Nyoko Namikaze Point of View
Still sitting on my balcony, I stare at him, this Jōnin - Kakashi Hatake - who was he? He was obviously a Jōnin of the Leaf Village, he seemed preoccupied with reading. He was obviously a solitary person, unlike me it was by choice. I've seen him once before, at the Uchiha compound, he was the one that found me, did he see the masked man?
"Are you going to ask me, or are you just keep staring at me?" He asked, looking up at me, with his one dark eye.
"I need to go after Naruto" I stated simply, looking out over the leaf village, I had a feeling something was wrong, Naruto needed to help. I proceeded to reach into my ninja pouch, grabbing a familiar ball. It would hide me from this more experienced ninja, at least hide me long enough to get a head start.
"I don't think so" Kakashi retorted, "Baby sitting you is my mission at the moment. Not to mention, do you have any idea where to start looking for him?" Standing up I forced my chakra to be split into three. A third going to my legs and feet, to make me explode off the ground as I ran, another third going into my Ninjutsu.
I looked at the ninja, giving him a smirk, "I'd find out quicker than you would, believe it." That's when I took my chance. Dropping a smoke bomb, I moved at an almost untraceable speed.
As I ran I could sense a fluctuation of chakra, changing my path, I went that way, towards it. ending up on the far side where one of the training grounds were, this one had trees covering it. Jumping tree to tree, I came across a small hut, jumping to the ground, I noticed the blood, kunai and shuriken. There was an obvious fight here. Question's were who were involved? Who won? And where were the participants at now?
I figured where ever the chakra fluctuation came from was where I'd get my answers, I proceeded to head where the chakra was at, only to stop as I saw a bunch of Narutos in the trees in front of me, and on the ground below.
"If you're not comin" Once clone growled loudly.
Another one finished the statement, "Then we're gonna come after you!"
That's when they all went flying forward, after their target, whomever it was. Going tree to tree I followed them stopping at the last tree, as I saw all the clones in a ball. I could hear screams, as punches and kicks hit whomever. Standing up as he watched the clones of Naruto beating up, whom I assumed to be the person that had set Naruto up.
I also noticed down there was Iruka sensei standing watching Naruto in awe. Was he here helping Naruto? Had he just stumbled upon the scene? Or was he part of setting Naruto up? No, Iruka didn't he's all beat up, worn down, giving the sign that he had been here, and since Naruto - and his perfect clones - weren't attacking him, he must've been helping Naruto out.
I jumped down from the tree, and walked towards Iruka, whom looked at me wide-eyed, "Nyoko, what are you doing here?"
Looking over at Naruto, his clones poofing away, he was rubbing the back of his head and laughing in embarrassment, in front of him, was Mizuki sensei, I focused on Naturo once more, I smiled softly, looking back at Iruka, "I was just out having a walk when I hear the ruckus" I lied, opening my pouch to pull out a couple of band - aids, "What about you guys?" I handed the band - aids out for the sensei.
"We were protecting each other, simply putting it." Iruka answered, looking past me at Naruto. His gaze, it wasn't with hatred, it was with something else. I looked over at Naruto whom walked over towards us, I guess he did have someone looking out for him.
"Sorry, I kinda got carried away," He dropped his hand and walking closer, "Nyoko? What are you doing here?" He demanded noticing me, he then looked at Iruka asking him a question, "Are you okay, Iruka sensei?"
Iruka Senseis Point of View
I let out a breath, "Yeah." He's amazing. He wants to surpass the Hokage... And I'm starting to believe he might do that. I looked at Nyoko, it only makes me wonder how powerful she actually is, she's been holding back her speed, that's a known fact. I didn't even notice when she arrived here. They are spitting replicas of their parents, Naruto more like their mother, Nyoko, has their fathers spirit. I let out a breath of air, "Naruto come here for a minute. I've got something I want to give you. Nyoko, you'll be the witness to this, yea?"
"Witness to wh-" She gasped, she must've figured out what I was going to do. As Naruto walked closer, she requested him, "Close your eyes."
"Uh, okay?" Naruto did as told. As I removed my headband, and removed Narutos goggles, replacing them with my headband.
"Sensei? How much longer?" Naruto asked, so impatient, it was a wonder why he couldn't feel the goggles being removed and the headband now on his forehead.
Nyoko rolled her purple eyes, "Be patient Naruto, you'll like it, we promise" She assured her brother, as I finished tying the headband.
I pulled away, "You can open your eyes now." Naruto opened his blue eyes that were shining in the early sun light, looking up at me, as I smiled, "Congratulations. You graduate!" He seems so shocked, placing his hand on his forehead, feeling the smooth Leaf headband, mine. I couldn't imagine who else to give it too. "And to celebrate, I have a surprise. We're going out for ramen tonight!"
His lips were trembling, and he was quiet, this wasn't what I expected, but he then jumped at me, knocking me down as he hugged me, "Iruka Sensei!"
Nyoko's eyes seemed to shine as brightly as Narutos, proud of him, "Congratulations, Naruto." She then held up her thumb, "I told you would've become one! Believe it." This. This pose of hers saying the same phrase Naruto does. I stared at her in awe. They were alike in some ways, more than by blood. I wonder would they find out about their kinship?
Naruto then got off me, to hug her, catching her by surprise, but she caught herself, before she - they could fall to the ground, "Naruto! Stop it!" She objected as he hugged her. "I'll hurt you!"
I smiled softly, this is only the beginning for you both. The road gets tougher now that you're both ninja. It'll get harder as secrets start spilling out about you both. But if I told you that, I guess it would ruin the moment. So, I'll tell you later Naruto, Nyoko, I'm sure you'll figure it out sooner than he does.
Nyoko Namikaze Point of View
I give up, red wild hair you win! Tying my hair into a pony tail, I allowed my wild hair continue to be that, wild, letting some short bangs frame my face, as usual. Taming my bright red mane was, a battle I didn't have time to win. Lastly, I tied my headband around my forehead, making my bangs go over it. Grabbing my tool pouch, I walked to my balcony and jumped down as always, who needs a front door when you were a ninja that could land softly on a nearby roof and avoid people?
Landing on a roof I then jumped roof to the ground. I had just enough time to get breakfast. Walking through the small town, I walk towards the Onigri shop, to see Sasuke wasn't there, holding a box of rice balls, as he usually would, when we planned to meet up before going to the academy. With a sigh, I walked into the rice ball shop. Picking up a box, of four with cooked chicken in the middle. Two for each of us. Walking towards the counter, I pulled out the right amount of money.
Sadly, before I could place anything onto the counter, there was a finger in my face, with nasty pink nail polish, "No, get out you freak!" The voice of the woman, whom was connected to the nasty finger.
I gave her a decent smile, holding back my want to spit vile words at her, "I have the money to - "
"Get the hell out! I don't want your money you monster!" she interrupted me, "You get lost!" There was so much venom in her voice, and that look. She was looking at me as a monster.
Not wanting to cause more of a scene, as the people within the shop were starting to stare. Giving me the same look this vile woman was.
I just rolled my eyes, tossing the money onto the counter, anyways, "Whatever." I proceeded to walk away and out.
But she grabbed for me, "Thief! She's trying to steal my rice balls!"
On instinct, a reflex, I turned swiftly, with my leg out. Sweeping it under the woman, knocking her legs out from under her, causing her to fall to the ground. A few of the people ran over, a man shoving me backwards, to the door, and another few standing behind him, in defense of the woman.
"Get the hell out of here, monster!" The man who pushed me ordered, glaring at me.
"She's the one that wouldn't accept me paying for these goods, she's the one that grabbed me, yet, I'm the monster?" I hissed at him, "Maybe, you need to recheck what a monster is!"
"Monster, why did the Hokage have to move her to this side of the village?" Someone whispered, with bitter hatred. The same hatred I was feeling for them. For them all. I just wanted breakfast that miserable hag, had to make a scene.
With a huff of air, I turned walking out of the shop, with the rice balls still under my arm. I could feel some stirring, within me. I doubt it was my stomach. Walking away further away from the shop, I opened the box, taking one of the Onigri rice balls out, harshly ripping it a part, as I walked towards the academy.
I could feel their hatred, their stares as I walked, what was their problem? Did they not know I'm a Shinobi? Supposedly for them, yet they treat me like this, one day they will need my saving, and they'll beg me to save them, forgetting how terrible they have - are - towards me.
I stopped walking seeing my fathers face on the mountain. What happened, to make so many people act so terrible towards me, so what I had a demon in me, I'm your daughter, shouldn't that earn me some human decency? Or is there more to the story?
"Nyoko, wait up." I slowed my walking hearing my name, I knew who exactly it was. Sasuke, if he would've been the one that bought the rice balls - as he usually did - then I wouldn't be in such a mood. I sighed, I couldn't blame him, he was one of my few friends, my first one at that.
I held out the box of rice balls as I heard him approaching me, "Chicken filled" I stated, as he plucked one of them out. I looked at his face - or well his forehead seeing his matching forehead protector. I smiled at it, then looked forward. We were both ninja, not that I was worried, we were two of the best students in our class. Of course I was the better than Sasuke.
"Thanks" He said, grabbing a hold of one to munch on, "I'll pay you back later." He said swallowing.
The class wasn't yet full, do to this Sasuke was able to get a seat next to a wall,ensuring that only one person - myself - would be able to sit next to him and not one of his crazy fan-girls. We sat there quietly munching on the last two rice balls, as the class filled up.
"No, the tomato, is sitting next to him!" A girl hissed, shooting a glare in my direction. I didn't bother responding, I was used to the fan girls of Sasuke, they were petty, more worried about relationships than they were about becoming ninja. More pathetic, they ignored everyone else, that fancied them, unlike Sasuke.
I yawned as someone took a seat on the other side of me, causing me to turn, only to see Naruto, smiling at me as he sat down.
"Heyo, Nyoko" He greeted me, I smiled softly at him in greeting, he seemed to tense up, looking behind me, likely at the sight of Sasuke. But he laid his head down on his arms, with a big smile on his face. I smiled softly, facing forward, he's made it this far as well.
As he was passing our row, Shikamaru paused looking at Naruto, "Huh? What are you doing here, Naruto?" Shikamaru asked, with curiosity. I zoned their conversation out, going into a deep thought, of whom would be teamed up with who.
Before Naruto was given Iruka's headband, there was enough students for groups of three. Now there was an extra. We all knew we were they going to split us up, but how big would they make our groups? Would we now be put into teams of two? I looked at Sasuke from the corner of my eye, his hands together, as his elbows rested on the table. He'd be the dream partner to team up with, I then looked to Naruto, whom was still talking with Shikamaru, eh, Naruto wasn't among my top three preferred teammates, but I'll give it to him, I'm curious about what else he can do. I looked to Shikamaru, he would be my third choice of a partner, after Sasuke and Shino. Or would there be a team with an extra member? I smirked at the idea, if I ended up with my three picks, I would be perfectly happy with that outcome, or even if I ended up with to of my picks and Naruto, that would be fine as well.
I snapped out of my thought as the door opened and two voices yelling, "I'm first!" followed by the two girls panting. I knew who they both were without turning around. I sighed, anyone but Sakura and Ino, they were both useless, to worried about their looks and Sasuke to care about anything else, why were they ninja again?
"Morning, Sakur - " Naruto started to greet the pink haired girl, only too be shoved out-of-the-way, and go crashing to the floor.
"Move it!" She ordered him as she knocked him away, then looked at Sasuke, ignoring, or not noticing me, "Good morning Sasuke" Sasuke only glanced at her, then looked at me with a brow raised, questioning what was going on, I just looked at him, from the corner of my eyes, shrugging at him, as Sakura then asked, "Mind if I sit next to you?"
"Back, off Forehead." Ino ordered, the long-haired blond took a hold of Sakuras arm, "I'm sitting next to Sasuke."
Sakura, went on, trying to be quiet and keep up the innocent act, "I was here first!" Only causing more fan girls to get up and declare they were first. I alike the Uchiha, learnt to just block them all out
I rolled my purple eyes, at them all, as if they were going to sit next to Sasuke, I was here, and I wasn't planning on moving. Not that any of them could make me.
"The tomato is next to him, we need to move her first!" One of them finally stated the obvious, making them all glare at me, turning their anger towards me. As Naruto had moved from the ground.
"Move it, you blood stain!" Ino commanded, pointing at me.
I looked at them finally, with a brow raised, "I won't be doing that" I retorted, winking at her, "I doubt any of you could make me move."
"Leave her alone." the harsher voice of Sasuke ordered, "Nyoko will stay where she has sat." Causing his fan girls to gasp and quiet themselves.
That's when I felt something falling, turning around, I put a hand over my mouth, hiding my smile and holding back the fit of laughter, as I saw, both Sasuke and Naruto stunned, staring at each other in the middle of a kiss, "Oops! Sorry about that!" Someone said, in front.
Poor Naruto ended up being the one punished by all the girls, I wanted to help, but somewhere deep down, I knew he'd be alright. The seating arrangement went, Naruto on the outside of the table, Sakura, whom shot daggers at me, then there was myself, and Sasuke whom was against the wall. He was lucky. If I weren't in the middle he'd have the pink forehead inching closer towards him, and who knows what would end up happening.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's Point of View
In my office were the Jōnin, looking into my ball, at this years prospects, they each were going to get three students, tasked to teach them about being a ninja. as Naruto Uzumaki was busy getting himself beat up, the ball focused in on Sasuke Uchiha. Whom alike - Nyoko Namikaze - weren't interested in the ruckus.
"The one of the most promising students, Sasuke Uchiha, that's him?" someone questioned looking down into the ball.
I nodded, "yes, he's the one."
"He's the only survivor left from the Uchiha Clan." Kurenai said aloud.
I nodded once more, "That's right." While Kakashi looked at one of his future students
"Lord Hokage, with Naruto Uzumaki being a Genin, it will unbalance the teams." Kurinai spoke up once more, "There is also his twin, if they end up on the same team - "
I raised a hand, silencing her, "both troubles have been taken care of. You'll each be training only three students, Naruto and Nyoko are not to be worried about." I assured them all. Looking down at the ball, watching as the scene unfolded in the classroom.
Nyoko Namikaze Point of View
"As of today, you are all ninjas." Iruka started to speak, "To get here, you've faced difficult trails and hardships." I casually looked at Sakura narrowing my eyes, what exactly has she been through? She had been bullied for her forehead, that's about it. She had her parents, she's never had to try really hard to get anything. While the three people she sat with - Naruto, Sasuke and I - were orphans, we didn't get it easy, Naruto and I especially, so what hardships has she, or anyone else gone through, exactly? I tuned back into what Iruka was saying, "But that's nothing. What comes next will be far more difficult. Now you're only Genin, first level ninjas. All Genin are going to be grouped into three-man squads, each squad will be led by a Jōnin, an elite ninja."
"Three man?" I whispered, then saying louder, "But if we're being split up into three, that will leave someone out of the groups"
Iruka nodded, "You're correct, I was getting to that." He stated going on with his special. I sighed, already figuring I'd be the odd one out, "The groups have already been determined, so that the strengths of the groups will be balanced, and as Nyoko has shared, one Genin was upon that they would throw off the stability of each group. They are equal to the groups on their own, with strength, brains and abilities, that have been used to even out the teams." My heart sunk slightly, it was agreed upon that I'd be left out! "This Genin will be training with each group throughout their time as a Genin." Was it because of the beast in me? Or was this really because I was equal to the teams?
He then went on to name the groups, for the people I didn't know, or care about, it wasn't up till team seven, "Group Seven, Uzumaki Naruto" This caused Naruto to raise his head waiting to hear the names of his two teammates, "Haruno Sakura" This caused Naruto to jump up and cheer, while Sakura just deflated like a balloon, looking devastated, "Uchiha Sasuke" Was the last member of their team. I looked at Sasuke, he was physically indifferent about the team, I knew him however, he was probably internally cursing everyone in the room. I'm sure I'd hear about how he hates his team later on this evening.
"Next, squad eight, Hyuga Hinata, Inuzuka Kiba, and Aburame Shino" Iruka stated, "Next squad nine, or shall I say our single shinobi number nine, Namikaze Nyoko" I sighed once more, figured. "Now, squad ten Yamanaka Ino, Nara, Shikamaru and Akimichi Chioji. Those are all the squads."
"Iruka sensei!" Naruto yelled, standing up, pointing towards Sasuke and I, I assumed it was more for Sasuke however, "Why does a great ninja like me have to be in the same group with a slug like Sasuke, and why is Nyoko on her own?"
Iruka looked up at Naruto, "They both had some of the best scores of all the graduating students." He stated simply, resting his hands on his hips, like an angry parent, "Naruto, you had some of the worst scores." this caused some giggling throughout the class, "To create a balanced group, we put the one of the best students with the worst student."
"Why couldn't Nyoko been on my team then?" Naruto demanded.
Iruka looked between Naruto and I before answering, "Of course, either she or Sasuke would've balanced your team out, it was debated on whom should be on the team, it has been agreed on that Sasuke would balance your team out."
I narrowed my eyes slightly at him, it took him longer to come up with that answer, and he had to look at both Naruto and I. Iruka was lying. I rested a hand on my stomach, grabbing at the grey mesh shirt. It's because of this thing. It had to be. They didn't want it to endanger anyone else... Why let me become a ninja, why keep me in this village if that were the case? There had to be more too it.
"After lunch, you'll meet your Jōnin teachers, until then, class dismissed" He ordered, everyone took their time leaving, as Iruka spoke once more, "Nyoko, come with me please, I'll be taking you to the Hokage, he'd like to have a word with you."
"Yes, Iruka sensei." I whispered, giving Sasuke a look telling him, we'd meet up later on, I then scooted past Sakura and Naruto meeting Iruka. As he led me the way to the Hokages office.