huge blush.
Dear god…I've never met someone so obsessed with another person…wait I take that back…but he can't be considered human, so…
"And? What do you hate?"
"Naruto-kun!"
"AHHHH!" my brother screamed out of depression.
"And! People who think they are better than others and everything are there's!" She glared in my direction.
My eyebrow lifted in confusion and I blinked blankly at her.
Is she serious…? She's saying I'm like that? She just described herself.
Her confidence must have gone up since our sensei arrive, thinking she's safe. Even if he's a jonin, I'll keep my promise if she does or says anything…
"Alright, next: you in the blue."
"My name…is Uchiha Sasuke. I hate a lot of things, but I don't see that it matters, considering there is almost nothing I do like."
Sakura's face dropped at that.
"It seems pointless to talk about 'dreams'…that's just a word…I have an ambition that I will make into reality. I will restore my clan…and there's someone I have sworn…to kill…"
It had gotten dead silent after that, everyone simply staring at him.
As I thought…that's his drive. Not that different from my own…though as he is now, he doesn't stand a chance against him.
"…Are all of you simply driven by your hormones…?" I asked, trying to relieve the tension from the air.
"Wha-what?" Naruto and Sakura exclaimed wide-eyed.
Everyone looked at me with confusion written on their face, even Kakashi.
"What are you talking about…?" he asked me slowly, unsure of what I was talking about—and most likely unsure if he actually wants to know.
"…Well…Pinky is obsessed with Uchiha and dreams of jumping him in his sleep…" Sakura went red and shouted 'hey'.
"Naruto-kun acts out to prove himself to Pinky that he's better than Uchiha…"
"I am better than that teme!"
"…And Uchiha…is already thinking about having little duck-butt haired, red eyed mini-Uchihas running around."
Sasuke's eye twitched severely, "Duck-butt…?" he muttered and glared at me.
Kakashi simply sweat dropped at me and my logic.
"Sh-shut up!" Sakura shouted, completely red faced.
"I'm not trying to offend you, Pinky. I'm only stating the obvious that I was able to obtain from the information you all provided just now."
Her mouth opened and closed, much like a fish.
Fish banshee…banshee fish…?
I tried to picture her as such a creature….I shivered at the mere thought.
"Well then…why don't you introduce yourself then? We'll see what we can tell about you!" she glared.
I looked at her in silence, the disturbing picture still in my mind, before looking at our sensei. He stared at me and nodded his head.
"It is your turn now."
I stared at him in silence thinking over what I was to say.
"My name is…Uzumaki Hikari…I'm the younger twin of Naruto-kun. My likes…" I paused thinking what I was allowed to say, "I like sweets…such as dango…also sake—any alcohol really—"
Shocked looks appeared on my teammates faces, and Kakashi's eye brow rose up high.
"B-But, we're only—! You're not supposed to drink!"
I glanced at her and raised an eyebrow, but said nothing to her.
"I enjoy traveling, meeting new people from different villages and learning what they have to offer…"
And bloodshed…
My eyes narrowed and I continued, ignoring it, "There's more of course…but at the moment I have yet to trust you…Things I hate…? There are…a lot of things. If there is something I don't like or if you do something that I find…bothersome…I'll say so. I loathe being underestimating…just because of the fact that I am a gennin." I looked at the sky for a moment, sighing "…I have an affinity [5] for fire and my strongest point is…ninjutsu and taijutsu…I prefer taijutsu though…as for my weakest, it is genjutsu. I can use kenjutsu, and do so when needed…"
"H-huh? What are you talking about? Kakashi-sensei never asked for that useless information!" Pinky shouted irritated.
I glanced at our sensei and saw that he was once more studying me.
"That is the only useful information that has been said, since it will help out in future missions. If you can't figure that out, then…" I glanced at her before resuming my original topic, "As far as my dreams go…I don't have any, I have goals that I will accomplish, and I refuse to die until they all have been completed. The only ones that you need to concern yourselves with would be that I will serve this village faithfully and will never allow any harm to come to it or its people …though, all-in-all…the only thing you really need to remember…Is that…I will never allow my comrades to die, even at the cost of my own safety, or even life."
My words seemed to have to same effect as Sasuke's for everyone had gone silent.
"A-Ah…" Sakura looked confused, "W-well then…you're a drunk!"
"I never said that…I simply said that I enjoy alcohol, nothing more. I have never gotten drunk once in my life."
Well…that wasn't true…in the beginning I couldn't hold down anything.
"Though, in all honesty, I don't care what you think of me…as long as it doesn't interfere with or jeopardize a mission."
She looked at a loss for words, a humiliated blush on her face.
"…Good. You're each unique and you have your own ideas. We'll have our first mission tomorrow." Kakashi explained slowly, breaking tension in the air and gaining Naruto's attention.
"Yes, Sir! What will our duties be? Our first real shinobi mission!"
"It only involves the five members of this team."
"What, what, what, what?" Naruto asked excitedly.
"A survival exercise."
"Huh? Survival exercise?"
"I thought we were supposed to have a real mission, not more practice. We already did this stuff at the academy. That's how we got here." Sakura explained, frowning, clearing upset.
"This is not like your previous training." He deadpanned.
"So, uh, what kind of training is it then?" my brother questioned
Kakashi began to chuckle to himself, which caused me to narrow my eyes and Sakura to get even more upset.
"Hey, hold on! That's a normal question. What's so funny?"
"Well, if I tell you the answer, you're not going to like it." He waved his arm in front of him, smiling.
"Huh?"
"Of the 28 graduates that came here, only nine or possibly ten, taking in your guys' case, will actually be accepted as Gennin. The other seventeen/eighteen will be weeded out and sent back to the Academy for another year. In other words, this is a make it or break it, pass/fail test and the chance that you fail is at least 66%."
We all made faces of shock and anger, my eyes narrowed even more.
So that's what he meant before…damn it there is no way that I'd be allowed to go back to the academy…right? I'm not from their class so…damn I don't know…
"See? Didn't I tell you, you wouldn't like it?"
"That's crazy! We worked hard to get here, believe it! What was that graduation test for anyway?" Naruto asked.
"Oh, that." Kakashi shrugged, "We wanted to eliminate all the hopeless cases from your ranks. The ones who are left are the only students who show true potential."
"WHAT?"
"That's how it is. I decide whether you pass or fail."
"We'll meet tomorrow morning at 5am on the practice field, so that I can evaluate each of your skills and weaknesses. Bring all of your ninja tools and weapons."
"But-!"
"OH! And don't have breakfast tomorrow…unless you enjoy throwing up."
He got up and handed up each a paper.
"The details of your assignment are in this handout, memorize it…and don't be late!"
"Throw up? How hard is this exercise going to be?" Sakura put her hands on her head worried.
With that Kakashi left in a cloud of smoke.
"This is so not fair!" Naruto shouted once he left.
"If I fail, I'll be separated from Sasuke-kun…" Sakura muttered under her breath.
She looked up at her crush, which stood up, and quickly got to her foot.
"Ne, Sasuke-kun! Let's go eat together!" He ignored her, "Uhh…right! We should train for tomorrow! How 'bout it, Sasuke-kun?"
He looked at her and glared, "You're a burden. Get lost."
With that he walked away, leaving Sakura wallowing in grief.
"I'll—!" My brother exclaimed to her cheerfully.
"Shut up, loser! Leave me alone!" And the fish-banshee stopped off, leaving my brother depressed.
…Like a gorilla…
An image of a pink finned, hairy thing with huge muscled arms and legs, wailing around popped into my head. Once again I shuddered at my odd thoughts.
I slowly shook my head, trying to get the disturbing image out of my head and walked up to Naruto.
"Naruto-kun?"
He snapped his head up to look at me, "Huh? Hikari-chan?" He blinked, as though he forgot I was there, "Ah, hai?"
"Do you think you could take me to the Hokage now…? I don't know how to get…home…so, I'll need you there."
It felt awkward calling his apartment home. I never stayed there in the past, only visiting it every couple of…weeks…
I wonder if there's any furniture there for me. I doubt Naruto remembered to buy any.
He stared at me before he grinned and rubbed his nose. "Sure, no problem! And we'll get some ramen for dinner too! Ah…if you want, I mean…"
I blinked twice before giggling, "Of course, aniki…It has been over four years since I last had Ichiraku's ramen."
His eyes got wide in shock, "EH! That's at least 55, 000[6] bowls of ramen that you missed!"
I sweat dropped at the fact that he is able to figure that out in less than 5 seconds and yet he has trouble figuring out simple tactical questions.
"Come on! Let's get to the Old Man's fast, so you can get some ramen!"
I stared at my brother's back as he jumped down the roof and took off down the street, before chuckling and running after him.
I had quickly caught up to my brother and kept his pace as we ran down the streets of the village. Every now and then I would apologize for him bumping into someone, or jump over a something or someone in my path.
After a few minutes we had arrived at the front of the Hokage's house, which stood before the Hokages' Monuments.
I stood there staring at the faces of the four Hokages that this village has had, trying to calm myself down.
Naruto looked at me, seeing that I wasn't going inside, "Eh, Hikari-chan?"
"Ah…gomen…I just don't know how…to face the Hokage. It's been so long…"
What if he thinks that I'm not good enough yet…that it was a mistake to let me return…?
My stomach dropped at that thought.
"You've still talked to him thought, right?" I shifted my gaze at my brother, "I mean…he's never said that he's mad or anything when he wrote to you…so why would he be now?"
I stared at him, my eyes widening slightly at his words of wisdom.
"Besides, this is the Old Man we're talking about!" he grinned, "He couldn't be mad at anyone, no matter how hard he tried!"
I smiled slightly, "Yeah…you're right…" I began to walk inside with my brother following.
But I still have a bad feeling…
We walked down the corridors, this was the only place I truly remembered in town by heart, and my head was spinning with negative thoughts. Eventually we arrived at the door to the Hokage's personal office and I hesitated before knocking on the door.
"….Come in…" A low but stern voice was heard from the other side.
My body tensed as I was overcome with nervousness. My brother saw this and loudly slammed the door open.
"Oi, Old Man! We're here!" I stared wide-eyed at my brother as he pointed at the Hokage, who sat behind a desk, surrounded by a couple of jonin and chunnin—Kakashi included, who stared at us.
He does realize that that's the Hokage!
It's one thing to call him that in private, but not to his face…
I finally regained my composer—remembering my place—and stepped forward slightly before bowing low to my waist line.
"Forgive us for the intrusion…Hokage-sama…" I paused; thinking of what to say, "...We shall return later…when you aren't busy."
"…it's alright…"
I straightened myself up, keeping my head down.
"Ah! It's you!" the spiky haired chunnin—Kotetsu—from this morning shouted, pointing at me.
"E-Eh! But Hikari-chan, who cares if they are here? They should leave, not you!" my brother shouted confused.
I reached over and pushed my brother's head down, "I apologize on behalf of my brother's attitude, Hokage-sama…we shall be taking our leave now…once more, sorry for the intrusion."
Just as I was about to turn around and pull my brother out—whom was still screaming out nonsense, that might get him killed—the Hokage's voice was heard.
"Hikari-chan…." I stilled and slowly turned to face our Kage. "You've grown…"
He stood up from his desk and walked up to me. When he was in front of me, he stopped and looked me up and down.
"You've become a fine Kunoichi…"
I stared at him in surprise, my mouth open slightly, before bowing quickly, "Arigato, Hokage-sama."
He smiled at me and placed a hand on my hair, ruffling it slightly, "It's good to see you again, safe and sound."
I tensed as his hand was placed upon my head and looked up at him through my hair, "…H-hai…Hokage-sama"
He chuckled before messing up my hair a little bit more and removed his hand, "This new personality of yours is very different from before. You used to always call me 'old man' just as your brother does now; you never were this formal in the past."
"…that's the second time I was told that today…" I muttered, remembering Iruka-sensei's comments before lunch.
He laughed once more, "Oh, is that so? Iruka I presume?"
"Hai…"
"It's not a bad thing. Though I do miss our little arguments; I hope you'll feel comfortable enough around me soon so that we may have some again."
"….gomen nasai…" I looked at the ground, avoiding his gaze.
"There's nothing to be sorry about, Hikari-chan." He smiled down at me before walking back to his desk. "Now, as for the reason I asked you to come here…"
I looked up at him, avoiding any of the higher ranking shinobi, paying pull attention to what he was saying.
"About time, Old Man!"
My eye twitched at my brother's inability to recognize the seriousness of the situation.
"Naruto-kun…why don't you wait outside the room…"
"Its fine, Hikari-chan." The Hokage said when he sat down, "Naruto-kun should hear this too."
This caught Naruto's attention, "Eh? What do want this time, Old Man?"
The Hokage chuckled at this as the other shinobi and I looked appalled, "Hikari-chan cannot stay in your apartment, Naruto-kun."
"What did you say, Old Man? Like hell she's not! You already separated us once; you're not doing it again!"
The Hokage's eyes hardened at that, as did mine, as we remembered what had taken place in the past.
"…I'm sorry for that…" the higher ranking shinobi stared at the Hokage in shock at hearing him apologize, "…but that isn't what I meant. Your apartment is far too small for Hikari-chan to live in."
Naruto stared at the man, realizing he was right, "Crap."
"As such, the apartment next door has been rented out for Hikari-chan to live in, and a door shall be built connecting it to Naruto's."
We both gave him deadpanned looks, blinking.
"That is so cool!"
"I am sorry for all the trouble…"
The Hokage chuckled under his breath, "One would never think you two are twins…" he smiled, "The preparations have already been made for everything, though at the moment the apartment isn't furnished nor equipped for living in. So, for tonight only, I hope you can forgive me and will be willing to stay with Naruto-kun, who I'm sure will be kind enough to give you his bed."
I sweat dropped when I realized he wasn't giving Naruto or me a choice.
If you got power, flaunt it every now and then…
"Wha…Of course, I will! Now that you're done Old Man, we're leaving!" My brother spun on his heel and began to head for the door.
We all stared at him, once again appalled by his behavior. Though, the Hokage only laughed while shaking his head.
"I understand…You both have a lot to catch up on."
I smiled and bowed low before excusing myself only to be stopped by him speaking once more.
"Oh, and Hikari-chan?" I turned sideways to face him, "Tomorrow after your exam with Kakashi…come see me. I want to hear how it went through your eyes."
"Hokage-sama…?" The higher ranking shinobi spoke up in surprise.
I saw Kakashi staring at me with narrowed eyes.
"…h-hai…As you wish, Hokage-sama." I said loyally, ignoring the looks I received as well as my own confusion.
His smile grew, "I have no doubt that there won't be any problems with Team 7 passing now."
I spend four years in secret…having to watch every little thing I say…and yet he's saying such things in front of everyone…
"…" I stare at him with narrowed eyes, beginning to feel uncomfortable with all the looks I was getting, "May we be excused now, Hokage-sama?"
He looked at me with calculating eyes, which made me realize he had been testing me, before nodding.
"Thank you…Have a nice night, Hokage-sama…"
I bowed once more, before spinning on my heel and stiffly walked out of the door, my brother following.
"Hokage-sama, what was that all about…?"
That was the last thing I heard before we turned a corner and down the stairs. I was anxious to get out of this place now, more so than I had been earlier, when coming in.
Naruto had dragged me off to Ichiraku's as soon as we stepped out of the Hokage's house and now we were seated at the bar talking as we waited for our ramen to arrive.
"—so then, I showed him my newest jutsu, and the Old Man collapsed on the floor with a nosebleed! Hahaha It was hilarious!"
I sweat dropped as Naruto described the jutsu he created recently, the 'Sexy Jutsu', and how he used it on the Hokage and his grandson.
He spends his time making Jutsus like that, instead of any useful ones…? I'm beginning to really worry about him…
Soon our ramen was placed in front of us by the owner, Teuchi; Naruto had five bowls while I only had one.
"I hope you enjoy it, Hikari-chan. I'm known to be the best in all of the Land of Fire, when it comes down to ramen!"
I pulled down my scarf and smiled up at the man, saying thank you before slurping up some noodles.
Once I swallowed I felt eyes on me, and turned to my left and saw both Naruto and Teuchi staring at me intensely.
"It's…really good…thank you….The best food I've had in years." I sweat dropped at the sight of them, even more so when they seemed to sparkle at my words.
"In that case, it's on the house! Think of it as a 'welcome home' present or something!"
"Hahaha told you! Alright, keep 'em coming old man!" with that my brother quickly eat—inhaled—all five bowls in under a minute.
I stared wide-eyed at him and my eyes only grew wider when he asked for more.
After watching him eat 6 more bowls, and finishing up my own—having lost my appetite— I stood up, pulling my scarf back over my face.
"It's getting late." He looked up at me before looking at the sky and nodded.
"Oh, yeah it is! Well let's go home then! Thanks old man!"
"Actually aniki….I was thinking about going to train tonight…get ready for tomorrow, you know?" he looked at me in confusion, "Besides, I don't want to take your bed."
"What are you talking about? It's fine!"
"I'm okay with it, really! And besides…it's been a while since I've been here and I don't think I'll be able to sleep because of it."
"…." He narrowed his eyes, thinking, "Fine…but just tonight! Do you know how to get to the training grounds?"
I nodded my head, "Yes, it's one of the only places I remember."
"Alright, then I'll see you tomorrow, Hikari-chan!"
I waved at my brother's retreating figure before jumping up to one of the rooftops and took off into the night headed for the training grounds.
Translations:
1. Over-seeing, such as a "god" for example, where the reader is able to see everything that is happening and even hear thoughts of what every character is thinking
2. Nin-dogs; Dogs that have a decent chakra supply and thus are able to work with ninja
3. A scroll used to summon different types of weapons, like TenTen uses during the Chunnin exams. To be nearly exact for Hikari's, Think of Sasuke in Naruto Shippūden when he's got a seal on his wrist during his fight with Itachi for shuriken summons.
4. Book of wanted or dangerous people; ex. Missing-nin, Jinchūriki [7], bijū [8], or very important people to a village such as council members and kages.
5. The main type of Jutsus you use, basically. Like how the 2nd Hokage was a master at using wood style techniques, and Sasuke uses fire style ones.
6. Haha I imagine Naruto would normally eat around 30 bowls a day. 30x365x5=54,750. I used five because she says over 4 years.
7. Hosts of the tailed-beasts
8. Tailed-beasts
