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"Speech"
'Thought/Mental Speech'
"Bijuu Speech"
'Bijuu Thoughts'
"Techniques"
(Translations)
Scene Shift
Chapter 10: Three Years Later
"You're getting better, Sabrina. You just need to work on the smaller details," informed a redheaded teen to a silver haired one.
"What do you mean by 'smaller' details, sempai?" asked the silver haired one.
"Well for starters, in the bottom left corner, the array is missing the kanji for 'trigger' and the top right is missing the one for 'launch'."
The silver haired girl looked closer to the seal tag she was working on and her eyes widened in surprise at her mistake. She quickly took out a brush and put in the needed markings before she looked to her tutor expectantly. He looked it over with his amethyst eyes before he smiled and nodded.
"Good work. You now have a working Kunai Seisha Fuiin (Kunai Volley Seal). Keep practicing and show me that you can make it in less than three minutes. If you can by next week, we'll move on to the next seal."
The girl smiled brightly to her tutor and nodded excitedly. "I will, just you wait sempai!" She then bowed respectfully before she ran off. "I gotta get to class now! We're being assigned teams today! I'll see you later, Naruto-sempai."
Naruto waved bye to the girl with a smile. Her name was Naiteki Sabrina, a new Genin who Naruto met when he was shopping for some fuinjutsu supplies. He had helped her in the store by pointing out which ink and papers were the best to use and she thanked him for it. After their shopping, he asked if she had been studying fuinjutsu for a while and she said that she had been for about three years. The Uzumaki then asked her to show him her best seal and she complied by presenting a modified Bakudan Fuiin (Bomb Seal). Naruto was impressed with her work but then pointed out some minor flaws that would lessen the effectiveness and helped her fix it.
After helping her, she asked him to show her his best seal and Naruto showed her his Dōka Fuiin (Assimilation Seal) and had it merge his arm with wood from a tree. Her eyes probably broke records with how wide they were and she was quick to ask him to tutor her in the sealing arts. Naruto was unsure if he was teaching material, but he saw the eagerness and determination in her eyes. Naruto had that look many times and he knew that she would never back down from this. So, he agreed to help her every week since she was still in the Academy.
That was half a year ago and Naruto was never more proud of his student. Reina knew of his tutoring and she approved of it; even encouraged it. Her reasoning was that if he learned at an early age what it's like to pass on something, like teachings, to another person, he'd be more ready for it when he became a Jonin Instructor.
Naruto kept his smile as he left the clearing they were in and made his way to Training Ground 13. When he arrived, he saw Uta and Midna discussing battle tactics in case they ever went on another C-Rank Mission. Over the three years, Team 13 had done the required 20 D-Rank Missions needed to take C-Ranks and then focused solely on C-Ranks. Their mission record was 20 D-Ranks and 9 C-Ranks.
The team also had two chances to take the Chunin Exams in Suna or Kumo, but they turned them down. Naruto didn't want to because he made a promise with Fuu to take them when she came to take them in Konoha. Uta and Midna decided not to because they didn't want to leave Naruto behind and they wanted to take them with Fuu as well. Uta had told Midna all about the Nanabi Jinchuriki, even the fact that the greenette had a crush on Naruto, and the two wanted to take them with their friend/rival.
Speaking of crushes, Midna had admitted to liking Naruto after their first year of being Genin. The teen didn't know what to do since he liked Uta, but he also liked Midna and he couldn't choose between them. Fortunately, Reina explained to him that, since he's the last of the Uzumaki Clan, he falls under the Clan Restoration Act. When the redhead asked Hiruzen for details on it, he informed the boy that when he reached a certain age that he needed a minimum of three wives with a maximum of five to help restore his clan. While he stood in the office in shock, Midna took the opportunity to mash her lips with his in hopes of showing him how much he meant to her.
After he got out of his daze from the lip lock, he asked Uta what she thought since she was the first to show him that kind of affection. Uta smiled to him and told him that she had no problems with it as long as she had the final say on who else joined the "Naru-Harem". The Uzumaki turned bright red at the moniker while everyone else laughed at his red face.
He shook out of his reminiscing and went over to his teammates. The three 14yr olds had received plenty of recognition among the shinobi ranks the elite Genin Team. Team 10 took the Chunin Exams a year and a half ago at Suna and they all were able to get promoted to Chunin. Neji and Naruto had become good friends and rivals over the years, even if the Hyuuga was higher ranked then the Uzumaki. The Hyuuga even restored his relationship with his uncle and cousins, much to Hiashi's relief. After explaining the truth of what happened the night of the incident, Neji understood that his father had indeed defied his fate and that he actually died with a smile. When Hiashi asked for forgiveness concerning Hizashi's death, Neji was able to after about a day of thinking it over.
"Hey, Naruto-kun," Midna called out.
"Reina-sensei isn't here yet, so we were working on strategies in case we have another C-Rank Mission," Uta explained.
Naruto nodded as he sat down next to them and the team worked on the battle tactics.
Academy Roof
"Alright, first off I want you all to introduce yourselves. You know, likes and dislikes, hobbies, and dreams," stated a silver haired Jonin named Hatake Kakashi to team seven.
"Could you give us an example, sensei?" asked Haruno Sakura, a pinkette Genin hopeful.
"Sure. Let's see, my name is Hatake Kakashi. I like a lot of things just as I dislike many things. I have plenty of hobbies and my dreams…are not important," he said with his patented eye-smile.
The team all had one single thought. 'All we learned was his name…'
"Okay, your turn Pinky."
Sakura's eye twitched at the name. "My name is Haruno Sakura. My likes are…" she looked to Uchiha Sasuke with a blush on her face. "My dislikes are Ino-pig and Kiba-baka. My hobbies are…" she looked to Sasuke with an even bigger blush. "And my dreams are…" she looked to the Uchiha again but squealed in excitement, making the others sweatdrop and Sasuke slide a little away from her.
"O…kay? Let's move on to you, Mr. Brooder."
Uchiha Sasuke, survivor of the Uchiha Massacre and last of his clan, scowled at the nickname. "My name is Uchiha Sasuke. There aren't many things I like, so I have plenty of dislikes. I have no hobbies aside from getting stronger. And my so-called dream is an ambition. I'm going to restore my clan and kill a certain man."
'Wow… So cool,' thought Sakura while the other two sighed at the Uchiha.
"Alright, last but not least is you, Chroma," Kakashi said, making their last teammate roll her blue and green eyes.
"My name is Naiteki Sabrina, and yes I have heterochromia, Mr. Cyclops," she started while Kakashi eye-smiled at the nickname. "I love my mother and the sealing arts. I like my sempai for all he's done in helping me improve and the time I spend with him since he's also my friend. I dislike those who mistreat others, rapists, and abusers. I also dislike those who see my sempai as a monster. My hobbies are studying fuinjutsu and cooking with my mother. As for my dreams, I want to be seen as a Seal Master someday, like Yondaime-sama and the Uzumaki Clan."
Kakashi looked to be in thought at her introduction before his eye widened in realization. 'So, Naruto decided to teach Sabrina a few things, huh? Well, if there's anyone she could get the best help from then it's got to be him. I heard that he's getting close to Jiraiya's level.' He then gave Sabrina an eye-smile and asked, "How long have you been learning from one of Konoha's elite Genin?"
Sasuke gained a slightly interested look at the term "elite" and looked to Sabrina as well. "Well, we met half a year ago and he helped me with a seal I was working on. After that, he showed me this amazing seal he came up with and I asked him to tutor me! The seal he showed me was so cool! It made his skin fuse with wood from a tree and his fist was strong enough to break through another tree!"
Kakashi looked impressed at her statement while Sasuke looked intrigued and Sakura mentally scoffed. So what if he could break a tree with a wooden fist? Her Sasuke-kun could do it with his bare hand!
"Anyway, now that introductions are out of the way, let me tell you what to expect now that you three graduated."
With Team 13 the Next Day
"Again!" yelled Reina as her students flew through handseals and launched their respective jutsu.
"Katon: Goukakyuu no Jutsu (Grand Fireball)!" cried out Midna as she shot a huge sphere of flame that was the size of two men in diameter.
"Doton: Doryūsō no Jutsu (Earth Flow Spears)!" yelled Uta as the earth in front of her shot forward as a small wave of spikes.
"Fuuton: Shinkūjin (Vacuum Blade)!" Naruto cried as he launched a shuriken surrounded by razor sharp wind.
The fireball tore through the ground and engulfed the wooden test dummy in its flames. The target next to it was skewered by the many earthen spears. The last target was cut cleanly by the wind powered shuriken and the team saw the top half slowly slide off and fall off the bottom half.
"Nice work, you three," Reina praised while her students smiled to her.
"Whoa…" came the voice of Sabrina as she sat in a tree. "That was amazing! You guys destroyed those test dummies easily!"
"Hey Sabrina!" Naruto greeted with a grin. "Did you pass your Genin Exam?"
"Yea, my teammates and I- Wait a minute! You knew we'd have to take another test?!" Her answer was Naruto's grin growing slightly. "Why didn't you tell me, sempai?"
"I can't give you all the answers, Sabrina," Naruto told her. "Most of the time, you and your team will go into a mission blind and without much info. You need to be ready for that."
She nodded. "Okay, I get it. So, will you still be teaching me fuinjutsu now that I'm on a team?"
"Of course I will! I won't stop teaching ya just because you have a Jonin Instructor!" he replied with a smirk. "Besides, where else are you gonna learn fuinjutsu?"
Sabrina smiled and nodded. "Thanks, sempai."
"So, who did you get for teammates and a sensei, Sabrina?" asked Reina.
"My teammates are Haruno Sakura and Uchiha Sasuke while my sensei is Hatake Kakashi."
"Oh man, you got the emo kid?" asked Midna since she saw how Sasuke acted. "That sucks…"
"It's not that bad. Sasuke may be cold and uncaring, but he is still a skilled Genin. He just needs to open up more."
"I doubt he'll do that so easily though," Uta commented. "All he thinks about is killing his older brother."
Reina scoffed. "It'll take a long time before that gaki could even have a chance at getting Itachi. I'm more interested in your teacher. Kakashi isn't known to taking students. He's more of the lone wolf type."
"Yea… Sensei did seem out of his comfort zone when he passed us. He even had a shocked look on his face as if he was expecting us to fail…"
"Well, he's one of Minato's students so you should be able to learn something from him."
"He was taught by tou-san?" asked Naruto.
"Yep… After losing his teammates and eventually Minato, Kakashi joined ANBU for many years. Sarutobi probably forced him out of it so that he could stop distracting himself with so many high class missions."
"You know, it's rude to talk about someone when you don't know the full story," said a voice from another tree. The group of five looked to see the Copy-Nin sitting on a tree branch and reading his Icha Icha. "Yo," he said with a lazy wave.
Reina's eye twitched at the book while the others looked to the man with deadpan stares. "He's reading porn, isn't he?" asked Midna to Sabrina, who nodded in affirmative.
"Hey, this isn't porn! This is art made by Jiraiya-sama himself!" defended the Cyclops.
"Right…" deadpanned the teens in unison.
"And I'm the Tooth Fairy," Midna said sarcastically, making Kakashi's visible eye twitch.
'Hatake," began Reina as an aura of death surrounded her. "You better put away that book before I remove what makes you a man and make you eat it through a straw."
Kakashi paled at the thought before he quickly put away the book. Like Kushina and many other kunoichi in the village, Reina was a serious pervert basher. Any pervert who came on to her would be beaten into the ground in a flash. Her record so far was 2.37 seconds.
The teens snickered at Kakashi's obedience and whistled innocently when he glared at them. "Anyway, I came to tell Sabrina that we have a team meeting tomorrow morning at 7am."
The silver haired girl scoffed. "More like 9am or later," she muttered, making the others snicker.
Kakashi ignored the comment before he disappeared in a swirl of leaves. "Well, I think that's enough training for the day. I'll see you all tomorrow; same time. Naruto, I'll see you at home," Reina said before she left in a swirl of water.
"So, who else passed, Sabrina?" asked Uta.
"Well, it was mainly the Clan Heirs and Heiresses. There was Aburame Shino, Akamichi Choji, Hyuuga Hinata, Inuzuka Kiba, Nara Shikamaru, and Yamanaka Ino. Shino was placed on a team with Hinata and Kiba under Yuhi Kurenai while Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji were placed on one under Sarutobi Asuma."
"What do you think of them skill wise?" asked her sempai.
"Well, I think Hinata's team could easily pass for a Tracker Squad while the other three seem to be the second coming of the Ino-Shika-Cho Trio. In all honesty, I think that they'll be in this year's Chunin Exams in hopes of representing Konoha and their clans."
"Well, at least we have the advantage in experience, right?" asked Midna to her teammates.
Both smiled to her and nodded. "Yea, we do. Especially with the C-Rank Missions we have under our belt," Uta said.
"Speaking of missions, Sabrina be prepared to be disappointed about your starting missions," Naruto addressed his pupil.
"Why would I be disappointed?"
The others gave her deadpan looks before they said as one, "Because they're just chores…"
Throughout the entire village, everyone heard a yell of "WHAT?!"
(End)
Next Time: Team 13 is called on as back up for a certain mission! Stay Tuned!