NARUTO: The Village Doused In Rain

© NARUTO/ Mashashi Kishimoto

Scroll Five: "Teams: Sakura, Sasuke, Naruto, Katone, and Kiri...!"

The teams had been decided and fortunately for Ena she was grouped with Kiri and Katone. However their team had been forged by the fact that they were the "leftovers" on the class list, and landed on the unlucky squad thirteen spot. And in result of this, their group was said to wait with another in order to receive their new sensei. Their company? Why, it was squad number seven, no less, and it was composed of: the number one hyperactive knuckle head, Uzumaki Naruto, the class wiz and Sasuke fan girl, Haruno Sakura, and the lone wolf himself, Uchiha Sasuke.

Kiri's face grew a deep crimson as Katone nudged her in the ribs and shoved her closer to Sasuke. Ena sighed as she hoped he would keep his mouth shut about last night… last night…

"Oh, um, you guys?" the Kunoichi sputtered to her teammates in a low tone. 'This is just a thought, but do you, by any chance, think I might be apart of the Uchiha clan?"

The two female Shinobi stared at her for a while and then burst out laughing. "You're really something, Ena! 'I might be part of the Uchiha clan'... priceless!"

Ena gave a meek chuckle and lost herself in reverie again. 'Yeah, that was a crazy thought… who am I joking, thinking I was a relative of Uchiha-kun? I've got to lay off the Katsu-don for awhile..."

Meanwhile, as Katone and Kiri guffawed until their guts ached, Ena day dreamed, and Sakura was busy with her attempts to get personal with Sasuke, Naruto was cooking up an ultimate prank of his own.

"Hey, hey, check this out!" the blonde announced. "Our stupid sensei is late, so as punishment, he's gonna get pranked! You see this chalkboard eraser? Well, I'm gonna stick it in the door, so when he, or she, slides it to come inside, it'll hit 'em square in the noggin!"

Sasuke grumbled in annoyance. "You loser. Our new sensei is an elite shinobi. They're not going to fall for a cheap trick like that."

Sakura, who was once again fiddling with her light rose colored hair, shot, "Naruto, that's horrible! You shouldn't be doing things like that! It'll leave a huge bad impression!"

Ena snapped out of her glazed-over disposition and remarked, "I don't think it'll be that big of a deal."

"And why not?" Sakura snapped, growing tension between her and the black-haired Kunoichi of whom she had never made familiar acquaintances with.

"Because I have a real strong feeling of who our sensei might be…"

"And who is that?" Sakura questioned further.

A hand then reached for the door and...

Boof!

The sensei who had pushed the doorframe open had triggered Naruto's trap, leading to a big puff of chalk dust to settle into his sleek silver hair.

"Hey, Uncle Kakashi," Ena waved halfheartedly. "How's it going?"

He stared morbidly at her a sighed. "Fine, until now."

"Ha, ha, ha! You fell for it!" Naruto obnoxiously gloated.

'How can a fool like this be an elite shinobi?' Sasuke pondered, shaking his head.

"I tried to stop him, Sensei, but he wouldn't listen!" Sakura innocently explained; yet her thoughts were oppositely different. 'Cha'! That was awesome! He fell for it hook, line, and sinker!"

All the while, Katone and Kiri stood at the sidelines, and watched the spectacular display before them. Katone even had enough amusement to sarcastically spout, "Pass the popcorn, this scene is getting good!"

However, Kakashi was far from amused... he was ticked.

"Hmm," he started, "let me give you all an impression of what I think of you guys, right now:

You're a bunch of idiots."

Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura's self-esteem plummeted while Ena's squad giggled and snickered impishly from afar.

"And you three," Kakashi turned to them. "You're nothing but a bunch of hapless slackers."

It was then team seven's turn to laugh. The black-haired Kunoichi was taken aback by this comment. "B-but, Uncle Kakashi, I…"

"And from here on out, you'll all address me as Sensei, do I make myself clear?" the elite ninja stated sternly.

Katone clicked her tongue in disapproval. "Who died and made you king of the mountain?"

"I'll pretend I didn't hear that and say that tomorrow, I'll make sure your team goes on an extremely rigorous and mission filled day. Now how does that sound, Katone?" Kakashi sneered.

Her mouth was left agape and not a word elapsed from her lips; Kiri had a face that read, that's not fair!, and Ena was frowning angrily.

"Um, Sensei?" Sakura piped up. "How come you're tending to two teams?"

Kakashi rubbed his forehead and said, "Because there aren't enough elite shinobi who are willing to teach you Genin. So be grateful for what you get."

This effected a large groan from everyone.

"Enough of that," he continued. "Now let's head outside for some fresh air and get to know each other a little better."

And as the junior ninja followed him out onto the roof top, Sakura glared at Ena and crudely chanted, "'I don't think it'll be that big of a deal.' Ha! What a joke. This is all Naruto's fault, no doubt!"

The female shinobi of hazel-green eyes gave a sickened glance at the light rose-haired Kunoichi and retorted, "Don't blame Uzumaki-kun, Sakura! It was all of our faults, and you know it! Anyone who has the gall to treat Uzumaki-kun as an outsider is trash!"

Ena then clicked her heels and hurried off after her team mates, leaving Sakura as dumbfounded as if she had been slapped across the face.

...

"Now," Kakashi started, "I'd like all of you to tell us a little about yourselves."

"Like what?" Naruto, Katone, and Kiri almost said in complete coincide.

The silver-haired shinobi shrugged. "You know. The usual. Your favorite thing… What you hate most… Dreams, ambitions, hobbies, things like that."

Naruto was still unsure, so he suggested, "Help us out here, coach. You go first. Show us how it's done."

Sakura nodded. "That's right… after all, you're a complete stranger to us… a mystery."

Ena, Kiri, and Katone could comply.

"Oh, me? My name is Hatake Kakashi," he said, speaking off the top of his mind. "I'm the type of person who doesn't feel like talking about his likes and dislikes. My dreams for the future are none of your business; but anyway, I have lots of hobbies…"

Squad thirteen sweatdropped as they could totally agree with Sakura's comment.

"Hey, he said a lot," Katone noticed, "but all we really learned was his name."

Kakashi gestured their way saying, "Now it's your turn. Starting with you, the one on the right."

Naruto pointed at himself and inquired, "Me?! Well, my name is Uzumaki Naruto! What I like is instant cup ramen! What I like even better is when Iruka-sensei treats me to ramen at the Ichiraku noodle bar. What I hate is the three minute wait after I pour in the boiling water…"

Ena's face gloomed. 'He appears to have nothing more on his mind than Ramen...'

But her expression lifted at the blonde's following statement…

"My dream is to one day be the greatest Hokage, believe it! And then, finally, all the villagers will have to acknowledge my existence at last!"

A smile found itself on Ena's lips as she thought, 'Now that's the Uzumaki-kun I know! I'm glad he's aspiring to become an amazing Konoha legend.'

Finishing up his rant, the hyperactive ramen lover ended with, "My hobbies are pranks and practical jokes, I guess."

Kakashi muffled his silver hair and expected as much. "Next!"

The lone wolf was agitated as usual, for his tone in voice was flat and cold. "My name is Uchiha Sasuke. There are plenty of things I hate, but I don't see that it matters, considering there is almost nothing I do like…"

"Except rice balls with bonito flake filling!" Sakura squealed.

"Shut up," Katone hissed, Kiri and Ena feeling the same way.

"It seems pointless to talk about my 'dreams'; that's just a word. But what I do have…" Sasuke paused. "…Is determination. I plan to restore my clan. And there's someone I have sworn to kill."

"He is so cool!" Sakura blushed madly, even Kiri had a slight tint of red in her cheeks as well.

Naruto and Katone had a face that screamed I sure hope it ain't me, but Ena suspected as much, as did Kakashi.

After a stunned silence, it was Sakura's turn. "I am Haruno Sakura. My favorite thing is…well, it's not a thing, it's a person... A boy…and that boy is… uh, let's move on to my dream."

She squealed like the fangirl she was and created an uncomfortable atmosphere around her fellow ninja.

"I hate Naruto," she stated bluntly and continued on her stupid biography.

Ena patted him on the shoulder and gave him a goofy grin, telling him to cheer up. Unfortunately, the blonde prankster didn't seem to be paying attention.

Kakashi sighed. "Okay…"

Kiri gulped and took a deep breath. "I'm Tomoya Kiri. I like to read epic stories and eat Katsu-don with my friends. I hate monkeys and just about anything in that category. My dream is to become a much more stronger person and Shinobi."

Katone was next in line. "I'm known as Okinawi Katone. I like to eat candy and procrastinate. I hate… well, I'm not too sure, right now, so check in on that later. My dream is to become a high rank Shinobi, but if I can't do that, then, well, I'll be able to take over the family candy shop!"

"Wonderful," Kakashi sarcastically clapped. "And last but not least…," he faced his relative as did everyone else.

Ena closed her eyes and cutely grinned. "I'm Hatake Ena! I like to train and always keep up my ambitious streak! I dislike Shinobi who use their powers for wrong and hate those who betray their friends even more. My dream is to…to…um, it's kind of hard to simplify but I want to find out my true clan name... for they were wiped out in a single night. I also want to find the last living blood relative that I presume may still be out there somewhere. And… that's it."

Katone, Kiri, Naruto, and Sakura stared surprisingly at her, while Sasuke didn't even flinch. Yet, Kakashi's eyes were filled with a hint of sorrow as he took in her speech.

He stood up and cricked his neck. "I think that's enough for tonight. Ena, Katone, and Kiri, you can head home. Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, you stay here; I need to instruct you on something."

Bowing politely and hopping down on to the solid road, squad thirteen walked together in a dim quietude.

'That look in Uncle Kakashi's eyes,' Ena thought, 'they appeared to be so morose that even someone like me felt like crying… Is my dream really worth it if he has to sustain such sadness?'

But not even Kakashi himself could answer that.

...

The best part of a dream is that it may never happen... For if it ever does, then it was never really a dream.

Or something along those lines. ;p This chapter, in my friends' opinion anyway, was "filler-like". But I think it was rather important! There was a lot of characterization... Especially on Kiri and Katone's part. Kiri's Sasuke infactuation is shown, as is Katone's laziness. (Everyone wanted me to pair her up with Shikamaru, but somewhere along the way, it never happened...w'')

Oh, and I apologize to all of the Sakura fans for all of the harsh "pwnds" she recieved in this chapter... I really disliked her in Middle School and thought she was extremely useless... I also think the Naruto anime first appeared in the U.S. at the time, so her English dub really pissed me off... (Again, forgive me.)

The chapter title: "Teams: Sakura, Sasuke, Naruto, Katone, and Kiri" is simple. Sakura, Sasuke, Naruto, Kiri and Katone have become Ena's team mates, and they each get to know eachother a little better.

As for updates, I have school in the way, but I'll try my best to post more chapters. See you all soon!