A/N: Masashi Kishimoto owns Naruto. Not me. I only own Shirayuki. I forgot to mention this in the first chapter. This is my latest story. If you read what I have posted already and are waiting for me to update it. I will as soon as I get the inspiration to write the chapter that needs to written. Have some faith in me please? And as always read and review please. Also, Sasuke is going to seem OOC at times. Italics are thoughts. "Italics" is Inner Sakura. Bold is Sound effects.

Chapter Two: The First Mission

Team Seven sat in the classroom as they waited for their Jonin instructor to come and get them. Naruto had his head sticking out of the sliding classroom door while Sasuke and Shira sat in the same desk next to each other while Sakura sat on one near them.

"He's late." Naruto stated as he turned his head back and forth looking up and down the hall for their sensei.

"Naruto, just sit down!" Sakura scolded him while Shira sighed and Naruto looked at the girl he has a crush on over his shoulder.

"I don't want to. How come our sensei is the only one that's late? I'm ready to roll, dattebayo." Naruto stated while Shira looked at Sakura.

"It's not like he's doing anything wrong Sakura. Just leave him alone." Shira stated as she pulled her hair down from its usual ponytail and started to braid it absent-mindedly. Sasuke watched her out of the corner of his eye with a smirk being covered by his hand. Naruto continued to rant and Sakura soon sighed and agreed with him.

"We know okay?" Sakura asked a loud sound could be heard coming near the door. Sasuke, Shira, and Sakura all looked over at the door to see Naruto standing on a chair rigging the door to hold up an eraser. Shira cocked an eyebrow while Sakura started to yell at him.

"Our sensei is a Jonin, an elite ninja. You think he will fall for that?" Sasuke asked with a grunt as he looked at Shira to see what she thought. Shira just shrugged her shoulders at him and made two hand signs that only Sasuke would know the meaning for. Sakura, and Naruto for that matter, didn't notice the hand signs and continued to talk. Soon a hand appeared in the door way and opened the door.

Thud. The eraser landed on the floor after covering the man's silvery hair in a white powder from the chalk. The man, his nose down to his neck covered with a mask while his left eye was covered by his fore-head protector, looked down at the ground before at the four genin in the room. Naruto was sitting there laughing while Sakura tried to suck up to the teacher.

He actually fell for that cheap trick? Is this guy actually a Jonin? Sasuke and Shira asked themselves at the same time as the Jonin picked up the eraser and looked at it.

"Hm… How do I put this? My first impression of this group… you're a bunch of idiots." The Jonin stated simply as if he was describing the color of Shira's hair. Soon the group went up on to the roof and all sat down. "Alright, why don't you introduce yourselves one at a time."

"Introduce ourselves?" Sakura asked from her spot near Sasuke. She sat on a step lower than Sasuke, who sat on the top step. Shira sat right in front of Sasuke and was basically sitting in-between his legs, much to Sakura's annoyance, while Naruto sat on the same step as Sakura and her. "Well…. What are we suppose to say?"

"Things you like, don't like, hobbies, dreams. Stuff like that." Kakashi stated while holding his hands up in the air.

"Why don't you tell us about yourself first, so we can see how it works." Naruto stated while Kakashi looked bored as ever.

"Me?" Kakashi pointed to himself. "I'm Kakashi Hatake. Things I like and things I dislike…. I don't feel like telling you that. Dreams, I haven't really thought about it. As for hobbies… I have lots of hobbies."

"That was totally a bust. All we learned was his name." Sakura grumbled as Shira just shrugged her shoulders.

"Alright, now it's your turn. Let's start with you on the right." Kakashi stated, gesturing at Naruto.

"Dattebayo. My name is Naruto Uzumaki. I like instant ramen in a cup, but what I really like is the ramen that Iruka-sensei got me at the Ichiraku Ramen shop. But I hate the three minutes you have to wait when you pour the water in the ramen cup. My hobby is to eat different types of ramen and compare them." Naruto explained before getting really excited. "And my dream is to become Hokage. Then the whole village will stop disrespecting me and start treating me like I'm somebody. Somebody important." Kakashi's visible eye widened for a moment then went back to his same bored look.

Well, he certainly has grown up in a very interesting way. Kakashi thought as he sighed. "Alright next." Kakashi stated while looking at Sakura.

"I'm Sakura Haruno. What I like… I mean who I like is…" She glances at Sasuke with a dreamy look. "Ah. My hobby is… My dream for the future is…." At this point Sakura let off a girly squeal that Shira glared at her for while Kakashi's bored expression grew even more bored looking.

"And what do you hate?" Kakashi asked bored, he really didn't care what Sakura hated.

"Naruto and Shirayuki!" Sakura said straight away, causing Naruto to cry some and Shira to just shrug her shoulders from her position. The brunette obviously didn't care that the pink-haired girl on her team didn't like her.

Girls her age are more interested in boys than in ninja training. Though, the brunette; Shira, she doesn't seem to care that much about what Sakura just said about hating her. Kakashi thought as he propped his face up on his hand. "Alright, next one. Let's have our last female go."

"I'm Shirayuki Nara, but you can just call me Shira. I like to watch clouds with my twin brother, spar, go for runs, and take long walks through the woods that my clan owns. I dislike fan girls, any type of spicy food and people who disrespect others just because their different." Shira said as Sasuke lowered one hand to play with the ends of her hair that came out of the bun she threw her hair up in. "My hobbies are training, sparing and reading mostly, but I have a lot of other things I like to do for fun. My dream for the future…. Help someone special to me reach his goal and be able to protect all of my friends and loved ones."

Hm… She likes to train obviously. She has a somewhat lazy personality but is very active. She seems to be a genius like her twin as well. Kakashi thought as he nodded his head, studying how Shira and the Uchiha reacted with each other. "Alright, the last boy."

"My name is Sasuke Uchiha. I hate a lot of things, and I particularly don't like anything." Sasuke stated as he released Shira's hair and folded his hands back in front of his face. Sakura gasped at this statement. "And what I have isn't a dream because I will make it a reality. I'm going to restore my clan and destroy a certain someone. All while protecting someone who is important to me."

Sasuke is so hot~ Sakura thought while Naruto worried that Sasuke meant him.

Just as I thought. Kakashi thought while he watched Shira look up at Sasuke and smile at him sadly.

You always protect me Sas. You know I promised to help you in any way I can. Shira thought as Sasuke looked down at her and gave a small smile back that no one else could see.

"Good. You're each unique and have your own ideas. Tomorrow will be our first mission." Kakashi stated, causing Shira and Sasuke to look back at him.

"What what what?!" Naruto cheered as he looked excited to the fact that they had their first mission tomorrow.

"It's a task for the five of us." Kakashi said simply while Shira stood up and moved so she was sitting next to Sasuke and leaned against him, causing Sakura to glare at her. Naruto repeated what again, ignoring Sasuke and Shira while Sakura turned her attention Kakashi again.

"A survival exercise." Kakashi explained simply while Shira and Sasuke glanced at each other and smirked.

"Huh? Survival exercise?" Naruto questioned while looking confused. Sakura made a comment about having real missions.

"This is not like your previous training." Kakashi stated while he looked at the genin in front of him, noting how Shira and Sasuke were quiet the whole time. Those two seem to be taking everything in silently and already forming some sort of plan. Also, they seem pretty close. I know that Shira was in a coma for two months after the Uchiha Massacre happened… could her coma have something to do with that? Kakashi questioned himself while he listened, vaguely, to what Naruto was questioning. He had to start laughing at what Naruto asked.

"Hold on. That's a normal question." Sakura pointed out as she had her arms over her knees relaxing like, her chin resting on her arms. "What's so funny?" Still chuckling Kakashi decided to answer her.

"Well, if I tell you the answer you're not going to like it." Kakashi chuckled while waving a hand in the air before placing it against his face. Naruto looked confused so Kakashi decided to explain. "Of the twenty-eight graduates who just came here, only nine or ten will actually be accepted as genin. The other eighteen or nineteen will be sent back to the academy. This is a make it or break it, pass fail test. In other words the chance you have to fail is at least sixty seven percent." Naruto looked shocked while Sasuke and Shira looked neutral. Sakura had a deadpanned expression on her face.

"This is going to be a bit harder than I thought… man what a drag." Shira mumbled as she placed her head on Sasuke's shoulder.

"See? Didn't I tell you that you wouldn't like it?" Kakashi stated as he chuckled a little as well.

"That's crazy! We worked hard to get here, dattebayo!" Naruto shouted causing Shira to look at him. "What was that graduation test for anyway?!"

"Oh that? That was just a test to select those who have a chance at becoming genin." Kakashi stated simply causing Naruto to freak out again. "That's how it is. I decide rather you pass or fail. Be at the designated training grounds at five am. And bring your ninja gear." Naruto started shaking.

Well I'm not going to be weeded out. People are going to look up to me someday. Dattebayo. Naruto thought as he had a somewhat determined look on his face as well as a worried look.

If I fail, I'll be separated from Sasuke. This is a trial of love. Sakura thought while Shira sat up and Sasuke shifted so his face was no longer covered so much by his face. Sasuke clenched his hands more and they started to shake some. Shira placed her hand over Sasuke causing him to stop shaking and look over at her.

"Everything will be okay Sas. Just you watch." Shira smiled at him as her brown eyes showed she was worried that she wouldn't be able to achieve her dream. Sasuke nodded his head before looking back at Kakashi.

"That's it your dismissed." Kakashi stated with a hand in the air with his back to them. "Oh and tomorrow you better skip breakfast or you'll puke." He looked at the four over his shoulder. Everyone dispersed to their own homes and met up the next morning bright and early over at the training grounds near the memorial stone. Shira sat down on the ground and was holding her head while the others were standing. Sasuke looked down at Shira with a worried expression on her face.

"Shira? What's wrong?" Sasuke asked her as he kneeled down in front of her. Shira looked up at him and groaned before looking back down at her feet while holding her head.

"I had that dream last night. I screamed so loud that Shikamaru came running into my room with a kunai thinking that I was being attacked." Shira explained as Sasuke sighed and ran a hand through the few wisps' of hair that Shira didn't pull back into her braid.

"I'm sorry… I shouldn't have asked you to come with me home that night… You wouldn't have gone into a coma then… nor would you be having these nightmares… Will you be able to do this mission today?" Sasuke asked her as she looked at him again, leaning her head into his touch some.

"I should be able to. I have energy and Shika stayed with me afterwards. So I got like two hours of sleep." Shira said as she gave Sasuke a weak smile. Sasuke nodded his head and did a hand sign that the others saw. "I will. You know that." Shira answered out loud. Sasuke smirked and stood up while Sakura and Naruto looked confused.

"What was that about?" Sakura asked while Shira looked over at her.

"Nothing." Shira responded while Kakashi appeared suddenly.

"Morning everyone. Ready for your first day?" Kakashi asked as he held a hand up in the air to greet the four genin, taking into account that Shira was on the ground holding her head and Sasuke was standing close to her.

"Hey your late!" Sakura and Naruto exclaimed at Kakashi while the two of them jumped up into a standing position.

"Well a black cat crossed my path. So I had to take the long way." Kakashi said simply while Naruto growled. Kakashi cleared his throat before walking over to a tree stump. He placed a clock on the stump and pressed on a small lever that was at the top. "Here we go. It's set for noon." Kakashi then pulled two bells out of his pocket, causing them to ring slightly.

Two bells? But there is four of us… Unless there is something more to this test. Shira thought as she got into a kneeling pose and formed a square with her fingers, her tumbs on top and her fingers on the bottom; only the tips touching. Kakashi noticed this and frowned slightly.

Either she is trying to do a jutsu or she is thinking of something and her fingers unconsciously moved into that position. Kakashi thought while Sasuke glanced down at Shira and smirked. "All you have to do is get these two bells from me. Simply really." Kakashi stated as he threw the bells up in the air before catching them.