Chiyoko's Goal

"I hate my life, I hate my life, I hate my life. Is it just me, or is everything going downhill? I wouldn't be surprised if my teammates are...

Naruto and Sasuke." Who are proceeding to stare each other into oblivion. Well, at least Naruto is trying to make Sasuke disappear with the sheer willpower of the mind. Sasuke has resumed his stoic position, fingers interlaced.

The instructor called for silence and began tallying off names into groups of three.

"Team one... Team two... Team three..." And so on.

Then he got to Team seven.

"Team seven. Uzamaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke - " Naruto groaned. "and Kuro Chiyoko."

Damn. I guess if Naruto can have staring powers, Chiyoko can somehow predict the future. Chiyoko lowered her head to her desk, covering her head with her arms. Naruto was switching back his angry glance from Sasuke and Chiyoko while Sasuke had closed his eyes and set his eyebrows in an angry V. Naruto had considered both Chiyoko and Sasuke a threat, considering that they were both exceptional ninja compared to the rest of the class. Naruto stood up in anger.

"I have to be with him?! I don't want to be on the same team as him!" Naruto yelled, pointing an accusing finger at Sasuke. Sasuke merely opened his eyes and gave Naruto a disgusting look before returning to his former position.

As the instructor calmed Naruto down and told him that the teams could not be rearranged, Chiyoko was cursing herself, again.

I hate my life, I hate my life! Chiyoko screamed in her mind. The stupid, bone-headed, colour-blind, retarded, incompetent ninja Naruto and the anti-social, 'I'm all that', emo, egoistic, unemotional Uchiha. WHY?! It was bad enough that Chiyoko didn't appreciate anyone in this graduating class, but why did she have to be lumped in with the people she detested most? And those two people absolutely hate each other! Chiyoko just wanted to become a puddle and piddle underneath the door. Her life could not get any worse.

Oh, nevermind. Another thing to make Chiyoko's life worse. ALL the girls in the class were administering death glares in her direction. Really, think about it. Just a second ago, Chiyoko was the cause of Sasuke's lips being claimed by Naruto, and now she has also taken a spot on his team, which all the girls were desperate for. When this was over, she was going to dig herself a hole and die in it.

"We decided," the instructor explained to Naruto, "that it would be interesting and beneficial for you to be on the team with the two best shinobi in class. Perhaps you'll actually learn something from them." He continued to reel out names.

After everyone had been assigned their teammates, the senseis were to come in and take them elsewhere for introductions and such. Chiyoko, Sasuke and Naruto were the last ones waiting and they were still waiting a good half hour later.

"He's late! Our sensei's late!" Naruto complained.

"Oh, really? I never noticed." Chiyoko said sarcastically.

"This isn't right; he's a Jonin so he shouldn't be late. I'll show him."

Naruto took a chalkboard eraser and wedged it in between the door frame and the door itself at the very top [A Japanese style sliding door, in case you forgot :P]. He snickered and proceeded to wait, sitting on a desk.

"He's a Jonin, he would never fall for that." Sasuke said. He was annoyed as hell about their sensei's lateness, but he didn't show it.

"We don't want him hating us. Haven't you ever heard of the saying 'first impressions stick'? And that's such a childish thing to do." Chiyoko said as she got up and removed the eraser from the door. She stood in front of it, hand on her hip and was about to speak when there was a voice from behind her.

"I believe you are in my way."

Chiyoko skidded away from the door, startled, and span around to see who the voice belonged to. At the same time, the man walked in and as Chiyoko span, she wacked him in the face with the eraser.

Oh damn.

One cheek slightly paler than the other, the man said in a cheery voice, "I've decided that... I hate you all." All three of them were instantly downcast. Chiyoko felt absolutely terrible. She wasn't sure how long she could keep this up. Her composure was falling apart.

As they walked out of the building, following their sensei, Naruto and Sasuke were emanating very dark auras. Chiyoko was being mentally attacked by their emotions. Thinking about emotions, she decided to get a head start on knowing their sensei. His name was Hatake Kakashi and all of his face was covered except for his right eye. But Chiyoko had seen that eye when he had walked in, so she quickly tapped into his feelings.

He was half-amused, part-bored and part-annoyed. He didn't seem very enthusiastic about being a sensei. Or at least, he wasn't enthusiastic about being their sensei. There were no actually feelings of dislike though, which confused Chiyoko. Was he lying then, when he said that he hated us? His light and aloof mood passed over to Chiyoko like a contagious disease and her mood lightened. Perhaps, if Kakashi-sensei doesn't actually hate them, they have a chance at making good first impressions?

They arrived at their destination. A circular balcony atop a building with a canopy.

"For starters," Kakashi-sensei said, "Tell me your likes and dislikes. Let's start with you Sasuke."

Sasuke paused for a moment. "I dislike many things and there aren't many things that I like."

"Okay then. Naruto?"

Naruto sat up straight. "I like ramen! And I don't like him." He pointed at Sasuke.

"Interesting. Chiyoko, what about you?"

"There are tonnes of things that I like. What I don't like... is incompetence, and arrogance." Chiyoko replied, subtly implying about her teammates weaknesses.

"All right then. Next, tell me your number one goal in life."

"My goal," Naruto jumped in, "Is to become HOKAGE!"

Kakashi-sensei made no comment and looked at Sasuke.

"My goal," Sasuke said ominously, "Is to kill a certain man."

A pallor of doom descended on them, except for Chiyoko who was concentrating on Kakashi-sensei's still enlightened mood.

"My goal," Chiyoko began, "Is to..."

Now that Chiyoko had thought about it, she had already accomplished her goal. She had found out about her mother (even though the answer wasn't what she expected it to be). She was going to search for her mother by becoming a strong ninja so she could survive through the many trials she envisioned that she would face when she was a child, but that seemed ridiculous. Although now, since her mother is a demon, she would be facing many difficulties trying to find her. And she still wanted to find her.

"Is to find a special someone."

"Hm, do you two care to enlighten us on who it is you search for?" Kakashi-sensei addressed Sasuke and Chiyoko.

"No," Sasuke replied and at the same time, "absolutely not," was Chiyoko's reply.

"Okay then. As for me, I don't like you, I like to read and I'm not going to tell you my goal in life."

The three genin sweat-dropped. What is with their sensei?

After Kakashi-sensei explained their first training session (at 5:00 a.m. and no breakfast), he dismissed the genin.

"Be sure not to be late!" The three of them obtained an angry vein on their heads, "And..." He stepped up behind the three before they walked down the stairs, "I do hope that you don't plan on leaving any time soon to complete your goals, especially if the people you are looking for are very strong. Say, for example, a missing-nin - " Sasuke flinched, "Or a demon - " Chiyoko winced, "going after them would be reckless and suicidal, right Chiyoko?"

Chiyoko jumped a little in surprise.

"Uh, yeah! Of course. It would be pretty, um, I mean, very stupid and uh, kind of... ridiculous..." She nervously scratched the back of her head with a fake smile. Chiyoko was still sensing his emotions. Kakashi-sensei had a feeling of satisfaction and a feeling almost like dread. Chiyoko felt the same kind of dread and not because she could sense his emotions.

He knows, he knows!

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