A/N: Okay, so I may or may not have forgotten to write during my trip to Texas, but it's getting near the point in the story that actually made me write this fan fiction in the first place, so I really want to get there before any ideas of the upcoming scenes leave my neuron-less brain.
Warning: minor(it's actually quite major) Sakura-bashing.
*Team Placement Day*
"Finally, we find out the teams. I've been waiting all weak for this." Stated an annoyed blonde.
"Can you calm down a bit? I've been waiting for this too, but you don't see me complaining." Replied his best friend and rival.
"Yeah yeah, whatever, Bastard. I just hope we're on the same team." Said Naruto Uzumaki, the previously mentioned blonde, while looking around.
He saw a lot less faces than he had the week previous. Of all his classmates, only Ino Yamanaka, Choji Akimichi, Shikamaru Nara, Shino Aburame, Kiba Inuzuka, Hinata Hyuga, Takahashi Yozuba, Sakura Haruno, and, his best friend, Sasuke Uchiha.
"Hey, Loser, I have a question." Said the Uchiha.
"Shoot."
"Okay, so the teams are constructed of three Genin and one Jonin. So what's going to happen with the tenth person?" Asked Sasuke.
"Well usually, the dead last would be held back, but word on the street is the odd man out, though I didn't get a name, is going to be an apprentice." Answered Naruto.
"Huh, then it has to be Takahashi. There is no way someone would willingly apprentice a Banshee. But damn, that means the Banshee is going to be placed on our squad." Realized Sasuke.
"Kill me. Seriously, kill me. I don't want to be alive if I'm on her team." Deadpanned the Uzumaki.
Before the technical clan heir could reply, their former sensei, Iruka Umino, walked through the door. Everyone groaned, seeing that he was about to recite an overly long speech.
"Oh quiet. I'm not going to do some long, dramatic speech. I just wanted to congratulate you all once more for a job well done." Began Iruka. "You ten have done exceptionally well from the moment you all stepped through those academy doors those four
years ago. Some did better in certain subjects than others. But there are students who deserve the top ranking for their respective genders. The Kunoichi of the Year is Sakura Haruno," Iruka stopped for applause, though none ever came. "for learning
the three jutsus the quickest, and having the highest in scores for theory and almost the highest in taijutsu spars for the females. The Rookie of the Year was Naruto Uzumaki-"
"Ha, eat that, Forehead!" Shouted Ino.
"-and Sasuke Uchiha-"
"You were saying, Ino-pig?" Screeched the Banshee.
"-usually, there is only one Rookie of the Year, but these two had the exact same scores in everything this year. At first, the other teachers thought you two cheated, but they soon realized that the few questions that were missed on each of your papers,
were different." Stated Iruka.
"Man, he said it was going to be short." Whispered Naruto.
"I don't think he's done." Replied Sasuke, in the same whisper.
"So without further ado, I present to you, Squad 7, consisting of the Kunoichi of the Year, and the two Rookies of the Year." Finished the Umino.
"HA. I'M ON SASUKE'S TEAM, AND YOU AREN'T ON NARUTO'S. NOW YOU HAVE EVEN LESS OF A CHANCE WITH HIM." Screeched a Banshee, aiming her obnoxious sound waves at her blonde rival.
"I know we saw this coming, but it's so much more painful knowing that we were correct." Stated Naruto in a depressed voice.
"I agree. Maybe we can ask the Hokage for a transfer. Do you think he'd let Takahashi on our team?" Asked an equally depressed Sasuke.
"I doubt it, but it couldn't help to try." Replied Naruto.
"-now go have lunch, and your Jonin sensei should be here some time after that." Finished Iruka.
With those words everybody quickly filed out of the classroom, with the exception of Shikamaru, as he was still sleeping, Naruto and Sasuke, as they usually ate in the classroom, and Sakura, who was more than likely going to try and get a date with Sasuke.
"Huh, I guess he announced the other teams while we were talking. Observed Naruto.
"You mean while you were talking, Loser." Corrected Sasuke.
"Exactly, while you were talking, Bastard." Replied the blonde.
"HEY NARUTO, STOP TALKING TO MY SASUKE LIKE THAT!" Screeched an angry Banshee.
"Yeah yeah, whatever you say, Pinky." Replied Naruto while lazily waving her off.
"WHY YOU LITTLE-"
"Sakura, leave us alone." Stated Sasuke in a monotone voice.
"O-okay, Sasuke." Replied Sakura, meekly.
"Now leave." Said Sasuke, in the same tone.
"But-" protested Sakura.
"Leave." Said Sasuke, this time in a more commanding voice.
Without another word, Sakura quickly walked away.
"I hope that continues to work." Naruto chuckled.
"You're not the only one. Anyways, let's start eating. Our Jonin sensei could show up any minute now." Replied Sasuke.
"Good point." With those final words from the blonde, the both started to eat their food. Little did they know, their sensei would be the infamous ninja, Kakashi Hatake.
They had met him about a half a year after the Uchiha Massacre. They were both training at the Uchiha compound when…
*Flashback*
Naruto and Sasuke were sparring in the Uchiha compound after they had gotten out of the academy early that day. Sasuke was winning, though he was using his Sharingan.
After Itachi had… done what he had done, Sasuke unlocked his Sharingan, though it was temporarily sealed, but with Naruto's help, he was able to access it.
They both suddenly stopped, both panting heavily. "You know, I would actually win if you didn't have that stupid, pinkeye infection."claimed the blonde.
"First off, don't bad mouth the Sharingan, it's helped my clansmen for many generations. Second, I highly doubt that." Finished Sasuke.
"Oh yeah? Then let's make a bet. For now on, you aren't allowed to use the Sharingan in any of our spars. Academy based or not." Stated Naruto, putting his hand out for him to shake.
"But I literally just reactivated it. It took us this long to get it working again, now nobody knows about it, and won't discover I have it, unless I use it against you, as you're my only worthy opponent." Stated Sasuke.
"That's actually a good thing." Announced a new voice.
The sudden appearance of someone new made both academy students get into defensive positions next to each other. When they caught sight of the newcomer, they saw a man in his late teens to early twenties, gravity defying, silver hair, a face mask covering
all but his eyes, though his forehead protector covered his left one, and the normal Jonin outfit.
"Yo."
"Who are you?" Asked Naruto, being the more outspoken of the two.
No one, really. I was just passing through and heard you two sparring. I thought I could give you a few pointers." Replied the man.
"How do we know we can trust you?" Asked a skeptical Sasuke.
"You don't, but either take my advice, or you can continue training without a guiding hand." Offered the magical-haired man.
"…What were you saying about me not showing people my Sharingan?" Asked a curious Sasuke.
"Oh, that's easy," began the man. "a shinobi's greatest weapon is deceit. If you let people know all the tools you have before you even start fighting, you're that less likely to win."
"Are you a shinobi, um…?" Asked Naruto.
"Yes, I am. And you can cal me by my old ANBU name, Inu."
"What's ANBU?" Asked Naruto.
"We can save that for another time. For now, I can help you train your physical aspects, rather than your mental ones." Explained Inu.
*Flashback End*
Once the two boys finished their eating, they started talking about how they would trade Sakura for Takahashi. It didn't take long for the other students to file back into the room. About ten minutes after that, two adults came in.
The male wore the normal Jonin outfit, with the only difference being a white, triangular sash with the kanji for fire tied around his waist. His forehead protector was tied snugly around his forehead, keeping his relatively short hair pushed back. His
beard, the same triangular shape as his sash, was black, like his hair, and connected to his side burns, which disappeared into his forehead protector.
The female had a wrapping-like dress which had thorns along the entirety of each individual strap. The dress itself came just above mid thigh, though there was gauze covering her more, um… private areas. She had a long red sleeve on her right arm, and
gauze wrapped around each wrist. She also had black hair that reached just below her shoulders, and red eyes, not dissimilar the Sharingan.
"Squad 8, come with me." Said the female before walking off.
"Squad 10, come with me." Said the male before walking the opposite direction.
After their respective teams teams had followed them, though it took a bit of Choji prodding Shikamaru to wake up, the only ones that were left were Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and Takahashi.
"So we're either squad seven or nine." Stated Naruto.
"You're squad seven." Stated Takahashi in a monotone voice, not taking his eyes off the window.
"Um, thanks."
Naruto slowly turned back towards Sasuke and, not so subtlety, whispered "Man, that guy kind of freaks me out."
"I think he heard you." Stated Sasuke in a normal voice.
Sure enough, when Naruto turned to look at the other boy, he was glaring at the blond.
"Uhh, hey, what's up?" Asked an embarrassed Naruto.
Without a word, Takahashi turned back to look out the window.
"WHEN IS OUR SENSEI GETTING HERE!? HE IS LATE!" Screeched Sakura.
'We're going to be spending an undetermined amount of time listening to her screeching.' Naruto and Sasuke simultaneously thought. It was at that moment that the door decided to open.
'Maybe that's our sensei.' Thought Naruto hopefully.
The man that walked through the door wore the standard Jonin outfit. He had heavy bags under his eyes. A bandana-styled forehead protector on his head that covered most his short brown hair, though a tuft of it fell out between his eyes. He also had a
sword strapped to his back.
"Takahashi Yozuba, you're… my apprentice. Come... with me" stated the sickly man, coughing every so often.
Takahashi quickly stood up and briskly walked towards the door. Seeing that he was being followed, the ill-looking man walked out the door.
"Lucky." Muttered Naruto.
*Two Hours Later*
"DAMN IT! HE'S NOT HERE YET! WHERE THE FU-" Sakura's screech was interrupted with three calmly stated word.
"Sakura, shut up." Stated Sasuke. It's been like this for the previous two or so hours. The Banshee would start screeching, the Sasuke would calmly tell her to shut up.
Currently, Naruto was drawing a final farewell to Iruka in his desk. If one were to ask Naruto what he was drawing, his simple answer would be "A masterpiece."
"Hey Loser, can I see what you're drawing?" Asked the Uchiha.
"No, it's not finished yet." Came the reply.
"You've been working on it for almost two hours and it looks like you've covered the entire thing in scribbles and drawings." Sasuke fired back.
"…aaaaaaand, done." Stated Naruto as he put the finishing touches on his "masterpiece". Then he looked to Sasuke. "Okay, you can come see it now."
Right as Sasuke stood up, the door opened, and in came a man that wore the standard outfit. He wore fingerless gloves with metal plates on the back, a mask that covered all but his eyes. Though his forehead protector covered his left one, leaving only
his right eyes visible. His most defining feature, and probably the most peculiar, was his hair. It was a grayish-silver, and it shot up to the left.
"Is this Squad 7?" The man asked.
"YOU'RE LATE!" Came the screech of a certain pinkette.
"I'll take that as a yes. Meet me on the roof in five minutes." Without waiting for a reply, he proofed away.
"Damn you, Inu. Now I can't look at the loser's drawings." Huffed Sasuke before running off towards the roof. Naruto and Sakura quickly.
*Roof*
Sasuke and Sakura were both breathing heavily, the latter more so. Naruto was just a tad out of breath.
Sakura was sat on the right of Sasuke, and Naruto on his left.
"It's you!" Naruto shouted.
Once Sasuke caught his breath, he said "What's up, Inu?"
"Nothing much. How's the training going?" Inu asked.
"Not bad. Though now that you're our sensei, I'm sure Naruto and I will progress much quicker, seeing as you can teach us full time." Came his answer.
"Sharp as ever, Sasuke. Anyways, let's get through introductions. Just say things about yourself. You know, name, likes, dislikes, hobbies, and dreams." Explained Inu.
"YOU WERE LATE, YOU GO FIRST!" Screeched Sakura.
"Is she always like this!" Asked Inu.
"Pretty much." Naruto answered.
"Fine. My name is Kakashi Hatake. I like some things, I dislike some things. I have multiple hobbies, and my dream? Huh, I've never really thought about it." Kakashi said.
"WE ONLY LEARNED YOUR NAME!"
"I'm happy with that much." Stated Naruto.
"Okay, Ban- I mean, Pinky, you go first." Commanded Kakashi.
"MY NAME IS SAKURA HARUNO, NOT PINKY. My likes are…" she looks to her left and blushes while giggling. "MY DISLIKES ARE NARUTO AND INO-PIG! My hobbies are..." she looks to her left and blushes while giggling. "My dreams for the future are…" she looks
to her left and blushes while giggling.
'Great, a fangirl.' Thought Kakashi. "Okay, Sasuke, go."
"My name is Sasuke Uchiha-" there was a loud squeal. "-I like few things, and I hate many, especially fangirls." He looks to his right with a glare. "My hobbies are training with Naruto and getting stronger. My dream is more than a dream, because I will
make it a reality. It is to kill a certain someone with the help of Naruto." Finished Sasuke.
"Very good." Said Kakashi. 'I'm not sure if he's a flight risk. Maybe Naruto can help with that.' "Okay, Naruto."
"Nah."
"Oh, okay. Wait, what!?" Asked a confused Kakashi.
"You all know my name, and you and Sasuke know everything. Else you asked for. I couldn't give a damn if Sakura knew about me, so I won't tell her." Explained Naruto.
"Very well. Everyone, meet at training ground 7 at 7 tomorrow." Told Kakashi. Though his only response was laughter. "Is there something funny, Naruto?"
"We're Squad 7, meeting at training ground 7, at 7. How is that not funny?" Asked a hysteric Naruto.
"Good point. Oh yeah, and don't eat breakfast or you'll puke." Stated Kakashi with a chuckle. He then proofed away once more.
"That was stupid of him to tell us." Stated Naruto.
"Yeah, every shinobi knows that to function properly, you need to have your full energy, thus, you need to eat." Finished Sasuke.
"WOW SASUKE, YOU'RE SO SMART!" Screeched the Banshee.
"What am I? Chopped liver?" Naruto asked rhetorically.
"Whatever, Loser, let's go train." Said Sasuke.
"Wait, Sasuke, wanna go on a date with me?" Asked Sakura.
"Hn." Was the response she received.
Without another word, Naruto and Sasuke started jumping from one roof to another towards the Uchiha compound.
A/N: Okay, so I meant to make this linger, but it got so long. Technically, this chapter, plus much more was supposed to be in last chapter, but that also got too long. Sorry for lack of action, but I promise, next chapter will have some. And don't worry, I haven't forgotten about the Shadow Clone Jutsu. It just takes time to get there.
For those who want Coming Back To A New Friend updated, you'll have to wait a bit. I'm really enjoying writing this story.
And to the guest reviewer who said "Kill yrself, virgin", thank you. Makes me believe that this is a teal work of fanfiction now.
Please review as criticism is welcome and encouraged.