January 3, 138 A.F. 9:30 a.m. MAGT – Hidden Continent; Fire Country; Konohagakure no Sato; Ninja Academy
Uchiha Sasuke sits in his standard pose, fingers clasped in front of his face. Many people would think that he looks like a guy who couldn't care less, many people would be wrong. What the hell am I going to do now?
When they first returned from their break most of the new Genin decided to sit close proximity of their teammates, Team 7 was no exception. Sasuke had gone back to his usual seat at the end of one of the middle rows, near the window. When his mystery teammate returned he quietly sat down next to him, no acknowledgement other than a nod which Sasuke reluctantly returned. The dead last was one of the stragglers to arrive. Akira, who had somehow managed to keep the seat next to him vacant, calmly waved him over and they exchanged smiles before the dobe sat at the end of their bench.
No other words were exchanged between the three of them since then. In fact other than a passing mutual glare, and the previous incident that Sasuke refused to acknowledge, he and Naruto had yet to interact all morning. Neither of them had ever even heard their third teammate speak.
While Sasuke is grateful for the peace up until then, it was nearing an hour and they are the only team left. He's starting to get bored.
It doesn't help that Naruto has been fidgeting for the last fifteen minutes. Akira, who is starting to seem to be the sensible one, has pulled out some novel and he's been reading since about five minutes after Naruto began fidgeting. Sasuke has barely moved other than to turn his head to stare out the window and that was ten minutes ago.
Sasuke noticed before that each team was carted off by the eccentric Jonin and he briefly hopes that they wouldn't get a weirdo. He looks at his teammates from the corner of his eye. They already have a guaranteed weirdo in Naruto, they don't need another one. He knows nothing about the new guy, though he seems quiet which was alright with Sasuke but it doesn't tell him anything regarding how useful he can be.
Naruto finally breaks the silence and stands up with a yell, and Sasuke is relieved that he isn't the first one to crack. "What's taking this guy so long?"
Sasuke feels the corner of his mouth twitch, thankful for some entertainment. He lowers his hands and addresses the blond. "Sit down loser, they're a Jonin so they're probably finishing a mission or something." It isn't his fault that the twerp is so easy to rile up.
He feels movement at his side and fully turns his head to see Akira's raised eyebrow and a sly grin partially concealed by his book. He frowns slightly at that, almost missing Naruto blowing his top.
"Why you bas-"
There's a small plume of white smoke and suddenly Akira's book is gone, replaced with a deck of cards. Waving them expectantly he looks at each boy. "Ah."
There's a bout of silence and Naruto sits back down. "Can we play old maid?"
They both look at Sasuke expectantly, he sighs. "Whatever."
January 3, 138 A.F. 12:21 p.m. MAGT – Hidden Continent; Fire Country; Konohagakure no Sato; Ninja Academy
Hatake Kakashi walks into the classroom of the former class 138-1 expecting to find 3 angry preteens. He isn't totally wrong, but it isn't in the way he had expected.
In the room he sees his new team: Naruto, Sasuke, and… the third one. Naruto is sitting with his legs crossed on the desk on the first row and turned toward his teammates in the middle row, he has a haughty look on his face. They're playing a card game of some kind, and by the sound of things despite his best poker face little Sasuke is actually losing. His third potential student is smiling, seemingly content with the situation.
They haven't paid any attention to the arrival of their new sensei in the slightest. Well that's just rude. "Ahem."
All three potential Genin turn toward him simultaneously. There is a pause and then the cards are flying as Naruto jumps to his feet. "You!"
There's a huff behind the blond and he turns to Sasuke's look of annoyance as he and the third one pick up the fallen cards off of the floor. "'Dobe."
"Oh!" The blond has the nerve to look sheepish and joins in on the game of 52 pickup. "Sorry about that Akira-chan."
Kakashi feels the corner of his mouth twitch, this looks promising. "Yes it's me, meet me on the roof," he says before vanishing in a puff of smoke.
Kakashi arrives on the academy rooftop a few seconds later and relaxes against the guardrail. I thought I was going to get a girl with pink hair, that kid's hair was auburn right?
Soon the three Genin-hopefuls arrive and Kakashi gestures for them to take a seat on the steps in front of him. "Hey there, I'll be the leader of Team 7, my name is Hatake Kakashi. Now let's get to know each other shall we? Just your likes, dislikes, and dreams for the future, that kind of thing."
"Hey Kaka-sensei," Kakashi raises his visible brow at the new nickname from the blond. "Why don't you go first as an example?"
Kakashi's eye quirks up in the facsimile of a smile. "Sure, why not? As I said before my name is Hatake Kakashi. I have no desire to tell you my likes and dislikes… My dreams for the future… Hmm… As for my hobbies… I have lots of hobbies…"
Sasuke's expression falters and Naruto falls back on the steps. The third one's reaction doesn't seem to change other than an additional slight annoyance, they almost seem expectant. Filing that away for future reference. "Now then," he points to Naruto "why don't we start with you since you asked?"
Naruto sits up and puffs his chest. "Sure! My name's Uzumaki Naruto. I like ramen, especially the ramen from Ichiraku, and Hokage-jiji isn't that bad either! I hate the three minutes that you have to wait for ramen to be ready. For my hobbies, I really like pranks…" He turns his head and makes eye contact with the third one who gives an encouraging smile. "I guess I taking care of my plants is another hobby?" He rubs the back of his neck. "For my dream, my future dream is to be the greatest Hokage! Then the whole village will stop disrespecting me and start treating me like I'm somebody. Somebody important!"
Kakashi raises his eyebrows at the kid's exuberance. For a second he wants to tease him, but decides against it. "That's quite a goal you have there. I'm sure with hard work you can do it, but first we need to find out what you have to work on." Naruto's eyes widen and then he's smiling, and Kakashi thinks it definitely suits him. "Alright, boy in royal blue you're next."
Sasuke sighs and shifts forward, sitting in his standard pose. "My name is Uchiha Sasuke. I hate a lot of things, and I don't particularly like anything…" He pauses and looks at his expectant teammates, and Kakashi feels like something he's not aware of might be shifting. "Actually, I enjoy training. I suppose that it can also be considered a hobby." Soon his posture begins to tense and his clasped fingers visibly tighten. "What I have is not a dream, because I will make it a reality. I'm going to restore my clan, and kill a certain someone."
Unfortunately Kakashi expected that. He looks toward the other two for their reactions. Naruto is leaning away probably thinking that Sasuke meant him. The third one looks slightly confused but also frustrated, and Kakashi really needs to go back and read their file. For now he sighs and nods toward his final potential student. "Okay then, last but not least."
The third one points toward themselves in question and Kakashi nods. They return the nod and lift their hands and begin to move their fingers in sequences.
Naruto and Sasuke tense in preparation for a jutsu and Kakashi is gaping.
He knows he recognizes those sequences, a regular Genin should not know those sequences. Kakashi sticks his hands out to stop them and they pause in their hand movements.
"I need you to repeat those right now." They lift their brow in confusion, so Kakashi repeats himself and moves his hands as well. "⟨Repeat.⟩"
They nod their head in understanding and move their fingers. ⟨My name is Ito Akira, and I'm not entirely sure what it is that you want me to say.⟩