I yawned into my hand as i sat on my classroom desk. Ryuichi sat beside me playing with my hair. We were the only ones in class at the moment. Well...Besides Sasuke.
"W-why did you wake me up so early, Ryuichi?" i asked him and then laid my head onto my desk.
"Because! Todays the day we get put on teams!" Ryuichi said as more and more students came piling in. My headband was around my arm tightly and i had on my offical ninja outfit! Im actually quite excited but...must i really get up this way? I flinched. I literally was flipped out of my bed by Ryuichi. Ryuichis head band was on his neck. He said that it made him look abit...cooler.
"What are you doing here, naruto?" A voice came from a few rows ahead. I looked up. Naruto? Didnt he...fail? My eyes trailed up to the headband on his forehead. Guess not then.
"This isnt for drop-outs you cant be here unless you graduate." Shikamaru said again. I sighed and leaned against my hand.
"Oh yeah? You see this? You see this?! Open your eyes Shikamaru. Its a regulation headband!" Naruto said smugly. Shikamaru, who looked equally as tired as i was, merely stared at him.
"We are going to be training together. How do you like that?" Naruto boasted in enthusiasum. Shikamaru put a hand to his hips and let out a 'Hmph.'
"Let me put it to you this way-" I stopped listening in when hinata sat down beside me. I looked at hinata and softly smied.
"Good Morning Hinata." I said to her. Hinata was such a sweet girl.
Hinata nodded to me saying. 'Good Morning' in the tiniest of voices. She seemed distracted. Was she...staring at naruto? I looked between the two of them and then put a hand to my mouth and giggled. 'Oh my god she likes him' I thought.
My thoughts however was cut off my the sound of a stampede right outside our door. Both Me and Ryuichi looked toward the door with a surprised look on our face. "Hm?"
Just then, Sakura and ino came bursting through the door. They were shoving eachother and were trying to get inside the room.
"Im First!" They both yelled out. Their hands were spread out so Sakuras hand was on inos cheek and inos hand was on sakuras cheek. I sweat dropped. They both stopped for a second and let out soft pants looking foreward...They looked dead inside.
Ino looked at Sakura. "I win again Sakura." Ino said with a smirk.
"Give it up! I had to look back to see you. My toe was at least a Tenth of an Inch ahead!" Sakura said with a confident smile.
"Have you always been this delusional?" Sakura asked her.
Sakuras voice caught Narutos attention. He turned his head staring at sakura with heart-shaped eyes.
Sakura turned around, completely ignoring ino. She seemed to be looking straight at naruto. I narrowed my eyes. Why?
Sakura let out a gasp and came running up to naruto.
"Hey! woah! where are you going?" Ino asked her.
"Hi Sakura, Whats up!?" Naruto asked enthusiastically and stood up. Sakura merely shoved him aside saying. "Move it!"
I frowned and walked over to Narutos side helping him up. "Are you okay?" I asked him. That was completely rude of sakura!
"U-uh..Good morning Sasuke!" Sakura said to her 'love'~. Sasuke merely looked at Sakura with his usual emotionless face.
"Mind if i sit next to you?" Sakura asked him. I stood there watching for a moment before turning and walking back to my own seat. Ino stormed up and gripped Sakuras arm lightly saying.
"Back off, Fore-head! Im sitting next to Sasuke!" Ino yelled at Sakura.
Ryuichi frowned softly and leaned against his hand.
"I wish boys would flock to me like girls flock to Sasuke." Ryuichi said. He let out a soft sigh and looked at me.
I gave him a soft smile and softly punched his arm. "Cheer up buddy! There are plently of fish in the sea!" I told him.
We chatted for a moment as Naruto sat on the ground growling.
_In the hokages office_
"The most promising student, Sasuke Uchiha. Is he the one?" A silvered haired man asked with his hands in his pockets casually.
"Yes, Hes the one." Lord Hokage said with his arms crossed as he looked down into the orb on his desk.
"Hes the only survivor left of the Uchiha Clan." A Black haired and red eyed chick said with a worried look on her face.
The Hokage looked up at her with a serious look. "Thats Right." He said. He was smoking through a pipe as well. Didnt he know that wasnt healthy?!
"Hmmm."
The silver haired male looked into the orb as it observed the newly graduates.
"Naruto Uzumaki, Huh?"
_Back to the Class_
Naruto growled and jumped onto sasuke desk. He got face to face with the other boy. This caught Ryuichis attention. He looked at the boys with a blush. 'Are they gonna...?' Ryuichi tilted his head.
Sparks seemed to light between twos eyes as they glared at eachother. Naruto growled and looked at sasuke.
"Naruto! Hey! Stop Glaring At Sasuke-Kun!" Sakura yelled enraged as she glared at naruto. The army of fangirls were also glaring at Naruto. Naruto lifted his head up to look at Sakura for a moment and then started to casually look at sasuke.
Their faces got closer and closer. It was epic! Lightning was sparking! The fangirls were going crazy! They all looked angry as well. But then...
A guy from in front of naruto accidently lifted his elbow back saying. "Oh Hey! Woops Sorry...uhhh."
The guy moved his head back and looked at naruto with a cheerful smile. "Sorry did i bump yo-...oh..." The guy looked abit shocked. Ryuichi was seeing stars and had a small nose bleed.
"What the..." Sakura said.
"I uh." Ino said.
The fangirls looked absolulety shocked. I put a hand to my mouth and felt my self get a small nose bleed. I turned my head to the side. It was so beautiful!
Naruto was kissing Sasuke.
Sakura let out a scream.
Naruto and Sasuke quickly got away from eachother. They each held their throats and started coughing.
"Ah! ahhh! Ewwww." Naruto Said. Naruto stopped half-way through his coughing and looked around.
"Danger." He said. When he looked back at the fangirls, they were absolulety done! They were glaring at him.
"Naruto..." Sakura said with a anger mark. "You are so dead."
Naruto gasped and shook his hands in front of himself and said. "Hey woah. It was a accident!" Naruto tried to say.
Sakura cracked her knuckles and glared at naruto.
" Your Finished!" She said.
"Hold onnn." Naruto said trying to defend himself.
_Back to the Hokages Office_
"As usual, Naruto is right in the middle of some kind of trouble." The Lord Hokage said.
_Back to the Classroom_
At that time, Iruka had walked into class. Everyone got into their seats looking quite excited for what was about to come.
"As of today, You are all Ninjas to get here you faced difficult trials and hardships." Iruka said. He held a small peice of paper behind himself. Everyone practically shook in their seats. I knew how these worked. 2 Males and 1 Female. I grabbed Ryuichis hand and held it. We looked at eachother and hoped. Maybe we would get on the same team this time.
"But thats nothing, what comes next will be far more difficult. Now, You are only Genin. First level ninjas." Iruka said. He started explaining. I shifted my attention to Naruto who looked beat up. I reached up and touched my own scratch on my cheek. I tried to help him. I really did but Sakura slapped me and well...
"All the genin will be grouped into three man squads. Each Squad will be lead by a jonin, a elite ninja." I heard the 3 gasps from around the room.
"Well someones gonna be in Sasukes Group. I wonder who." Ino said leaning on her hand staring straight down at Sakura. Sakura shifted her gaze to the side and looked up at ino.
"I dont know." Sakura said.
Sakura turned her gaze to ino glaring straight at her. I remember when they were best friends. Such a long time ago... I looked at Ryuichi and said. "Hopefully we wont end up like them in the future." I said to him smirking.
Sasuke let out a 'Ah'. He stared ahead concentrating on something.
"As long as we end up together in the same team, We are sure to pass this time." Ryuichi told me and softly scratched the back of my hand.
"We want each squad to have a balance set of strengths and Abilites. So thats how we set them up." Iruka smiled and then pulled his list out and looked at them with a smile on his face. "I will now announce the squads."
_a few moments later_
"Squad 7! Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno..."
I could hear Naruto letting out a cheer. He fist pumped while Sakura bowed her head.
"Im doomed..."
"And Sasuke Uchiha!" Iruka called out. I snorted into my hand and looked to the side trying not to laugh.
Naruto looked dumbfounded while Sakura cheered.
"Im doomed." Naruto said frowning.
I saw Hinata once again looking at Naruto. 'Hmm' I thought. I really need to set them up somehow.
"Next, Squad 8. Hinata Hyuga 'yes sir!', Kiba Inuzuka, and Shino Aburame." Hinata had cut in half way when her name was called.
Sakura looked back at ino and gave her a peace sign. Ino growled at Sakura.
"How did you get in his group?!" Ino asked Sakura.
"I dont get it. What do you see in a guy like that?" Shikamaru asked ino looking utterly annoyed. "Hes not so special."
"Your so beyond clueless Shikamaru. Dont you get it?" Ino asked him seriously.
"No i dont get it cause im not a girl." Shikamaru said to ino who looked utterly shocked.
"Your so full of yourself. Jealousy is a terrible thing. I'd hate to be on your squad." Ino said to Shikamaru.
I sweatdropped. Wasnt she just jealous about Sakura?
"Now Squad 10, Ino Yamanaka, Shikamaru Nara, and Choji Akimichi." Iruka called out.
"Werent you just saying something about hating to be on my squad?" Shikamaru asked ino who growled.
Choji was practically inhaling his chips. I watched and felt my stomach growl abit...Im a little hungry.
"Ugh! Not food boy too!" Ino said and gripped her head. Choji glared at ino still eating.
"Now Squad 37, Asuka Ichikawa,-"
I gripped Ryuichis hand with a nervous smile. Ryuichi watched.
"Masako Okado, and Ryuichi Ita!" Iruka said. I nearly burst out in tears when i found out we are going to be on the same team.
"Alright!" I said and gave Ryuichi a High-five.
Iruka gave us a smile. He knew how much we both wanted to be on a team together.
"...whos Masako Okado?" Ryuichi asked me.
"Thats all the teams. "
"Iruka sensei! Why does a great ninja like me, have to be in the same group as a slug like sasuke?" Naruto asked and pointed at sasuke.
Iruka looked up at naruto and said. "Hm...Sasuke had the best scores in all of the graduating students. Naruto, You had the worst." Iruka said with his hands on his hips. Laughs were heard all around except from me and Ryuichi. That isnt funny.
"To create a balanced group, we put the best student. With the worst student." Iruka told him.
Naruto growled.
"Just make sure you dont get in my way." Sasuke told Naruto. "...loser."
My eyes widened.
"Hey sasuke, thats uncalled for." I spoke up and glared at sasuke. He seemed surprised that i talked back to him. Me and ryuichi only ever kept to our selves and baredly talked to anyone during class. Well, except for Hinata.
"Hey what did you say?!" Naruto said yelling at sasuke.
"Hard of Hearing?" Sasuke said.
"Knock it off! Naruto, Sit down!" Sakura yelled at naruto.
Iruka let out a fake cough and said. "After lunch, you will meet your new jonin teachers. Until then, Class dismissed." Iruka said.
I stood up in my chair and looked around the room.
"Masako Okado!" I called out searching for the boy. Ryuichi stood up and started calling out the boys name as well.
"Masako! Team 37!" He called out.
"H-hi." a voice spoke up behind us. We moved turned our heads and looked.
"A girl?!" Ryuichi said before walking up and poking the girls shoulder.
"I thought it was 2 boys and 1 girl." Ryuichi said.
Masako flinched and said. "O-oh uh. Well. I guess they made a exception?" Masako suggested. Masako was a female with dark brown hair and dark purpleish blue eyes. She wore a light blue kimono with a darker blueish grey sash. Her ninja head band was on her head. It seemed to be holding back her hair.
I held out my hand saying. "Im Asuka Ichikawa and this is Ryuichi Ita. Hes my best friend." I said to her.
Masako bowed her head and said. "Its nice to meet you!" she said. I pulled my hand back. Okay...I looked at Ryuichi. Was she from one of those rich families?
Ryuichi looked at her and said. "Well, we are going to be on a team now." He said.
"Yes, It seems everyone is out to eat lunch with their teammates." Masako said agreeing.
My eyes lit up. I threw a arm over their shoulders and said.
"Lets go eat some dango!" I suggested.
"I can pay!" Masako suggested.
"Great then. Lets go eat." I said.
_Timeskip_ _setting: They are at the Dango Shop_
I sniffed the air as our dango came to our table. I licked my lips and looked at our plates. Masako looked at the food curiously. I looked at her and rose a brow.
"Have you ever had dango before?" I asked her shocked.
"No..." Masako said as Ryuichi picked up a stick of dango and ate it.
"Its a sweet. I promise its really good." Ryuichi said with a soft smile and took a bite.
Masako picked up a peice and slowly brought it up. She took a bite out of it. She blushes at the taste and put a hand to her cheek. 'Mmm...' she said and took another bite.
"Is it good?" I asked with a soft smile while eating my own dango stick.
She nodded and said. "Mhmm!"
"So, why dont we all introduce ourselves ya know? Like...Things we like..Hate...goals..Skills?" Ryuichi suggested as we all ate.
Masako swallowed the dango and then said. "Oh well. Im Masako Okado. My family runs the hospital here in Konoha. We have been owning it for about...89 years now. My grandmothers the one who took it over. I have a older sister who currently is apart of the ANBU. My Chakra Nature is Water and I specilize in sneak attacks. I now like Dangos and Cats. I dislike anything spicy like barbeque and i dont really like dogs that much? I dont know why. I guess im a cat person. Since my great grandma was apparently apart of the Hyuga Clan, I can see better then most people. My sister told me that she can see in the dark. I wish to get nice and rich off of my income and make my family proud." Masako revealed with a grin.
I nodded. So shes abit greedy but in a different way. Theres nothing wrong with wanting money.
"I guess its my turn. Im Ryuichi Ita. I have a long blood line of Shinobis in my family. My dads a Jonin and so is my mom. My older brother is working his way up to become a ANBU though. I have a younger sister as well. My moms been taking a break from shinobi work to actually take care of her. My Chakra Nature is Fire and i specialize in frontal attacks. I like boys and sweets. I dont really like cold things that much so ice cream is a big no for me. It also makes it hard for me to preform fire style. My mother is an ancestor of the Inuzuka clan. Their trait of being able to hear very far away was passed onto my family. It ended up skipping every 2 generations though. My goal is to find a nice guy and then settle down with him. Who knows? Maybe we could have children in the future." He said and wiggled his eye brows at Masako.
"Oh? So you're kind of like me?" Masako said and tilted her head. Ryuichi nodded with a soft smile. "Kind of. Though im not as rich i guess." He said to her.
"My turn!" I said and took another bit of my dango.
"Im Asuka Ichikawa! Im also from a blood line of ninjas as well. I live my father and Uncle along with my 4 siblings. Im the 3rd oldest in my family at the moment. My father and uncle used to be shinobi but recently had to quit due to having to take care of my younger siblings. However, my two eldest siblings are Ninja. My elder sister is a chunin and my older brother is a Jonin. My Chakra nature is Earth and i specialize in Information Gathering and Defensive Attacks. I like all animals but i hate bugs and snakes though. I hate all slimy and scaly things. There are some bugs i can handle. I wish to find out just how my mother died." I said and leaned back into my chair noming on my last dango.
_back at the academy_
We had snuck in through the back. We were probably late...we were late by 10 minutes. We ran toward our seats giggling and sat down.
"I have never been this late before!" Masako admited with a worried look in her eye. I smirked and patted her back.
"Welcome to the club." I said and winked at her with an enthusiastic smile.
Ryuichi laughed and put a arm around Masako and me as everyones senseis came by and left. I noticed that only us and team 7 were left in the room. I smiled and stood up. I walked down the small isle and jumped up onto the front of narutos desk and sat down.
"S'up naruto?" I said and smiled at him. I was hoping to become friends with him. Naruto narrowed his eyes and looked up at me.
"Are you talking to me?" Naruto asked confused and pointed at himself.
"Duh. She said your name." Ryuichi said and sat down on the other side of me.
"Oh yeah uh..so what do you want?" Naruto asked us confused.
"Nothing really. We are bored. We just wanna talk." I told him and crossed my arms.
Sakura stared at us. "Dont sit on the desk." Sakura said to us. I sweatdropped. Who was she? My mother?
"Sa-"
"Team 37!" A voice called out. We moved our heads up excited. Our new sensei!
There stood a male with dark brown hair and light green eyes. His hair was slicked back and was slightly messy in the front. He wore the average chunin outfit and he had a smirk on his face.
"Follow me." He said. I looked at Masako and rose a brow before standing up and walking up to her. Ryuichi skipped up and walked up with us.
"Where are we going?" Masako asked as we all looked up at him. Man...he was tall!
"Follow me to the playground." Sensei said and turned walking out. I waved by to Naruto and his team.
"Lets go!" I said and ran ahead.