DISCLAIMER: I do not claim to be the creator of the Naruto manga or anime series. I had absolutely no part in any creation of the series, and I'm just a dedicated fan of this series who has taken my time to create this fanfiction.

Author Notes: Author Notes: This is a semi-self-insert fiction of what I think would happen if Minato had two teammates who would not only challenge him to do better but could keep up. I hope you enjoy it. This is rated M, because of possible language, and violence. At no time will there be a pairing between any of the three teammates. Not that there won't be pairings outside their team, just not inside it.

I am trying to pull most of my resources on timeline from the manga, but I am only human so if any of my readers have any insight that I have missed on the timeline do drop me a message.

"Speech"

"Technique Casting"

Inner thoughts and speech

INNER YELLING

I will add more if/when they become needed

Chapter 5 - Summon Sensei No Jutsu

When my second year at the academy finally started, I found out that over half of my previous class had failed the tests and had been filtered out. I had new people in my homeroom and very few old faces. I was also placed into this new "girls-only" class called Kunoichi class. I hope I get to learn some fun and interesting things there...and that it isn't a complete waste of my time. I was so excited to go that I was sort of in a daze for most of my first day back at the academy. (It didn't really help that I couldn't sleep the night before…) I ran out of my room and into Iroha in the hall as the normal classes were let out.

"Hiya, Iroha, how was class today? I'm looking forward to this Kunoichi class, it seems so interesting. What about you?" I asked, my tongue almost tripping over my words.

"Kunoichi class?" she inquired, a puzzled frown on her face. "Women from my clan get an exemption from that; don't yours?" When I shook my head, she sighed. "Right, sorry, I forget just how many Uchiha there are; getting private tutors in the womanly arts for all of you wouldn't be very practical." She snorted. "Even if we did leave the boys out of it." We both giggled at that. "Anyways, I've already had flower arrangement and kokyū playing and comportment and all the rest of that drilled into my head; practically since I was old enough to walk. Kunoichi class would be a waste of my time, and the sensei know it." At my deflated pout, she continued. "Tell you what. Why don't we hang out after class on those days you have Kunoichi class and compare notes? I'll bet I can show you stuff the sensei won't."

"What kind of stuff?" I asked.

"I don't know, that's why I need you to take notes." At my expression, she sighed. "Don't scowl like that, there's no helping it." She thought for a moment, then brightened. "Think of it as a reconaissance mission. You'll be my spy on the inside, sneaking out all their secrets."

I snorted at that. "Secrets? In a Kunoichi class?"

"Hey, a mission is a mission. Besides, a ninja is supposed to see underneath the underneath, right? You can't always know beforehand what the info you gather is going to be useful for. Treat it like a D-rank, at the very least." She held up a package I recognized from our lunches. "I can even pa~y you~!" she teased in a singsong voice.

"Are those the sakura mochi you had with lunch?" I couldn't help drooling a little.

She laughed, waving the package in front of my hungry eyes. "Yu~p. And if your recon mission is a success, they're all yours."

"That's a done deal!" I laughed, snatching at them. She laughed again, tucking them away with a shake of her head.

"Uh-uh, not until I get your recon notes! Now, get to class! And don't forget your cover; you're supposed to be all uncertain and stuff." She waved as she hurried off, leaving me to find the classroom.

So, I trudged off to the classroom that it was supposed to be held in, double-checking the note I gotten at the end of class. I glanced around the room as I entered. I wasn't the first one here; there were a few girls scattered about the desks that had already arrived. I wandered up to the back of the room and plopped down next to a girl with scarlet hair that I recognized from my earlier classes. I buried my head in my arms on the desk, hoping to take a small nap before class started.

"Why are you sitting next to me? Go sit somewhere else!" the girl snarled at me.

I didn't even bother lifting my head. "Nope, too tired to move. If you want to move you're welcome to," I mumbled out, snuggling down further into my arms.

"That is so Nara." she said pointedly and rather loudly; then after a short pause asked, "Are you a Nara?"

I considered not even giving her an answer.

"Are. You. A. Nara." she demanded, prodding my arm.

"No, I am an Uchiha ‒ Uchiha Kamiko. Now, can you quiet down till class starts please?" I answered softly but firmly. I know I'm not exactly energetic today, but really, a Nara? I'm not that bad.

After that she quieted down...until some other girls came into the room. I groaned inwardly as I noticed that the sound of their footsteps were coming in our direction. I just want a naaaaaap… One of them started to make fun of the redheaded girl by calling her names like "tomato-head"and such. I tried to ignore it, but my seat-mate's volume made it impossible. "My name's not tomato-head, it's Kushina, dattebane!" That last bit sounded like it came out almost involuntarily. The other girls laughed nastily. I could feel my seat-mate slump in her seat. They made another nasty comment and I felt her body shudder.

Bullies never change.

I slowly raised my head, eyes already fixated on the group of girls standing before us. One of them shifted uncomfortably as she realized I was actually awake. Channeling Iroha's signiture brand of making people uncomfortable, I arched an eyebrow at them. "Tomato-head? Really?" I slowly drawled out in a bored voice, shifting my expression from anger to mild pity and contempt. "If that's the best you can come up with, it's no wonder you're here. I see a few chairs up front, why not go sit there? I'm sure you girls will get far more out of this class than we will."

They reeled back at that, but the leader quickly recovered. "No need to ask why you're back here; obviously you've got no chance of picking this stuff up, so you're giving up ahead of time." Her face gained a superior smirk as she said this.

Time to put the fear of me into them, I think. My face dropped into a completely deadpan expression. "You shouldn't be so quick to judge by appearances, little girl. After all, 'a ninja is supposed to look underneath the underneath,'" As I said this, I activated my Sharingan, staring them in the eyes to be sure they saw.

The three flinched back at that, recoiling as though I'd struck them. "H-ha!" one of them scoffed, though the quavering note in her voice betrayed her fear. "A f-fine kunoichi you'll make, leaking bloodlust everywhere like that!" The others were furtively glancing to the sides, obviously planning their escape route. "You and Tomato-head are a perfect pair of f-failures!" She blushed as she stuttered, and the rest of their stubbornness dissolved. "Come on girls, l-let's go sit somewhere else. We don't want to get their stench on us!" They tried to keep haughty expressions on their faces as they retreated, but the wide eyes and darting glances ruined the effect.

I put my head back down and deactivated my Sharingan. Kushina slowly sat up and after a moment of silence, spoke up. "Why did you take my side, dattebane? You don't even know me," Her voice was unusually quiet as she said this. "Sticking up for me isn't going to do either of us any good."

The sheer matter-of-factness in her tone shocked me. She acts like it's just a given that nobody's going to take her side. What the hell! "Umm, you're welcome." I lifted my head and aimed a glare at the trio of would-be alpha-bitches as I continued, "To put it simply, I took your side because I detest bullies. Now, let's see if I can get back to that dream I was having. Flying was fun." This girl looks to need a friend, but I think she needs to be the one to initiate it. I dropped my head back onto my folded arms and closed my eyes with a fake yawn, pretending to go back to sleep. Your move, Red. It was quiet for a few more moments.

"So, ummm, my name is Uzumaki Kushina. What was yours again?" Kushina asked.

"Uchiha Kamiko; my friends call me Kami-chan." I stated, not raising my head.

"What...what was that you did to your eyes?" Kushina asked. "I know you didn't have red eyes when you came in."

"That is my clan's bloodline limit; it is called the Sharingan," I said as I sat up, giving up on the pretense of napping. I smirked as I glanced back down at the alpha-bitches, still shaking off the bloodlust I hit them with in the front row. "For some reason, a lot of people get freaked out when they see it. And seeing me read their every little move just seems to make it worse. I just can't imagine why." I gave an airy little toss of my head as I said this last.

Kushina giggled at that, and I smiled. Guess she just needed a little humor to lighten her day. We turned to the front as the sensei walked in.

The sensei was an older woman in her forties; she had a matronly air that brooked no disrespect. She strongly reminded me of McGonagall… During the next hour, she instructed us in the nature of the Kunoichi arts. According to her, "-the ideal kunoichi is like a poisoned flower; beautiful yet deadly. She does not charge in head-on like a brutish man, she deceives the enemy with a façade of fragility and feminine grace. When his guard is lowered, she strikes without warning, fading back into invisibility as the deed is done..." She went on like this without pause for the entire hour. While the lecture was definitely enlightening, the dull monotone she delivered it in somehow managed to suck out any interest it might have sparked. I dutifully took notes as Iroha had asked, but more than once I had to blink and shake myself awake. The sensei scowled at me whenever I did this, but didn't so much as slow her delivery. Pity.

As class was let out, I looked over at Kushina and asked, "Are you doing anything this afternoon? I was going to go hang out with a friend and I was wondering if you would like to join us."

"Your friend...won't mind me joining you two?" Kushina questioned with a stare that I thought she meant to be cool and calculating. It came off as rather cute.

"Nah, she shouldn't mind; we were going to compare notes on class as she's getting 'private lessons' from her clan." I mimed air quotes at this, giggling.

Kushina grinned. She seemed to think for a moment, then nodded. We walked out of the Academy together.

I guided us through Konoha towards the Hyūga compound, lost in thought. I hope that Kushina-chan and Iroha-chan get along well, It would be nice to have another in our little group. As we approached the gates to the Hyūga compound, Kushina grabbed my shoulder and yanked me backwards. "What are you doing?! You can't just walk up to the Hyūga compound. N-nobody just walks up to the Hyūga compound, especially not an Uchiha!"

I gave her a hearty laugh. Wiping a tear from my eye, I shook my head. "One of my best friends is a Hyūga, and I come here often. Com'n, scaredy-cat." I grabbed her hand and pulled her forward to the gate, waving at the two chuunin guards.

One of the guards spoke up. "Welcome Kamiko-chan; who is your friend?"

"This is Kushina-chan," I replied, "She's a friend of mine, and I wanted to introduce her to Iroha-chan," I put a false note of hesitancy into my voice as I looked up at him, tapping my forefingers together in the nervous gesture I'd seen Iroha use a dozen times before. "I-I'm not being a bother, am I?" I asked as I looked up, giving him my best sad puppy impression.

He tried to maintain the normal Hyūga sternness, and he lasted almost a full ten seconds before he folded like soggy ramen. "Of course not, Kamiko-chan. Go right on ahead, I'll let them know you're coming."

I smiled and thanked him with a courteous bow, and led Kushina in through the gates while she goggled at me in astonishment. I am getting good at those, maybe I should try to learn some genjutsu when I am allowed to. We rushed to Iroha's place and found her doing some kata in the front yard. I stopped for a second to admire her grace.

"Hey Iroha-chan!" I shouted, grinning as Iroha jumped with surprise. I pulled Kushina forward and gestured to her. "I made a friend today in the Kunoichi class; her name is Kushina-chan."

Iroha dropped out of her stance and turned to us, giving Kushina a look that was calculating but not unfriendly. I guess she liked what she saw as she motioned for us to join her in the garden as she asked, "So, I take it you're in your second year as well?"

"Of course. I got in early because I am just that awesome and totally going to be the first female Hokage, dattebane!" she shouted out in response, striking a pose that was meant to impress. It just made me smirk.

"Umm, Kushina-chan, they like it quiet in this district so try not to startle anyone. Unless, that was your goal," I stated with a deadpan expression, trying desperately to not let a smirk cross my face. I turned to Iroha. "So, what mischievous thing are we going to get up to today? Learn some forbidden jutsu? Play a prank on one of the elders?" I asked watching Kushina's face out of the corner of my eye for a reaction.

Kushina looked from me to Iroha and back with her mouth hanging wide open in a totally flabbergasted expression. Iroha arched her eyebrow at me and I broke out giggling while saying, "We don't prank anyone, yet, but I think you will fit in great with our little group. Too bad Jetti is busy training with his dad lately. He has been training his fire nature release, but he can't even make sparks yet. I can throw a small ball of fire out of my mouth now! Watch this!" I formed the hand seals for the Great Fireball Jutsu. "Katon: Gokakyū no Jutsu!" I opened my mouth and blew. A puff of flame the size of a meat bun popped out, lasting maybe a second before it disappeared. Iroha and Kushina both clapped, Iroha with a sarcastic smirk on her face and Kushina in apparently genuine amazement.

A brilliant, but reckless thought popped in my head, "Hey, Iroha-chan, do you know anything about wind release?"

She raised an eyebrow in a questioning manner. "A little bit, why?"

"You know how the elements work together, right?" She nodded. "What happens when you add a wind jutsu and a fire jutsu together?"

A positively evil grin crossed Iroha and Kushina's faces at the same moment; shortly after I started grinning too. I lowered my voice to a conspiratorial whisper. "I know our new plan for this semester: I need to work on mastering fire and one or both of you need to master wind."

Over the next few months, we tried to find out how we would go about learning wind release or jutsus. It turned out to be way harder than we had anticipated. Nobody would give us a straight answer and all the scrolls we looked at were nigh-indecipherable. It took forever but I finally managed to get an answer out of one of my older "cousins". It took so much flattery and abject cluelessness on my part and begging him to tell us because "theoretically" we wanted to do that training with the excuse of trying to score extra credit for class and bring pride to the Uchiha clan, etcetera etcetera. He was able to tell me a bit from what he knew about the various transformations and that one needed this special paper to tell what affinity one had. He also told me about a scroll in the clan library that contained the steps for Uchiha to do the fire nature transformation.

The scroll would be easy, I had access to that. Getting that "special paper" and testing our affinities; that would be the hard part. In the end, I asked my dad about the special paper, saying that my friends and I wanted to find out what our chakra natures were, and we'd be so grateful, and I'd do extra chores around the house, yadda yadda. He said that next time they were over training, if he got home while they were still here, he would let them do the affinity test. "This paper is rare and expensive, so I can't just hand it over, my little ninja. You understand." I smiled and hugged him and thanked him.

The next day I relayed this to my friends after our classes were over. "Okay, so my dad says he can get this special paper that allows someone to tell what affinity they have. Next time you're over at my place to train when he's home, he said he would let us take the test!" They both cheered at this, Kushina practically dancing on her toes with glee.

"Isn't today's practice over at your place, Iroha-chan?" Kushina asked. We had been sparring and tutoring each other, which had a great impact on our grades. We had quickly gotten a reputation of being the top kunoichi in the academy for our year. I knew she'd be good for our group.

"Of course, yesterday we had it over at Kami-chan's, where I kicked her flabby butt in taijutsu," she said with a grin.

"Umm, NO YOU DID NOT! It was a close fight, and anyway, you cheated. I didn't use my dōjutsu at all; I saw you activate yours there at the end." I smirked back and lightly punched her in the shoulder. "So, we going to work on more chakra control today?"
Kushina groaned at this. "Do we have to? You know I hate chakra control training."

"You can't just focus on your strengths, you have to work on your weak points too, or they'll never improve." I scolded her, smiling to take the sting out of it.

The rest of the day went fairly uneventfully, with Hanabi drilling us on some basic chakra control techniques. It was slow-going, which was probably why Kushina found it so boring, but frankly, I loved it; it was almost relaxing to sit there in a cross-legged position focusing on trying to hold a leaf to your forehead for as long as possible.

As the day wrapped up, I whispered to the others conspiratorially, "I'll see if Dad can get off early tomorrow night, so he can test us on that nature affinity thing." Then I raised my voice, continuing, "See you all at the academy tomorrow! Oh, training at my place tomorrow, so make sure you bring those leg weights; Mom wanted me to remind both of you."

The next day seemed to drag on and on. I just didn't want to wait anymore! I was pretty sure I had fire affinity (clan attributes, duh,) but I was so curious to see what Kushina and Iroha had and to see how the testing worked. When the bell rang for the end of the day, I was out of class before my sensei had even started packing up his books. As I waited for them at the entrance to the academy, Jetti hurried up to find me bouncing on the balls of my feet. He was more than a little excited to be able to take the test too. "I know I will be fire affinity like all of us Uchiha, right? I wonder how strong I'm gonna be?" he said enthusiastically to me as we waited. Iroha and Kushina didn't keep us waiting long. We all quickly made our way to my house, chatting excitedly about today's training as we went.

"My dad has been training me in our clan fighting style; I think I can kick your butt now Kami," Jetti bragged lightheartedly. He glanced sideways at our white-haired friend. "Mmmaybe I can even give Iroha a run for her money, but Kushina, you are a beast when it comes to taijutsu."

"You really think so? Your footwork is still a little sloppy," I responded with all the bluster an eight year old could.

"His footwork is just as sloppy as yours, Kami-chan." Iroha stated, her face almost perfectly deadpan. The slight smirk gave it away, though.

Kushina laughed so heartily that she startled some of the passersby.

By the time we arrived, we were all excited to start training. With a gentle smile, Mom insisted that we eat a small snack before she started us up on some taijutsu training. The hours flew by, and we were all physically exhausted by the time Dad finally made it home. We were catching our second wind when we heard him call out a greeting as he walked through the front door.

"We're all in the backyard. Did you bring the tests?" I shouted out to him as I saw the giddy eyes of my friends. I can't wait, but knowing Dad he will probably delay it just to annoy us.

Dad showed up in the doorway and said with a grin, "I did, now give me a few minutes to relax after a long day at work."

Yep, I knew it. I knew he was baiting me, it was one of his favorite pastimes. "Okay Dad, take your time; we just got done with our taijutsu training so we need a break too." Two can play at this game.

The stares my friends were giving me could melt a hole through steel but I knew that they would be patient. About ten minutes later, Dad came back outside in more casual clothes and pulled out four small pieces of paper. His whole demeanour changed, becoming serious as he handed one to each of us. "Now this is very serious, these are not cheap to get and you can't even buy them if you're not Chūnin rank or higher." He looked us each straight in the eyes in turn. "Okay, we will do this one at a time so that I can explain to you what the paper's response means. So let us start with you, Jetti." He turned to face him. "Now hold the paper between both hands and try to channel chakra into it, like you would do with the leaf-sticking exercise."

Jetti stood there and after a few seconds his piece of paper ignited brightly and quickly turned to ash. "As expected," my Dad said with a nod. "Like most Uchiha, you have a strong fire affinity. Now, Kushina, your turn."

Kushina hesitantly held the paper like Jetti did. After a few seconds, her paper split cleanly in two and then became slightly damp. Dad raised an eyebrow at this saying, "Interesting, a strong wind affinity with a secondary in water. A rare combination to see in Konoha, and a useful one. It's not often you'll find yourself deprived of both air and water, so you'll always have access to some elemental jutsu . Now, Iroha-chan, it's your turn."

Iroha determinedly held onto the paper and it quickly ripped in two before bleaching and becoming brittle. "Wind and..." he consulted some notes in a small pocketbook, "yang? The yang affinity is obvious enough, given your heritage, but the wind is a surprise. I haven't heard of any Hyūga expressing a strong elemental affinity outside of the yang chakra they use in their Jyūken techniques."

Iroha looked both pleased and worried. "Wind and yang? Maybe that's why I've been having trouble with..." She trailed off, a pensive look on her face. "I need to talk with Father about this."

Dad nodded. "I think that would be a good idea. There's a lot about the Jyūken I don't understand, so I don't know how much help I can be. Still, if you have any questions about wind-nature chakra, I'll answer them as best as I can." Iroha nodded and smiled in thanks, though the pensive frown quickly returned."

He then turned and looked at me motioning for me to go next. I held the paper in my hands expecting to see the same thing happen to mine as Jetti's. My expectations were quickly dashed as the right side ignited, quickly turning to ash and the left got very wet. I stood there, blinking rapidly at the soggy paper and ashes in my hands. What? What?! WHAT?!

Everyone stood there quiet for a few moments, then Dad cleared his throat saying, "Um. Well, you always find ways to surprise us, my little one. You have strong affinity for both fire and water. It is uncommon to have such strong affinities with opposing elements like this. As you know, the circle goes Fire, Wind, Lightning, Earth, Water, and back to Fire; each element is strong against the next one in line. So to have water and fire affinities in such strength is extremely rare." He paused for a long moment, thinking, then continued, "With you having two affinites I would highly suggest you focus on your ninjutsu training, you could become a very skilled nin-specialist." He and Mom smiled as he said this but there was something else behind those smiles. Concern? Worry? I couldn't quite say what.

I didn't dwell on it for long; Kushina's eardrum-splitting shout of "I KNEW IT! FUTURE HOKAGE, DATTEBANE!" had us all wincing and laughing as the neighborhood dogs started barking.

-Time Skip-

-Last Week of the Second School Year-

Chakra control was hard, but it was nothing compared to chakra recomposition. As it turns out, using an elemental jutsu isn't as easy as forming hand seals and dumping in the chakra. You have to change your chakra from its base state into an elementally-aligned state, then hold it separately while you mould it into the form you need for the jutsu. Thank you Kushina for pulling out the Uzumaki elemental training scrolls; we'd have been banging our heads against a wall for YEARS without them. God, some of those advanced jutsu sounded really awesome; I can't wait to start learning those. Between those scrolls and our collective brainpower, Kushina and Iroha both learned to channel wind chakra and how to perform the Gale Palm jutsu from one of those scrolls. My dad was very happy that I was quickly mastering fire chakra; as I progressed, he taught me the finer points of the Great Fireball jutsu.

"So now that we've got those jutsu down," I casually said while we were on lunch break, "When are we going to play that prank on the sensei?"

Jetti looked at me curiously, "Jutsu? Plural? I know you were taught our clan fire jutsu but…"

"We thought you'd never ask," Kushina and Iroha said in stereo, their faces lit with matching malicious grins. "Since you came up with the idea, you can decide the timing," Iroha continued.

"How about today then, right before break ends?" I proffered, matching their grins with one of my own. Jetti looked between the three of us, his own smile turning rather sickly.

"We should do it away from the trees; we're pulling a prank, not setting the school on fire." Iroha said. I nodded, putting the remains of my lunch in my knapsack. We got up and walked over to the field with Jetti following us, a look of morbid curiosity on his face. Some of the other students looked at us oddly as we all walked that direction but went back to eating or goofing off.

"So, Iroha, on the third tap of your foot Iroha, Kushina and myself will do our jutsu." I said as my eyes turned red with two dots in both eyes. She nodded, and we all put our hands into position for the first seal.

One.

Two.

Three.

Iroha and Kushina started their jutsu as one, and I timed mine to finish a heartbeat before theirs. I breathed out a great plume of fire and their Gale Palm jutsu hit it from behind, ballooning it out to three times its original size. It sailed a small distance into the air, then unexpectedly, it exploded with much more force and noise than we expected.

If it wasn't for my Sharingan being active, I would have sworn that the sensei for half the classes teleported here out of thin air. Amazingly, our combination jutsu caused thunderclouds to manifest—in their expressions. Oops...

"You three are in big trouble," Nara-sensei said, scowling at us with more emotion than I had seen in his face before. "You are going to answer to the Hokage for this!" as he motioned for us to follow. "And until we get there, keep your hands at your sides, your eyes down, and your mouths shut!"

We followed silently, Jetti trailing in our wake. Ah crap, we really stepped in it this time. We are in such huge trouble. Are they going to expel us for this? They might expel us for this! Why did I think this was a smart idea?! Why is Jetti following, he had nothing to do with this. Stupid, stupid, STUPID!

We sat in the waiting area for the Hokage in silence, and after a few minutes, we were ushered in. The office was rather large with a nice set of windows forming a semicircle on the far side of the room. An older man who was wearing long white robes was standing to one side of a large, paper-strewn desk. He was painting a portrait when we entered.

After a few moments, he paused and put the brush down. He turned to us standing there and his eyes bored into us. "Just finishing out your second year, and already learning combination ninjutsu. Should I be impressed, or worried?" His voice was quiet, and his tone mild, but nonetheless every word dropped into my brain with ominous clarity. He had a presence that just dominated the room. This is one person I should never ever cross.

"Um, Hokage-sama, I have been been taught this year by my father how to do fire jutsu, and the Great Fireball jutsu. We thought if we did an air jutsu in combination with the fire jutsu, we would greatly improve it, and, well, we were more right that we expected, sir." I said with my head bowed. "It was all my idea, I take full responsibility."

"No, it is our fault, Hokage-sama." both Kushina and Iroha interjected as I said that last part.

The Hokage stared at us for a few seconds, his face impassive. Maybe it was my imagination, but the pressure in the room seemed to be building to unbearable levels. If this keeps up much longer, my head is going to explode! Then a low chuckle escaped his lips, much to Nara-sensei's surprise. "Far be it for me to chastise our students for exceeding their teachers' expectations! Nonetheless, your enthusiasm must be tempered with caution. You will not be expelled, but I will ask you not to use those jutsu in the academy, neither by themselves, or in combination except under the direct supervision of one of the sensei. My compliments on not only learning how to channel elemental chakra at such a young age, but also learning two C-class jutsus," he said with a serious voice and a smile on his face. Then he turned to the sensei, "Please take them back to the Academy, they are to receive one week of detention during their summer break, giving all the classrooms a thorough cleaning, top to bottom." He turned back to us. "I'm sure the coordination you three have learned will come in handy. Now back to class you three, I expect to see great things from you."

"Um, Hokage-sama, who will be administering their detention?" the sensei asked with hesitation.

The Hokage looked at him quietly then glanced over at us then back at him, "I understand that the sensei are all going to be quite busy with preparations for the coming year." He looked out the window for a moment, then nodded. "I will keep an eye on them instead."

"But–!" Nara-sensei cut off at a glance from the Hokage, and bowed his head. "Yes, Hokage-sama, of course." He bustled the four of us out and as we exited I overheard the Hokage mutter to himself, "Uzumaki, Uchiha, and Hyūga, cooperating like sisters. Truly, interesting times are ahead."

Hope everyone enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it. I also wish to give thanks to frodoschick and Halbyrd on co-writing specifically with the grammar and conversation writing.