Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, nor do I own many of the characters. I do own Kaori, Ichiro, Akiko, Kenjiro, and any villains who are not members of Akatsuki.
Chapter 2:
"That would be me" A voice said from behind their backs.
They turned around to find Kenjiro, a tall dark haired Jounin, who was a good friend of Kaori. He had recently been promoted to Jounin, only two days before Kaori graduated from the academy. Kaori was surprised by the team he had been assigned into. It exceeded all of his expectations.
"Tsunade-sama agreed to put your team under my tutoring. As you guys know you are my first team of students, so I'll have big expectations of you." Said Kenjiro.
"This is great! We'll soon be making our way to the top, all of us together!" Said Kaori.
Akiko stood still, as if she had been left awestruck. Suddenly, she grabbed a kunai from her holster and threw it at him. She hit him in the arm, and Kenjiro disappeared into a cloud of smoke.
"Bravo, I could expect no less from you." Said Kenjiro to Akiko as he walked from behind them. "You didn't do too bad yourself either." He told Ichiro while he dropped a kunai from between his thumb and index fingers.
"Now as for you, Kaori, what's gotten into you?" As he said that, Kaori transformed into a log, and a second later Kenjiro was on the floor, with Kaori standing on his back.
"You fell for that!" Chanted Kaori happily while he helped Kenjiro get up.
"Well, I guess you all passed your first test. Now I'd like to talk to all of you about something important." He signaled the three of them to sit down in a bench to the side of the room. "As you know, these are difficult times. Akatsuki has started to spread terror around, and so has Orochimaru. Our missions might turn out more dangerous than they seem, since chaos is ruling the world, and anyone you meet along the way might turn out to be an enemy."
"This again?" Asked Kaori, sounding irritated.
"So you've heard it already?" Asked Kenjiro
"We've discussed some of the points in class." Replied Akiko.
"Did they tell you that three members of Akatsuki were found in the outside of Konoha last week?"
This startled Akiko and Kaori, yet Ichiro remained unperturbed.
"They never said that!" Cried Akiko
"I knew about that." Replied Ichiro.
"And how is that?" Interrogated Kenjiro.
"I was the one who found them." Said Ichiro with a mysterious grin in his face.
"Oh, yes. I was told one of the students had been the one to alert the Hokage. Very impressive technique too. An advanced bloodline I believe?"
"No, my advanced bloodline is something I haven't fully mastered yet. The use of ceramic birds was something I created when I was a kid." Replied Ichiro
"Well, it is a magnificent technique, and will be very useful in the future." Was Kenjiro's reply.
"Now, I believe this is our first time meeting and I haven't introduced myself. I'm Kenjiro Dan." Kenjiro extended a hand towards Ichiro.
"I am Ichiro Sohma, from the Sohma clan." he replied, shaking Kenjiro's hand.
"You're a Sohma then? Now that explains the shades." Kenjiro looked at Ichiro awestruck, while Kaori looked at the scene confused.
"What do you mean by that?" Asked Kaori who was obviously disconcerted by what had just happened.
"You'll see when the time comes." Was Kenjiro's only response.
"But if you need to know…" Said Ichiro.