A few days passed after the whole Mizuki-scroll incident and the day for the genin to be placed in their team had finally arrived.
Tsuki had woken up early again, due to the nightmares that were haunting her but she had learned to continue her day even with a little sleep. Right now, she was making some rice balls for her and Naruto when someone knocked on her door.
"Coming!", she said and quickly opened her door, only to reveal a very exited Naruto.
"Ready?", he asked and with a smile Tsuki nodded before grabbing their lunch.
"Here, this is for you", she said as she gave Naruto his lunch and then wore her ninja sandals.
"Wow! Thank a lot Tsuki!"
"Do not mention it! I just hope that they are okay because it is my first time I … you know… cook something", she said a little embarrassed while a faint blush had found its way on her cheeks.
"Nah! I am sure they will be great", Naruto said as he placed it in his backpack and the duo soon exited the building.
"Really?"
"Yeah", Naruto confirmed and Tsuki blushed even more.
Why am I suddenly blushing so much? She wondered as she tried her best to hide it but no success as Naruto had already saw it.
Man, she is so cute when she blushes, Naruto thought as they made their way towards the Academy.
After a peaceful walk, the duo reached the academy and Naruto was the first to enter while Tsuki headed for the bathroom. When she returned, she started to scan for her blond fiend but quickly stopped when a bark was heard and seconds later, a small white-brown pup jumped to her hug.
Acting fast, Tsuki quickly and gently caught the pup that barked at her while his tail was winging right and left.
"My, aren't you a cute one?", Tsuki asked and the dog barked in response before she proceeded petting him in the back.
The dg quickly got comfortable in her arms and closed its eyes while enjoying the soothing pet from Tsuki.
"Akamaru!", suddenly a boy shouted and it was then, he noticed Tsuki. "Sorry about that. I do not know what got him. He was sleeping peacefully when suddenly jumped and ran to you", the boy explained.
He had brown hair and black slit eyes. Two red fangs were on his cheeks and he was wearing a light grey similar jacket with Tsuki.
"It is okay, I think he is very cute. By the way I am Tsuki"
"Yeah I know, I am Kiba. Kiba Inuzuka", the boy said and shook hands with the white haired girl.
"He is so cute. Is he yours?", she asked.
"Yeah, he is my trustworthy ninken"
"Man, I wish I had a ninken. Must be nice and you are so cute", Tsuki said and Akamaru barked, causing her to giggle. "Thank you but you are cuter"
"Wait! You can understand him?", Kiba asked shocked.
"Yeah. I am part wolf if you have not noticed", Tsuki said and pointed to the ears and tail.
"Yeah… so Tsuki, do you want to seat with me until Iruka sensei come?"
"Well…"
"Great come on!", Kiba said as her wrist and dragged her to his seat, making her to sit next to him.
"Hey Tsuki. I forgot to introduce you to the gang", he said and started pointing to certain kids. "That's Shikamaru", he said pointing a boy with the pineapple hair. He noticed that Tsuki was looking at him and suddenly blushed before he spoke.
"Hey", he said lazily and looks back to the door trying to hide his blush. Men, what a drag. Where is Iruka sensei anyway? He is late", he said before closing his eyes and tried to sleep.
"That next to him is Choji", Kiba said pointing to a fat boy who was eating chips. He nodded before he return to his chip bag and start eating.
"Over there is Shino", he pointed to a boy who wore black, round glasses and a green jacket with a long turtleneck.
"And that's Hinata", he said pointing to a purple haired girl with pale eyes. She gave her a small smile and she gave one back.
"Well, nice to meet you all", she said and gave a closed eye smile that made most of the boys to blush.
"Hey Tsuki, do you want one?", Choji asked and offered her a chip, causing everyone to gasp.
"Sure but what is it?", she asked as she grabbed one and started smelling it.
"It is a potato chip. Haven't you ever tried one?"
"Actually no but it smells nice", Tsuki said and almost everyone sweat dropped. Closing her eyes, she grabbed small bite only to have them quickly open before devouring it in seconds.
"Well?", Choji asked.
"it is so good", Tsuki said while licking her lips.
"Thank you so much Choji!"
"No problem", he replied with a blush while at the same time getting death glares from the rest of the boys, including Kiba.
What is wrong with them? , Tsuki wondered but her attention went at the door when she heard an argument.
"I came first Ino-pig!", Sakura shouted/yelled.
"NO! I came first Billboard-forehead!"
"Yeah right. My toe was at least one inch ahead"
"Have you always being this delusional?", Ino screamed and made their way towards Sasuke.
"Hey Sakura!", Naruto said and waved at her with a giant smile and a small blush.
"Move it!", she said as she pushed him aside."Good morning Sasuke… may I sit with you?"
"Back of forehead", Ino said as she run next to her. "I am sitting next to Sasuke"
It did not take a long before all the girls, minus Hinata and Tsuki, make a circle around Sasuke and start arguing about who came first and who would sit next to him.
Meanwhile, in the Hokage's office:
"Sasuke Uchiha, is that him?", a jounin asked as they watched each of the students trough a flying ball.
"Yes, he is the one", The Hokage confirmed.
"He is the only survivor left from the Uchiha clan", a brown haired kunoichi with red eyes stated.
"That's right", he said as his ball continued watching the whole classroom but stopped above a group of girls and of course Naruto, who was lying on the ground.
"Naruto Uzumaki huh?", a silver haired jounin that had ¾ of his face covered said, mostly to himself.
Back at the class:
Suddenly, Naruto jumped in the desk in front of Sasuke. They were glaring at each other while the fan girls were screaming at him.
Then, a boy at the front deck stood up and bumped Naruto, causing him to fall on Sasuke and kiss each other on the lips.
After a second or two, they quickly broke up and started to clean their mouths while the girls were glaring at Naruto and where cracking their knuckles.
"Danger!", Naruto stated as he noticed the dark aura that was coming from the girls.
"Naruto, I was supposed to be Sasuke's first kiss!", Sakura shouted as she cracked her knuckles.
She and the rest of the girls started to chase Naruto around the classroom. He had managed to avoid some of the kicks and punches but most of them had found their target.
Noticing that, a growl escaped Tsuki's lips as she placed Akamaru on Kiba's laps and in second was between Naruto and Sakura.
The pink haired had aimed a punch for Naruto but Tsuki quickly grabbed her hand and with a quick smooth move, she brought it behind her back and caused her a small yell of pain to escape her lips.
"Touch Naruto again cotton Candy and you are going to lose that hand", Tsuki threatened while everyone in the class was holding their breaths, anxious to see what would happen.
Hokage's office:
"Possessive much?", a jounin commented and a few other laughed.
"At least she protected her comrades", the silvered haired jounin from before said and most of them agreed with a nod.
"Yeah but cotton candy? That is the best nickname she could think?", a kunoichi commented.
Classroom:
"Hey, get away from her!", a girl shouted and Tsuki glared at her with the tip of her eye.
"Tsuki! Let her go! You do not need to hurt her!", Naruto said and shocked the young girl
"But she hurt you"
"Still, you do not need to break her hand. Let her go"
Tsuki looked at him in disbelief. She could not understand why he was defending her even though she used him as a punching bag. After a moment of silence, she let go of Sakura and looked at Naruto confused.
"You better stay away from me you freak", the pink haired stated and Tsuki quickly turned and growled at her.
Sakura shivered and quickly took a few steps back before going to sit next to Sasuke. Leaving out a huff, Tsuki turned back to her blond friend and helped him to stand up.
"Sorry about that. I was carried away some times but still, you shouldn't let her punch you like that"
"It's okay. I am used to it anyway. Come on, let's go and sit down and thanks again for helping me"
"Do not mention it!", Tsuki commented a Naruto grabbed her wrist and they both sat next to Sakura and Sasuke. (Much to Tsuki's approval)
"Hey Tsuki, we were supposing to sit together", Suddenly Kiba shouted and made the young girl to look at him.
"Yeah, I know but Naruto dragged me and-"
"Leave her alone Kiba. Today is sitting with me. Sh is my friend after all!" Naruto shouted and earned death glares form all the boys in the class.
"Why do you just leave her alone already? And stop screaming you embarrass your selves." Shikamaru said and looked at Tsuki who gave him a "thank you" look.
He blushed and looked away. Moreover, with that he earned death glares from Naruto, Kiba and other boys in the class.
Hokage's Office:
"Someone has fans", a brown haired jounin with a cigarette on his mouth said and chuckled.
"Have you seen her? No wonder why boys do like her around her", the brunette with the red eyes commented.
"So, in who is she exactly?", a kunoichi asked.
"She is the girl who was found at the gates, wasn't she?"
"Yeah! The one that came from the Fire pack?"
"Is she really the one? How the hell did she survived anyway?"
"Enough!", the Hokage said and everyone was suddenly quiet. He inhaled some smoke and left out a sigh. "Yes, she is Tsuki Okami. She is the girl of the Fire Pack, she is the only survivor and I would like if no one was referring to his or her deaths. She already passed enough and it is better to let her enjoy her life here without bringing her sad memories"
The fire pack? Is that the reason why she is so advanced and talented? No, there is something more to her, Iruka thought.
"Now that this matter is over, here are the teams", The Hokage said and gave a paper to Iruka, who bowed before heading towards his class.
Classroom:
The boys continued fighting and Tsuki was forced to cover her ears and try to ignore al the shouts while wondering what was happening and why they were acting like that. To her salvation, came Iruka who entered the classroom soon after.
"As from today, you are all ninjas. To get here, you faced difficult trials and hardships... but that is nothing. What comes next will be far more difficult. Now you are only genin, first level of ninja. All the genin will be grouped into 3-man or 4-man squad. Each squad will be led by a jounin, an elite ninja", he said.
"Well someone has to be one Sasuke's team, I wonder who", Ino teased Sakura.
"I do not know", she said but from her look, you could see that she really wanted to be the one.
"Team 7, Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, Sasuke Uchiha and Tsuki Okami", Iruka said. Kiba, Shikamaru, Choji and some other boys left out a sigh and started to complain, as they wanted to be in the same team with Tsuki.
"Iruka sensei, why a great ninja like me has to be in the same team with a loser like Sasuke?", Naruto shouted and pointed at Sasuke.
"Because Naruto, Sasuke had one of the best scores in the class and you had the worst. We did these to keep the balance.", Iruka said.
"Who was the other with the best scores sensei?", Sakura asked.
"Tsuki! Hers and Sasuke's scores were equal", Iruka said and a few gasps escaped the lips of some of the students while Sasuke glared at the white haired girl before turning his attention to Naruto.
"Just make sure not to get on my way loser", Sasuke said, angering Naruto.
"Hey, what did you say?!"
"Are you deaf or something?"
"Knock it off Naruto, sit down!", Sakura scolded him.
"No Sakura! Let him alone!", Tsuki interfered and a glaring contest started between them while at the same time, a similar had started between the two boys.
"*clears throat* after lunch you will meet your new jounin teachers. Until then, class dismissed", Iruka said and exited the classroom.
Tsuki left out a sigh, grabbed her paper box with the homemade rice balls and turned to Naruto, only to find him going after Sakura.
Raising an eyebrow, Tsuki pushed the negative thoughts aside and made her way towards the window.
From there, she jumped aside before quickly jumping on a tree branch. She made herself comfortable, opened her lunch box and grabbed a bite.
It could have been worse, she thought as she started eating. While she was eating, something got her attention.
Naruto sneaked up from a window and a fight could be heard coming from the small room. Raising an eyebrow, Tsuki returned to her lunch and when she was finally over, she stood up but stopped when she saw Sasuke leaving from the window.
Sasuke? Did Naruto just attack Sasuke? Did he beat him?, she wondered as she threw the empty box at the bin and made her way towards the window.
When she entered, he eyes widen and she started to giggle as she noticed a tied up Sauske on the floor with a duck tape on his mouth.
"Wow! Someone is tied up for real. Do you want help Sasuke", she asked and he nodded. "Well, what is the magic word?"
"Hn", was his only answer.
"Very well! Maybe I should call Ino, I am sure she would love to help you", she said with a sarcastic smile and made her way to the window when she heard him hitting himself in the floor. She returned and took off the tape from his mouth."Well?"
"Fine, Please untie me", he said with a cold voice but at least he said please. Grabbing a kunai, Tsuki cut the ropes and Sasuke quickly went for the window.
"Thanks", he said and disappeared.
At least he said thanks; she thought as she sniffed the air and followed Naruto's scent.
She detected Naruto's scent and followed the path he took but she quickly stopped and hid behind some bushes as she noticed Sakura sitting alone on a bench. Suddenly, Sasuke, the real Sasuke, walked towards her with an annoyed look on his face.
"Sasuke you are back. Don't be so shy you bad boy", she said with a blush on her cheeks. Are you ready now? Mentally prepared because I am ready to go", she continued fangirling but Sasuke simply ignored her. "Hey! Wait a minute!"
"Where is Naruto", he asked her in a dead serious tone.
"Oh see, there you go, changing the subject again. Anyway, Naruto just picks fights with you all the time. You know why he is so annoying, because he was not raised right. He does not have a father or a mother, no one to teach him right from wrong", Sakura, said and my blood started to boil. I could feel my body shaking from anger and so, I turned my hands into fists, dug my nails into my skin and drew blood in an attempt to calm down myself. "I mean, he just does whatever he pops in his head. If I did things like Naruto though, forget it. I mean, my parents would get mad and I would be in trouble, so of course, I do not do it but if you do not have parents to tell you then how do you know? He is selfish and bratty-"
"Alone, isolated", Sasuke caught her off.
"Huh?"
"It is not about your parents scolding you; you have no idea what it means to be alone"
"Why? Why are you saying that?"
"Because you are annoying", Sasuke told her and started to leave.
Sakura froze at her place and looked at him with wide eyes. Tsuki waited until Sasuke was out of vision to make my appearance noticeable.
"You know Cotton Candy, Sasuke is right", she said as she stood up and walked close to her.
"Y-you? …! How long have you been there?!"
"Unfortunately a lot. You know, I should be angry… no I should be furious at you for the way you talked about Naruto but right now, I simply feel sorry for you"
"Why?"
"Because you are a selfish spoiled brat that can't do anything on its own. You do not know how it feels to leave without parents, without having someone to show you what is wrong and what is right. To take care of you and wait for you when you return home. You do not know how it is to be isolated, alone… Sasuke is right you are annoying. An annoying spoiled brat that does not even deserve my time or my saliva", Tsuki said and walked towards the direction Naruto's scent was leading.
Tsuki followed the scent until she reached the Academy. She entered and as she made her way towards the bathroom, she noticed 5-6 Narutos fighting with each other for who would enter first.
"Naruto, why don't you undo the jutsu?", Tsuki asked the obvious and all the Narutos rubbed the back of their heads before disappearing.
"Thanks Tsuki", the real one said and fast as lighting, he entered the bathroom.
"What an idiot", Sasuke commented.
"Well, he is my idiot", Tsuki said as she started walking towards the class. However, she stopped when she noticed that Sasuke was not following. "Well, are you coming or not?", she asked noticed a barely faint smile on his face.
He gave her a nod with his head and together they walked back to their classroom, ready to meet their new sensei.
