~Hidden Mist~
One day was all that separated them from becoming genin "This sucks" Suigetsu groaned not liking that they still had homework even when the next day they would be taking the academy graduation exam.
"Agreed, our sensei really needs to be evaluated by Mizukage-sama cause this, this is not funny anymore" Haku grimaced, glaring over his shoulder at the academy building as they left it behind, heading back to the house they always met at which was Suigetsu's.
Beside him the lone survivor of the Kaguya Clan nodded "Madness, lucky Sakura who got freed of all homework this entire work" Kimimaro sighed torn between feeling happy for his friend or jealous that she hadn't got saddled with bloody homework this past four days.
"Is that any way to act, some future genin you three are going to be, suck it up boys, get the homework done and then it'll be over tomorrow" Mangetsu snorted as he caught up with them on the way to his house, thanking kami that his missions for the day were over as well.
The three young boys jolted in shock "Ni-san that was mean, don't ever sneak up on us again" the pale blue haired preteen whined "Could you teach me how to make use of my senses so this doesn't happen again" he asked in the same breath.
Mangetsu stared at his little brother with something akin to amusement or concern he wasn't sure but before he knew it he was nodding "Then you'll have to instruct us as well because I don't fancy being scared out of my wits ever again" the raven haired teenager winced.
Kimimaro nodding along "Very well but just so you know it's not going to be easy" the white haired adult warned carefully, getting the feeling that he would end up teaching the boys a lot more than just using their senses.
"We are aware of that Mangetsu-san, but in order for us to see Sakura again someday it's a necessary sacrifice we have to make" the snowy haired teenager admitted quietly, knowing that they all three had to improve before they could meet their friend again.
Upon reaching the house they were greeted with a slightly smaller shark summons with pupilless red eyes than usual "Sebire apologizes for being late, she got a little lost so here's the letters she was sent to deliver and Sebire's been asked to stay for a return letter" the shark squeaked.
Placing down four individual letters, the oldest bent and scooped the scrolls up before handing them to their intended receiver "Don't worry about it so much Sebire-san, we understand" and then Mangetsu patted the little shark on the head and got to reading his letter like the others.
~Mangetsu-san
Sorry to hear about Kubikiribocho, I mean I know you said you felt as if someone was watching you plotting to steal it but I didn't actually think it would happen, Aunt Mei knows and I'll also be on the lookout for it just in case.
Anyway thank you so much for the summons scroll yet again, Era-chan, Biyoku-kun and now Sebire-chan have all been a big help with my training and ability to send letters without getting mixed up again.
Hope everything is going well in Mist and that Suigetsu's not driving you to plead insanity, well not anymore than he already has, kami help me I know the feeling now of having a brother, not that Asagao is bad, but he walks on eggshells sometimes around me, which sucks.
I really want him to act normal, though I know it's going to take a lot longer than almost two weeks, a girl can wish, right again I promise that if I see Kubikiribocho out there I'll get him back for you, write again, Sakura.
From Sakura~
His eyes rolled upwards lightly "Sakura-chan is scary, says here in her letter to me that she's already crafted a paralysis poison from the books I sent her" Haku shuddered suddenly that it caused the others including him to laugh.
"Mine says she's putting them on the senbon I sent her, even if that's scary I'm glad she's getting a good use out of the weapons" Kimimaro admitted, their sole female friend was frightening in a fight and now she's gotten scarier.
Off to the side the youngest sighed softly "Sakura is gonna be one of those people you know that goes down in history for doing something great, something that no one else but her can do" Suigetsu murmured for the others.
Before turning and taking up a pen and began writing furiously on a letter scroll, before handing the pen over to the next person and so on and so forth until they'd all written their usual "Here you go Sebire-san and be careful okay don't want to worry Sakura do you" the white haired adult said.
Passing over the letter to the tiny shark summons who swallowed the scroll "Sebire knows, she promises to not get lost again, Sebire thanks you and now she's off, Sebire wishes you all a good night" Sebire squeaked and then was gone, where the puddle of water was mopped up.
"Now for homework, then we're going out to train until we can't train anymore" the raven haired teen stated simply as they sat at a low table and pulled out their last bit of homework ever since the graduation exams were the very next day.
And the three of them sat there for an hour until all work was completed "Maybe we should just get takeout cause I think it's going to take longer than an hour to learn how to make use of our senses" the white haired teen grimaced eyeing the clock which read four in the evening.
Suigetsu nodded his head eagerly as they traipsed out the door for the second time that day, his brother in the lead, to the training grounds, on the way they made a pit stop at a restaurant and got take out like suggested before hurrying the rest of the way to their destination.
They ate a bit so they weren't training on an empty stomach "Alright Ni-san show us how do this please" the pale blue haired preteen faced his brother with his two friends and even threw in a please to get the ball rolling.
Mangetsu sighed but did as asked and instructed the three boys on spreading and sharpening their senses, how to always remain alert no matter if they were asleep or not, before the training progressed into an extensive kenjutsu lesson.
Until the three of them were to exhausted to go on, so they ate the rest of their now cold dinner and trudged back to a house the Hozuki's to be precise and crash on the floor of the living room two of the boys to tired to go to their own home.
Where the next morning the three boys got a rude awakening, a blast of water in their faces courtesy a shark with pupilless orange eyes "Morning fella's Sakura-sama sent Biyoku to wake you boys nice and early so you weren't late for the graduation exams" the shark grinned.
Causing all three young boys to groan even if two of them were stifled in pillows "Biyoku also got here early so that you three may read the extra special letter Sakura-sama spent writing last night" Biyoku added as incentive to get the boys up and moving.
It worked and all three of them were sat up and staring at him with wide eyes "Hold up, showers first and while I make breakfast you can read the letter" Mangetsu stopped them from making a mad grab for the letter scroll and tucked it safely away in his storage pouch.
"Cruel Ni-san couldn't the damn showers wait" Suigetsu was the most impatient he'd been for three weeks, Mangetsu simply chuckled then pointed, while the older boys sped from the house and to their shared apartment to shower and dress appropriately for the day.
Mangetsu laughed "Perhaps Biyoku should have waited to mention that bit about the letter" the shark muttered under his breath swimming happily in his chakra puddle while the elder in the house cooked breakfast courtesy of the cookbook that had been sent to him.
Less than thirty minutes later, where it was still extra early "Okay now can we read that letter Mangetsu-san" Haku asked carefully reigning in his desire to jump the adult and take the scroll anyway but not wanting to come off like that.
Thankfully the scroll was handed over and so they all sat to read what it said "Kami I think this is her longest letter yet" Kimimaro breathed eyeing the ridiculous amount of words written on the letter scroll and wondering how on earth Sakura had managed to write that much.
~Dear Suigetsu, Haku and Kimimaro
Tomorrow is a special for all of us and I wanted to take the time and tell you guys how much I appreciated each of your presence's in the Hidden Mist Village's Academy, even if two of you joined us later than usual.
But I'm glad I got to meet all three of you, even if I didn't know that someday I would have to move back to my birth village and become a genin there instead of alongside of you guys like I wanted, my dream hasn't changed though.
Here in Leaf the hospital is just as bad with incompetent medics and someday I'll head the hospital no matter what it takes or what I have to put myself through and I expect all three of you to do the same.
Strive for your dreams, struggle until it feels like your going to break, because that's the only way we're ever going to accomplish what we set out to do in life, for our chosen career paths, nothing is ever going to come easy remember that.
And live no matter what it takes, even if you feel like your going to die, push on and don't give up, because so help me if any of you three die, I'll personally find a way to bring you back to life and kill you myself, that goes for you especially Suigetsu, cause your my first best friend.
Just so you know in case you didn't, even if sometimes you drove me to insanity, you were the best friend I could have ever asked for and even if I could go back in time to change things I wouldn't because I don't regret a single moment we spent together for twelve years.
Even if some of those moments were questionable ranging from the various pranks we played on Aunt Mei and Mangetsu-san to sneaking out of the village and being banned from spending time together for a week, none of it understand.
As for Haku, you were a great influence, calm, gentle, kind, everyone should strive to be like that, it would make the world a better place, a smooth talker that got us out of trouble sometimes, not that it always worked.
Don't be afraid to show off your skills, your kekkeigenkai, people change, they will accept you, just as Suigetsu and I always have, it'll take some time sure, but at the end of the day things will be different, one more person will have a better outlook.
Of course I could never forget you Kimimaro, just like Haku, don't let what people say about your clan get to you anymore, your different, always have been, have a better, positive outlook on your life and don't dwell on what could have been.
There's a reason after all you and Haku ended up in the Hidden Mist Village, to prove that you were different, not of the norm and willing to prove that, all it takes is a bit of courage and I have faith in both of you that you'll be able to do it in the end.
So I thank all of you for being my friends through thick and thin, right before I go, I got you each one last gift for the graduation exams, use them wisely and I expect to hear positive results and that you all became genin.
From Sakura Haruno~
Each of them stared wide eyed when they finished the painstakingly written letter from their friend "We can't fail her, she's counting on us after all" the ebony haired teenager announced feeling a lot more confident than usual.
"Good now eat up and get going and if you wouldn't mind waiting til they get back Biyoku-san that would be great, so they could send a letter of their promotion to genin" the white haired adult stated pointing to their cold breakfast and speaking to the shark at the same time.
Who nodded and disappeared underground to wait for a few hours until the boys returned "You got it Ni-san, ooh let me see that letter again Kimimaro, remember Sakura said she sent us each one last gift" the pale blue haired preteen grinned before glancing at the Kaguya.
The scroll was quickly handed over and scanned until he found the storage seal drawn neatly at the end of the letter like usual and quickly unsealed "Holy just what did she try to do buy out the store or something" the snowy haired teenager gaped alongside the other two boys.
As it turns out the gifts were unique outfits that fit their personalities to a t and eyeing each other the three of them made a decision to don said outfits before telling Mangetsu that they'd see him later as they headed out the door together to partake in the academy graduation exams.
~Hidden Leaf~
That very same morning Sakura happened to wake up ridiculously early herself, mind whirring a mile a minute as she thought over everything she'd been through in the twelve years of her life so far even if some things she couldn't remember very well due to how young she'd been.
"Morning Sakura-chan, figured you'd be up early so I thought we could have a good chat before you head off to take your graduation exams" Mei poked her head into the young girls room, having guessed that her niece would be wide awake and she was right.
Sakura's head snapped up as her thoughts were derailed "Oh uh yeah morning Auntie Mei and a chat sounds nice since it will probably be a long time after this that we'll get to see each other again" Sakura smiled sheepishly, knowing that she was rambling and feeling silly.
Her rambling earned her a fond smile "Relax Sakura-chan, letters are now an option you know, but I just wanted you to know how proud of you I am, and no matter what you decide in life I will always support you" the auburn haired woman teased gently before turning serious.
Light hearted feeling gone Sakura nodded quietly "I know Auntie Mei, gonna miss you like crazy though" the pinkette quipped in the most upbeat tone she could muster before tears clouded her vision and she was full on crying.
And then she was wrapped up in familiar arms "Don't cry, today's suppose to be a happy day for you Sakura-chan, the day you become a full fledge kunoichi" Mei soothed, glancing to the door that cracked open quietly and in popped Sakura's twin brother.
Who ushered forward and threw his arms around his sister and her "Yeah Sakura and you can brag to Ami Himekari that you made it" Asagao nodded not wanting to hear the crying anymore because it was more awful than listening to Mamori and Mimori cry.
Cause this was his sister "Ridiculous, but your right, both of you so thanks Auntie Mei, Asagao" Sakura sniffled pulling back and wiping her eyes dry, even if they were now red-rimmed thanks to the sudden bout of crying she'd just had.
Mei's lips curved upwards "Proud of you both, to see you come so far in a short amount of time" the current Mizukage pulled her niece and nephew into a bone crushing hug that Sakura and Asagao were all to happy to return.
"Okay, okay if we don't hurry up we're gonna be late" and then the pink haired preteen boy huffed and Sakura rolled her eyes at him in mock annoyance before shooing him from her room so that she could get ready.
Upon emerging she was decked out in her favorite color red, though dark to blend in a little better "My babies are all grown up and becoming ninja" Mebuki sniffled already crying as her twins sat at the table to eat breakfast one last time as academy students before becoming genin.
"Not much is gonna change Mom, we'll still be home after every mission you know" the fuscia haired girl smiled lightly digging into breakfast that looked like it had been a dual effort between her mother and aunt, but as equally as delicious as ever.
Beside her, her twin nodded in agreement "Even if sometimes that means going off and not coming home for awhile on said mission" Kizashi laughed fully amused by the antics of his family, wife, children, sister in law it didn't matter.
Mebuki glowered "Honestly, anyway I am so proud of you, both of you Asagao-kun, Sakura-chan, and I know you'll become genin no matter the cost" the blonde woman sighed knowing she couldn't keep her children wrapped up in a bubble forever.
Kizashi chuckled softly "I wouldn't fear to much Mebuki, they have Sakura-chan on their side, who's a medic after all" the pink haired male grinned and his wife shook her head with a quiet snort digging into her own breakfast.
Off to the side were the two Mist Shinobi that had come as escorts "S..Sakura-san h..has always b..been smart, s..she avoids m..most tr..trouble that co..comes her way very well" Chojuro piped in stuttering like usual.
This earned him a bright smile from the young girl "When she gets in the mind to avoid it anyway, other that that she faces it head on recklessly, let's hope nothing happens because of it" Ao snorted taking away the light hearted feeling
Chojuro gaped at his partner "A..Ao-san th..th..that's not v..very nice, S..Sakura-san i..is not as reckless as sh..she once u..use to be" the pale blue haired swordsmen scolded standing up to Ao for probably the first time.
Even Ao was shocked before he grumbled "Fine, you might be right, but still she's very head-strong and that can get her in a lot of trouble if she's not careful" the gruff hunter nin apologized in a roundabout way that pleased his partner.
"And here I thought Chojuro-san was a timid sort of person, not saying that's bad, it's good to know that you have other quirks to your personality and on that note Sakura and I need to get going and we'll come back with our headbands and fully fledged genin" Asagao grinned.
Sending the swordsmen a smile "Of course Chojuro-san is one of the seven after all, but thank you for sticking up for me and understood Ao-san, we're off" Sakura hugged her parents and Aunt, gave the sixteen year old a side hug and threw a grin at Ao before the Haruno Twins vanished out the door.
Leaving behind three amused adults, a blushing Chojuro and an exasperated Ao "The nerve of those children, they didn't even clean up after themselves" Mebuki huffed as she realized what her son and daughter had done.
Which was leave the clean up to her "Now, now Mebuki I think considering the amount of dishes Sakura-chan has washed since she came home, she and Asagao deserve a morning off for such an important day don't you think" Kizashi shook his head in amusement.
"Plus I've no doubt that Sakura will wash all the dishes tonight at dinner to compensate" Mei pointed out with a smile, knowing her niece like the back of her hand, it was such a Sakura like thing to do after all and not the first time the girl had done it either.
~During that time~
The twins had sped from the house and slowed down upon realizing they were going to be way earlier than they usually were "Seems like I'm not the only one who got up early morning Asagao, Sakura-chan" Naruto's voice greeted their ears a couple seconds later.
And suddenly he was pacing along at their side, where they flashed him bright smiles "Wait up for us, even if we're going to be ungodly early to the academy" Mamori's voice yelled a few meters away and then she and her sister had joined their group.
"Guess it's not so bad waking up early, it's peaceful" Mimori commented as they spent a couple more minutes walking in silence knowing that their last friend would be with them soon, cause he absolutely hated the thought of being late.
Just as she'd thought he was running full speed towards them a couple seconds later "Hate waking up early but I knew you'd leave me behind if I didn't" Sasuke grumbled put out for a moment then smirked as excitement for the day took over.
For awhile everything was great as they walked and chattered excitedly amongst themselves until she started noticing a trail of fresh blood that nobody else seemed to have seen "What's the matter Sakura-chan you look really pale" the blonde knucklehead asked suddenly.
Noticing her expression, she quickly jerked her head up "Um I..I have something to do I'll catch up in a few minutes" the pinkette rambled and then vanished following after the trail of blood and knowing that since it was still ridiculously early she wouldn't be late.
"Okay she's in some kind of strange mood this morning, do you think she forgot something" the raven haired preteen asked of his best friend, who shrugged and though over all that had happened that morning.
Before shrugging again "Aunt Mei talked to her, once we get back from the academy, she and her escorts are leaving to get back to Mist" the pink haired boy explained carefully wondering truly if that really was what had his sister looking like she'd seen a ghost.
Mamori and Mimori shared a look, then glanced at the ground "She was staring at the ground when that expression formed so maybe something to do with the ground" the older of the Senju Twins offered.
Long suffering sighs came from two of the boys as they back-tracked to where they'd been abandoned momentarily by the only other female that was their friend "There….oh god there's blood on the ground" the younger Senju twin pointed before reeling back at what she saw.
Not just any blood, but fresh and quick as a flash the five of them were following the trail no doubt like Sakura had and found her leaned over a brunet with onyx eyes a scar on his face, hands glowing the brightest green they'd ever seen as she healed the gash in the man's side.
Sweat dripped from her face as she worked intently on the injury "Pretty smart kids I'd say, how did you find me" the man questioned eyeing the girl leaned over him carefully before glancing to the other five obvious academy students.
"There was a trail of blood, it led us all the way here, Sakura-chan noticed first though" Mamori commented not daring to offer her own abilities for help because this was way out of her and her sister's league currently.
Healing flesh-wounds when they hadn't even gotten through healing the bloody fish yet sucked even more as they realized exactly how talented Sakura actually was with the mystical palm "So how did you end up with that injury" Sasuke narrowed his eyes.
Only to lean back and away as frightful green eyes met his onyx "Enough don't antagonize or demand Sasuke, besides already asked and he said he couldn't tell me so hmmph, there you go all healed up" Sakura huffed letting the green glow fade as she stood from her crouched position.
"Thanks brat, pretty nifty I guess, don't be reckless next time and bring an adult with you if you see something fishy" the brunet ruffled the pinkette's hair then was gone in a plume of smoke, happy to be injury free, even if just a bit light headed.
Sakura blinked then sighed "Why didn't you tell us that you saw blood on the ground Sakura-chan" Mimori asked carefully as they returned to their previous task of heading to the academy so they weren't late.
Making the girl blanch "Probably didn't really think about it huh, just saw and hurried off to find the injured person, a medic's first priority right" Asagao grinned and Sakura smiled at him sheepishly but nodded.
"You know I didn't really realize how gifted you were with your medical ninjutsu Sakura-chan but that was wow how you healed that guy like it was nothing you know" Naruto chattered praising the girl and earned a fond smile for his efforts.
Before they finally reached the academy and hurried to the classroom "Awfully early don't you think kids" Iruka lifted a mahogany brow on his sister's even if one had only been there for two weeks only to get innocent grins as they headed for their usual seats.
Then sat and pulled out books or a game to keep themselves occupied until their other classmates started trickling in to the classroom until he was sure all of his students were seated in their usual seats ready to take the graduation exam.
"First I'd like to tell you, all of you how proud I am that you made it seven years in my classroom, second the path of a ninja is long and arduous there are no shortcuts and third good luck on the exam, for starters the written" the brunet smiled.
And passed around the test papers, earning groans from some of his students, for about five of them though, they bent their heads and started writing furiously, the last of their group sighed quietly and did his best not to outright fail the written exam even if he sucked at written tests.
When they were done with that, their papers were taken by Iruka and one by one they were called individually into a room for the physical portion of their academy graduation exam "Haruno Sakura" her name was called.
She quickly stood and made her way down the rows, dodging the foot that tried to trip her and shooting a glare at the culprit "Ugly forehead freak, don't bother showing your face if you fail" Ami snickered earning an annoyed snort.
Then the girl she'd attempted to bully for two solid weeks straight squared her shoulders and marched into the exam room with a confident air about her, the physical was easy, weapons aim and accuracy, she aced no problem.
Clone and escape jutsu, easy, chakra control passed with higher scores than her examiner had ever seen not since Tsunade Senju anyway, a bit of kenjutsu and she was done "Here you go kid you're an official genin congratulations" the examiner handed her a headband and booted her from the room.
On her way back to her seat she couldn't stop the smug smirk from forming on her lips "Right back at ya Himekari" the fuscia haired girl taunted not afraid to do so because she didn't insult the girl and then she was back in her seat between Mamori and Mimori a second later.
Before Ami Himekari could even retaliate, Ami turned around to glare at her furiously but was interrupted as the next name was called, her name to be exact because they were going in an odd order which was strange even to her.
Though as much ill-will as she felt for the girl Ami returned triumphantly with a headband clutched in her hands sporting a smug smile that didn't even bother her, then Asagao went, Mamori, Mimori, Sasuke and finally Naruto.
Who didn't return at all and later they found out that he'd escaped out the window because he'd failed to execute the clone jutsu, followed by a mess in a forest with a Chunin sensei, where Naruto stole the scroll of sealing and learned a forbidden technique before eventually passing.
So when they all met up the next day Sakura was upset and rightly so as she whacked Naruto right over his knucklehead "Just what on earth were you thinking disappearing like that" Sakura shrieked in a tone reminiscent of her mother and aunt combined.
Naruto flinched and for good reason "I'm so..sorry Sakura-chan I just didn't want anyone to be di..disappointed in me" the blonde slumped his shoulders feeling like the idiot everyone called him for worrying his friends.
Sakura sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose in frustration "We could have never been disappointed in you Naruto, we're friends anything your struggling with we would have helped you overcome no matter what it took, even if it meant passing up the opportunity to graduate" the pinkette explained.
Baby blue eyes lit up to a painful degree then filled with tears as he realized that someone could be that devoted to a monster like him "It's okay Naruto, we're not mad, just worried" the older Senju twin smiled pulling him into a hug.
"Yeah Dope, don't worry us again like Sakura said' the ebony haired preteen scoffed looking away not wanting to admit that he had actually been worried and trying to come off as his usual broody aloof self.
Only for it to fail as Asagao snorted "Come to think of it, did your friends in Mist pass their own graduation exams" the fuscia haired boy questioned carefully not wanting to set the volatile girl off again on him of all people.
Sakura nodded her head happily "Good that means we all graduated at the same time, even if Naruto kind of cheated a little bit, but what does that matter, we're all here" the younger Senju twin teased lightly taking the mickey out of her friend before grinning.
As they all settled in their usual seats ready to find out who would be on their team and who would be their sensei's for the duration of their genin days, they didn't have to wait long before their academy sensei arrived and began congratulating them on graduating, before moving on.
Then the moment they'd been waiting for came, Iruka began calling out Team numbers and the members of each squad Sakura held her breath until familiar names were called "Team Seven: Naruto Uzumaki, Asagao Haruno, Sasuke Uchiha" Iruka announced.
Grins split their faces as the three boys realized they were on a team with each other "Team Eight: Kiba Inuzuka, Hinata Hyuga, Shino Aburame" the brunet continued gazing at the three newly minted genin with a grimace.
"For Team Nine: Sakura Haruno, Mamori Senju, Mimori Senju, and Team Ten: Ino Yamanaka, Shikamaru Nara and Choji Akimichi" Iruka finished waiting for the complaints and sure enough they came but not from the student he expected to complain the most about the team.
He should have known as Ino Yamanaka whined and pitched a fit about not being on Sasuke Uchiha's team and demanded to be transferred from the one she was put on to Sasuke's that nothing would be that simple.
Sakura unaware of her sensei's internal conflict released the breath she'd been holding for the better part of several minutes "…a, ….kura-chan, Sakura-chan are you even listening" Mimori yelled fed up with her friend and now teammate seemingly ignoring her.
Not a moment to soon as noise rushed into her ears once more "Sorry Mimori-chan, I guess the excitement got to me and I blocked out everything for a second there" Sakura blushed three shades of red in embarrassment.
Mimori sighed unable to be mad because of that reasoning "Don't worry about it, besides we're on the same team can you believe that" Mamori took over with a wide smile and Sakura bounced so unlike herself.
Like the blonde in the row below "Believe it Sasuke and Asagao are my teammates" Naruto was a ball of literal energy jostling his two teammates who were more amused than anything from his usual antics.
"Yeah together we're strong so no more running off and doing things by yourself Dope" Sasuke smirked earning a pout before the smile won out again, which gave Sasuke time to glance at his friend who was frowning in contemplation.
It wasn't that he wasn't happy about the team arrangements but there was something they hadn't been told "Um Iruka-sensei you forgot to tell us who our Jonin-sensei's were going to be" Asagao called out stopping Iruka in his tracks.
Who turned with a knowing smile "Because I didn't, you'll find out when they come to pick you up here in this classroom within the hour" the brunet chuckled lightly and vanished in a plume of smoke before anymore of his former students could demand to know who would be their sensei.
~Hokage Tower~
They were being debriefed on who their genin would be, Asuma flipped open the file and simply raised a brow "Your putting that girl on the team" Asuma looked to his Father, who creased his brow in confusion "Sakura Haruno" the raven haired Jonin said carefully.
"Ah yes, despite not being from a clan has more than proved she has skills" Hiruzen nodded, having read over the grade on said girl's test a perfect score, she even had extremely high marks in the physical portion of the graduation exams.
His son stared down at the file "Ooh it's the little brat that healed me the other day when I got a nasty gash on my side" his former teammate Raido Namiashi, announced in a smug tone and garnered a bunch of looks.
Even drawing one of the newly dubbed Jonin-sensei's over "Little Sakura-chan, she's such a doll, all heart with a wicked punch if you piss her off, good luck with that one Asuma" Shisui saw the file and promptly burst out laughing.
Giving the man a headache "Kind of guessed the kid had a temper when she snapped at Uchiha's youngest brat for trying to hound me for information that I couldn't tell them" the brunet with a scar on his face chuckled amused.
"I'd be more worried about Tsunade-sama's daughter's, little terrors that they are, surely a clearly civilian girl can't be that bad right" Kurenai Yuhi peeked over his shoulder as well, down at the file and frowned in confusion.
Asuma sighed again "Better get a move on a greet my team I guess" the raven haired male said shutting the file, knowing two of his students very well already, it would just take awhile to get a feel for the other member of his genin team.
Then he was out the door headed for the academy two of the other Jonin Sensei's on his heels, one missing but that was to be expected for one Kakashi Hatake, who would no doubt be obnoxiously late pissing off his students before he put them through hell.
Not a moment to soon the three of them were at the academy "Ladies first Kurenai-san" the exuberant Uchiha bowed gesturing Kurenai ahead of him to greet her students, Team Ten she'd been told the next generation of Ino-Shika-Cho.
She flashed him a beautific smile and walked gracefully into the classroom "Team Ten I'm your sensei Kurenai Yuhi, let's go to the training grounds, introduce each other and whatnot" the raven haired beauty spoke confidently.
Before leading her brand new students from the academy and down the streets Shisui realized it was his turn and it was with a gleeful smirk that he strutted into the classroom "Team Seven I'm your sensei Shisui Uchiha" Shisui chuckled.
Earning groans of no not him and why me, while the civilian boy that had been friends with his baby cousin for nearly all of their lives slammed his head firmly on the desk in front of him before sighing and dragging his teammates up and after their sensei.
Leaving behind his sister and female friends to stare after them with pity in their gazes, then it was their turn as someone else who was familiar walked into the room "Team Nine I'm your sensei" Asuma gave a slightly lazy wave.
Then they to were being ushered from the classroom and across the village to training grounds nine "Okay Asuma-sensei what are we going to be doing since we already know each other" the older of the Senju twins sighed.
Wishing that her sensei had been someone other than the Hokage's son "Now, now Mamori-chan for starters, I'd like us to get to know each other better" the raven haired jonin admitted gazing at the only girl he didn't know all that well.
Two of his students easily picked up on that "If you insist sensei, like you already know Mamori and I are twins, Tsunade Senju is our mom, I have earth and lightning elemental natures, my favorite sweet is dango, dislike bullies, dream to be a medic-nin like Mom" the younger began.
"Same here Asuma-sensei, though I have water and fire elemental natures, opposing elements I know, like dango as you well know and I have the same dream as Mimori" the older finished because Asuma already knew them quite well.
Now it was her turn Sakura smiled shyly at the man she'd only met once so far "Er Sakura Haruno, favorite food nothing specific, dislike those who don't take this profession seriously, favorite sweet is anmitsu, earth and water are my elements and my dream to head a hospital" the pinkette said quietly.
Earning a look before her sensei sighed "Right I'm Asuma Sarutobi, the Third Hokage's son, my favorite food, sausage and soba, my hobby is shogi, my favorite line is not right now, dream nothing specific and that's all you girls need to know for now" the brown eyed male announced.
Making the three girls sigh but nod in understanding because despite knowing each other it was like they really were meeting for the first time "What now Asuma-sensei, will you have us train or give us another test or something" Mamori looked curiously.
"Very good idea for tomorrow, for now though start thinking about what kind of team you want to present yourself as, a seduction team, medic-nin team, infiltration, sabotage you name it then we'll start working towards that goal together" Asuma offered.
Wincing when he got a glare for even suggesting they become a seduction team, from Mimori and Mamori while Sakura just adopted a contemplative expression "I say pure medic-nin team, that way when we get better we can assist other teams in need of a medic" Mimori stated simply.
Daring their sensei to say anything "Maybe but becoming half of one thing and half another thing might not be such a bad idea, seduction can be used to your advantage if one knows how to properly flirt and use their bodies" Sakura pointed out.
Her two female friends gaped at her in horror and even Asuma was surprised, then again he shouldn't be, because Sakura was already a blossoming beauty alongside her two teammates "Before an argument starts think about your options alright" the Jonin suggested gently.
Seeing the glares appearing in twin honey irises "Why would you even think that was a good idea Sakura-chan" the older twin frowned deeply not happy with her teammate and only other female friend at that current moment in time.
"Back in Mist, upon reaching year five, we got a kunoichi sensei, who for the first three months of our lessons taught us how to dance, it was like hell, then for two months we practiced flirting with only non-verbal cues, there are benefits to that" the pinkette admitted softly.
Mimori blanched in response "You were made to flirt when we were all ten in the Hidden Mist Village b..but that's just crazy Sakura-chan" the younger Senju twin blew a gasket at the revelation of what her friend had been through.
Clearly the conversation was far from over or at a good stopping point "Look I realize that was young, we didn't have a choice, Mist was tough and we never practiced on guys only on each other, girls Mimori-chan" Sakura stated.
"Oh well I guess since we're older and understand, maybe going the seduction/medic-nin team route isn't such a bad idea" Mamori cut in weighing the pro's and con's and deciding that it wasn't all that bad after all.
Her sister glared then deflated "Guess that's an unanimous Asuma-sensei, so does that mean we all meet up her tomorrow for training or test and missions" Mimori sighed, their sensei chuckled and waved them off.
"Good grief those girls are definitely going to be a handful" Asuma sighed when they were well out of earshot before heading home to think up a good plan of action for a test that would give him some ideas.
Sakura reached home the same time as her brother and was horrified at his crispy looking appearance, though she healed him and they headed in to eat "Sakura-sama, Era has returned" and the moment she stepped foot in her bedroom, her summons appeared.
With another letter from Suigetsu, Haku, Kimimaro and Mangetsu, they'd been put on a team together and turns out life liked to throw you lemons because Mangetsu was their sensei, it made her feel better as she hurriedly penned another letter to her friends and set it off before going to bed.
