Sara Pov
It has been about a week and a half, since i reacquainted with my old friends and met the other genins, I found later on it was Kohana and Hideo sensei's idea, with the help of the other senseis.
When i looked back at when i told both Naruto ans Sasuke, it wasn't as emotional, propably because was being his usual emo self, and Naruto busy with trainning,
Anyway, since then i have been avoiding running into any of the genins, afraid of any questions they might ask about my parent's death, My team and I have been back on D rank missions for a week now, i have been basically, attending the mission quietly, and leaving as soon as we are done, they were always busy bickering anyway to notice me.
This morning was no difference, i was heading to our usual meeting spot, after dropping Kohana at the academy, i was taking my time walking, that I'm two hours late.
"Hey!Sara!" A voice called, i turned to the owner, it was...what's her name?...Ino right!
She came running at me from inside the yamanaka flower shop, she was wearing an apron above her usual attire.
"Hi" i said with a small smile. "Do you need something? cause I'm kinda of late!"
"Just answere one question" she asked me with a tone that i recoginized as the same one Sakura uses when talking about Sasuke "Do you like Sasuke?" Bingo!
"Nope" i answered simply "Just teammates" who used to be friends "anyway i need to go now see you around" i said while walking away with a wave.
"Bye!" she shouted after me with cheery voice.
I continue walking, if i remeber correctly, i only had one crush before, and i dont think it counts, after all i was only four back then.
"You're Late!" Naruto shouted as soon as i arrive at the bridge, "Youre even more late then Kakashi sensei!" i glance around to see Kakashi was already here.
"Sorry, a black cat crossed my path so i had to take the long way here!" i pulled a Kakashi with a smile, scratching my chin, Sakura and Naruto anime fall, while Kakashi and Sasuke sweatdrop.
"Anyway!" Kakashi said "Lets go we have a few missions to do!"
"Yeah!" Naruto fistpumbed the air "I'm ready for the next challenge, Believe it!"
the next challenge of buying grocery, or babysitting.
we ended up doing some D ranks, which Naruto ended up messing every single one.
First, we had to pull some weeds out of a lady's garden, Naruto pulled all the weeds, alright, and he even pulled all the herps as well, he ended up with a good beating from the lady, and we all got yelled, even Kakashi sensei got yelled at.
Secondly, we had to pull trash from a river, Naruto slipped over, and the current was about to drift him over the edge, when Sasuke saved him.
Thirdly, we had to walk dogs, Naruto chose the biggest, strongest, and bulkist one, he ended being dragged through a mine field.
How he became a ninja is beyond me!
we were walking back through the village, my team looking a little dishevelled, did i forget to mention, that my clone did all my work, i just rested through the entire day, and even read some pages from a book.
Sakura and my clone were dupporting Naruto so he can walk, Sasuke was walking ahead, and Kakashi and I were walking behind all of them.
"Look at you" Sakura sighed "You're helpless Naruto!"
Sasuke nodded, and you could feel the smirk forming on his face even if you couldnt see it. "You're just one big problem"
Naruto growed in response, and ripped himself from myclone and Sakura, i released the clone seeing he can finally stand on his own.
"Sasuke!" Naruto shouted trying to reach for Sasuke's neck but Sakura stood infron of him before he could, i just let a sigh out.
"If you keep this up i'll finish you off myself!" Sakura shouted with a warning glare.
Kakashi sighed and bowed his head "Guess we're not making much progress on the teamwork thing, huh?" you think, this team is basically a match made in hell.
"THAT'S RIGHT OUR TEAMWORK'S ALL MESSED UP AND IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF SASUKE!" Naruto shouted.
There goes my eardrums.
Sasuke stopped walking looking at Naruto over his shoulder "YOU THINK YOU'RE BETTER THAN EVERYONE ELSE!" Naruto finished.
"Not everyone - just you. Face it i'm better and stronger than you are, It's a fact unless you have what it takes to prove me wrong?" he smirked, causing Naruto to give him a cold annoyed stare.
Why did the Hokage put me on this team?
Kakashi and I looked up into the sky and noticed a hawk fly around in circles. he sighed looking back at the genins "Alright guys. Let's call it a day you can beat each other to a pulp some other time. Anyway i have to file my report on this missions" with that he disappeared in a puff of smoke.
"Whatever, I'm out of here" Sasuke declared, turning away.
"See you tommorow guys" I said as Sakura was running up to Sasuke, i did a hand sign and appeared at the head of the first hokage.
I decided to just relax for today instead of training, i layed down on the first's head, looking at the sky, I have been training hard ever since we got back from the land of waves, with the chunin exams coming up, i needed to be prepared for anything, i was finally going to try for chunin after six years of being a genin.
I just laid down and stared at the sky dropping all my guards, i found this was the only time i ever drop my guard, even with friends i never do it, if i even have friends, i dont think i have time to form bonds with people anymore, too much responsbilties on my shoulder, and i need to do a few things before i die, which with my tumor, could be anytime.
"I was starting to think you no longer came here!" a voice said from behind me taking be my suprise, i sat up and turned around to shikamaru walking towards me, before sitting beside me. "I have been coming here for a week and a half to see you, since you were obviously avoiding me!" he laid down his back his gaze on the sky.
I laid back down, turning my gaze on the sky, "You still remember, huh?" i turned my face towards him.
"That this is your favourite spot" he answered his gaze remaning on the sky. "I'm sorry" he said turning his gaze on me "I shouldnt have asked what i asked"
"You shouldnt be sorry" i said closing my eyes "i was expecting that question to popout sometime. Besides if anyone should apologize it should be me, i was the one that left you guys without even a goodbye"
"so you have been avoiding us, afraid that we may ask about your family" He stated turning his gaze up to the sky.
"Maybe" i answer simply, turnning my gaze to sky as well. he only got half of the truth.
we both just lay there in silent, not an awkard one but more of a friendly one, Watching clouds with him is something i missed for sure. the sky was staring to turn ornage color beacuse of the sunset, i sat up, i needed to get back home.
"You know!" he said sitting up as well, looking at me with a small smile "we all missed you, and you dont have to worry about any of us asking questions, we know you will tell us when you want, and you dont have to apologize for leaving, the important thing you're back."
i was already standing up, he stood up as well.
I cant believe they just going to forgive me like that, maybe i can form a few bonds.
"Thank you" i said with a geniune smile, i didnt smile real smiles as much as used too "See you around then, i should be getting home"
"Yeah me too, my mom will probaly kill me if I'm late for dinner, troublesome woman!" he said, causing me to chuckle.
"You haven't changed much have you?"
"Nope, neither have you"
"see you later" i said dissapearing in a puff of smoke and appearing in my home.
"YOU'RE LATE!" Sakura and Naruto shouted at me, even though i was just one hour late, and it wasnt because i was avoiding them, it was because i didnt want to wait for Kakashi.
"Why arrive early when sensei isnt going to be here on time?" When i said that they both quieted down, i think they wished that they did come late, i sat down on the bridge resting my back against the railing, and my gaze on the sky.
When kohana came home last night she told me she ran into my team after i left, she was with her friends, Udon, Moegi and Konoahamru, she told me that those three apparently idolize Naruto as some, super ninja. Anyway she told me that when they were running from Sakura, because Konohamaru said she was ugly and something to do with her haveing a large forehead, he ended up running into some guy, wearing a cat uniform, and with him was a girl with blonde hair tied into four pnytails, Konohamru ended up being saved by Sasuke, and then some guy with red hair and gourd on his back, came and the other two, were frightened by him, and called him Garaa.
When she mentioned Garaa's name i became certain that those three was the sand siblings, i had run into them a few times before on some missions.
"YOU'RE LATE!" Sakura and Naruto shouted at Kakashi snabing me out of my thoughts.
"I've nominated all three of you for the chunin exams" he said ignoring those two's shouting "Here are the forms. only fill them out if you are going to participate, come to room 301, 4:00 o'clock at the academy"
"Alright!" Naruto screeches happily. he launches himself at Kakashi and drapes himself around the poor guy's neck.
"And what about Sara?" Sakura asked as Naruto lets go of Kakashi,
"I'm entering too guys" i said with a smile standing up "But Kakashi isnt the one that nominated me"
"Why?!" Naruto asks, i notice Kakashi had already left "Since technically i didnt graduate with you guys, so my official sensei isnt Kakashi, it's Hideo sensei, you already met him remember?"
"Yeah i remember him, Believe it!" Naruto said with a grin, and puttig his arms behind his neck.
"So you wont be joining with our team then?" Sasuke asked.
"WHAT?!" Naruto and Sakura shout.
"yeah, in this exams i'm not part of team 7, actually i'm not part of any team, i'm entering solo" i stated
Sasuke put the form in his pocket a smirk on his face, and Naruto was repeating chunnin exams, propably thinking about out showing Sasuke, Sakura on the other hand looked at the form with an anxious look on her face, as we were all walking away from the bridge, i walked beside her.
"What's wrong Sakura?" i ask in whisper so the other two wont hear us.
"Um, nothing" she says with a fake smile, that i see through easily.
"Come with me" she nods so i took hold of her hand, and tugged her away.
"Where are you going?" Naruto shouted after us.
"I need her help with something, see you guys later" i shout back, as me and Sakura gave them a wave good bye.
when we both stopped we were at a clearing with a small lake, and and trees surronding the place.
"Why are we here?" Sakura asked with a confused look. "I though you needed to relax a bit, since you are all worried about the exams"
"H-how d-did you know?" she asked stuttering a bit "You can say i'm good t reading people" i told her going to sitting at the edge of the lake, she comes and sits beside me.
"You know there is nothing to be worried about, and if your worried than it's better to not join the exams"
"It's just.." She started saying looking down "...I'm never any help, i'm not good at anything"
"Who said you're not at anything? Sakura who was the first one to climp the tree, back in the land of waves, you have talent the problem lies that you dont train enough" i said with a serious tone, I looked ahead at nothing in paticular, realizing it the sun started to set, i stood up, stretcing a little once i did.
"I need to get going" i said with a closed eye smile "i was supposed to meet with Hideo sensei for trainning" but what she did suprised me, she hugged me "Thank you" she muttered "I needed a friend right now" a friend? haven't heard that in a while.
the week went by fast, we didnt get as much missions, because of the exams, i spent most time trainning with Hideo sensei, i finally managed to finish my original jutsu, it takes lots of energy so i can propably use it once.
I was now getting ready, i strapped my Katana and weapons pouch, before teleporting to the academy.
I walked inside, and up to the second floor, to notice that someone had a genjutsu on the floor, to make it seem like it was the third floor, a lot of the people there were gathered around infront of the obviously wrong room, that was guarded by two people, two people that i recognized all to well, even with the transfromation jutsu.
"Izumo, Kotetsu" I whispered to both chunins, so only they can hear me "What are you up to exactly?"
"Just having some fun" Izumo whispered with a grin, "And thinning the herd a little" Kotetsu finished with a grin of his own
"I see, well have fun I'm going upstairs" i said sending them a wave as i went upstairs, whle they ekpt the others busy.
when I reached the third floor, I decided to wait for team7 to come since I didnt sense their chakras with the other rookie genins inside the room.
As time passed, not a lot of people came up, becuase of Izumo and Kotetsu's little trick, I mean seriously if they cant even see past a simple trick like this, than they should just quit the exams now.
"Yo!" Kakashi greeted me as he appeared in a puff of smoke.
"Hey, your here even before the other three for once" I said with a slight humor, he leans on the wall beside me reading his perverted book. "I think your tardness is contagious"
"I can say the same for you" he Said ignoring my last comment, while his eyes not once leaving his book "By the way what changed your mind?"
"Huh? What do you mean?" I asked a bit confused, "What changed your mind about ignoring the genins?"
I was slightly suprised by the question, "Nothing inpaticular" i muttered i wasn't about to tell him about Shikamaru talking to me.
I let a sigh, as i hear the familier voices on the second floor ,"They're finally here, i was starting to think they werent coming"
"KAKASHI, SARA!" came the shouting of the one and only guy. "LONG TIME NO SEE, SARA!" He shouted trying to capture me in a hug, i side stepped, causing him to fall to the ground.
"It's only been a few month guy" i said with a raised eyebrow "Too long if you ask me! So you're finally going to stop wasting your youth and join the higher ranks?" he replied standing up.
"I guess" i replied, not focusing on him as focusing on the boy Sasuke was facing, i couldnt see the fight ofcourse, but i can hear quiet well, "That's strange" I muttered "What are you talking about?" Kakashi asked his and Guy's gaze turning to me.
"Sasuke he is facing some guy named Lee" i said clearly "but i cant sense any chakra coming from him"
"Lee?!" Guy said before dissappearing in a cloud of smoke, only to hear his voice appear again, at where team 7 is, scolding that Lee guy.
I let out a little giggle escape my lips, Kakashi raises an eyebrow at me.
"Guy is telling them, about your eternal rivalry" I said with a little laugh, his shoulders drop.
after hearing guy dissappear, Lee told them that the top Konoha genin is on his team, than he has no idea about me.
a few seconds later a boy came that looked like...a mini guy?! seriously than I'm sure he is his student, Lee.
Soon after Team 7 came, "Took you guys long enough" I said getting away from the wall, and standing straight.
"well I'm glad you came Sakura" Kakashi said as he stood straight too, "For your sake and the others"
"Huh?" all three of them said at the same time.
"Now you can formally register for the chunin exams" Kakashi continued.
"What do you mean Kakashi sensei?" Sakura inquired. I just went inside the room, leaving as Kakashi explained the rules.
As soon as i entered the room everyone stared at me, before most of them returning to what they were doing, propably thinking i wasnt worth, looking weak and all, but a a few others keep staring, there was the sand siblings, a team of three sound ninjas, one was a girl with purple hair tied in a ponytail, and cruel black eyes, and the other two looked alike green hair, and golden eyes, they were sending hateful glares towards me, and finally a brunette with the famous hyuuga eyes, Neji?! this exams are going to be intersting.
"Sasuke-kun where have you been?!" a voice called i looked towards it to find Ino drapping herself around an annoyed Sasuke.
"You have no idea how much i was hoping you'd show up here! I've really missed those rugged good looks of yours" she added flirtatiously. Sakura growled, before jabbing a finger at the girl.
"Hey you pig! He's mine!" she screeched.
"Miss forehead?! They let you in too?!" Ino cries, jumping down from Sauke's back, i started walking towards where they were standing before leanning against the board, "Still got those big ugly frown lines on your Billboard brow i see"
"Leave my forehead alone!" Sakura demanded, making the blonde girl poke her tongue out at her.
"You guys are here too?" Shikamaru's voice drawled "I knew that these exams were gonna be a drag, but i had no idea they'd be this lame" he continued complaining.
"Lazy as always i see" i said with a slight chuckle, he leaned against the board beside me.
"So all three stooges are here i see" Naruto said chuckling.
"Hey! you know what you little, ugh, I cant be bothered..." Shikamaru trailed off, causing me to sweatdrop at his laziness.
"Hey! looky here. looks like the whole gang's back together again" a smirking Kiba said, as he, Hinata and Shino came towards us.
"H-hi Naruto" Hinata said in her soft voice, she blushed and looked away as Naruto peers over at her.
"Oh hey Hinata" he greeted her off handedly, i walked to her, "He will come around dont worry" i whispered teasingly in her ears, she blushes madly "Sara!" she called.
"You guys too huh?" Shikamaru said "Man. everyone's here for this dumb thing"
I walked away, from them heading for the sand siblings.
"Long time no see guys" i greeted them with a smirk
"Sara!" Temari and Kankuro called looking between me and Garaa, i didnt have any problems with them, but Garaa didnt like me very muche, mostly because the last time we crossed path he wasnt able to kill me.
"Kankuro!" I said looking towards him "I heared that you were bullying some kids in the village!" he gulbed.
"H-how d-did you know?" he said stuttering a bit, they both already saw me kill, they knew i wasnt a person they should miss with, "I have ears every where" i said with a smirk before starting to head back to where the rookie genins were.
"And Sara Hiroshi" Sasuke said to some guy with grey hair in a ponytail, and wearing glasses i didnt know who he was, but i didnt like him, i narrowed my eyes at him, for a slight second, before returning them to normal.
"and you are?"
"this is Kabuto, he is going to show us some information on the other guys, Believe it!" Naruto said to me with his usual loud voice.
"So why were you telling him my name Sasuke?" i inquired "arent we on the same team?"
"Usually yeas, but in the exams your enetering against us, so might as well find how good you are" he said with a smirk.
"Your not entering with them?" Shikamaru asked with slight worry.
"No I'm entering alone" i said simply "do what you want Sasuke but your not going to like it!" i said the last part in a singsong voice, as i leaned on the board agains Shikamaru.
He shows us Lee's info first, if his only talen is taijutsu and he's got Guy as his sesei, that he most got some skills, than he showed us Garaa's info, they all were shocked that he completed a B rank mission as a genin, they are propably going to flib when they see mine.
"And finally Sara Hiroshi" Kabuto said as he applied some chakra to a blank card, when my info appeared and all genins saw it the gasped.
My info was pretty much like this...
Sara Hiroshi
Ninjutsu 10/10
Taijutsu 7/10
Genjutsu 5/10
23 D rank 29 C rank 16 B rank 10 A rank 2 S rank
A smirk made it's way to my face as i looked at the genins facees, but i noticed that Kabuto was faking his, he looked like he was suprised for any normal person, but when i sense someone's chakra i can tell their emotions if i focus, and no way was this guy suprised.
I looked at Naruto to see he was shaking, before bursting out. "I'M NARUTO UZUMAKI! AND I'M GONNA WIPE THE FLOOR WITH EVERY ONE OF YA!" He shouted, japping a finger at veryone else in the room, i sweat dropped at his behavior, only Naruto would be able to turn every one to hi enemy.
I started walking away, going to take a seat at the back of the class, leaving the rookies behind, not soon after, someone stopped me, catching my arm before i got to the back, i turned around, to find out it was Shikamaru.
"Are you sure you're going to be alright on your own?" he asked leatting my arm go, i turn to face him fully, with a small smile.
"You are actually worried even after seeing my info?" i asked causing him to shrug. "Don't worry, Shika, I wil-" i stopped mid sentence realizing wha called him, i just called him, it was how i used to call him back when we were kids, I looked to see how he reacted he had a smile on his face.
"So i guess we are finally back to friends?" he asked me, i stared at the ground for a few seconds, before facing him , with a closed eye smile, "I guess we are".
There was suddenly some ruckes coming from where the others were standing, we both turned our gazes to them, to see Kabuto on the ground puking, with some sound genins in front of him.
I turned around catching a kunai, that was only a few inches away from hitting my head, i looked at where it came from, to see the other sound genins that was glaring at me earlier.
"You okay?" Shika asked worried "Yeah I'm fine" i said dropping the kunai to the ground.
"Alright you slack faced, idiots, settle down and listen!" a Voice yelled, one that i recoginzed, i turned around to see Ibiki with a group of chunins standing at the door.
"It's time to begin" Ibiki sneered "I'm Ibiki Morino, your proctor and from this moment onward, I'm your worst enemy"
He throwed his arm and pointed at the sound ninja that attacked Kabuto.
"First, you cadidates from the sound! Cut it out with the fighting! Who gave you permission to fight?! Do you wanna be failed beore you've even begun?!" He shouted, causing the sound nins to mumble an bology and some lame excuse, i was just happy no one noticed the kunai the other sound nins threw at me wouldnt want every one to know how skilled I am.
We were now all seated after each person collected a number, I ended up being seated next to some waterfall ninja, and the girl from the sound nins team that threw the kunai, we were seated at the second row next to the walls.
"First rule, each person begins wit ten points when the test begins. The test contains ten question, each question is worth one point. for every question you get wrong one point is subtracted from your ten points, Second rule, this is a team test. whether or not you will continue on will depend on your teams combined scores" I heared a bang, i turned to see Sakura banging her head against the desk."Third rule, if caught cheating by the testing officers two points will be taken away, when you lose all your points you and your team will be asked to leave or forced, The final rule, if you're caught cheating five times or you don't answer any questions correctly, you and your teammates fail" I sensed Sakura and Sasuke sendeing murdeous glares at Naruto who was sweating buckets, Hopefully they realize that they're supposed ti cheat, I mean only an idiot wouldnt have caught to the hint Ibiki was giving...never mind, this is Naruto we are talking about.
"Begin!" as soon as he said it, every one turned the paper scanning the questions, this questions were too hard for a normal genin, ofcourse i wasnt a normal one, i was able to finish the test in record time, as soon as i was done i flipped my paper, and stared out of the window.
Not soon after the exam began, Genins numers was being called, what suprised me was when my number was called, "Number 37! Fail!" the chunin called, i glared at him he wasnt any one i knew, so propably someone who recently became a chunin, maybe on the last exam.
"Excuse me!" I said calmly, all the other genins was staring at me, along with the chunins who did know me, even Ibiki smirked propably wondering how i will react, "You heared me you cheated five times, get out or we will have to force you" the chunin stated with a smirk.
I stood up, shocking most of the rookie genins and chunins, they thought i was going to leave no way!.
"I would like to see you try!" i told the chunin hands on my hips, with a smirk of my own. he came at me, when he tried to catch my arm, i caught his instead, and then with my other arm punched him in the stomach sending him flying back, but not strong enough to destroy the wall or anytihng, he was about to come at me again, when Ibiki stood between us.
"That's enough!" Ibiki shouted before looking at me "If you cheated then you have to go out!" he stated he knows i didnt cheat, because if i did, the only way for me to get caught wa sif i was dead.
"I couldnt have cheated i finished this exam on the first five minutes!" I stated in a bored tone "Then sit down and dont try anything else!" i sat down, and the chunin went back to where he was standing, glaring daggers at me.
After that little accident, i was completely bored, that i ended up sleeping i even missed the tenth question, i never thought that chunin exams would be so boring, Sakura was the one that woke me up, she told me about the tenth question, and how it was a choice whether to take it or not, those who stayed passed, and about the women who bursted through the window, from her discription propably Anko, and here we are on the next day standing infront of the forest of death.