"Speech"

'Thought'

"Summon speech"

'Summon thought'

Jutsu

Life Of An Uzumaki chapter 11.

It was the day of graduation at the ninja academy. Hikari, Kari, Tea, Haran, and the foreign exchange students, Buu and Sue. Counting them, they were twenty-seven other would-be genin.


"Last one, Uzumaki Hikari, please step into the adjacent room for your genin test." Said Kaburita.

"Hai."

Moments later, Hikari was standing before Iruka-sensei and Kaburita-sensei.

"All right, Hikari. First test shall be a written test."

Hikari easily passes this portion.

"Next is the kunai and/or shuriken accuracy test. 5 shuriken and five kunai will be given. Your test is to use these projectiles and strike one of the ten bulls eye with at least 4 shuriken and four kunai."

Hikari activates Byakygen and grabs all ten throwing weapons, and strikes a bullseye with each one.

"Excellent, Hikari. Now, the third and final portion of this test, in order to receive this headband, you must perform an academy level jutsu. We are looking for bunshin."

'Bunshin? Simple enough.'

"Bunshin no jutsu!"

A dead looking bunshin appears. Iruka was about to fail her when she interrupted.

"Wait, let me try one more time. Kage bunshin no jutsu!"

This time, the examination room is filled with Hikari. "Excellent, you pass."


Hikari, Kari, Tea, Haran, Buu, Sue, and 6 others managed to pass.

"All right, as of right now, you are no longer academy shinobi in training. The twelve of you have passed the exam. Tomorrow, we will announce the teams. Get used to working together."


"All right, I have your team assignments. Team 1 consists of…team 2 consists of…team three will consist of Uzumaki Hikari, Uchiha Kari, and Hyuga Haran, and your instructor will be Hyuga Hanabi. Team 4 consists of the members, Nara Buu and Sue, and Akamichi Tea. Your jounin instructor will be…Saritobi Konohamaru and Saritobi Kohari."


Team three found themselves on the rooftop, where Hanabi-sensei introduced herself.

"My name is Hyuga Hanabi, or Hanabi-sensei. I like my mother, Hyuga Hikari, and I dislike the way things are run in the Hyuga family. My dream for the future is to help my mom change the Hyuga clan. My hobbies include visiting my sister, and training. Who's next? Ah you Hyuga."

"Me? My name is Hyuga Haran. I am a weapon's specialist, but can use the jyuken style very well. I like my father's female half, and my mother. I dislike my father's disciplinary measures. My dream for the future is to surpass my mother in weaponry when she was in her prime. Hobbies include humiliating my father."

"My name is Uchiha Kari. Like Haran, I like my father's feminine side and my mother, even though she has a big forehead, and my aunt Itari…"

-At the Uchiha clan residence-

Everyone of the Uchiha's (Sasuke, Sakura, and Itari) sneeze, while playing a game of silence. They all lost.

-Back to the rooftop-

"I dislike my father's use of discipline, although I admit that he is a very good sensei who teaches me some katon jutsu. My dreams for the future are to help my father rebuild the clan. No hobbies."

"My turn. My name is Uzumaki Hikari. I am the oldest sibling, and am an older sister to Aiko. I love my mothers. I dislike how my mother's are sometimes treated in the village, even though my mother is the Rokudaime. My dream is to surpass my mother, and become one of, if not, the most powerful kunoichi in this village, and maybe the world! My hobbies include playing mild pranks on unsuspecting villagers."

""OK, team 3. Meet me at the third training ground tomorrow at 0900 hours. We are going to have a test that determines whether or not you three become official genin, because out of the twelve students that passed, only 6 will become genin. The rest will be sent back to the academy, which means that my test has a fifty percent pass or fail rate."

All of the aspiring shinobi gulp.

"The test will be tomorrow, at the appointed time and place. Oh yeah, I suggest that you don't eat breakfast, or you'll puke."


The following morning, team three meet at the third training grounds at about 0900 hours, followed by Hinata, with Aiko following behind her back. Hanabi appeared.

"Good, all three of you are here, and not a second late…hmm? Hinata-nee-chan, what are you doing here?"

"Can't a mother watch her daughter become a genin?"

"Yeah of course. Now, your objective today is to take one of these two bells by noon. The one who doesn't get it gets tied to one of these three stumps, and doesn't get lunch, and I'll eat your lunch in front of you."

Two stomachs, belonging to Kari and Haran, growl. 'So that's why she told us not to eat breakfast.'

The third stomach belonging to Hikari. 'Glad I ate some ramen at 0800…'

"Ready? Begin!"

Kari and Haran scatter. 'So it's true what my mother said to me yesterday…'—Flashback-

"Ah Hanabi is your sensei?"

"If her genin test is anything like mine…eat breakfast tomorrow."

"But Hanabi-sensei said not to eat breakfast."

"Her test is the bell test, she will have two bells. Your job is to steal the bells from her, working together. The secret is teamwork!"

-End flashback-

'Teamwork…it's so obvious! But it seems that my teammates overlook this fact. If we want to pass, we'll have to work together, which means, that I got to find Kari and Haran as soon as possible!'

Hikari disappears into the trees. Hinata and Hanabi sigh.


Hikari finds Kari in the trees, warily watching Hanabi.

"Hello, Kari."

Kari, caught by surprise, almost falls off the tree, but steadies herself just in time. 'But how did she sneak up on me? I couldn't even sense her!'

"What do you want, Hikari? I need to get one of those bells."

"Don't you see? How can genin like us beat a jounin solo?"

"…"

"You can't. The secret to this test is teamwork."

"She's right you know."

"Oh Ginjitsune! What are you doing here?"

"I've been sent by Natsuki o watch over you. Then I am to lead you to her office, where she will give you the contract for summoning your kin, the kitsune."

"Sounds good."

"OK, Hikari, I agree with you. We must work together to defeat Hanabi-sensei. Now we have to tell Haran."

"You already did. I agree with Hikari and Ginjitsune."


'It's been about an hour. They better hurry it up.'

Hikari appears with a kitsune by her side.

"Hey, Hanabi-sensei! Let's you and me, go one on two, for I am fighting with Ginjitsune."

'Can she be this dense?'

"Fine, lesson number 1, taijutsu. Come at me."

To Hanabi's surprise, Ginjitsune and Hikari seemingly become blurs, as Hanabi feels an impact on her gut.

Hanabi and Hikari engage in a jyuken fight.. Hanabi is so distracted, that she barely hears Kari, as she performs a jutsu. "Fire style! Fireball jutsu!"

Before Hanabi can react, she finds herself binded in place by Hikari, as the fireball engulfs all three of them. When the smoke clears, Hanabi had used Kawirami replacing herself with a smoked log.

'Tsk tsk tsk. Attacking your own teammate…'

Hikari and Ginjitsune disappear in a cloud of smoke. 'Kage bunshin?'

Haran, Hikari, and Kari surround Hanabi. 'Hmm, good teamwork.'

Hanabi defends herself as best as she could. Team 3 all rush her at the same time.

"Hakke shou kaiten!"

The spinning dome of blue chakra repels everyone. Hanabi saw that all three of her would be genin were knocked unconscious. 'Opps?'

All three disappear in a cloud of smoke. 'What? Kage bunshin and Henge?'

A rumbling shakes the earth, all of a sudden, all members of team 3 emerge from underground. "Uchiha!" Kari kicks Hanabi toward Haran. "Hyuga" Haran kicks Hanabi up into the air, where she meets Hikari. "Uzumaki rendan!" She cries out as she axe kicks Hanabi to the ground. Hanabi slowly wobbles to her feet, just when the timer rang. "All three of you have excellent teamwork, but you were unable to get a bell. But it don't matter, you know? Cause all three of you pass! Before you all go…"

"Wait a minute, Hanabi. Who says that they didn't get a bell?"

Hanabi looks at her belt, and the bells are missing. Ginjitsune grabbed them.

"Well this is a surprise! Let's have some lunch."


Hikari insisted on eating at Icharaku's, so that's where team 3 found themselves at. Luckily, Hikari did not receive her mother's passion for all things ramen related, so she only had two bowls, while Kari, Haran, and Hanabi all had one bowl each.


Both Konohamaru and Hanabi reported to the Rokudaime's office, to report that their team have passed, and that they are ready to have missions for their team.


Hinata, Natsuki, Hikari, and Aiko were shopping, for it was Aiko's fifth birthday the next day. They were able to buy anything at a huge discount, for Natsuki was the Rokudaime. Aiko had fallen asleep, and Hikari was requested to take her home, while Hinata and Natsuki continued their shopping, after Aiko had pointed out something's that she wanted.


Aiko was five years old. She remembered that it was her birthday.

'Yay me.' She thought. (A/N She does not clap her hands like a certain London Tipton from The Suite Life) She looked at her bed side alarm clock. '0800 hours…that stupid alarm, didn't wake me up!'

Aiko got up, and went into her restroom, in order to do her morning routines. Meanwhile, every kunoichi of Konoha older then thirteen, felt bad cramps. (Natsuki, Hinata, Hyuga Hikari, Uzumaki Hikari, Kari, Sasurita, Sakura, Nejita, Tenten, Cho, Ino, Tea, Orochi, Kaburita, Iruka, Karita, Gaita, Jirai, Itari, Ebi, Shikarita, Lea, Kohari, Kisari, Shina, Kurita, Tsunade, Shizune, Hyuga council of elders, Kiki, and Hanabi)

They were all going through their periods, but other then a few, such as Uzumaki Hikari, they were all used to it, and had pads ready.


Uzumaki Hikari woke up with bloody sheets. Naturally, she had no idea why, so she did the first logical thing that came to her mind. She screamed.

"Kaa-san!"

Instantly, Hinata and Natsuki appeared by her side, and saw the bloody sheets.

"Don't worry, Hikari. For all girls thirteen and older, it's natural to wake up with bloody sheets. You are going through your period, as are we. However, to prevent bloody sheets, take this package of pads, and wash up. We'll change your bedsheets."


Aiko heard her sister scream, as she stepped out of the restroom, in a pure white dress. She immediately rushed over to her sister's room, just in time to see Natsuki enter the room with a fresh bedsheet. Moments later, Hinata exited the room with the bloody bedsheet.

"Is nee-chan all right?" Asked Aiko, momentarily forgetting about her birthday.

"Yes, she's all right. She just needs to wash up. She just had her period."

"Mommy, what's a period?"


After explaining to Aiko what a period is, Hikari stepped out of her room.

"Nee-san, are you all right?"

"Yes imouto. I'm all right."

Moments later, Natsuki yelled from downstairs. "Yo, we have nothing to cook for breakfast, so we're eating out! Get ready, we leave in ten minutes!"

While putting on her sandals, Aiko asked her mother. "Where are we going?"

"It's a secret."


The whole Uzumaki family were on their way somewhere that Aiko didn't know. Of course, Hikari knew, but didn't say anything. Finally, they arrived. "What's this place?"

"You'll find out once we get inside…"


"SURPRISE!"

Aiko blinked. They had arrived at Chuck E Cheeses. Everyone that she knew was there. Obviously, her family, Hikari' genin cell and their families, Hanabi, and most surprisingly. "Riku?"

The 8 year old nodded, and then was hugged by Aiko. "Riku-kun! I missed you!"

"I missed you too, Aiko-chan. You remind me of the morning sun."

'That's her name, Riku.' Thought everyone present.

In all of the excitement, Aiko didn't notice Gaara and Kiki, but they didn't mind much.

Everyone had fun. Riku was showing Aiko how to play some of the arcade games, which Aiko picked up on really quickly, and could now give Riku a run for his money. Everyone was playing a game, but mostly, everyone later gathered to watch Hinata and Natsuki play a certain game, Dance Dance Revolution Ninja Style. The game involved faster movements and chakra. They held the top score for the game, scoring Perfect after Perfect.


It was time for lunch. They were served pizza, which everyone ate a slice or two. To Aiko's surprise, all of the tickets that everyone won, some 2500 tickets, were given to her. So she selected from the vender some sturdy mesh armor, which grew with her, along with a sword. The birthday cake arrived, and everyone sang. Then they all had a slice of the Ice Cream Cake.


Later that night, Aiko went to bed smiling, very happy with her parents gift, a precious light blue pendent, which opened up to reveal all of her family. Both Aiko and Hikari had signed the Kitsune summoning contract.


A/N This chapter came to me just this morning. It was completed just now, and has been spellchecked. Chuck E Cheeses, bet no one was expecting that. Read and review. Laterz.