Unlucky Day for Sasuke

I saw Yukino walking through the corridors, "Yukino," I approached her, "Did you pass the exam?" She nodded and held out the forehead protector.

We went outside the building. There are some of the newly graduated students being congratulated by their parents and relatives. Yukino frowned. I took a deep breath, "We're just the same but you are more fortunate than I am. You have Kakashi too, right?" She forced herself to smile, "I think so." "Cheer up already. We should celebrate. Come on," I grabbed her hand and smiled at her.

The next day came. We went to the academy to have an explanatory meeting with Iruka. I sat at the second row, near the window. I saved a seat for next to me for Yukino. I looked around the classroom. There are only a few of us who arrived early. I heard someone whistling. I turned around and glared at the whistler. To my surprise, it's Uzumaki Naruto! Why is he here? I thought, Did he also pass the final exam? He sat at the other end of the bench that I'm sitting. Then, I heard footsteps of two persons. It seems liked running towards here. "Goal!" they shouted. It's Haruno Sakura and Yamanaka Ino. I sighed, The problem arrives. Sakura browsed the room until she saw me. Naruto blushed, thinking that Sakura is looking at him. She quickly ran towards the bench. Naruto stood and greeted happily, "Good morning, Sakura-cha—" She pushed Naruto, "Out of the way!" she blushed bright red and asked, "Good morning, Sasuke-kun. Can I sit beside you?" Ino rushed to Sakura's side and grabbed her arm, "Hey, wait! I 'm going to sit beside Sasuke-kun." Sakura smirked, "First come, first serve!" They argued and argued. All the girls in the room joined the argument. I sighed, Shut up. I saw Naruto looking at me, a few inches from my face. I became annoyed and glared back at him, with lightning effect from our eyes. Someone accidentally elbowed Naruto, "Oh, sorry." My eyes widened in shock while Sakura gasped, "They—"

Yukino entered the room and saw a crowd of girls, I wonder what's happening. She walked to the opposite side of the room and saw the scene.

We both parted. I cursed Naruto from under my breath, Damn, Naruto! My mouth's gonna rot! "Naruto, you…," the girls pulled Naruto and beat him almost to death. I saw Yukino behind and motioned for her to sit beside me. She sat beside me, still giggling. "Why are you laughing? What happened?" I asked. "You… and Naruto-kun were…," she said between her laughter. I blushed, "Y-You saw us?" She nodded and stopped laughing, "What happened to the two of you anyway?" "I don't know," I replied, "I didn't do anything. Ask that bastard Naruto." I looked at my right and saw Sakura sitted beside me and next to her is Naruto. The girls are done in beating him up and his face is full of bruises and all. I turned away as I saw him, "Hn! Stupid Naruto!" "Sasuke-kun," Yukino said. "Hm? What is it?" "Don't be angry at Naruto. He just stole your first kiss," she jokingly said. I lightly punched her arm, joking her back, and giggled with her.

After a while, Iruka arrived at the room, "All of you will be called shinobi from now on. But you are still Genins. You will be divided into ten teams, three members per group, and your mission will be accomplished under a Jounin teacher," he held up a piece of paper, "I have the list here so listen up… Team 1…" "Eh? Grouped into three's?" Ino repeated, "I wonder who's gonna be in Sasuke-kun's group." Sakura turned around and glared at Ino as her reply. Grouped into three's? I thought, My teammates are gonna be a burden. On the other hand, if I get to be Yukino's teammate then I won't complain. I smiled at the thought of it, Being one of the teammates of Yukino is the only thing that I wish for now. Our team will be considered as one of the best and then-- "Team 7," I heard Iruka say, disturbing my thoughts, "Uzumaki Naruto… Haruno Sakura…" "Alright!" Naruto shouted in joy. Sakura sighed and said, "I'm in Naruto's group?" "And," Iruka continued, "Uchiha Sasuke." "Alright!" Sakura shouted in joy. Naruto sighed and said, "I'm in Sasuke's group?" "Damn! I'm not in Yukino's group," I mumbled under my breath. I listened intently to know who're going to be the teammates of Yukino. "Team 8," Iruka said, "Hyuuga Hinata… Inuzuka Kiba… Aburame Shino." She's gonna be in Team 9 or 10, I thought. "Team 9… Seki Orikasa… Hiroaki Reiji… and Kaede Yukino." Nani! Hiroaki Reiji? I screamed in my mind, He's the one that I saw eavesdropping at us! Reiji looked at our direction, Heh! What luck! I'm in Yukino's group. I rolled my eyes and avoided to look at Reiji. "That's all of the teams,"Iruka said, "We will have a lunch break for an hour. I will introduce your Jounin teachers in the afternoon." "Iruka-sensei!" Naruto raised his hand, "How come Sasuke's in my team?" "Uchiha Sasuke's one of the top rookies. Naruto, you're the worst." Almost all of the students laughed. "If we want to balance the team," Iruka continued, "We have to do this." "You better not pull my leg, bonehead," I told Naruto. "What did you say!" "You want fight, bonehead?" I replied. Reiji rushed to Yukino, "Looks like we are going to be teammates." "Hey, Yukino and Reiji," Seki called, "Would you like the three of us to have lunch together, since we will be teammates from now on?" Reiji happily nodded, "I'll go. What about you, Yukino?" "Uh… I…," she looked at me. I blushed, What should I say? She's waiting for me to answer… Reiji's with her. Seki is also… So I think, "It's alright. I can go alone," then I walked away. She looked at me as I went out of the room. "Yukino? Are you coming with us?" Seki asked while Aya meowed. "Uh… Y-Yeah, sure."

"Since we will be teammates, I get to be the leader," Reiji said. Seki shook his head, "Better not to keep your hopes high, Reiji. We must choose the leader depending on the mission." Reiji raised his eyebrow, "How can you be so sure of that, you cat?" Seki didn't answer and just continued eating. Reiji sighed, "There's no use of talking with you. Right, Yukino?" She shrugged, "I don't know but Seki has a point." "Told ya," Seki said after he swallowed. Yukino stood and leave, "Where are you going?" Reiji asked. "To the restroom."

I wonder what Yukino is doing, I thought. Suddenly, Naruto jumped in from the window. Damn Naruto! He took out a rope and attempted to tie me up. Heh! He doesn't know who he's facing with. He ended up getting tied up. Bonehead. The Naruto I tied up is surprisingly a fake, changing into a log. Kawarimi? Then, I saw several Narutos ready to attack me, "Got you!"

Yukino happened to be passing by the room I am in. "Yukino." Sasuke-kun?" she stopped. "Have you seen Naruto?" I asked. She shook her head, "No. Why?" she snapped, "Oh, so you want to kiss him again?" "No," I replied, "Come on. Help me find that bastard."

"Sasuke-kun, you're a shy guy," Sakura said as she saw me, "Are you emotionally prepared? Well, I am." I ignored her as usual. "Sasuke-kun?" "Sakura-san, have you seen Naruto? Sasuke-kun's looking for him,"Yukino asked. "No," she replied and turned to me, "Sasuke-kun, forget about Naruto. All he does is pick quarells with you. It's probably because he had such an irregular childhood. Oh yeah, you know how he doesn't have parents, right?" At this, Yukino turned and went away. I looked at her until she is out of my sight. "He's always doing selfish things," her blabbering mouth continued, "My parents would scold me if I do those things. If you're alone, your parents won't get mad at you. That's why he's being so selfish." "The solitude." "Eh?" "You can't compare it to the level of where your parents get mad at you," I said. "What's the matter?" she asked. I turned at her with my cold and angry eyes, "You're annoying."

"Ah, Yukino." Yukino smiled, "Sorry to keep you waiting." Seki shook his head, "It's alright. I saw you with Sasuke a while ago." "S-Sasuke?" Reiji repeated, "What happened?" Yukino blushed, "N-Nothing. Isn't it about time to go back?" Seki looked at the sun, "It's almost afternoon. Let's go."

I went in the room. I searched for Yukino and I found her sitting with her teammates, I wonder if she's okey.

Ran Yuuki, Team 9's Jounin teacher, cleared his throat, "As an introduction, I want you to tell me why you wanted to be a ninja." Seki spoke first, "I'm from the clan of Orikasa. It's in our family tradition that we should join in battles if possible." Aya meowed. Ran nodded. "As for me," Reiji said, "My father wanted me to be a ninja." "Ummm… I want my ability to be useful, somehow," Yukino smiled slightly. Ran nodded, "I think that's about enough information for now. I have something to do for today. We will start our first training the day after tomorrow," he stood, "Don't eat your breakfast before our training, or else you'll throw up."

Yukino stared at the river. Not far from there, a handsome yet strong boy saw her.

Sasuke: ... handsome ... (coughs) ... yet strong ... (coughs again)

Neji: (raises one eyebrow) You're doing that on purpose, aren't you?

He approached and stood beside her, "What're you doing here on one peaceful afternoon?" Yukino turned around and saw Hyuuga Neji. She blushed and looked down, "Not much." Neji smiled, "I could see from your eyes that you're thinking of something deep." She frowned, "I was thinking that from the past five years, I noticed that the people here are very kind, unlike that of the people at the Water Country." "You know, Yukino. Sometimes, things that you don't expect to happen, happens," Neji said, "I don't want you to make a sad face like that." Yukino, surprisingly looked at Neji. "A smiling face suits you most," Neji smiled, "You look beautiful. You shouldn't waste your smile." She blushed, I can't believe that these words are coming from Neji, she thought.

"Hey Yuki---" I saw Yukino and Neji talking together. Yukino? Talking to him? If this is a contest, I won't let you beat me, Hyuuga Neji, I thought, I won't let you have Yukino. And with that I walked away.

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Translations:

-chan

Honorific. Can be used either as a diminutive (e.g., with a small child—"Little Sasuke"), or with those who are grown, to indicate affection ("My dear").

-kun

Indicates familiarity or affection.

"Nani?"

"What?"

-san

Honorific. Carries the meaning of "Mr.," "Ms.," "Miss," etc., but used extensively in Japanese than its English equivalent.

Sensei

Used to refer to or address teachers, practitioners of a profession such as doctors and lawyers, politicians, and other authority figures. It is used to show respect to someone who has achieved a certain level of mastery in an art form or some other skill.

Shinobi

Also known as ninja.