Ren is certain of exactly one thing as Iruka finishes announcing Team Seven.
He should have done better in the Academy to avoid being placed on the same team as Naruto and Sasuke.
Attracting unwanted attention from shady government organizations like Root would have been better than winding up on the same team as them. Ren could have been at the top of his class and avoided being placed on Team Seven but no, he just had to be afraid of how that would change the he stuck to the middle of the class roster, being as average as he could when he could have been better.
Now he's on Team Seven and Ren can't name a single mission they've been on that hasn't gone to hell.
He really isn't looking forward to the next year or so.
He's especially not looking forward to dealing Sasuke. The two of them hadn't interacted much throughout their years at the Academy; but Sasuke's drive to be the best and surpass everyone reminds Ren too much of how he used to be for him to be comfortable around the other boy.
Ren had been like that once, angry and proud and hurt and wanting. Wanting more recognition, more fame, Ren had wanted and wanted and had almost died because of it.
It was then he met Jackson, in a back alley, the two of them beaten and bloody but having come out of the fight victorious. Jackson had entered the fight Ren had been in simply because Jackson couldn't bear to see another person in an unfair fight.
It was later, in the hospital that Ren had realized Jackson had probably saved his life.
Ren had tried to change after that, getting into fights less and holding his tongue more often. Jackson must have seen the change for the two became friends after that.
And then Ren had gone and died and wound up in a fictional world as one of the main characters.
He still isn't pleased about the whole not dying bit but he could admit that this world had it's perks. His new parents being one of them.
Haruno Kizashi is his father. A man with a kind heart that helped Ren through his ninjutsu and genjutsu lessons. He has a booming laugh and despite being busy always seems to make time for his family.
Ren's mother is Haruno Mebuki. She is a taijutsu expert and drilled kata's into Ren until he had everyone of them memorized.
Ren has also learned to fear and envy his mother's ability to turn anything into a weapon. From her frying pan to her hair clips his mother could turn any seemingly innocent household object deadly.
Because of his mother's insistence on teaching her son the various a teacup could be used to kill a man Ren could now possibly kill a man with any normal household object.
Possibly, because Ren wasn't sure he would be able to kill, say, a chunin or a jonin with a pencil but that was simply because they were more experienced then him.
Ren is still pretty sure he could kill any civilian with their own household objects.
He is a ninja after all.
Too caught up in his thoughts, he only barely hears Naruto call him and Sasuke bastards and Ren doesn't quite manage to stop himself from snorting.
It's true, he muses, letting himself stare at Naruto who's glare seems more focused on Sasuke than Ren, I am kinda a bastard aren't I?
Ren actively avoided any and all attempts the other kids in his class had made to befriend him. He hadn't wanted to be friends with anyone other than Ino, he was fine being alone. Being alone meant being safe from the heartache of having to lose friends.
They were ninja, most, if not all of them were likely to die on a mission of some sort. It's best not to get too attached to them.
Suddenly, Naruto in his face and all but glaring down at him from his place on Ren's desk. Ren isn't sure how Naruto managed to move so quickly but he's hardly going to let Naruto look at him like that.
Ren narrows his eyes to glare at the blonde. He doesn't know why Naruto suddenly decided to have a staring contest with him but he is going to win it.
The contest goes on for a few more moments before someone bumps into Naruto from behind and-
Ren only has time to blink before Naruto's lips come crashing toward his.
Fuck, is Ren's only thought as Naruto's lips meet his.
The feeling of Naruto's lips against his only last for a second before he manages to pull away from Naruto and send a fist flying toward the blonde's face.
A small amount of chakra pulses into Ren's fist just as it connects with Naruto's jaw, sending Naruto flying toward the front of the class.
Ren has never been so grateful that he took time to learn chakra control while he was still in the Academy. It hadn't been easy, but he had gotten more than the basics down through trial and error. A concentrated amount of chakra pushed into his fists as they connected with something will repel that object away from him. It's not quite chakra enhanced strength like Sakura had but he figures it'll do.
Right now through, Ren won't lie, making things fly through the air as he punches them is fun. Even if the force the object has as it hits the ground occasionally makes a dent where the object had landed.
Though Ren will admit that perhaps he enjoys watching people's faces when he manages to ruin something.
Ino thinks he's a little messed up.
Ren thinks he just has a morbid sense of humour.
Either way, watching Naruto fly into the blackboard at the front of the class and then slide down it is satisfying.
"Haruno!" Iruka yells, glaring at Ren as he goes over to check on Naruto, "You cannot assault your teammates."
Ren crosses his arms stubbornly and glares at Iruka who meets his glare head on.
On the floor, Naruto groans, grabbing Iruka's attention.
"What the fuck?" Naruto says, grabbing Iruka's shoulder and using it to haul himself to his feet, "What did you do that for?"
Ren grimaces at the memory of the kiss.
"You kissed me," He says, putting an emphasis on the word kiss, "I had every right to punch you."
"The hell you did! It was an accident!"
"I don't care."
"Children!" Iruka shouts at the two of them before the confrontation can go any further, "It was an accident! But considering that you're both behaving immaturely go sit on the different sides of the room until your new sensei gets here."
Still glaring at Ren, Naruto huffs and walks toward the other side of the class room.
Ren gets up and moves toward the new Ino-Shika-Cho team.
"My team is a fucking train wreck," He tells Ino.
Ino snorts.
"At least you're on a team with Sasuke."
"He's a jerk."
"But he's cute."
Ren shrugs.
"Maybe, but he still needs his ass kicked."
Ino slaps him on the shoulder, Ren snickers.
Their sensei is late.
Given that it's Kakashi Ren isn't surprised in the least.
His teammates on the other hand don't seem to have any prior knowledge of their sensei, and though Sasuke does a good job of not showing it Ren can tell the other boy is agitated by the way Sasuke keeps biting his lower lip.
Naruto though, the blonde boy doesn't bother to hide how restless he is. Naruto had began pacing the room a few minutes ago hasn't stopped yet.
It's getting on Ren's nerves more than the wait for Kakashi.
"Uzumaki," Ren finally snaps, "Will you stop fucking pacing for one minute?"
Mouth twisting into a sneer, Naruto stops pacing in front of the desk Ren is seated at.
"Just because you act all high and mighty doesn't mean you're not bored too! I can tell you're just waiting for sensei to show up!"
Ren raises an eyebrow.
"Really now?"
Naruto crosses his arms over his chest.
"Yeah!" He says, "You have that look on your face and keep tapping your fingers against the desk. You're definitely bored."
Ren blinks.
"What look?"
"The look you get on your face when Iruka-sensei is saying something really boring but you want to look like you're paying attention."
Ren vaguely registers that he should be concerned with the fact that Naruto has been watching long enough to recognize his facial expression but at the moment he is more concerned with the fact he didn't realize Naruto has been watching him.
What that says about him he doesn't want to know.
"Huh," Ren says, resting his face in his hands, "Interesting."
Naruto makes a face.
"Not really."
"Can I ask you a question?"
"Huh? Sure, I guess." Naruto says.
"How long have you been watching me in class?"
Naruto flushes all the way to his ears at the question. Ren hides his smile behind his fist.
"No, but really, how long? I'm curious."
"That's none of your business." Naruto splutters out, his face and ears still red.
"So you have been watching me." Ren concludes.
Naruto opens his mouth to say something then closes it again. Huffing, he bites his lip and avoids looking at Ren.
An irritated sigh comes from behind Naruto, causing Naruto to turn and look at Sasuke.
Ren peers curiously over Naruto's shoulder to get a better look at the Uchiha.
"Will you two idiots shut up?" Sasuke, voice laced with irritation, says.
Ren moves to stand beside Naruto and puts a finger to his lip as if he's thinking.
"Well," Ren begins, "Considering how whether we converse with each other is none of your business, no I don't think we'll shut up."
Naruto snorts.
"Yeah what Haruno said! You're not in charge of us Sasuke."
Sasuke huffs in irritation.
"One of us have to be, and it won't be one of you morons."
Ren twitches but before he can say anything a cough comes from the doorway.
"He's right," A voice drawls from behind them, "But your team leader won't be any of you, because it's me."
Turning to look at their new sensei, Ren tilts his head when he spies Kakashi leaning against the door and he freezes.
Kakashi is slouched against the doorway, pornographic book in hand and a look on his face that screams that he doesn't care.
Ren likes to think he isn't stupid enough to believe that.
Everything about Kakashi screams danger to Ren, not because it looks like Kakashi is acting, because it doesn't. It looks as if Kakashi is nothing more than a jonin shinobi stuck with a group of kids for some reason or another and is already bored with them. Konoha's baggy jonin uniform does nothing to hinder that outlook, the loose long-sleeved blue shirt he's wearing
Ren knows better. Knows the seasoned killer behind the mask and the fact that Kakashi can disguise himself as harmless so easily is disconcerting.
Narrowing his eyes as Kakashi, Ren plasters a smile on his face to hide how he's feeling.
"You must be our new sensei," Ren chirps, then adds in a more dangerous tone, "You're late."
A single eye zones in on Ren and Ren suppresses a shiver.
"Huh," Kakashi says, "It looks like I am."
Naruto twitches beside Ren.
"You don't even have an excuse for being late do you?" Naruto says, pointing an accusing finger at Kakashi.
"Nope," Kakashi says cheerfully, "Meet me on the roof in five."
When the three genin gather on the roof Kakashi is already there, leaning against the railing and reading that orange book of his.
When the three of them arrive he snaps his book shut and motions for them to sit down.
"Alright," Kakashi says, "Let's get to know each other."
"Sensei we've been in the same class for years," Ren says bluntly, "We already know each other."
Kakashi smiles behind his mask.
"Of course you do! But a little reintroduction never hurts does it?"
"Then why don't you go first sensei?" Ren repiles snidely, "We haven't even been properly introduced."
Kakashi eyes Ren for a moment before he agrees.
"Alright," He says, "Let's see, my name is Hatake Kakashi. I like things you shouldn't know about, I dislike a lot, and as for my dreams well, you don't need to know them."
Sasuke makes a disgusted noise and Naruto looks put off.
Ren just feels like punching his sensei.
"Is that all he's gonna tell us?" Naruto asks.
"Probably," Ren says eyeing his sensei with distrust.
Kakashi smiles again and points at Ren.
"You, pink one with the attitude problem you're next."
Ren feels his eye twitch.
"Fine," He says, "I'm Haruno Ren, I like ramen, taijutsu, and hanging out with Ino. I dislike most of my classmates. My dream is to survive till I'm thirty."
Kakashi blinks.
"Okay," He says, "Next is the blonde."
They go on like that until Sasuke and Naruto are done.
"My impression of you is that you're all hopeless." Kakashi deadpans when they're done, "Meet me at Training Ground Seven tomorrow for your final test."
"Final test?" Naruto asks, eyes widened in terror, "I thought we were done with tests!"
"Nope," Kakashi says cheerfully, "There is the final test I have to determine if you are truly ready to be genin. I'll till you now though, out of your entire graduating class only nine of you will make it."
"That's not fair." Naruto cries out, "We worked hard for this."
"Then work harder. And a tip? Don't eat breakfast tomorrow." Kakashi says before disappearing with a puff of smoke.
"Right," Ren says, "I don't know about you guys but I am definitely eating breakfast tomorrow."
"He just said not to," Sasuke says.
"And why would I listen to someone who probably wants us to fail so he can go back to reading porn?" Ren snorts, "I thought you were smarter than that Uchiha. Besides, if the test is physical then we'll need all the calories we can get."
Tilting his head up to look at the sun, Ren determines that he should probably get back home before his parents worry.
"Whatever you guys wanna do it's up to you," Ren says, "Either way, I'm heading home now."
A note on Ren's whole 'repel things away from you with chakra' thing, I have this theory that chakra can be used one of two ways: one, it can either repel objects or overload an object until it breaks or two, it can be used to attach things to your body. Ren just happens to use the first one to send things flying when he punches them.