Chapter 1- Old Heroes Departing, New Heroes Arising.
The Village Hidden in the Shadows never sent out the Shanaru clan member that was host to the Demon of Shadows Shagurako, but after the devastating near destruction of Konoha they thought it would be wise to send him there to help protect the village if anything were to happen again. He will be a genin and assigned to team 3. He left Kagegakure a month before he was assigned to his team so he could get acquainted with the village. The morning was shining warm and bright. Shade awoke to the birds chirping. '' I guess I should get up to go meet my team and my jounin instructor.'' yawned Shade sleepily as he rubbed the sleep from his eyes. Shade had short black hair, with silver/blue eyes. He wears a black shirt with his clans name on it and brown shorts and black sandals. He got up, dressed, and ate. He made sure he had everything before heading towards the door. As he was about to leave he noticed he didn't have his Leaf forehead protector on, he quickly ran back to his room, grabbed it and tied it around his forehead. When he was ready to begin his new life as a ninja of Konohagakure he stepped out into the bright sunlight of the day and headed toward Training Field 3, which was assigned to his team, which was their meeting spot. As he headed through the town he heard people talking about these two other genin. "Did you hear that Naruto-kun and Sasuke-kun fought and they tied? By the time Naruto woke up Sasuke was gone and they say he went to go train under Orochimaru." said one kid to another. "Did you hear that Naruto-kun is leaving to train with Jiraiya-sama?" said one girl to her friend. Shade kept hearing conversations like this while he walked through the village. He had heard those names mentioned before but he didn't know who they were. He finally got to the training field 3 and as he emerged from the trees he saw three other people emerging from the trees also. The only girl who came out had shoulder length black hair with stunning green eyes. She wore a sleeveless blue shirt with white capris and black sandals. She wore her leaf headband on her thigh. Another person who came out of the trees had midnight blue hair and dark blue eyes. He wore a red, loose, long-sleeve shirt with black shorts and blue sandals. He had a symbol on his back that had his clan's name, Captru, in it. His leaf headband was tied onto his shoulder. The last person who walked in had spiky, green hair with white streaks in it his eyes were a green with white flecks in it. He was wearing a green shirt with a dark green vest on top with black shorts and black sandals. He wore his leaf headband casually on around his waist. Shade assumed this guy was their jounin instructor seeing as he was the oldest looking one there. "Well it looks like we're all here so let's start with the introductions. I am Fayt Jugar your jounin instructor. Let's just start with names and your specialties. Any questions before we start the introductions?" said Fayt as he walked and sat on one of the four logs that were there. "I have one. What's the big deal about this Naruto and this Sasuke?" asked Shade hoping to get an answer to his question. "Well they are two genin who were on the same team. During the previous chunnin exam Sasuke got bitten by Orochimaru and now he seeks him for power so he can kill his brother. Naruto tried to stop him but they both got knocked out. By the time Naruto woke up Sasuke was gone. Does anyone have anymore questions? No? Ok on with the introductions." explained Fayt. "Okay I'll start. My name is Shade Shanaru and I specialize in ninjutsu with some genjutsu and taijutsu techniques too." said Shade as he walked over to sit on one the other logs. "Alright I'll go next. I'm Sheena Asaku and I love taijutsu (thinking: Why won't Lee-kun or Neji-Kun notice me?)" said Sheena cheerfully as she joined the others. "I guess I'm last," sighed the last one while walking over to the others, "My name is Rei Captru and I specialize in my kekkei genkai." "Well now that we're all acquainted, let's get on with our test." said Fayt smiling. "TEST Fayt-sensei?" shouted Sheena as she suddenly got up from her seat on a log. "Yes, Sheena, a test. Now what do bells mean to you?" asked Fayt still smiling as if they were about to have some fun. "Bells mean it's time to eat." joked Shade. "That may be true Shade, but not this time. This time you need to get one of these bells or you'll be sent back to the academy. This test is sort of a tradition in Konoha. It is used to test the capabilities of all the new rookies and those who fail are sent back to the academy." laughed Fayt and he drew two bells from a pocket on his vest. After waiting a while for someone to say something he continued in his explanation. "You may use any techniques, traps, or tricks you want to. As one of my jounin comrades would say 'Come at me with the intent to kill.' Now begin!" said Fayt as he got up to get ready to fight. Before even getting up Sheena pulled a blue ribbon from her pocket and tied her shoulder length hair up. The three genin got up and ran into the forest in different directions already planning what they would do to get a bell. 'Well this group looks promising. I think they may actually have what it takes to realize what they really have to do to pass this test.' Thought Fayt as he began to concentrate on his surroundings.