12 - Team Nine
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Flashback / Previously
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"Okay... Okay, I promise not to die before your all graduated" Sakuya grinned as she wiped her tears, making her friends all smiled and grinned. 'Really... Are they really children? Children are mostly jealous kids, instead of being understanding' She thought with a smile.
Turning to the principal, she took the paper and saw her parents, Godfather, the principal himself and teachers' signatures there. Only hers was still blank.
Staring at the permission paper for another moment, she looked at the adults, then to her friends, then back to the paper. She read it before picking the pen up and signed it.
= 3rd Person's POV =
(Sakuya = 7)
"Alright, children, let's go to the Hokage Tower! I heard Minato has one fresh meat-I mean fresh Genin looking for a team to join." A woman with bright red hair tied up in a high ponytail and two long bangs framing each side of her face grinned. She wore the standard Konoha flak jacket over a black short-sleeved shirt and black form-fitting pants that reached her calves.
"Kushina-sensei, honestly speaking, I am not sure if I am satisfied in getting a new teammate, who will take Inomata-san's position." A twelve years old boy, wearing black sunglasses and grey high collared, long-wide-sleeved trenchcoat-like jacket with its hood covering half of his hair, said. He had long black bangs covering his forehead and framing each of sides of his face.
"I agree with Mutaka actually, sensei. We have been training together since we became a team, so having someone in Inomata's place is kind of..." A twelve years old girl with long brown hair tied in a low ponytail and fang-like tattoos on each of her cheeks said. She was wearing a pocket-less form-fitting flak jacket and a knee-lengthed form-fitting short with wrist warmers on each wrist. Three ninken pups walking beside her. "Well, I hope whoever this new one is as good as Inomata." She continued.
"Oh. Mutaka... Hana..." Kushina sighed as she facepalmed at the sulking expressions her students were making. "You two are talking as if Inomata-kun died. He is very much alive, you know?" Kushina deadpanned. "It's because of his illness getting worse that he quits. I am sure he didn't want to hold you two back and wanted you to get a new teammate." She said, trying to get her students to accept whoever the new Genin was.
"We are the tracking, capture and interrogation team. The combined team for the tracking and capture team, and the capture and interrogation team. I hope this fresh Genin is a good interrogator because Inomata is one." The female Inuzuka pouted.
Mutaka nodded, but before Kushina could say anything, "Threatening by glaring like you always do is not a proper interrogation, Kushina-sensei. Interrogation involved mind battle.", which Hana nodded towards the red-head.
Sighing, Kushina pouted. "You two are not cute at all."
Silence surrounded the Kage's office as Kushina and her two students stared at the young Uchiha to the headband tied around her forehead to Minato then back to the young Uchiha again before Kushina broke the silence. "Sakuya-chan?" Kushina said hesitantly.
"It seems like Hokage-sama put me in your team, Kushina-san," Sakuya said, ignoring the widened eyes she received from the two experienced Genins.
"Wait. The fresh graduate who hasn't get a team is you?!" Kushina asked and gapped when Sakuya and Minato nodded at her.
"Aren't you still...?!" Kushina trailed. "...You... You are following Itachi's footstep, huh?" She said, massaging the bridge of her nose. Both of her students turned to the red-head when she mentioned the name of their former teammate, who graduated a lot earlier than them.
"Uum... I didn't know nii-chan graduated at seven." Sakuya replied.
Before Kushina could say anything, Hana butted in. "You are Itachi's younger sister?! No wonder you look like him!" Hana said. "Well, since you are his sister, it's not really a surprise that you managed to graduate early."
"I guess it is not unexpected that you are Itachi-san's younger sister." Mutaka murmured.
Sakuya was silent about the comments directed towards her, as her expression darkened and was starting to get annoyed. What's their problem anyway?! She was not her brother! What's with them comparing her and her brother?!
Sensing the changed in the young Uchiha, Minato cleared his throat. "Uum... Team Nine, this is Uchiha Sakuya, your new team member." He said awkwardly. He didn't know when was the correct time to say that but it was better than waiting until later, else the awkwardness might worsen.
Kushina and the two experienced Genins immediately went silent at that before Kushina then realised what they were doing.
"I am sorry, Sakuya-chan! I didn't mean to compare you to your brother. Honest!" Kushina panicked, even the two older Genins tried to apologize but Sakuya refused to make eye contacts with them.
Then silence surrounded the office again.
The awkwardness didn't even disperse when they heard knocks to the door and one of Minato's two secretaries, who both were once his and Kushina's classmates, walked in.
"Hokage-sama..." The woman, with wavy black hair tied up in a high ponytail and a glasses framing her face, trailed as she blinked at the awkward air in the office.
"...Am I interrupting something that I shouldn't be interrupting?" She asked.
"No, no. Is the something you need, Kana-san?" Minato shook his head with a nervous smile.
Arching her eyebrow, before she sighed. "A Chuunin came by just now saying the council meeting will start soon. You are to go there immediately." She informed.
Narrowing his eyes, Minato pursed his lips. "I didn't call for a meeting, didn't I?" Minato said with a frown.
"No, you didn't. It seems like those annoying old farts-" She coughed loudly. "-excuse me for my sudden cough. It seems like the older councillors initiated it. It was Shikaku-sama who sent two Chuunins to get you and Sandaime-sama. One of them is currently waiting at the front desk by the way." She repeated, ignoring the surprised faces from the two experienced Genins when she insulted the councillors.
'Thank you, Shikaku' Minato sighed as he stood up. "Team Nine, you are dismissed. Go and take some time in getting to know each other before coming back here for your next mission." He said, which each member of Team Nine nodded before they exited the room.
"Knew I should have replaced them all, except Sandaime, instead of replacing some of them..." Minato sighed as he took his Hokage hat from his chair.
"Well, you can fix that now, Minato," Kana said as she folded her arms, formality disappeared when the Genins were not in the office. She wouldn't if people who didn't know they were once classmates were around.
"Back to 'Minato', I see." Minato chuckled as he exited the room.
"Unlike Kushina, I know when to call you that. She will only call you 'Hokage-sama' or something formal when she is in very formal environments." Kana said with a huff.
"Well, that's Kushina for you." Minato chuckled.
"I and the others are still trying to figure out how a timid you once was was attracted to a loud girl she once was and still is, even if it has been toned down," Kana said, walking a step behind the blond Kage.
"Mah. Like many people said, the opposites attract each other!" Minato chirped and Kana sighed again. "And I am still not happy about you and Kushina dragging me to be your secretary." She grumbled.
"Uum... Well, I need someone who is more interested in their own family than seducing me, then you and your friend came to our minds!" Minato chirped again.
"Uugh..." Kana pinched the bridge of her nose. "I hope I can punch the two of you once ...in the face ...with a f*cking table..."
Minato chuckled softly. "So how is your husband?" He asked.
"Fine. And as annoying as ever. Always challenging me in Shogi." She huffed.
"But you still fall for him!" Minato grinned. "It was interesting to watch on how Shikaru kept chasing you, after all, it's rare to see an active Nara." He said, making Kana chuckled. "Well, he is one of a kind." She said with a smile.
Then comfortable silence surrounding them as they walked down the stairs.
"So when are you going to propose to Kushina?" She asked suddenly. Minato would have fallen down the stairs from missing a step if he didn't manage to regain his balance quickly.
He coughed softly when he saw Kana's amused smirk, especially in his reaction and sudden brightened face. "Uuh... I am not sure, but maybe not so soon?" He replied awkwardly.
"Now that's boring." Kana rolled her eyes, which Minato too rolled his eyes at her reply.
"Hokage-sama!" The Chuunin and his other secretary greeted him, which Minato nodded towards them as Kana went back to her seat before he left the place with the Chuunin walking a step behind him.
Few seconds of silence, the other secretary with straight long black hair turned to Kana. "Welcome back, Kana-chan!" The woman greeted before bending down a little. "So? Minato-kun and Kushina-chan?" She whispered.
"Still few more years to go I think," Kana whispered back boredly.
"And what about you?" Kana asked as she stacked the papers on her desk up.
Kyoko brightened up and raised her left hand, letting her childhood friend see. Turning to the woman beside her, Kana smiled when she saw a ring there. "Congratulations, Kyoko. I guess Jiotsuto finally gathered up his courage, huh?" Kana chuckled.
Kyoko too chuckled. "Jio-kun was so nervous to the point he had to repeat his sentences thrice." Kyoko chuckled as she too stacked up the papers on her desk.
Kana shook her head with an amused smile. "Really... That guy..."
"I don't mind! That adorable attitude is one of the reasons why I love him!" Kyoko said happily as Kana smiled towards her.
After exiting the Hokage Tower, Team Nine immediately walked towards training ground seven ...with awkward air surrounding them.
Sakuya used to didn't care about her being compared to other people, as times went by, it was always Itachi this, Itachi that. She felt the urge to destroy something ...or burn something. Anything that able to let her see the flame that could remind her of her calming Sky flame!
Kushina was panicking. She really didn't know how to make an Uchiha smile. Mikoto didn't count because she had always been a smiling person. Maybe due to her non-Uchiha mother resulting in her being a not-so-Uchiha? Well, Mikoto received her Wind from her mother after all, rather than taking over her father's Fire. She did though took after her father's secondary affinity, the Lightning as her secondary.
Staring at the usual Uchiha blank expression the girl was wearing, Kushina sighed. "Sakuya-chan..."
"I am fine, Kushina-san." The young Uchiha said without turning her head to the Jounin.
"You don't seem to look fine," Kushina grumbled before her eyes landed on a certain shop. Turning to her students, she told them to wait then she left to the said shop.
"Dango? I thought sensei likes ramen." Hana questioned before her eyes travelled to Sakuya. "You like dango? Haha... Just like Ita-" Mutaka jabbed her side. "...Right, sorry. I couldn't help it ...because he used to be in the same class as us ...and he always eats that in his free times..."
Turning to the Inuzuka, "...It's fine, Inuzuka-san." Sakuya said. Truthfully, Sakuya would have preferred cake more but apparently, cafes had not existed yet so no cakes sold in slices, and whenever she did see cakes, they were either anniversary or birthday cakes. Itachi could also very much be blamed for feeding her dango since she was younger. And much to Mikoto's exasperation, her daughter took after her husband and son's sweet tooth instead of taking after her liking for tomatoes. From that day on, if Mikoto were to has another child, she would make sure the child took after her.
"I brought treats! Let's go have some heart to heart conversation, my beloved Genins!" Kushina chirped, immediately grabbing her surprised students and the three puppies, and shunshined away from the middle of the road with them in her arms, right after the Jounin made a quick glance towards a corner.
Landing at training ground seven, she let go of her students and shoved one dango stick to the Genins' mouths, much to their displeased, except Sakuya who managed to grab the stick heading toward her and eat it slowly.
Kushina pouted at that. "Moouu... You are no fun, Sakuya-chaaan..." She whined.
"Kushina-san..." Sakuya called with a serious voice, making the red-head and her students blinked at her. "Did you sense someone nearby before shunshined us here?" She asked, her eyes still didn't move away from the dango in her hand.
'So it was not my imagination after all...' Kushina frowned a little. "I was actually hoping it was just my imagination but if you felt it then there really WAS someone." She replied.
"Sensei, how come you are sure it's not your imagination when Sakuya asked if you sense someone nearby?" Hana asked, pointing at the young Uchiha.
"Oh. Right. Sakuya here is a sensor. A strong one if I must say!" Kushina said while grinning proudly. "Alright, kids! Basic introduction!" She clapped her hands, all her students stared at her.
"What? But sensei-" Hana was cut off when Kushina pointed at her. "Okay, thanks for wanting to go first. you can start, Hana! After you, will be Mutaka!" Kushina grinned.
"Seriously, sensei, shouldn't YOU go first?" Hana pointed out as she folded her arms but the Jounin waved her off. "Sakuya-chan knows me though but oh well. I am Uzumaki Kushina, your beloved awesome team leader -Hana rolled her eyes-. I am the tracker, capturer and heavy combatter of the team." Kushina grinned. "Now, your turn!"
Hana facepalmed. "I am Inuzuka Hana. These guys are the Haimaru brothers -the three pups barked- I am the medic and we are the tracker and heavy combatter of the team." Hana said.
"I go by the name Aburame Mutaka. I am in charge of capturing, reconnaissance, and also tracking for the team." Mutaka said, taking his turn to introduce himself.
Sakuya inwardly sighed when the two Genins turned to her, waiting for her introduction. "My name is Uchiha Sakuya. I will be taking over Inomata-nii in being the tracker, capturer and interrogator of the team. I know the basic of healing." She said.
Both Mutaka and Hana looked at each other before snapping their heads back to Sakuya. "'Inomata-nii'? You know Inomata?" Hana asked.
Sakuya nodded. "His younger brother, Inoue, is one of my friends." She replied.
"Hold on! If you know Inoue, does that mean you know who Aburame Rei and Inuzuka Haka? Did they ever bring you and their other friends to our Clan compounds?" Hana asked again, making Sakuya blinked. 'Why was she asking me that?' Sakuya thought before she nodded again. "A few times actually..."
"Omg, Mutaka! She went to our compounds before! How come we don't know her?!" Hana snapped her head to the Aburame and shook him, right after she grabbed his shoulder.
Sakuya looked at them questioningly. Turning to Kushina, she was also looking at them questioningly. "Why did you say that, Hana?" The woman asked.
"Haka is my cousin and Rei is Mutaka's youngest sibling. If the two ever bring friends home, we would know. Should have known to pay more attention to his little friends..." Hana pouted.
Kushina blinked. "Why is that?" She asked, didn't seem to care if it was a personal business but this was related to her student and Kushina was not going to leave her students alone in facing their problems.
"Eh. Uuh... It was still during the war that four years old Haka brought a friend home for the first time. But that new friend..." Hana sighed as she sat down, followed by the rest of Team Nine, creating a circle. "...was actually a spy in disguise that we found out after he killed three of our clansmen. Haka himself would be the fourth victim if my mother's ninken didn't attack the man."
Hana frowned as she remembered that experience. "Ever since then, whenever our clan children brought friends to the compound, we would make sure to remember their faces and smells." She ended. "The same thing happened to Aburame and Yamanaka actually." Mutaka nodded.
"Yes, though rather than other people's fault, that was actually mine for bringing that person in. As a result, I lost two of my siblings and Rei lost his right eye." Mutaka murmured. "Since then, we would put a tracker on guests..." He continued.
Kushina narrowed her eyes. She never heard of that. "Chuunins and above were only told that spies managed to sneak in. Nothing about the death of clan members." She frowned. Those old goats should have told them that too, rather than just keeping the news to themselves.
'Now that I think about it Sandaime wasn't present at the meeting that time. The one leading it was his three annoying advisers.' Kushina pursed her lips. 'It seems like I need to tell Minato about this. It was a good thing he had replaced the old councillors, especially the three old bats, which Sandaime then took one of the seats when Minato took his position.'
Sakuya was silent at that, so in order to calm them down, "You don't need to worry. Your mother, Tsume-san and her ninken, Kuromaru remember me." She said to Hana, who blinked before Sakuya turned to Mutaka. "And your clan head, Shibi-san too recognize me, especially when my father is a member of the council just like your parents." She said, which Mutaka nodded towards her.
"Well, since our parents know you and you being our cousin and sibling's friend, welcome to the team, Sakuya!" Hana grinned. "Sorry for my actions just now by the way..." She continued sheepishly.
"I too apologize, Uchiha-san," Mutaka said.
Sakuya nodded. "No harm was done. And you can call me 'Sakuya', Aburame-san." She replied back.
"I must refuse. Why? Because that would be impolite of me, Uchiha-san. And you may call me 'Mutaka' despite the difference in our ages."
"Your reasoning also goes the same to you and I insist, Aburame-san."
"Oh, come on!" Hana snapped, effectively taking her two teammates' attention then she snapped her head towards Mutaka. "Mutaka, Sakuya!" She pointed at Sakuya, then turned to Sakuya. "Sakuya, Mutaka!" She said pointing at Mutaka. "Now, enough with the formalities, you idiots!" She folded her arms.
Mutaka and Sakuya stared at Hana for another while, then to each other and back to Hana, who was ready to snap, again.
The two chuckled before turning to each other. "I hope you don't mind me calling you 'Mutaka-nii' like how I called your Yamanaka teammate." She said.
"Indeed I don't mind, Sakuya-san." Mutaka chuckled.
"Now that's better!" Hana grinned, and her triplet ninkens barked in agreement.
"By the way, what did you call these three brothers if you wanted to call one? You just introduced them as Haimaru brothers." Sakuya asked, petting one of the triplets when they went to befriend the Uchiha after their human partner gave an okay to the Uchiha.
"Eh. They have their own name actually. I just combined them together!" Hana laughed. "All of them have the same colours, except their tails. The one you are petting is Hamaru, his tail is black. Aimaru's tail is grey and Himaru's tail is white. Combine Ha, Ai and Hi, you got Hai! So, Haimaru!" Hana grinned, and her three ninkens barks again, waving their tails. Sakuya chuckled at that before she turned to Mutaka.
"I heard there are many types of insects in your Clan, Mutaka-nii." She started, which the Aburame nodded. "May I know what yours are?"
Raising his arm, he let three different insects out. One was a beetle-like insect, while the other two were mosquito-like and worm-like insects. "Other than our common Kikaichuu, I possess Kochuu and Shoukaichuu," Mutaka said. "And I do hope you do not mind keeping this to yourself. No one outside of team Nine and Inomata-san, excluding my clan, know that I possess Kochuu." He continued, which Sakuya nodded.
"Sakuya," Hana called, taking the young Uchiha's attention as Mutaka retracted the two insects. "You don't need to answer me if my question makes you uncomfortable, okay?" She started, which Sakuya blinked at her before she nodded. "If you become an interrogator in Inomata's place, you will need your clan's bloodline, of course, unless you are a mind-game player like the Yamanaka and that new young interrogator, Ibiki-san or you are a second Anko then you can ignore my question." She said, which Sakuya nodded again.
Taking a deep breath, "So... Can you tell us how you awakened your bloodline?" Hana asked hesitantly.
Sakuya immediately went silent. It was quite long to the point Hana turned nervous. 'Did I step on a landmine?' She went into a panic. "Uuh... Like I said, you don't need to answer if it-" She was cut off by Sakuya.
"I kill." was what Sakuya said and the three ninjas immediately went silent. Sakuya then proceeded to tell them why.
After explaining, Hana immediately hugged the girl. "I am not scared and I am not leaving, you brat. Just like you, we too have killed to protect, especially to those we deemed precious." Hana smiled, her ninkens were snuggling the young Uchiha.
Mutaka said as he patted her head. "Just like what she said. And please remember, Sakuya-san, the world won't be so kind towards us. In this world, where Shinobis exist, it is a choice between kill or be killed. That's how harsh this world is." He said.
"...Yeah. Thanks." Sakuya gave them a soft smile, which the two smiled back.
Kushina looked at each one of her students before she smiled. 'They are getting along.' She thought as she surprised her students when she suddenly stood up. "Okay, kids! Because Sakuya-chan here is new, you will need to redo the test! If you fail, I am sorry, Sakuya-chan but we will need to find another new teammate for your spot." Kushina gave them a serious smile. A kind person she was, Kushina was still a Jounin sensei, she wouldn't want someone unsuitable for her team to stay in the team, even if they got along.
Should Sakuya learn Fuuinjutsu?
- If Yes, which level you hope she will reach?
* Master (she is able to draw any seals and even create NEW ones)
* Advance (she is able to draw basic and advance seals)
* Beginner (she is only able to draw basic seals)
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Kana is the secretary in charge of helping Minato in Shinobi related things, while Kyoko handled the civilian part.
Kikaichuu is a species of small, beetle-like insects that are bred and utilised exclusively by the Aburame clan, forming the basis for their unique techniques. They can drain foe's chakra when made in contact with them.
(Canon Character = All Aburames)
Shoukaichuu is one of several species of insect used by members of the Aburame clan. They resemble worms. They can dig into the ground and locate chakra signatures that they then report to their respective Aburame.
(Canon Character = Aburame Muta)
Kochuu is a species that can produce a poison that will paralyse their victims and kill them a short while later; the poison disappears upon death, preventing it from being found during autopsies. Shimura Danzou notes Kochuu are perfect for assassinations, as they are as imperceptible as mosquitoes yet as deadly as scorpions.
(Canon Character = Aburame Youji [Sugaru as ROOT] from the novel Itachi Shinden: Book of Bright Light & Book of Dark Night)
Kana and Kyoko's appearances are based on canon TYL Hana and TYL Kyoko, the only difference is that Kana has longer hair (and glasses), and Kyoko has black hair.
Aburame Mutaka's appearance is based on Tsubomi Kido from Mekakucity Actors and / or Kagerou Project.
Yep! Hana and Kyo(ko) have been friends since their previous lives! :D
I think you realized where this "Jiotsuto" coming from.
Kana married to a Nara... Uum... Well... Nara men seemed to be attracted to strict, intelligent women (Yoshino and Temari for example) so... Yeah...
Sakuya's current appearance / mission attire = Hips-length black kimono with dark red obi around her waist and Uchiha symbol on the back, also calf-length baggy pants (just like Hinata's in Shippuden).
She tied her long hair in a low ponytail using the gift given by Hyuuga Kou during her time in the hospital (that black hair-band with two red cherry blossoms).
She carried two pouches (just like Obito) on the back, and a shuriken holder tied on her right leg.
There are seals on each of her wrists. The seal on her left wrist contains Fuuinjutsu related (books, scrolls, papers, pens and inks) made by Kushina (Hana and Mutaka also have the same seal for their extra weapons), while on the right contains Minato's customized kunai made by Minato himself.
When not on a mission, she will remove her two pouches but still kept her shuriken holder.
Their ages (Sakuya = 7):
Fugaku = 30
Mikoto = 29
Minato and Kushina = 23
Kakashi = 18
Shisui = 15
Itachi, Hana, and Mutaka = 12
Jutsu list
(including from previous chapters)
(Sorted by Ranks and Alphabetically)
(土 - 風 - 火 - 雷 - 水 - Non-Elemental)
(土) Earth (土)
Doton - Arijigoku no Jutsu (Earth Style - Inescapable Hell / Antlion Technique)
Rank: C
Description: After forming the needed hand-seals, the user will create a conical crater below his opponent. This twisting, sinking pit will pull the target below ground like an antlion to imprison and suffocate them. The range of the pit is determined by how much chakra is put into the technique.
Doton - Retsudo Tenshou (Earth Style - Tearing Earth Turning Palm)
Rank: C
Description: This technique causes the ground surrounding the enemy to spiral inwards on itself, burying them alive or crushing them. This technique is capable of causing quite a bit of damage to the area. This technique is much more damaging if used in rocky mountainous areas, or inside a cave.
(火) Fire (火)
Katon - Hinoko (Fire Style - Ember)
(( Made-up technique ))
Rank: D
Description: This technique creates a short-range continuous flamethrower that is then expelled from the mouth. The width of the flamethrower is determined by how much chakra is put into the technique. The flame is usually used for fire camp, and also served as a distraction.
Katon - Goukakyuu no Jutsu (Fire Style - Great Fireball Technique)
Rank: C
Description: A technique where chakra kneaded inside the body is converted into fire and expelled from the mouth either as a massive orb of roaring flame or as a continuous flamethrower. The scope of the attack is altered by controlling the volume of chakra that is mustered. The released flames will engulf their target, and leave a crater in the ground's surface.
Katon - Housenka no Jutsu (Fire Style - Phoenix Sage Fire Technique)
Rank: C
Description: This technique creates a volley of small fireballs, which are sent flying in an unpredictable manner assaulting the enemy. In addition, the flames are controlled individually with chakra, so avoiding them all is extremely difficult. Shuriken can also be concealed within the flames, creating an unexpected secondary surprise attack. Like the flames, the shuriken can be controlled with chakra. For the most part, however, this technique is used as a distraction.
( ) Non-Elemental ( )
Sen'ei Jashu (Hidden Shadow Snake Hands)
Rank: C
Description: This technique allows the user to summon snakes, usually from under the sleeve, but from other parts of their body as well, as seen when (Canon)Orochimaru summoned a snake from his mouth. The snakes allow the user to attack from a fair distance and can be used to restrict the target or bite them with their venomous fangs.
