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The days at the academy for the kids were long and hard. For a while most of the kids didn't like Iruka sensei, because when Naruto goofed off he told the class to ignore.
Some think about joining in the village torment of Naruto, but things got better when Iroh had Iruka come for tea and had a very heartfelt talk with Iruka.
Naruto took Piandao lesson misleading the enemy using perception. So Naruto acts out, by pulling pranks on the worst of his tormentors. Naruto went as far as purpose fail the graduation exam 3 times so he be know as dead last in the class
Like any day of the week Naruto was late for class and Iruka went to go find him . Goes over year review for the exam the next day Iruka comes in tied up.
"Naruto why are you always goofing off you keep this up you won't again graduate this year."
"... Awww come on Iruka sensei I was just having a little fun."
"Well that's it you little shit we're all going to go over the transformation jutsu again. So everyone lined up."
My guess is that Iruka didn't pay attention to his surroundings. Iroh had us all ready in line to read to go outside to review the jutsus.
"Oh, you're all up every good, let's go over the transformation.
"Iruka sensei I'm glad that I'm trying to be a good teacher and punish Naruto for transgression today. I tell you again, stop trying to take control of my class one of two assistants to this class. The sensei's to this are Pakku for taijutsu, Piandao for kenjutsu, shurikenjutsu, bukijutsu, and any other weaponry and how to use them.
I cover the chakra flow and ninjutsu."
" My apologies sensei Iroh, I just want everyone to do their best sir."
"I'm someone that has survived 3 ninja wars and can't possibly have no knowledge that would help these young souls."
We all laugh at Iruka chewed out by Iroh sensei and the more patient out of the three sensei. As we walk out to review the jutsu. It didn't take long to get over that we were dismissed to rest up for the exam.
"Hey, let's go to the Jasmine Dragon before I have to be at home for more training."
"Sure Sokka"
We all got Jasmine Dragon tea shop which was most of the classmates that were part of clans. We went to our normal table (which is a very big round table).
Everyone sits Shino by the window with Kiba to his right next to Kiba is Kion, than Hinata than Azula, Boiln, Meelo, Zeheer, Kiara, Ino, Ryuu, Chouji, Chika, Sokka , Shikamaru, Opal, Naruto, Shikaku, and Serenity left to Shino.
"I wonder which teams we will be placing next week?"
The normal order that comes out was a place for us for this time of day with each getting a nice sandwich, with sweet white chocolate, black cherry ice tea, and Wagashi and daifuku.
"Don't worry too much, we'll just be genin. Lord Hokage will place us on a good team. I just hope it's not with pinky and duck butt."
"I find it funny that Haruno thinks she is going to take kunoichi of the year when we all the know the top running comes down to Ino, Kiara, Opal, Azula, Hinata, Serenity,."
"Oh please she's the true dead last I'm not even sure how she's going to pass tomorrow's exam"
"Azula look out the window its pinky shh let's over hear what we saying."
"Oh come Ino you got to let fuck with your head every now and then."
" We will let you if get be in the chuunin exam this year."
"Oh look what I see here is a bunch of rejections and demons"
We can all see that Azula wants to make her cry again and we don't need that headache right now.
"Should you guys practice wanting ninjas?"
"Haruno doesn't need to go fix those split ends Sasuke doesn't like upkeep woman."
She tried to be subtle by looking at her ends and Azula couldn't or just didn't want to either.
"Oh look is that gray hair I see I'll go take care of that before Sasuke sees that."
She runs home so fast home to at look and make sure there are no split ends and gray hairs.
"She's not going to last long in ninja life with her thinking."
"Well, Shino, have you met her mother, a real joy that one? Mebuki Haruno has the nerve to try and arrange a marriage between Sokka and her daughter."
"Wait sis when was this?"
"Last month as was piss when papa and mama told me your marriage had already been arranged."
"Wait you mean she doesn't know Sokka
Is marriage arranged for me?"
"Or Hinata she doesn't care she been pushing pinky at duck butt for years, Sokka is in 2nd place in her mind now she is going to try to bully her way into this."
" Wait, Hinata is going to marry Sokka when this is going to happen."
"Well, Kiba, the official announcement will happen tomorrow after the exam, Hinata will be getting her traditional betrothal necklace. Which it handmade craved by Sokka and he infused his chakra."
"Isn't that a little too young to get engaged?"
"Well no they are married age 16yrs or when they chuunin."
"I don't see a big deal Kiba, I'll be giving Serenity her necklace tomorrow too."
" Is Kiara hand taken as well?"
"No, Kiara and Opal are still available they other clan members marriages at are still in talks."
"Well that's the case I'll to get home to study see you later guys"
"Later on Kiba"
"I have to go to see class tomorrow as well."
"See Shino"
"How do guys want bets that the rest be in arranged marriages by the end of the week."
"Hello Naruto, I'll take that bet, but who's going to hold the money?"
"Hello children, enjoy afternoon tea before heading home?"
"Yes, Uncle Iroh, Hey Uncle Iroh, can you hold the bet money for us?"
"Sure, what is this bet about?
"I bet the rest of us will be in an arranged marriage at the end of the week."
"And I'm putting $10 on the fact I will not be in an arranged marriage by the end of the week."
"All right Shikamaru $10 for not."
"$10 it will be by next week"
"I'm with Naruto and will be by the end of the week. so put me down for $10."
Arranged marriage bet
by the end of the week
Naruto $10
Sokka $10
By the end of next week
Azula $10
Zeheer $10
The next morning we all are sitting in class waiting for the exam to start and later that evening at a party.
"All right, this is how the graduation exam is going to work. It has three parts to the exam,
the first part is the written exam, when you're done turn in the written exam to hand me than Iruka-sensei or Mizuki-sensei will take you to your next part of the test and from the second part you go to third part of the test. You will be taken to another classroom where you will wait to be announced who passed and their passing score and their total score from the years. Lord Hokage will announce the rookie and kunoichi of the year were to be given special headbands and high-end shrunken and kunai with ceremonial kunai to take home to your families any question."
"No questions, good let's begin, Iruka please pass out the written exams."
It didn't take long for the written exams to be passed. soon all you could hear were pencils to paper. It didn't take long for Shikaku and Serenity to finish the written part. Just as they hand theirs in Naruto, Sokka, Shino, Hinata, Ino, Azula, Zeheer, Kion, Opal, Chika, Ryuu.
The second they had to wait in the hall outside the indoor gym to wait. The first to go in was Shikaku. He saw Sense Pakku.
"Good day Shikaku Second part of the exam is going to slip up to 3 small parts alright?"
"Ok, what is the first part of the second exam sense"
"It's a test of your taijutsu you be fight a chuunin of my choice in almost dark room, because it eases full light room in daylight outside but as ninja you not always give the options to fight under perfect circumstances."
The lights in the gym go down to very low light. so low the you could see more than a few feet in front of you.
Shikaku waits for the chuunin to come to him. It didn't take long for Chuunin to show and Shikaku had the chuunin on his back and sensei called the in to that part of the test.
"Congratulations Shikaku you passed the first part of the seconded exam step right side those doors you can start your 2nd step."
"Thank you sensei "
Shikaku walked through the doors he was told to go though and saw sensei Piandao.
"Aww Shikaku I had a feeling you would be one of my first students. In this step you must show case your master over kenjutsu, shurikenjutsu, bukijutsu, and any other weaponry. First up will be your kenjutsu"
Shikaku draws his wooden sword kendo and his battojutsu work.
"Enough, now show me your shurikenjutsu."
Shikaku showed him his techniques of shuriken, kunai, senborn.
"Enough, now show me your Bukijutsu."
Shikaku showed sensei Piandao his techniques of his weaponry and that he can mix them if need be.
"Enough you pass you may go, over the where the trees water pond is at."
Shikaku walked over to the pond where he was told to go. He saw sensei Toph standing there.
"Hello Shikaku, your chakra is controlled by tree walking and water walking."
Shikaku shows the his tree walking and his water walking.
"Good you pass now go with Iruka your last your hold exam."
Iruka was taken to a classroom and was told to go through the door. He went in and saw the other sensei from the other class rooms with Mizuki.
" Welcome to your last part of the exam today Shikaku you need to make a show of your ninjutsu clone and you need at least 3 to pass if not more."
Shikaku saw his clone jutsu he made five, he passed. Iruka took to the empty classroom to wait.
He didn't have to wait long for Serenity to come in first.
"Wow clone jutsu could they think outside the box?"
"Hmm well they just said clone jutsu didn't say what type I think clone jutsu and they just think doppelganger jutsu."
"Well I guess they're going to be in for a surprise with Naruto"
"Sis you don't have to worry about Naruto."
I watch Serenity gently smile at Sokka, we all seen the village treat Naruto like crap even the first 2 and half Iruka treat Naruto like he was the very source of his pain.
I remember like yesterday how Serenity had enough of it from him and told him to tell him to say one she be Hokage and make wash her floors if he does cut it out. He wasn't the only one that lost someone, seemed to forget Naruto lost his family that too and had the very home treat like the he was the sum of the earth.
The difference between the two of you is that he chooses to be happy while choosing to wallow in own misery and chooses to put blame on a child who has no control over anything at the. Uncle Iroh stepped forward and told Iruka not to get in till his attitude had changed.
While I was in La La Land the classroom filled up with everyone in it. Not long after our sensei's fill the room with the Lord Hokage.
" First of all I would like to pass my Congratulations to you as of today official ninja, now you all want to know who made the rookie and kunoichi of the year. Yes, before I announce who they are. All right, I will announce the 4th rank on ok all right. Ok 4th class rank Naruto Uzumaki and the 4th rank class for the kunoichi is Ino Yamanka. Ok 3rd rank in class is Kion Kyoshi and 3rd rank kunoichi is Hinata Hyuga and 2nd rank is Sokka Kyoshi and 2nd rank kunoichi Azula Kyoshi. The moment we all been waiting for the announcement of the rookie and kunoichi of the year."
I saw out the corner of my eye, I saw Sakura Haruno go to stand up and Sasuke Uchiha move to like to get ready to stand up as well.
"With the perfect score Congratulations to your rookie and kunoichi of the year Shikaku Nara and Serenity Kyoshi may your will of fire keep burning bright."
Both Sakura and Sasuke fell down when it was announced that Serenity and I won. I'm going to stand up and help Serenity stand.
" Here are your special headbands, high-end shrunken and kunai with ceremonial kunai. You have a lot to be proud of. For other top ranking rookies and kunoichi get a new shrunken and kunai set and ceremonial kunai in engraved with your class rank I look forward to see where your ninja path takes you guys."
While Lord Hokage was giving us our prize I saw everyone getting their headbands too. You can see Naruto looking at his ceremonial kunai nearly in tears.
"Bubby we did it were ninja why so sad."
"Sokka and Shikaku I'm just so happy and maybe Sakura would go on out with me."
"Naruto sweet leaves sakura to Sasuke and fine a girl that will treat you better way better than her any day of the week."
"Serenity, are you sure someone like that is for me?"
"Yes, I'm sure you just believe in yourself like we believe in you one day you be Hokage."
"Right, I'll be Hokage, believe it"
That is what makes Serenity a good leader and makes a good wife she is supportive when she needs to be.
"All right I'm done with sad shit like go get some food."
"Sokka we need to get mama ready to wait at the nice bathhouse and spa so we can get ready for tonight's party, remember you and the boys are going on one side then us girls"
"Oh, can we get a quick bit?"
"Then you're on your own with mama Sokka."
As we walk out of the academy to get the bathhouse we so we can get clean up for tonight. We joke around as we walk to the bath house.
( little time skip)
As night rolled around I was starting to get nervous. It was also time when I gave Serenity Kyoshi her betrothal necklace. I wasn't sure if she liked it or maybe I craved it wrong. Just a million thoughts going through my head.
I know Sokka was giving his first but as much didn't make a big deal about it.
Were we able to with the year be married, yes marrying Serenity would be so bad. Would I be a good man my first go around I'm not sure if I was a good husband.
I was walking around the Kyoshi compound Naruto, Shino, and Kiba when they came walking up to me.
"Hey come man its a party and soon the world will know we have one of the most beautiful women in the world."
"Maybe Shikaku is getting a little nervous, or maybe he doesn't want her."
"Kiba and Shino leave Shikaku alone and marry in a big deal. I think it shows how much one cares and takes seriously."
"Naruto is your right, it is a very big deal but it makes it better if you marry the right person."
"So you guys don't see arranged marriages off?"
"No, it makes sense with our ninja careers, when we have the time to find a suitable and court her and hope she will like you back. Some arranged marriages don't work out only because someone or both don't to work, but with this clan it more hear so that marriages are arranged. So finding one on your own is rare here. I talked to my father in arranging my marriage to Opal. Being around calms my comrades, they want to be around. she is taken by them she asks about and to take care of me when I'm around."
"I heard you man I asked my mom the same with Kiara."
We called to join the rest of the so dinner of celebration can start and announcements.
When I sit by Serenity she smiles at me like that, filled with love and safety.
"Feel better Shika?"
"Wait, how did you know something was wrong?"
"You normally join the group right away but you, become too much in your head you need to be brought back that ask the guys to bring you back."
I was shocked that very few people knew what, what I did, when and what I needed to be pulled back. I now have no question if the marriage will work. She'll be here for me and I'll be here for her.
"Welcome friends and family, we've all got some exciting news. Konoha just got the good of new ninjas today."
"Outside of that, here to announce engagements first to be announced, be my son Sokka and be married to Hinata Hyuga. I look forward have daughter-in-law."
I watch Sokka get up and hand Hinata a long box. When she opens it starts to cry and you can see Sokka ask her somethings she nods. Sokka picks up the necklaces and puts them on her.
It's a purple fire opal silver leather 14'' choker with a silver clasp. Sokka didn't do anything into the stone now don't feel bad. I let the stone so the talking.
"Well, on our next engagement and upon marriage, both clans will merge into one. So we all look forward to Shikaku Nara as a son-in-law."
I had her necklace box watch him open it. I watched her hand go to her mouth and now started to worry that she does like it.
"I know, I didn't cover anything to the stone but color swirling around in the stone that minded me of fire. So I thought let the stone speak for itself."
"Shikaku my love breath I love it. Yes, it's simple but it's also you. I would anything that wasn't for you and thank you. Will you put me on this please?"
I didn't need to be told twice and put on and watch the stone fall up on her throat. could help me feel proud that she is mine.