OTOGAKURE NINJA ACADEMY
Hmm. Happy belated Birthday Kimi-Chan! His birthday was June 15th XD
Don't you just love Kimimaro? He's so kawaii.
Oh, and Dosu's birthday was June 12th XD
Yep. Review if you have any advice.
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Chapter Four
"Ohayoo gozaimasu Kaguya-San" Hinata greeted her silver-haired acquaintance on the school grounds very early the next morning. Hinata felt a little droopy and inattentive because she was tired, but she didn't want to show it. Kimimaro had arrived right on time like he had promised. "Hello Hinata-Chan" he said coldly as he approached her. His hair was has taken a different messier look to it this cool autumn morning. Hinata tried to hold back a giggle at the sight of his messy bed head look as Kimimaro advanced in his tour. "Well let's head this way" said the seemingly undecided boy.
Hinata was intimidated by the boy; she wouldn't deny it. She would blush just at the scent of him. He was tall and handsome, fierce and smart. The girls at the school gave him the nick name "Prince Kimi" which Hinata found rather odd. She remembered her small chat with Anko when accidentally woke her up as she left.
"Leaving to see Kimimaro-Kun I assume?" Anko asked as she rose from her bed. "H-Hai" Hinata said giving a queasy smile. "I'm so sorry. Did I wake you?" she continued. "Don't worry about it, I need to constantly get used to waking up this early" Anko said while starring at her clock. "A-Anko-San…can I ask you something?" Hinata piped up unexpectedly. "Sure thing what do you want?" Anko asked. "How old is Kaguya-San?" she asked. "Kimimaro is sixteen like me. He is number one in the whole class. Of course, rankings are judged with the combination of all grades" she smirked. "O-Oh…well thank you. I'll see you later" Hinata said as she waved goodbye.
It was interesting that Hinata found herself to accustom herself to become comfortable around such a frightening and unwelcoming boy. It was almost as weird as Kimimaro thinking Hinata had an odd cute flair to her. He found her nervous stuttering and polite attitude to be amusing and kind. He smirked to himself as he led Hinata across the school grounds.
"That forest over there…" Kimimaro started as he pointed to a heavy woods area behind the school. "That also belongs to the school. We used it for preparing ourselves for missions." He said in his usual uninterested tone. "It can get a little dangerous in there. So I caution you to be careful" he informed. Hinata's eyes lit up slightly, but she nodded her head to let him know she was paying attention.
Kimimaro continued on. "There is where weapon training takes place" he said while quickly moving past an empty sand ring. Hinata thought of the sword her father had given her and wondered if someone would possibly teach her to use it. She followed the silver-haired boy towards the other side of the school. There was an enormous field located along the right side of the school. Hinata was actually amazed by the landscaping. The whole grassy area was cut in such a perfectly short way, and there was actually purple flowers lining around the area. It was by far the nicest area Hinata had laid her eyes on in this dark place.
Of course, there were many materials laid out for training, but otherwise it was generally a huge piece of land marked with some trees that was used for condition and such. "We'll most likely be in this area today" Kimimaro stated as he headed back towards the entrance of the school building. "Well we better head to class. Orochimaru-Sama will most likely be assigning the new teams today. Everyone is assigned to a three or four person team that they do most of their training and missions with. The teams generally stay the same, but they always change slightly from the new arrivals. I found out earlier what team I'm on, but I'll still be shocked to see who is on my team this year" he explained.
Kimimaro advanced to a class that had the label '1C' printed above the door. He opened the door and allowed Hinata to enter before him. She let out a small smile as she walked into the room. Her smile quickly diminished as she received rude and arrogant looks from the student in the room. 'I guess everyone in this place isn't as kind as Kaguya-San and Anko-Chan' Hinata thought to herself as she nervously took a seat in the back of the large meeting room. She observed the principal sitting in the desk in the front of the room and watched as Kimimaro spoke with him.
"Hey girl! You're in my seat!" yelled a tough young girl. Hinata looked up at her cautiously. Her innocent eyes met the young girl with dark brown hair and deep black eyes. She didn't look any older then Hinata, but she was demanding. Hinata was hesitant in getting up to leave, but the girl looked a little more serious. She grabbed Hinata's sweatshirt and picked her up slightly off her seat. "I said miss new girl, that I believe this is my seat" she said emphasizing many words in the sentence.
"That a bold thing for you to do Kin. Considering you are only a freshman" said a voice from behind Hinata. Hinata shifted her head behind her to discover it was her roommate Anko. "Yeah whatever Shanko, I'm not the lame ass sticking up for some weak new girl" Kin stated as she stuck her nose in the air. Anko took the vacant seat next to the confused white-eyed girl. Kin walked pouting, but Anko just starred blankly. "Snobby bitch" she spoke under her breath.
As most of the new students assembled into the class, Orochimaru stood from his desk and took his place at a podium that was placed in the front of the large class. "Alright students" he hissed across the commotion of chattering. "Today we are assigning the new teams for the year" he stated while placing a paper on the podium.
"This is the fun part" Anko whispered to Hinata. "You just sit here and wait for your name to be called. Hopefully you'll be on my team. Everyone here is a chuunin, so different ages can be in the same team. Hinata theory about it right then. There were so many bad choices she could end up with. She started panicking inside. Her heart beat slower and cold sweat dripped down her neck.
"Team two will be Abumi Zaku, Kinuta Dosu, and Tsuchi Kin" he called. The girl who had previous antagonized Hinata went up to the front to receive a paper and skipped back to her seat. She seemed rather happy as she sat down next to a spiky brown haired boy who was on her team. She surprisingly smiled as she gave the boy and small high five. Hinata notices the boy had strange slits in his hands. The other boy seemed indifferent about the situation and sat silently next to the other two. His appearance was hidden behind layer of bandage like this covering his face. "Those are some of the freshman, they are all fourteen years old" Anko whispered to Hinata.
"Team four will have Kidomaru, Jirobo, Sakon, and Tayuya" Orochimaru stated as the four members gathered their own papers. One was lean boy who has six arms and kept his hair in a ponytail on top of his head. The other boy was the opposite, being that he was huge in size and red-headed. "Those two are a joke. They are both fifteen" Anko whispered while laughing. There was another boy who had long gray hair and pale white skin. The last one was a girl with bright red hair as Hinata had seen her earlier. "I don't know much about the other two since they are freshman. They are only fourteen, but I heard they are pretty strong"
"Team five will consist of Karin, Juugo, and Suigetsu" he read once again. Hinata couldn't stand waiting much longer. She just had to know who was on her team. She waiting anxiously as a girl with straight black hair and black rimmed glasses came to the front of the room. Another larger orange spiky haired boy followed her. The last boy was small and had smooth white hair. His skin was white and he revealed sharp teeth as he smiled when he approached the girl. The girl playfully punched him hard on the shoulder and he groaned as he sat down. "They are all sixteen this year. Kimimaro used to be in that group last year" Anko whispered again. "They try to make the teams even"
"Team six will be Fuuma Sasame, Mitarashi Anko, and Kaguya Kimimaro" Orochimaru said. Hinata sighed deeply and prayed forlornly. "Oh, and Hyuuga Hinata" Orochimaru quickly corrected himself giving a grieving smile. Hinata blinked a few times as she followed he new teammates to the front of the class. Hinata almost fainted from relief as she received her paper. She looked back towards the class who all gave her menacing looks. She heard quiet whispers of varies complaints from girls. Anko smiled as Hinata walked to her group. "We meet again" Kimimaro smirked while still remaining as cold and distant as always.
"This is Sasame" Anko introduced the only unfamiliar girl to Hinata. "She is fifteen like you. She is my good friend" Anko said while smiling at Sasame. She then shifted her eyes to Kimimaro who gave the Sasame a loathing look. Hinata was puzzled as to why Kimimaro would give the girl such an odd look. Her hair was just as long as Hinata's but it was a light orange color. She had light auburn eyes that returned Kimimaro's disturbed look. Hinata thought this might cause later difficulties, but she was too thankful to be in a decent group to worry about such things.
Team six sat around enduring the long wait of the reciting of teams. They were soon dismissed from the meeting room. Hinata followed her team members as they exited the room. "Ninjutsu training now" Sasame stated quietly as they headed to another smaller classroom.