It was a beautiful morning. Well, it would have been better had the light not been in my eyes when I got up, and don't even get me started on those damned birds. 'Honestly, they can go to hell…' I sat up and dressed myself, my battle skirt being as annoying to put on as ever, as I made myself down stairs to see my mom drinking some tea. I smiled, and waved to her, saying "Good morning, Kaa-san." She smiled, and gave me a simple nod.
"You have about an hour before you have to be at the academy for the Explanatory Meeting. You'll get your squad assignments then." I paused, before slapping my forehead "Right! I forgot!" before running up stairs. As I ran, mom yelled "Don't forget to brush your hair! You're not an Inuzuka!"
I groaned. I almost forgot how much mom hated clan kids. "Alright, I will!" After I quickly through on my weapons pouch, I looked in the mirror, somehow my hair sticking up and around in a wild main of hellish hair. I groaned as I grabbed my brush, and became re-acquainted with how much I hate my hair. 'It sucks, because I'd have to brush it even if I wore a hat…'
I took a look at myself in the mirror, my chin-length brown hair was nice but I might cut it. The battle skirt I'll be replacing. I don't care how much armour is on this, it's annoying and limits my movement! Regardless, I ran down stairs and into the kitchen to grab myself a quick bowl of cereal.
As I sat down, mom looked at the clock on the wall behind me, saying "Not much longer till you have to go. Try running on the buildings, it'll be faster." I simply nodded. I already taught myself how to climb flat surfaces, so getting to the top of the building shouldn't be hard.
As I finished the cereal, I ran into the kitchen, placed the bowl in the sink, and ran for the door, yelling "By Kaa-san! I'll see you later!" Once outside I jumped as high as I could, reaching the top of the building with ease. When I touched down, I shrugged, slightly surprised that I didn't need to know how to climb the wall to get up here.
As I began running, I noticed Ino coming out of her home. I grinned, as I slowly and quietly began to follow her as she made her way towards the school. I looked ahead and noted that she was going to have to turn at some point. Grinning, I began to formulate a plan. I ran ahead, and jumped down, landing with a soft thud. I paused, and waited. And waited.. and waited until…
"BAH!" I yelled right as she turned the corner, causing the blond kunoichi to scream at the top of her lungs in a shrill tone. It took a moment for her to calm down, and another for her to notice it was me(who was currently on the ground laughing her ass off).
"Josei! What the hell!" I continued to laugh as I stood up, grinning in a similar manner to Naruto, as she continued to glare at me. "Oh lighten up, it was only a joke!" I laughed as she continued to glare. Ino grabbed me by the hair, and began to walk, saying in a more than irritated tone "Come on! We're going to be late if we keep waiting here!"
My response was simple: To scream and wail as loud as I could. "In-OW please! Owowowow stop! It hurts to muuuuuuaaaaaow!" Ino finally released my hair when we arrived at the Academy. I was near tears, yelling "THAT WAS SO MEAN! WHAT THE HELL!" Ino only grinned evilly, saying "Take some advice from Naruto: If you're going to pull a prank, make sure you run while you laugh." I frowned, as I sighed, asking "Alright, whatever… how's my hair?" I paused mentally, thinking about how crazy that would sound in my previous life. But this is my current life, so I won't question it. Ino grinned, saying "Horrible." She threw me a brush, saying "Might want to straighten it up for Shikamaru."
I caught it with one hand, and began walking as I brushed my hair. It took me a moment to realize what she said, and when I realized, I turned to her, and nearly yelled "The HELL are you talking about!" Ino only giggled as she ran ahead, saying "I'm only kidding."
With a sigh, I ran after her, preparing for the team meet up, continuing to brush as I went.
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When I got in, the first thing I saw was Naruto glaring at Sasuke on top of a desk, with a bunch of Sasuke's fan girls glaring at him. I smiled, thanking whatever gods were smiling down on Naruto that he was able to become a Shinobi after all. I made my way down, yelling "Naruto! Stop glaring at Sasuke-san. Not worth the fan girls glaring at you."
Naruto sighed, and hopped off the desk, while Sasuke's fan girls screamed at me as much as they had at Naruto. Naruto turned and stuck his tongue out at them as he pulled down on the skin just bellow his eyes. I grinned as we made our way to the back, where Chouji and Shikamaru were sitting.
As I sat down, Shikamaru grinned saying "Nice display you put on there. You riled up the fan girls good." I smiled and nodded, saying "That's the plan. Hope Ino didn't mind to much though… on second thought, she did pull and mess up my hair…" I lifted my hand up to my hair and gave it a pat down. "Speaking of which, INO!" I yelled, getting the girls attention "CATCH!" Poor Ino barely caught it. Good thing she did, or else it would have hit her face.
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"Alright class, settle down. I'm going to name off the squads" Iruka said as he entered the room. Naruto shot up from his sleepy position, yelling out "EHHHHH! SQUADS!? I COULD TOTA-" and that's as far as he got before I pulled him down and back into his seat. "Naruto, you can complain all you want after he gives out the squads." Shikamaru groaned out as Naruto let out a huff.
I sighed, as I turned around and began to pay attention to what Iruka-Sensei had to say. As I listened, I became more and more hopeful to be on a team with at least one of my friends. Group one went by with nothing, followed by two, three, four… "Alright, now it's time for Team 7." I shot to attention at this. Something began to tingle in the back of my mind, what felt like a lost memory trying to resurface.
"The members will be…" I leaned forward as I began to listen more intently "… Josei…" I grinned as I sat up a bit more "…Uzumaki Naruto…" Naruto gave his patented foxy grin as we high fived "…and Uchiha Sasuke." At this both me and Naruto's heads hit the desk. Shooting up from his seat, Naruto pointed down to Iruka, yelling "OBJECTION! WHY IS A TOP GRADE STUDENT BEING PAIRED UP WITH THIS SLACKER!" Iruka pinched the bridge of his nose "Because, Naruto, we're balancing the teams so they are all balanced. You had the lowest scores, while Sasuke had the highest average. Josei is on your team so no one get's distracted by Sasuke. Now, sit down so I can continue." Naruto sighed as he sat down, grumpy as he could ever be.
Over the course of the next couple minutes, I learned that Ino, Shika, and Chouji are all gonna be on one team. I smiled and gave the group a thumbs up. "You'll meet your Jounin-sensei soon. For now, you are dismissed, and are to return in an hour." And with that, everyone scattered. I looked to the group as I stood, saying "I'm going to drag Sasuke over to our group so he can eat with us. Naruto, you can come with me."
"Aaaaaaaaaw! Do I have to!" Naruto whined as he stood up and followed me in the direction Sasuke had skulked off "Yes. Ino, Shika, Chou, we'll meet you guys at the usual spot, ok?" Ino nodded, before I turned around. As we left the room, all I could hear were the yelps of their pain.
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It took us a bit longer to find Sasuke then we had thought. Turns out he was trying out a new hiding spot. I smiled, as I pat him on the shoulder, getting only a grunt as a response. "Sasuke-san" I asked as politely as I could "Wanna eat with me and Naruto, since we're on a team and all?" Sasuke gave us a look that said he would prefer to do anything BUT eat with us, be instead he said "I would prefer to do anything but eat with you two."
Well, that happened. I frowned, and said "Why not! Social activity is healthy! Besides, we'll be on the same team for who knows how long. Isn't it better to get along, or even tolerate each other, over fighting constantly?" Sasuke simply shrugged, going back to the food he was eating. Me and Naruto both glared daggers at him.
Naruto grinned evilly, as he looked to me, and said "Wait here." Before jumping in after him! I moved out of the way of the falling shudder, it locking on the inside preventing my entrance. So I did the only reasonable thing and tried to listen in. It sounded rough, like a ten man free for all.
By the time it opened back up, Naruto was grinning with a tied up Sasuke on his shoulders, his mouth gagged. As he was walking out though, a second Naruto followed, holding the last Uchiha's lunch. I raised both my eyebrows at this. I looked over to Naruto, and just as he was about to jump, I asked "Naruto, how is your clone holding something?"
Naruto grinned, and simply replied "It's the Kage Bunshin! Isn't it cool!" I nodded, saying "You gotta teach me that someday. It seems really useful." Naruto shook his head, saying "Nope! It's mine, and I'm going to be the only one here who knows it!" I gave him a frown, and stuck my tongue out at him.
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As I leaned back in a chair, I watched as Naruto stood on a stool trying to balance an eraser on the door, to try and trick our painfully late Sensei. I was disheartened to learn that Aunt Kurenai wasn't my sensei, but I was glad that Asuma was taking care of Ino's team. Now, we're the last group left. Sasuke shot me a nasty glare, while I smiled back at him.
As much as he dares not admit it, I know he enjoyed our bonding time.
Even if he threw a Shuriken at us.
Sasuke shot a glare at Naruto, his scowl more intense than normal. Naruto cackled like a mad man as he ran from the door, stool in hand. I rolled my eyes, though his pranks did give him good practice for escape and trap setting. Not long later, the door began to slide open. The three of us turned our heads to the door… only to see a masked, seemingly half blind, man walk through the door and have the eraser fall on his head.
Naruto's cackle resounded throughout the room, while I gave a grin in contempt. Heck, even Sasuke seemed to grin a little, but it shifted back into a scowl when I looked over at him. Man that kids annoying…
I turned back over to our new Sensei, as he looked down at the eraser, and drawled "Maaa… My first impression of you… not good. Meet me on the roof in five minutes." In a swirl of leaves, he was gone, leaving the leaves on the ground and probably a very upset janitor. I looked to the pair of Shinobi, and shrugged, saying "Well, shall we?" before begging to walk to the door.
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On the roof of the rectangular building, with both boys to either side of me, our sensei sighed, and asked "Alright, let's get to know each other. Tell me your likes, dislikes, hobbies, your dreams, that sort of thing. We'll start with…" he paused, before pointing to Naruto "you."
Naruto paused, as he furled his eyebrows. "Hey, hey! Why don't you introduce yourself first!" Our sensei simply shrugged "My name is Hatake Kakashi. I have no intention on telling you my likes or dislikes, you're not old enough to know my hobbies, and my dreams…" he gave a brief pause before "Alright, now it's your turn." Naruto gave him a scowl that I don't seem to see on his face very often, until he brightened up to his usual self.
Naruto jumped his feet, yelling to the heavens "Yosh! My name is Uzumaki Naruto! I like Ramen of all kinds, Iruka-sensei, pranks, and my friends! I hate the time it takes to wait for instant Ramen to cool, and Uchiha-teme! My hobbies comparing cup Ramens and spending time with friends! My dream is to become better than any Hokage, so the village has to recognize me!"
I smiled at his enthusiasm. 'I have no doubt that you'll be able to do that, Naruto.' As he sat down, I smiled and began "My name is Josei. I like my friends, especially Naruto and Ino, and training with my mom. I hate when Mom forces me to cook, and when she always beats me in our sparring. My hobbies include Taijutsu training, cloud watching with Shikamaru and Chouji, occasionally pranking with Naruto, and doing just about anything with Ino. My dream is…" well here's a predicament. What IS my dream. "… as for my dream, I don't really have one."
Kakashi raised an eyebrow at this, drawling out "Maa looks like we'll have to get you one, hm?" Sasuke didn't budge, as his elbows rested on his knees, his fingers interlocked to block out his lower face "My name is Uchiha Sasuke. There aren't many things I like, and many things I dislike. I have no Hobbies. I don't have a dream per-say… but more of an ambition. I wish to kill a certain man and to revive my clan."
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"Well aren't you a bucket of sunshine and rainbows?" I deadpanned, looking him dead in the eyes. Kakashi sighed, before saying "Meet me at training ground seven tomorrow for Survival training. Don't eat breakfast, or you'll puke." And with that he was off in the same swirl of leaves as before. I let out a content sigh as I stood and made my way out, saying "Well, that was nice. I'll see you two tomorrow."
Naruto gave me a wave before running off himself, though in a different direction. Where he's going, I don't know. Hopefully home, or maybe to Ichiraku.
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I woke up next morning on my own, a couple hours before dawn. Something you get taught in the Academy is to be able to control when you wake up and when you fall asleep. It's really useful. Anyways, I sat up and stretched, letting out a loud yawn before beginning to dress myself. I looked myself in the mirror that Mom put into my room, and sighed.
There were many times I wondered why I was shoved into this girl body. I stood in front of the mirror and frowned. 'I still want my old body back…' I thought to myself as I turned and continued to dress myself. I gave my hair a quick brush before running out the door. I paused, before running in to grab a quick bite to eat.
I remember what Kakashi said about we'll puke, but I know my body better than most, and I doubt I'll puke from a little training. Maybe if I was way younger. Regardless, I ran the door with my gear, ready to take on whatever test Kakashi had in store for us.
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So things turned out worse than I thought. How? Well, here's how it went. The three of us arrived at the training ground on time, just minding our own business. Kakashi-sensei arrived hours late, saying something about a black cat. He really needs a better excuse. He went on to explain why we were doing this, saying he needed to test us. The test had a 66% chance of failure.
Needless to say, it went horrible. Kakashi had us try to get a pair of bells, but whenever we tried to attack him, he beat us! Even while reading a book! Even Sasuke, who tried to set traps. Even when I reduced my weights to zero, he easily beat me. In the end, I was tied to the pole, with him saying that since I was easily beaten in my specialty, and the fact that I ate this morning, I wasn't allowed to eat.
And that's where we are now, me tied to a pole with Naruto and Sasuke eating. It looked so good too! "Guuuuuuuuys! Let me have soooooome!" I whined as I began to flail. Naruto grinned and stuck his tongue out at me. Sasuke only smirked, replying with "Maybe you'll think twice before tying someone up, then eating around them." I growled and began to flail some more.
After another moment, Naruto sighed as he stood up, his Bento Box in his hands as he took a piece between his chopsticks. "Open up! Time to eat!" Naruto declared. Yosh! Food! Sasuke frowned, glaring daggers at Naruto as he asked "Dobe, why are you giving her food?" Naruto smirked "Teme, if she's hungry, she won't be able to help get the bells!"
Eh?
"Explain?" Sasuke demanded
"Well, I've been thinkin. I almost got him with all my clones, right? And we were working on a team. So what if all three of us work together?" Naruto explained, giving a sagely nod to the group.
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"Naruto, where the hell did THAT come from?" Throughout my time knowing him, I've yet to see him use that kind of level headed thinking. Then again, maybe I'm just having a harder time remembering since I'm hungry. Naruto grinned, and began to give me some food. The moment I took a bite, however, Kakashi appeared, and damn did that guy look angry!
"DIDN'T I SAY NO FEEDING HER!?" He yelled "YOU BROKE AN IMPORTANT RULE!" Naruto shot up in fear, with me squirming against the pole. 'ohgodohgodohgodohgod' I thought to myself as I shook in fear. I couldn't even move. A flash of the Mizuki incident flashed, and I couldn't move. I couldn't resist.
Kakashi made a hand sign, and storm clouds began to roll in. Naruto stepped forward and yelled "OI OI! WE NEED JOSEI-CHAN AT FULL STRENGTH IF WE WANT TO GET THOSE BELLS!" Sasuke stood up and nodded, saying "For once, the Dobe's right. We need this Hakuchi."
Did Sasuke just call me an idiot?
"Yeah! So lay off! The three of us will fight you! 3 on 1!" I yelled back. I'd be damned if I just let this nuisance of a sensei win!
Kakashi smirked, as a grin took over his face. "You pass!" The three of us stopped dead in our tracks. "The entire goal of this test was to see teach you three to work as a group. Alone you three couldn't win, but together you stood a chance. Remember this: Those who abandon their mission are scum, but those who abandon their friends are worse than scum."
Kakashi took a Kunai and cut the rope binding me to the log, but I barely noticed. 'What the hell… I KNOW I've heard that before…' then the memories flooded back to me, and I remember all that had happened in the series. I had forgotten, even forgotten I had once known, but I remember now. 'this is weird. What could possibly-' "…Josei-chan? Josei-chan!"
I jumped in surprise as I finally noticed Kakashi snapping his fingers in front of my face. "Josei-chan, are you ok?" Kakashi asked as I finally snapped back to attention "Yeah, yeah… I'm fine. What's up?" Kakashhi sighed, as he informed me that we were all going to go get something to eat to celebrate. With us finally starting to do missions, I could only wonder what was going to happen.
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AN: I didn't know titles had a limit to their size until now, which is kinda annoying. I wonder if there's gonna be some super in-depth explanation of her memory loss and gain, or it's gonna be simple. Meh, who knows.
