It has been five whole years since Ryu's parents had died. He now lives alone in the middle of the Leaf Village, no longer with the Uchihas. He now lives for the day he will get revenge on his parents and kill the man who murdered them. He suffers everyday, but never shows it on the outside.
Ryu's eyes fluttered and then opened. His bed was covered in sweat from all the tossing and turning from the night before. He had relived the night of his parents' death.
He sat up, covering one of his eyes, and walked to a mirror hanging on the wall. When he lifted his hand off the eye, he saw it had transformed into the Sharingan during the nightmare. But Ryu had trained his Sharingan over the years, and this one had three tomoes instead of one. He kept staring at his reflection in the mirror until the eye returned back to normal.
He then walked to his table and picked up his clothes: a white t-shirt, black jacket, and black pants. He dressed and put on his sandals.
Then he walked out of the house and into the street of the Village Hidden in the Leaves. The streets were busy with people going from left to right, most of them adults.
He walked all the way to the Academy and to his classroom, which was louder than usual. People were out of their desks and talking and walking around. But they all avoided two people: Ryu Uchiha and Chi Yamitsuki. Ryu because of his cold attitude to others, and Chi for an event that happened twelve years ago that no one ever dares to mention.
After a few minutes, Michio Sensei walked into the classroom with a piece of paper in his hand. He walked to the front of the room like he normally did and faced the class.
"Good morning," Michio Sensei greeted. "As you all know, today we will be doing the final exam. When your name is called, please proceed to the testing room. The final test will be on the Clone Jutsu. Ryu Uchiha, you're up first."
Ryu casually stood up and walked out of the room, down the hallway, and into the testing room. There he was met by two Jonins sitting behind a table with twenty metal headbands, on them engraved the Leaf Village symbol.
"Go ahead and begin," said one of the Jonins.
Ryu put his hands together and made the hand sign of Ram. Then suddenly, three more Ryu's appeared next to the original. They all looked exactly the same, hair, clothes, eyes, everything.
"Good," said the other Jonin, holding out a Leaf Village headband.
The clones disappeared and the real Ryu stepped forward to claim his prize. He took the headband and looked at it for a little while before putting it on. After that, they took his Ninja Registration photograph and Ryu was off.
Upon entering the classroom, he received angry stares from people in the room. He ignored all of them and went to sit down.
"I see that we have our first graduate," Michio Sensei said. "Next is Jun Hayashi."
Jun, a weak-willed boy, stood up shaking, obviously scared, and walked out of the room. He returned a few minutes later with the biggest smile ever. On his forehead was the Leaf Village headband, indicating that he had passed.
"Congratulations, Jun," Michio Sensei congratulated.
"Thank you, Sensei," Jun said, bowing.
"Next is Chi Yamitsuki."
She too left the room and returned with a smile and the Leaf Village headband. After her, everybody reported to the testing room, and all passed.
"I'm very proud to say that everyone here passed," Michio Sensei said. "This is very rare, and I'm happy I was here to witness it."
Cheers filled the whole room, along with laughter and smiles. Everybody was happy for finally become Ninjas.
Michio Sensei pulled out a new piece of paper. "I'll now be announcing the Squads. There will be three in each, and those three will be assigned to a Jonin Sensei, who will act as your mentor and teacher."
"Squad One: Arata Ikeda, Atsushi Ito, and Cho Tanaka. Squad Two: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Squad Nine: Ryu Uchiha,"-this caught Ryu's attention for once-"Jun Hayashi,"-Ryu's sighed, for he would be teamed with a weak person-"and Chi Yamitsuki." Ryu's face light up just a little, since he knew Chi was a strong person.
"That's all the Squads," Michio Sensei said. He folded the paper and put it in his pocket. "I don't care if you don't like the person you're teamed up with, or if you want to switch. The Squads are final. Your Senseis will be coming here in order from one to nine to take their teams." With that, Michio Sensei left.
Immediately after him, a man stepped into the room and took Squad One. Then another and another until all the Squads were gone. But the Squad Nine Sensei, a man around his thirties with black, spiky hair and a goatee, decided to stay in the classroom.
He wore the regular Jonin outfit and had a smile on his face. His blue eyes were fixed on Squad Nine as he stood at the front of the room watching everyone on his team.
"I'm Tsuyoshi Yamazaki, and I'll be your Sensei. First, I want to go around and have everyone introduce themselves. Tell me your name, age, and future dreams."
"I'm Chi Yamitsuki and I'm twelve years old. I'm not really sure about my future dreams."
"I'm Jun Hayashi and I'm also twelve years old. I also have no plans for the future."
"I'm Ryu Uchiha and I'm twelve years old. And its none of your business what my future dream is."
"Okay . . ." Tsuyoshi Sensei said. "It's nice to meet all of you. You should all head home, and we'll be meeting again tomorrow in the forest."
The Squad stood up, and as they were about to leave the room, Tsuyoshi Sensei said, "And be sure not to eat breakfast."
Not questioning his order, the squad left and returned to their homes.