After Naruke and Hanami had went back home, he figured he'd spend the rest of the day with Akizakura and Kaikokou, since Hanami was busy spending the rest of her day with Yokiro. He sighed, walking back home to get something to use for target practice, for they were training. Once again twisting the knob, he walked into his home. And before he could do anything else, Saruto was already there to greet him...er...annoy him. More.
"Big brother!" The five year old squealed, clinging onto his neck.
Naruke moaned, trying to push her off. But she clung on like a cat, cheering.
"C'mon Saruto, I only came home for a moment, get off of me..." He mumbled, still trying to rip her off of him.
"No, you don't need to go back to the academy! You already graduated!" She yelled.
Losing the fight with his sister, Naruke let her hold onto him. "I know I already graduated. But I wasn't going to go back to the school, I was coming to get some sort of cloth, or something useless. I'm busy training with Akizakura and Kaikokou. Now PLEASE let go of me." He said plainly, giving Saruto an odd look.
"But you always train! You train to much!" She complained, finally releasing Naruke.
He sighed, scruffing up her hair in attemp to make her feel better.
"Look, if I want to become a ninja, I need to train a lot. Otherwise i'll be toast on missions." He explained in a friendlier tone.
"But you ARE a ninja, you graduated!" Saruto repeated.
"Well I need to graduate here in Konoha. It's a survival test, it's coming up next week." He said, and began to walk to his room to find something to use for target practice.
Saruto sighed. "Then you'll have to graduate everywhere else, huh?" She whispered.
Naruke paused. "I heard that."
Saruto fled giggling.
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Naruke rubbaged through his room, trying to find something that would work. But since he was just brought home, nothing could really be found, for not much useless stuff was in his room. He wasn't a packrat, unlike Saruto. Saruto picked up all kinds of stuff-cloths, peices of string, dead beatles, paper, broken toys, shoes lost in the lake, cracked CD cases, glass, you name it.
"But she'll throw a fit if I even dare touch any of it..." He thought, sending a gulp down his throat. He kept searching.
He messed up his room somewhat while searching...and the only things he found that wern't something of memories, weapons, ect. was a small dead rat.
"I'm going to kill Saruto for putting THIS in my room, I swear..." He thought, beggining to walk out.
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Meanwhile, Hanami and Yokiro were busy discussing their own stuff. They once again sat by a tree. Hanami was in the lowest branch hanging all arms and legs down much like a jaguar, while Yokiro was on the ground, leaning againest the trunk.
"Arn't they suppost to group you with someone who you'll cooperate well with? I remembering our teacher saying that...and he knows were best friends." Hanami mumbled.
Yokiro didn't look up, she continued to look straight ahead of herself. "Well I can't really answer that Hanami, but teams always meet up with other teams...i'm sure that we will meet eachother again, in fact, all the time." Yokiro replied.
"Yeah, I know, but were both used to seeing eachother every day...I mean Narukes kind and everything, but I rather group with my friend then someone I barley know...I think he thinks i'm wierd. I almost used my mind transfer to find out..." Hanami now rested her head on her arms, while her legs still hung.
"Well you can't use your animal jutsu or mind transfer talent unless its an emergency...you know that." Yokiro scolded her like a small child.
"Yeah, I know, but I just don't think i'll cooperate with him well...afterall, students already hate me enough. Don't tell him I said this but...people might make fun of us both because he has...gay parents."
"Be quiet Hanami, you'll do fine with him. I don't know if i'll do fine with Kaikokou and Akizakura though...Akizakura is just too bossy and rude, while Kaikokou acts somewhat...wierd."
The two laughed, while Hanami finally stood up on the tree branch, wobblin to keep her balance. "C'mon Yokiro, lets go train!" She said.
"Okay!" Yokiro replied, helping Hanami down.
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"That's all you could find? A dead rodent?" Akizakura burst into laughter.
"Thats just sick, it stinks!" Kaikokou exclaimed, backing away.
Naruke held the dead rat by the tail. "Well if I tried to snag something from Sarutos room, shed wake up my dads, and they'd kill me." He said.
"Well what is THAT doing in your room!" Akizakura asked, finally holding back her laughter.
"I think Saruto left it in my room perpously or something...if it's not that, then it must of been a rat that ate the rat poison I store in my room." Naruke answered.
Akizakura once again began to laugh. "Whats the matter Naruke, are you scared of the tiny rodents or something?" She taunted.
Naruke smirked. "Well then Akizakura, would YOU like to hold it if your not scared?"
He put the dead rat close to her face.
"Uh, no. Get that thing out of my face, let's just practice on it." Akizakura replied, rather nervous. Kaikokou laughed.
"But since it's so small, we can probably only use it once."
"Well then why'd you bring it?"
"Because it was the only thing I could find without being busted by Saruto."
"Well we can practice on the trees then."
"Deal."
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"Okay, so I try to throw this shuriken at you, and you dodge it. Well, you try to dodge it, atleast. And whoever gives up first...loses. Okay?" Yokiro asked loudly, so Hanami could hear her from across the field.
"Okay!" Hanami yelled back, preforming a hand sign. "Shironezumi no jutsu!" She called, transforming.
Hanamis body began to shrink, and she changed shape, transforming into a rat.
"Is that the best animal you can think of!" Yokiro exclaimed.
"Well actually, rats are fast, and hard to see," Hanami transfered her thoughts into Yokiros mind, so Yokiro could hear what she was saying.
Yokiro shrugged. "Okay then, if you say so..." She took out a piece of shuriken. "Remember, try to dodge!" She said. Yokiro released it from her hand, aiming at Hanami. Hanami instantly fled from the weapon, and it missed her tail by a few inches.
"Whoa!" Yokiro yelled, amazed. She then took out another piece of shuriken, once again aiming at Hanami.
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"I don't understand, trees, I mean. Trees are weak, and basically useless." Naruke complained, stabbing kunai into a tree for the tenth time.
"Well no duh Naruke, trees have always been kinda useless. Which makes them a good target." Akizakura said, rolling her eyes.
Kaikokou laughed, also stabbing into the tree. "Well Akizakura is right, but trees in fact are usefull. If it wasn't for them, wed all be killing ourselves in training right now."
"Right, very right." Akizakura nodded.
Naruke moaned, springing back, and landing on the branch. "Whatever you guys, I still think trees are useless."
"Well without trees we wouldn't have paper, and we need paper to make scrolls. Trees give off oxygen, shade, a awesome hiding place, and all kinds of great stuff." Kaikokou explained.
"Well they also have their downs. I mean they attract insects, children fall out of them and break their arms, yadda yadda yadda..."
"Well guess what Naruke, your outnumbered. Two to one, it looks like trees are useful, for now."
"Fine, whatever." Naruke mumbled.
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By now Yokiro had finally given up on trying to hit Hanami, as it ended up Hanami dodged every attack. Hanami stood and clamped her paws together. "Disconnect!" She yelled, beggining to transform back to her regular human form. She did.
"See Yokiro, I told you rats are fast!" She said in a joking way, panting.
"Well when you face other ninjas it won't be that easy, you rmember that Hanami!" Yokiro replied with a smile.
"Don't worry, I will." Hanami said, finally controling her breathing speed.
Very short chapter...but yeah, rmember the jutsu Hanami used to turn into a rat? That is her special animal jutsu-she explains it VERY later on in the story. So um...yeah, please review.