Two- First Impressions: I Don't Like You

I groaned in boredom. Our sensei was a little late. And by a little, I meant three hours late. What the hell was taking him so long? Naruto looked out into the hallway, searching for the missing jonin.

"He's late." Said Naruto, and I snorted.

"No shit." I mumbled.

"Come sit down Naruto." Sakura said.

"Out of all the jonin, we get the one that's three hours late." I grumbled angrily, earning nods of agreement from Sakura, Naruto, and even a grunt from Sasuke, to my surprise. I wasn't fluent in 'Hn' but I figured that it meant he agreed.

Suddenly, Naruto stood up, looking like an idea came to his big blonde head. He dragged a chair to the door, grabbing an eraser. He chuckled mischievously as he set the eraser in between the door and the wall. I sweatdropped; so far I liked Naruto, but he...seemed like an idiot. Would a jonin really fall for such a simple prank? Our heads quickly turned as we head footsteps down the hall and Naruto hastily pushed the chair back and sat down. Looked like I was about to find out.

A grey-haired jonin stepped into the room, pausing as the eraser fell on his head. Naruto immediately started snickering as Sakura started blabbering about how she told Naruto not to, but he didn't listen. I sighed and leaned my head on my hand.

He looked at us for a moment.

"How should I say this… My first impression of you guys is.. I don't like you." I slammed my head down on the desk in response. Was this guy for real?

"Well fine, we don't like you either, asshole." I replied into the desk childishly.

We all sat on the roof of the building with our new sensei in front of us. Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke sat on a step or two above me, and I sat in the middle a few steps down.

"Let's see, why don't you introduce yourselves." The man started.

"Introduce ourselves? What should we say?" Asked Sakura, and my eye twitched in irritation.

"Does it really matter? It's not that hard to introduce yourself." I grumbled and Sakura glared at me.

"Well I just wanted to know the specifics."

"Just tell us what you hate, what you like, some hobbies, and your dreams."Said the jonin.

"Why don't you tell us about yourself first, Sensei?" I asked him.

"Me?" He pointed to himself.

"I'm Kakashi Hatake. I have no intentions of telling you my likes and dislikes." He started, and we looked up in surprise while Sasuke's scowl deepened a bit.

"As for my dream…" He trailed off.

"I have a few hobbies."

"All we found out was his name." Sakura grumbled quietly and I found myself agreeing with Pinky. I sweatdropped. Anyways, Naruto began.

"I'm Naruto Uzumaki." He began with a grin, and picked up his headband.

"I like cup ramen, but I like the Ichiraku ramen the Iruka-sensei bought for me even more. I hate the three minutes that I have to wait for cup ramen." I laughed at his frown at the thought of waiting for his precious ramen to finish. He continued.

"My hobby is to eat and compare cup ramen! And my dream is to become the greatest Hokage! I'm going to make all the villagers recognize my existence!"

"I see. He was grew up in an interesting way. Next." Said Kakashi-sensei.

"I'm Sakura Haruno! I like.. well, the person I like is…" She trailed off, blushing, and looked obviously at Sasuke. I scowled.

"And my hobby is… Well, my dream is to…" She blushed and shook her head, then 'Kyah!'d'. Probably to have shower sex with Sasuke or something… I thought.

"And? What do you hate?" Asked Kakashi-sensei. She debated this for a moment, before replying.

"Naruto! And I don't like Akemi!" I scoffed.

"Feeling's mutual, Pinky." I replied.

"Most girls her age must be more interested in love than ninja training." Kakashi-sensei said to himself. Sasuke began.

"My name is Sasuke Uchiha. There are many things that I hate, and not very many things that I like." Sakura looked saddened at this. Did she really think that Sasuke would profess his undying love or something?

"I have an ambition that I have no intention of leaving as a dream. The revival of my clan, and to kill a certain man." I raised my eyebrows at this. The revival of his clan was a bit expected- hell, I wanted to make my clan larger- but to kill someone? That was a bit morbid for a twelve year old. Kakashi-sensei didn't look surprised at this, but we all stared at him for a moment.

"I hope he's not referring to me.." Naruto mumbled to himself. Sakura blushed.

"Sasuke-kun is cool." She whispered to herself and I blanched.

"Seriously? That's what she gets out of it?" I asked myself quietly and put my hand over the bridge of my nose in exasperation.

"Well, I guess it's my turn. I'm Akemi Hato, I like drawing, training with my uncle, and my falcon, Tori-kun. He's not that good yet, but I'm training him to be like a messenger hawk and help me with things like a ninken." I started, and Sasuke looked at me like I was stupid for a moment.

"What?"

"You named your falcon.." He started and I cut him off.

"I was five, give me a break."

"Anyways, things that I don't like.. I don't like the color orange- no offense, Naruto- and I don't like fangirls." At this I pointedly looked at Sakura, glaring. All they cared about was their precious Sasuke-kun. What was the big deal about him? Yeah, he was attractive, I wasn't denying that. But, his hair faintly resembled a bird's ass and he was rude and arrogant.

"Uh, hobbies. They include drawing and playing/training with Tori-kun, and training with my uncle Noboru. Pretty much the same as my likes. Dreams…. I'd like to make Jonin rank, maybe ANBU. And also, I'd like to make the Hato clan big again. My family are the last." I finished, and blushed a bit when I realized that my introduction was longer than everyone else's. I think I saw Sasuke glance over at me when I said that my family were the last but I probably just imagined it.

"You four all have interesting personalities. We're going to begin a mission tomorrow."

"Ooh! A mission! What is it!" Three guesses on which blonde yelled that.

"Something that all five of us can do."

"What what what?!" Naruto yelled childishly, and I grinned at my teammates kid-like personality. There was a dramatic pause as we waited for Kakashi-sensei's answer.

"Survival training!"

A cricket chirped in the distance as we stared at Kakashi-sensei in slight confusion.

"Uh, Sensei, why are training when we just got out of the academy? What's the point?" I asked, voicing what we were all wondering. Suddenly, Kakashi-sensei started chuckling, which evolved into creepy laughter. What was so funny?

"What's so funny, Sensei?" Asked Sakura, and we waited for his response.

"Out of the twenty eight graduates, only nine- or ten -are going to become genin. The other eighteen will be sent back to the academy." My chin dropped and my mouth hung open.

"In other words, this training is going to be a very hard test, with a dropout rate of 60%." Kakashi finished, and we all stared in shock.

"What the hell?! I've been in the academy for nearly six years, and you're telling me I might have to go back for another year?! I like Iruka-sensei and all, but I can't spend another year in that classroom!" I yelled in anger.

"No way! I went through all that trouble.. Then what was the exam for, dattebayo!?" Agreed Naruto, adding in his odd saying for emphasis. Kakashi scoffed in amusement.

"That? It just picks out who's able to become genin."

"Nani?!"

"Bullshit.." I exclaimed under my breath.

"Anyways, I'll determine whether you pass or fail tomorrow. Bring your ninja equipment and meet at 5 AM!"

Naruto stared at the ground in shock, and I could tell that he was freaking out over what Kakashi-sensei said. Sakura seemed deep in thought, probably telling herself she had to pass for the sake of love or something. Sasuke clenched his hands together, and I noticed they were shaking. I guess even the great prodigy was fretting over this. I looked down to my own hands, which were clasped in a similar fashion; I gritted my teeth. I thought back to what Kakashi-sensei had said earlier. 'How do I say this… My first impression of you guys is.. I don't like you.' I came to my conclusion.

"Okay, meeting dismissed. Oh, I almost forgot… don't eat breakfast. You'll throw up if you do." He said nonchalantly and left.

The silence was deafening as I voiced my conclusion.

"Well, we're fucked."

I stared at the apple on the counter. The apple stared back. I stared at the apple. The apple stared back. My stomach rumbled, interrupting us. Surely it wouldn't hurt if I just had a small snack… right? But Kakashi-sensei said not to eat breakfast… But then again, I had a stomach of steel. I'd eaten an entire pizza when I was eight at my birthday party. Surely I wouldn't throw up. But I didn't know how hard the training would be.. My brow furrowed as I glared at the infuriating fruit.

"Damn it, fine! I'll go without breakfast. You win, Kakashi-sensei." I gave in frustratedly. But, just in case, I snuck the apple into my shuriken pouch. It was large, and I rarely used them, preferring the trusty kunai.

I was glad that I had the house to myself for once, even though I didn't get to enjoy it since I had to leave to go to Hell- training. I meant training. Suzu, after learning that I had to go and wouldn't be able to get her ready, had immediately asked to spend the night at 's house. Mrs. Takashi was a civilian woman who lived outside the clan compound. She outwardly had a harsh appearance, but I had known her since I was three, and she was a gentle soul. She had a daughter a year older than Suzu, so naturally they were the best of friends.

Before leaving the house, I looked into the mirror on the closet door in the living room. I looked at the girl reflected back at me. Her grey hair was pulled into a bun and her light blue eyes stared into the mirror. I could see the twin black and white handles of two katana hanging from shoulder straps. Her sleeveless shirt left her arms bare, which were wrapped in bandages from the middle of her forearm down, and a Konoha headband was tied around her neck. This girl was a kunoichi. I was a kunoichi. I nodded at my reflection, ready to start the day.

()()()()

The sky was still a pale purple as we arrived at the training ground. I noticed Tori-kun flying overhead as we greeted each other.

"Ohayo.." Said Sakura, head bent down in sleepiness.

"Hey.." Said Naruto, lacking his usual enthusiasm.

"Don't talk to me until I've finished my coffee.." I said in a serious tone. I hadn't finished the cup yet, and I started gulping the warm liquid as soon as I finished talking. I finished with a sigh of happiness. Sasuke said nothing, which I was learning seemed to be his usual attitude.

And then we sat on the ground and waited. And waited. I was pretty sure I almost fell asleep a few times, but I wasn't sure. After what seemed like forever, the asshole arrived.

"Good morning." I scowled in reply.

"You're late!" Yelled Naruto and Sakura in unison. I sighed.

"A black cat crossed my path so.."

"Lies." I said, my eyebrow twitching in annoyance. Kakashi-sensei coughed.

"Let's move on." He walked over to a log, where a timer was sitting.

"It's set for noon. You have one hour to take one of these bells from me." He shook the three bells in his hand.

"Anyone who doesn't get a bell doesn't get lunch. You'll be tied to that post, and I will eat lunch in front of you." Said Kakashi-sensei. So that was why he said not to eat breakfast…. Well, as long we we all got bells we'd be fine.

"But Kakashi-sensei, why are there only three bells?" Asked Sakura.

Oh no.. There were only three bells in Kakashi-sensei's hand. One of us wouldn't be getting lunch. My stomach growled in protest.

"At least one of you won't be getting a bell, and will be tied to the post. That person will be sent back to the academy." I gulped; since there were four people on our team, that could actually happen… Who was it going to be?

"You can use your shuriken and kunai. If you want to get a bell from me, you'll have to come at me with the intent to kill."Kakashi-sensei said, jingling the bells around.

"But that's too dangerous, Sensei!" Protested Sakura. I looked at her.

"Look, we're shinobi and kunoichi now. Yeah, one of us could get hurt, but we could also get hurt, or even killed on a mission. We knew what we were getting into." I replied. Naruto seemed to have a different thought.

"Yeah, it might be dangerous for you, sensei! You couldn't even dodge a chalk eraser!"

"In society, those with lesser abilities complain more. Ignore the one with the lowest score." Kakashi said, and I saw Naruto clench his fist.

"In any case, Akemi's right. You knew what you were getting into when you joined the academy. We'll begin when I say 'Ready, Start!'" Then Naruto pounced.

All of the sudden he was going towards Kakashi-sensei with a kunai. It happened so quickly. One moment Naruto was about to hit Kakashi-sensei, the next moment Naruto was facing away from him with his own kunai aiming into his skull. Woah.. So this is how good a jonin is…

"Don't get so hasty. I didn't even say start. But, at least you have the will to kill me now. Ready, Start!"

And then we were hiding. I saw Sasuke a tree or two away, up in it's branches. I was at the bottom of my tree, wedging myself in between the trunk the the thick bushes that covered my head. I'm pretty sure Kakashi-sensei was saying something, but I couldn't hear him very well from where I was. Everyone was hiding. Except for Naruto.

"Hey! Let's have a match! Fair and square!" He announced, a large grin on his whiskered face. Is he serious?.. Naruto was my friend, but he was a freaking idiot. They were talking to each other, but I could only hear Naruto.

"What's weird is your hairstyle!" I placed a hand on my mouth to stifle a laugh. I actually kind of liked Kakashi-sensei's hair. It was grey like mine, and it looked very fluffy. Then Naruto started running to Kakashi-sensei, who reached a hand into his bag and Naruto froze. Kakashi-sensei pulled out…. an orange book. A familiar orange book. Icha Icha Paradise? He read those pervy books too? I only knew what they were because my uncle read them. Naruto seemed just as surprised as I was,and even Sasuke had raised his eyebrows a bit in shock.

"Well, what're you waiting for, come and get me." Said Kakashi-sensei as he started to read. And then Naruto was running at him again. He punched Kakashi-sensei, who blocked it. Kick. Duck. Punch. But this time, Kakashi-sensei disappeared and appeared right behind Naruto. Damn it Naruto.. You're not supposed to let the enemy get behind you. Kakashi's hand was in a.. I think it was Tora seal. I knew it was used for katon jutsus. Was he going to use ninjutsu on Naruto?

"Naruto, run! You're going to die!" Yelled Sakura, revealing her location. I doubted Kakashi-sensei would kill Naruto, but if he was going to use ninjutsu, the blonde would get burned, at least. A glint came to Kakashi-sensei's eye as he announced his attack.

"Hidden village of Konoha's secret master taijutsu technique, A Thousand Years of Pain!" He yelled, and stuck his.. fingers? in Naruto's ass (at least that's what it looked like). The blonde immediately yelled in pain and jumped into the air, screeching. An amused smile came to my face; so it wasn't a deadly ninjutsu, it was a funny technique.

"Two idiots.." I heard Sasuke whisper to himself.

"Come on, it was amusing." I whispered to him and he just looked at me with a frown. I shook my head. Okay, if he wanted to be a grump that was fine by me. Naruto fell into the water.

I looked at Kakashi-sensei, who was reading his book again. There was no way we'd be able to beat him by ourselves.. Suddenly, two shuriken came flying out of the water, and Kakashi-sensei caught them on his fingers, never looking away from his book. Naruto came crawling out of the water, coughing.

"What's the matter? If you keep this up, you won't get lunch." I frowned as my stomach ached.

"I can still fight even if I'm hungry!" Naruto yelled, and I saw Sasuke and Sakura with expressions similar to mine. I knew what we were all thinking; lunch. Then a bunch of Narutos popped out of the water. Bunshin? What was he doing?

"This is my best jutsu: The Taju Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" He yelled and my eyes grew wide. Kage bunshin? What was that? I saw them moving towards Kakashi-sensei and my eye grew wide; they weren't just images. They were for real. As Kakashi-sensei was being distracted by the clones, a Naruto jumped and grabbed him from behind, catching us all by surprise. Way to go, Naruto I thought with a smile on my face. And then Naruto punched.. Naruto?

I sighed; Kakashi-sensei must've used Kawarimi to switch places.

"You're Kakashi-sensei in disguise! You thought you could fool me by turning into me!" Yelled Naruto, and started punching the other Naruto. Then, it turned into one big group fight between all the Narutos, each assuming that the other was Kakashi-sensei. Apparently sometime during the fight he got the idea to end the jutsu, and when he did it was just Naruto. He had beaten the shit out of himself. I facepalmed. Idiot. And then he saw a bell on the ground. No. Don't do it. It's so obvious that it's a- he did it. Naruto was now hanging by his ankle tied with a rope.

There was no way we'd be able to get a bell from him fighting by ourselves. We had to work together. I didn't want to work with Sakura, so I looked over to Sasuke. I didn't think he'd be that up to working together, but if I came up with a plan, maybe I would be able to convince him. The boy seemed to have different ideas, however, as a barrage of shuriken came flying towards Kakashi-sensei.

Okay, so here's Chapter 2. The next few chapters and the recently finished chapter 6 will be posted shortly.

Guest: I understand where you're coming from- nothing pisses me off more than a Sasuke x Sue story. However, I don't like that you've associated Akemi with a sue when you haven't read anything other than the first chapter. I'm trying not to make her a sue the best I can, so maybe you could read the next few chapters and your opinion would change. Please don't make snap decisions without getting the full story.

Translations

Dattebayo: Believe it!

Nani: What i.e. 'Sakura and Ino are dating?! Nani?!"

Kunoichi: a female shinobi

Shinobi: ninja

Tora: tiger

Katon: Fire. used in fire-style jutsu i.e. 'Katon: Gokakyu no Jutsu'

Taju Kage Bunshin: multi shadow clone jutsu, Naruto's signature attack