My Life as a Shinobi

Chapter 1

You sighed, leaning back in your chair. You were at the Ninja Academy in Kohona, listening to Iruka lecture Naruto about painting on monuments, or something like that.

Naruto was caught painting on the faces of the Hokage monument, and was currently tied up on the floor in front of the classroom, pouting and muttering something along the lines of 'stupid Iruka-sensei.'

"Alright, class," Iruka shouted. "Because of Naruto's idiocy, we will be having a pop quiz on the art of transformation!"

The class groaned, glaring at Naruto.

"Okay, I'll call you up randomly, so be ready!" Iruka said. "First up, Mina Mikura!"

All heads turned toward me. I sighed, and walked towards the front of the classroom. I silently did the jutsu, and I transformed into Iruka flawlessly. (I mean, after all, I am an ANBU!)

Iruka and the class just stared at me silently, gaping. "What?" I asked, irritated. I transformed back into myself.

"You just did the art of transformation without hand seals or anything!" Sakura said, staring at me in disbelief. I raised a delicate eyebrow, and folded my arms across my chest.

"Yeah, so what? I've been able to do that for a LONG time, so stop looking at me like I'm a three headed monkey," I said, and walked back to my seat. When I sat down at my seat, which was in front of Sasuke Uchiha, I could feel his eyes boring into my back. I just silently ignored it, and closed my eyes.

FAST FORWARD: LUNCHTIME!!!!

As Iruka announced the beginning of lunch, everyone began to file out into the courtyard, and I took my simple lunch of sushi and ate under a Sakura tree. When I was finished, I still had a half an hour left over, so I decided to train in the practice grounds.

I walked to the practice area, and looked around cautiously. I quietly took out my katana, which I had named Kira, and started to practice with it. After a while, I added chakra flames to it, making the blade glow a calming blue and ivory color. I walked out onto the pond at the side of the practice area, and I started to practice with the sword again, while walking on the water.

Little did I know that there was a pair of eyes watching me…

FAST FORWARD: END OF THE DAY

"Okay class," Iruka said. "Tomorrow is the graduation exams, so be prepared! You are all dismissed."

As the stampede of students ran out of the academy, I simply sighed. I formed a single hand seal (dragon) and disappeared in a swirl of water.

FAST FORWARD: THE GRADUATION EXAMS

It was finally my turn for the exams. I entered the examination room, where Iruka and Mizuki were seated.

"Okay, Mina. You have to make three clones of yourself to pass," Iruka said, looking down at his clipboard.

I smirked. Doing the necessary hand seals, I said, "Kage Bushin no Jutsu!" Two puffs of smoke appeared, and there were three copies of me!

Iruka and Mizuki were looking at me wide-eyed. "How-? How the hell do you know that jutsu? It's at Jonin level!" Iruka said.

The three of me smirked. One of my clones grabbed a head band, and my extra clones disappeared. I was at the door, and the two Chunnin were still gaping at me.

"You know, sooner or later something unpleasant might wander into your mouth if you're not careful," I said, looking over my shoulder. "Like a bee or a wasp."

The two of them closed their mouths abruptly, and I snickered, closing the door behind me.

FAST FORWARD: THE NEXT DAY

I walked into the classroom where the teams were to be announced. I slid in the seat next to Sasuke, who looked at me emotionlessly as I leaned back in my chair and closed my eyes. I heard somebody yell "NARUTO!" behind me, and lazily opened my eyes to see Naruto grinning at me from my other side.

"Nice job Naruto," I said, complimenting him on passing the exams. He only grinned again, but was distracted by somebody standing next to him.

Sakura Haruno was currently glaring at me. I raised an eyebrow, and I knew what she wanted.

"Let me guess," I said. "You want me to move that way you can sit next to your precious Sasuke-kun."

"Yes!" Sakura said, and made a face at Ino, who was scowling.

"Well," I continued. "I won't move so that you can sit next to the dumbass Uchiha."

It took Sakura a few seconds to process what I said. "DON'T EVER CALL MY SASUKE-KUN DUMB!" she screamed.

"Whatever, but I'm not moving," I said, and closed my eyes again.

I sensed a punch coming my way, and blocked it with my hand. I opened my eyes to see Sakura staring at me, with surprise evident in her eyes.

"Don't move," my clone growled, as it placed a dangerously sharp kunai at Sakura's neck. "You know, it's these little things that can get you killed Haruno. Don't even try to attack me again, because I can kill you with one punch."

My clone removed the kunai from her neck and I flung Sakura over the heads of everyone and into a crowd of Sasuke's fan girls.

Everyone was dangerously quiet. I could feel everyone's eyes on me, and I glared at them. They immediately turned away.

Iruka came strolling in, not noticing the tension between any of us. "Okay, guys," he called out. "I'll be assigning the teams now, so PAY ATTENTION!" he yelled at a group of gossiping fan girls.

He started down the list. "Team 1… (etc…)"

"…Team 7: Haruno Sakura, Naruto Uzumaki, and Sasuke Uchiha…"

"…Team 8: Shikamaru Nara, Chouji Akimichi, Ino Yamanaka…"

"…Team 10: Shino Aburame, Kiba Inuzuka, Hinata Hyuuga…"

When he came to the end of the list, he looked at me.

"Mina," he told me. "By the order of the Hokage, I am assigning you to a team that graduated last year. He told me of your…ahem, skills, and I thought this team would be most appropriate for you."

I felt everyone's eyes on me again, and sighed. "Fine," I replied.

"Okay," Iruka said. "Everyone, your team number is the classroom you'll wait for your sensei in. Mina, you go to the Hokage tower at noon. Your team will meet you there."

Everyone nodded, and filed out.

FAST FORWARD: THE HOKAGE TOWER

It was already noon, and I was waiting at the Hokage tower. Being the impatient person I was, I spotted a nearby stream and walked over to it. I formed a few hand seals and muttered, "Elemental Water Art: Ice Needle Jutsu." When I finished saying this, thousands of droplets of water rose from the stream and began to take the shape of needles. The water needles hardened into ice, and the ice pieces began to circle me in a pattern.

I suddenly felt four presences behind me in the trees, and at my command, the ice needles flew towards the direction of the four auras. I heard a yelp, and I sensed the four people struggling against my ice needles.

"Don't even bother trying to escape," I said to the people behind me. I heard their struggling stop. "Those needles are as hard as steel, but are flexible enough so that anything that it is lodged into cannot be taken out."

I turned and walked over to the intruders, and saw two freaks with caterpillar eyebrows, a girl with her hair in two panda buns, and a white eyed boy with long brown hair who was glaring at me.

"Who are you?" I asked them suspiciously.