I open up my eyes. The morning light of a new day streamed out of the windows of my (and Naruto's - but not in that perverted way!) room. I look at the calendar. Today is the Final Exam of the Academy! I'M GONNA BECOME A NINJA NOW!
If I'm not going to faint of exhaustion that is. I'm currently at my desk. I fell asleep at about a quarter after midnight because I was studying the Substitution jutsu and the Shadow clone jutsu. I am not failing the Exam a second time!
I take some random clothing and rush to the bathroom. I put on a light blue tanktop and a pair of black track pants. I tie my blue bangs into a side braid and walk to the kitchen, with the scrolls. I'm studying as hell!
I eat toast and memorize. Tiger, then boar, then ox, then dog, then snake. Okay! I'm getting it!
"Hey Katsumi! Why are you staring at a scroll while eating toast?" asks Naruto.
"I'm studying! I don't wanna fail Naruto!" I yell. He nods and begins to eat on his own, in silence.
"How about a new prank?" asks Naruto. I look up from my scrolls. Me and Naruto are known throughout the village as the "Legendary Prankster duo". We prank all the time. But when we become ninjas, we'll probably need to cut down the pranks because we'll be constantly on missions.
"What kind?" I ask. He smiles.
"The cool kind. Graffiti on the walls. I'm thinking on the Academy." he explains. I shake my head.
"Not that close. That'll be like yelling 'we did it and you can't do anything about it', Naruto. I'm thinking at the marketplace." I correct. He nods. I slurp down my ramen and rush outside. Time for pranking and all that fun!
We dash outside and grab the cans of spraypaint. Time for fun!
We spray paint a map of Konoha and write at the bottom "For all Foreigners and/or Idiots with No Sense of Direction!"
Just for fun.
"What the hell are you doing?!" yells a voice from down below. One of the shopowners must've noticed. I push Naruto and whistle. He shakes his head and drags his paint to the Hokage faces. Is he mad?! He's going to be caught in less than 10 minutes!
He ignores my yells to get back here and goes straight for the Hokage statues. Behind me somebody pats me on the back. I spin is standing there. Thank Kami.
"What are you doing? Another prank?" he asks.
"Of course!" I smile.
"You should really go back to class."
"So should you." I point out.
"Well, I'll be going with you, troublesome woman. Come on. Class will start in ten minutes. And if my mom finds out I'm late to class, man, I'll be in some serious trouble." mutters Shikamaru.
"Fine, troublesome Nara. Let's go." I mutter, smirking.
"Troublesome woman." he quietly retorts. I smile. We walk into the Academy. Iruka-sensei isn't here. Probably trying to capture Naruto Uzumaki.
The girls since the incident have decided that talking to me is pointless and useless. And they'd rather not lose their "perfect student" record because of me. Well, at least most of them: Sakura and Ino got a month of detention.
I sit down at the back of the class, not daring to fall asleep. I am not failing a second time!
Iruka drags a tied up Naruto into class. Naruto is squirming against his restraints. I warned him what happens when he overdoes things. But no: he's too stubborn to listen for a second.
"When your name is called, proceed to the testing room. The test will be on the clone jutsu." announces Iruka. Good thing I practiced really hard on the clone jutsu. I hear Naruto's quiet groan at the back of the class.
"Katsumi." yells Iruka. My turn. Looks like those who have no last name go first. I get up. Hinata whispers behind me:
"Good luck, Katsumi-chan." I smile. You too.
I walk into the testing room. Mizuki is sitting by the desk. The desk is piled with Konoha headbands.
"Show me your skill, Katsumi." says Mizuki. Don't have to say that twice. I make the handsigns.
"Shadow clone jutsu!" I yell. 4 clones of me appear beside me.
"Good job, now here's your headband." says Mizuki. I pick one up and tie it around my forehead. YEAH! I'm A NINJA NOW!