I didn't think it would be appropriate for Naruto to dream of being hokage, cause I haven't talked about it at all in the story. Don't worry, the dream hasn't vanished, but will be developed in later. Also, do you guys think that any of the characters are OOC? I can't really tell. Anyway, I hope you like it, even though its not plot important.
Chapter 9:
"Hey, your awake. Do you feel ok?" Kitsumi awoke to find herself in the hospital once again, with the same doctor as before standing over her.
"Yeah, I feel fine." Kitsumi, looked around for her brother. She noticed him asleep in the bed next to her.
"Is brother OK?" She asked quickly.
"Yes, Naruto is fine. You both just got a little chakra exhaustion. Iruka is fine also. In fact, all of you need to hurry, if you want to make it to the team announcements today." The doctor moved to wake up Naruto.
"I'll get him. You should wake up Iruka-sensei. Thank you again." Kitsumi mentally nudged Naruto awake as the doctor left.
"What is it sis? Why did you wake me up?" Naruto yawned and sat up.
"Come on, we have to get ready for the graduation ceremony. If we don't hurry we'll never figure out our teams." Kitsumi got out of bed, and was hurriedly getting dressed.
"Did you forget already sis? I didn't graduate." Naruto put his head in his hands, and flopped back down.
"Did you forget already? Mizuki made you fail, which is interfearing with the exam. From what he told Iruka-sensei, you pass." Kitsumi finished getting dressed, and began eating.
"Really? It works like that!" Naruto bounded out of bed, and rushed through getting dressed and eating, finishing before his sister, even though she had a large lead. "Come on sis, hurry up. We'll be late."
"Hold on a sec. I'm sorry I attempt to taste my food." Kitsumi said as she finished eating. When she finished, the two ran off to the academy to hear the team announcements. When they arrived, a couple teams had been announced, but no one they knew. It didn't matter anyway, because after Iruka arrived, he went up to the podium, and began to talk:
"Hello students. I'm sorry I was late this morning, I was injured yesterday dealing with a rogue ninja, who unfortunately escaped. However, I needed to come here, to inform everyone that there is a change to the teams. In light of recent events involving the missing ninja Mizuki, Uzumaki Naruto actually passed the exam. Because of this, all of the teams called so far are wrong. The new teams are as follows: Team one..." Naruto and Kitsumi didn't pay much attention to the teams with people they didn't know very well. Slowly, people began to filter out of the class with their new teachers. Eventually the twins began to pay attention, "...Inuzuka Kiba. Team Six: Jounin-sensei Asuma, Uchiha Sasuke, Haruno Sakura, Yamanaka Ino. Team Seven, Jounin-sensei Kakashi, Uzumaki Kitsumi, Uzumaki Naruto, Hyuuga Hinata. Team Eight: Jounin-sensei Kurenai, Aburame Shino, Akimichi Chouji, Naru Shikamaru."
"Hey, sis. We're on the same team!" Naruto looked at Kitsumi.
"Yup, although where is our Jounin-sensei, Kakashi?" Kitsumi looked around, seeing everyone else had already left with their teachers. Only the two of them, Hinata, and Iruka remained.
"Don't worry too much, Kakashi is always late to everything. Sorry I can't stick around, but the doctors told me that I wasn't ready to leave for an extended period yet. Iruka limped out the door.
"Hey, sis, can we play a trick on Kakashi-sensei for being late?" Naruto asked almost pleadingly
"Umm... I don't think that it... would... be a good idea..." Hinata blushed deeply as she spoke.
"Yeah Naruto, we need to make a good impression, especially you, cause they can't fix your exam grades." So they sat back to wait.
About an hour later, a gloved hand reached through the slightly ajar door, and felt the top. Satisfied, it pushed the door open, and in walked a man with an odd partial facemask. Aside from the mask, he had short silver hair, and used his hitai-ate to cover his left eye. He wore the green vest of a chuunin, but had a patch on his right arm to signify his true status.
"Sorry, I had this feeling..." He looked at the team with a hint of suspicion, "Well, you look better than the last team they gave me. So, which one of you is Sasuke, and which is Chouji?" He turned to regard Naruto, Hinata, and Kitsumi in turn.
"Umm... Thats not this team. We're team seven. Are you Kakashi-sensei?" Kitsumi asked just in case.
"Yeah, so I guess you are my team. But the council told me that my team was..." He recovered quickly, "So, why don't you introduce yourselves: you know, likes dislikes, dreams."
"OK, but why don't you go first, that way we can learn about you also." Kitsumi wondered who the mysterious teacher was.
"Well, I'm Hatake Kakashi. I like... many things, and I dislike many others. My dreams are... Anyway, your next." After the extremely vague description, he points to Kitsumi.
"Ok. I'm Uzumaki Kitsumi. I like my brother, and cooking. I dislike cleaning up after pranks, and the hospital. My dream is to become a ninja to protect things that are important to me. Your turn Hinata-chan."
"Umm... I'm Hyuuga Hinata. I like... Naruto-kun..." she blushes deep crimson as she realizes where she left off, " and Kitsumi-chan. I dislike... people who look down on me. My dream is to..." She becomes more red as she trails off.
"My turn! I'm Uzumaki Naruto. I like sis, and ramen. I dislike foxes and confusing things. My dream is to become the greatest ninja ever!"
"I guess the next thing is survival training. Meet me at training ground seven tomorrow at six. If you pass the survival training I can officially register you as gennin. Although, the test only has a one third pass rate. Oh, and don't eat breakfast unless you want to lose it." With that, Kakashi disapeared in a cloud of smoke, leaving the newly formed team to wonder exactly what survival training entailed.
"Hey, brother. Since we aren't eating tomorrow, I won't have anything to do with leftovers. Can we go out tonight?" Kitsumi looked at Naruto.
"Sure. Can we go for ramen?" Eagerness filled Naruto's voice.
"Sure. What about you Hinata-chan? Do you want to go with us?" Kitsumi looked at Hinata, who returned to the red shade which she had just gotten rid of.
"Umm... sure... if its alright with Naruto..." She stammered hastily.
"Yeah, its alright. It'll be team bonding!" Naruto sounded enthusiastic, whether at the ramen, or the bonding, the others couldn't tell. In any case, they arrived at Ichiraku a short time later.
"Hey, old man. I'll have a Miso pork." Naruto calld as they approached the stand.
"Hey Naruto, Kitsumi. I see you brought a friend?" Teuchi began to prepare the first bowl.
"Hey Teuchi-san, this is Hinata. She's our new teammate. So, Hinata, what kind of ramen do you want?" Kitsumi took a seat next to Naruto and motioned for Hinata to sit next to her.
"Umm... well... I've never had any..." Hinata stopped at the incredulous look Naruto gave her.
"Its OK Hinata, brother's just surprised. Why don't you try mine and brother's before you order." Kitsumi elbowed Naruto so that Hinata couldn't see, and he closed his mouth. "I'll have Miso chiken."
"Umm. OK." Hinata agreed quickly. She carefully took some of Kitsumi's order when it came, taking time to let it cool, before putting it in her mouth. When she had finished chewing, she said "Ramen is good..." and moved on to try Naruto's.
"Well, what do you think?" Kitsumi and Naruto both looked at her, each certain that their flavor of ramen was superior, heedless of the fact that they were both miso flavor.
"Umm... I like the pork." Hinata said in as little time as she could manage. Naruto pumped his fist, and Kitsumi looked slightly down. She soon decided that Hinata was only putting on an act for Naruto, and that it wasn't important.
"Oh yeah! I told you pork was better sis!" Naruto screamed fairly close to her ear.
"No its not! Hinata's just being nice to you!" Kitsumi screamed back.
"Don't worry, they always do this." Teuchi smiled as Hinata turned worriedly to him. "The sad part is that they've never even tried the other's ramen."
"Oh..." Hinata watched the two fight for a bit, then excused herself, "Um... Teuchi-san, I have to go home now... How much...?" Hinata drew Teuchi out of thoughts from his own youth.
"Oh, don't worry about it, your with them." Teuchi waved her away. She smiled her thanks, and made to move towards the Hyuuga complex.
"Not so fast, Hinata-chan." Naruto and Kitsumi suddenly stopped arguing. "Were you really going to leave without saying goodbye?"
"Umm... I don't really like goodbyes..." Hinata ran off before either of the two could stop her. Instead of pursuing, they began to argue over who scared her off.
Once she was out of sight, Hinata began to skip lightly back to her compound. The day had turned out better than she could have imagined. She got to be on the same team with Naruto-kun, and Kitsumi-chan. Even better, they had all done something together as a team, and she hadn't fainted in front of Naruto. Now all she needed to do was not mess up on the survival test tomorrow, and she could be together with them, her special friends.