Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto
Academy year one:
Naru's first year at the Academy went better than she was expecting. She was number one in class, her grades only being tied by Hatake Kakashi, she had done so well that the Academy had decided to bump her to the Third year class next year along with Kakashi.
In that time, her skillset had also improved, she was now at least Genin level in fuinjutsu, taijutsu, and ninjutsu and high beginner level in kenjutsu. Naru was pleased to have relearned her signature move, the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu, and was learning her father's famous jutsu the Flying Thunder god.
On top of that one of her many projects, she had been working was starting to take shape. Naru had been working on a signature move of her own; it was a fuinjutsu that worked like genjutsu, she was calling it the Siren's Call because it trapped her victim in a hypnotic trance when they heard her voice, luring them to their deaths.
Once it was completed that is.
In other news, her plans for Obito were coming through also. Naru had helped the young Uchiha improve his aim in throwing kunai's and had helped him with his chakra control, all while making sure he stayed the dead last.
In Naru helping Obito with his training and being a shoulder to cry on when he messed up on a test, she had helped cement their friendship; she could only hope though that it would be enough later on. Another relationship that was going well was with Kakashi.
Naru's friendship with the young Hatake was very similar to her past relationship with Sasuke; it was built on respect for one's skills, Kakashi respected strength and Naru understood that. The two would train together after class, spending countless hours practicing their taijutsu out on one another or compete to see who could hit the most targets when throwing kunai and shuriken.
It also helped that her father had taken an interest in Kakashi, just like in the previous timeline, which led to Kakashi often eating dinner at their house while his father was away on missions. Naru had met Hatake Sakumo a handful of times since her father often worked with him, and when he would swing by the house to discuss mission plans.
The little girl had grown fond of him, and she saw how much Kakashi loved his father; it almost rivaled her love for her own father. It was this along with her own likeness of the man that had made Naru decide to save Sakumo, or at least try to. Thank's to Karuma, she had learned that Sakumo would probably go on the mission that would be the catalyst for his suicide in the next few months.
Naru couldn't do anything about the mission; however, maybe she could help keep him from being completely ostracized; she didn't know how but she would cross that bridge when she got there.
Naru's friendship with Anko was still going strong; the future snake mistress would sometimes join Kakashi and her to train after school. Anko was now the third-highest kunoichi in the class, only being beaten by Rin in the academics department.
Naru's relationship with Rin had improved over the year that was mostly due to them hanging out together with Obito; however, sometime in the middle of the year, Rin had decided that she liked Kakashi; therefore, declaring the two rivals. The declaration had only cemented Naru's decision to replace her on Team Seven; the future was more important than the girl's crush on Kakashi.
Besides, Kakashi and Obito didn't need Rin's fangirlish ways to distract them, and if she was honest with herself, she didn't want Rin near Kakashi.
Naru thinking of Rin led to her thinking of another problem, the war. The Third-Shinobi world war was in full swing, and it would not be long before Naru would find herself back on the battlefield. She just hoped she would be strong enough to keep her friends alive. The future depended on it.
Author's note: First things first, I am in no way blaming Rin for Obito's actions. Obito is a lonely boy who clung to the first person who showed him kindness. My only issue with Rin is how she chooses to die, which, is using Kakashi.
I think her dying for the village was honorable but I hate how she hurt Kakashi by dying by his hand. Naru loves Kakashi so of course, she's going to have issues with that.
Thanks for reading, Nerdzone6.