Examinations
-Naruna 12 Years Old-
These last couple years have been interesting to say the least. After discovering my latest abilities, I had continued to reinforce and expand upon them. Tuning out chakra natures, while I had a natural affinity for it at the start, with natural energy added into the mix, it just seemed to supernaturally take shape to my will. I had practically mastered each elemental manipulation. I could do many random things with an element without so much as a hand-seal. Something I had started calling Elemental Control to myself.
My chakra though, it just seems to expand exponentially. I am assuming that my body size is the reason. I was told that my body had shifted to a teenage girl on my rebirth, with nine tails. If my size is the cause, then I have no doubt my reserves will literally multiply. It has done so already after all. My tails don't seem to add a sudden jump in chakra though, more like a limiter in my opinion.
While my body naturally absorbs and converts the energy around me into my own, it doesn't pull in more than my tails body can handle. And I can still add actual natural energy with my converted energies. This has made my efforts in chakra control my primary focus though. I can't leave it alone, or all my work will disappear after all.
I never was given any scrolls for wood manipulation. I don't think they actually exist. So I have since given up on it. However, I have decided to take apart the rasengan and come up with variants. I couldn't add elemental manipulation into the attack yet, but if I could come up with variants that added it in naturally, then maybe I should form a completed version with enough practice - how Naruto did it was just the sage cloak, I doubt I will ever figure out.
Throwing the spheres turned out extremely simple, and it turns out throwing a Rasengan has quite an interesting result. Direct contact will dig into its intended target a bit, then ignite and throw everything nearby around - a small vortex if you will - with invisible injuries to those within range, little cuts without visible injury. The rest of the experimental versions were just as useful.
My weapons mastery was assured. When I remove my resistance seal, which I use to keep me at academy levels - something I do for practice once every ten days - I am a great deal faster than Yuugao, a jounin, definitely faster than Lee - and even at the same speed, my kenjutsu skills are a great deal better. Her pride, rather than jealousy, in me moved my heart. Something that she seems very capable of doing. Her new boyfriend - Hayate - is nice too. They apparently had been practicing together for years. And he doesn't seem to mind me either.
Fuuinjutsu, that was something I believe myself to be a true master of. At least a level 9 on Uzumaki Seals Mistress. There wasn't much information on how or what a level 10 had to know from what I received. I have yet to truly use any of those skills for pranking though. I could practically recreate anything I had learned from the scrolls I was given - half of which were added to my inheritance by jiji without me knowing until later - and long since run out of materials to learn from.
So I had started working on my own seals. Barriers mostly, dimensional, time-space, shielding, chakra absorption, and many others. Traps were obvious, my pranks did that work for me. That seal to remove the clothes of anyone that jumps through jiji's window was priceless… I could hear Kakashi's horrified cry about both his face being seen and his book being destroyed from my training ground kilometers away.
I had two projects I wanted to complete for certain though. One would be my secret weapon against my enemies - especially zetsu. The other as a last resort. There were others that could also be considered such, but that specific one was a true last resort. I had already mapped out the general sections, and was working on the specifics. My scientific knowledge from my past life was amazing in this endeavor.
My academy life was where the events were. First, I had started to excrete pheromones. Apparently, males were very attracted to me. They couldn't help but get close to me, especially Kiba. While the rest just looked at me from nearby, still ignoring me like their parents told them to, Kiba was a persistent flaunt. He would do practically anything to capture my attention. He would make fun of me - something that always ended up with the 'Flaming Fox' after him and ending painfully - or complain about me taking Akamaru from him, who had taken to sitting in my lap nearly every day at school, or he would try showing off his taijutsu, losing only to Sasuke and myself. It. Was. Annoying!
The girls around me had taken to straight out ignoring me. Even Sakura and Ino. I still don't understand what their issue is with me. The only thing I did was sit next to Sasuke, who had the mutual silent agreement with me to ignore each other, for a while after the massacre. Though I have caught sight of his smirks at my pranks. Shino was the odd one out. The only thing I hear from him directly is his complaints about me releasing chakra constantly. He knows I can't stop it, but it bugs him with his bugs... apparently. Rather 'I can't keep them calm' is his excuse. They really like my chakra I guess.
Then there is the 'incident.' We had a traitor in our school. We had a new assistant teacher start in our final year of the academy. And I could feel his immense hatred towards me immediately, however hidden it was on the surface. Even my chakra avoided him - I could just somehow tell. Sasuke had the same issue.
Despite my hopes that he would mellow out, and stay stable, he turned dark and nauseous. On the outside he is okay, but my senses told me that his brother and idol turning supposed traitor has rotted him on the inside. I try to stay away from him or risk losing my stomach.
The new assistant had a similar feeling. Though I was certain it was since he had intended actual harm upon my being.
[FLASHBACK]
"Class, settle down... I said settle down!"... One big-head jutsu later, "I said shut up and be QUIET!" And there was silence. "Allow me to introduce our new assistant instructor. This is Mizuki. He will be assisting us in exercises, and various parts of the class this year."
He just gave a nod to the class as he looked us over. The moment he found my sleeping form though, his rage hit a boiling point. I was immediately awoken to what I thought was an imminent threat. I had bolted back out of my seat and into a defensive Uzu stance, ready for an attack. I had instantly found the source, much to my surprise. And my visible fox-like features had apparently turned his rage to deep seated hatred.
Darkness was what I felt. Whatever happened to him that night must have torn him to pieces on the inside, but I wasn't about to let him take it out on me. And from his reaction, I could tell he hadn't seen my animalistic traits before - aside from my eyes - in the village, I did usually hide them under a henge in publc..
He just plastered a smile on his face though. How he managed that, I couldn't know. Everyone in the class was looking at me as if I had two head. Iruke just had a raised eyebrow. I calmed myself down and sat back down, though on constant guard.
From that day forth, I hadn't slept in class at all, something which I have no doubt surprised Iruka. I had to keep my guard up with him in the room, he was planning something. I knew he would attack me. My instincts were screaming it.
So a few weeks later, when I had managed to get detention from a prank on the evil man - turning his outfit the shade of Sakura's hair was highly amusing to all but her and the teachers apparently, though I swear I saw Iruka's smile - I had apparently landed myself in the situation I wanted to avoid. A detention with the new assistant.
"B-But sensei! You're the teacher! Why is he the one giving me detention?!"
He gave me a pointed look. "You caused a scene in the middle of class. Disruptions need to be handled with appropriate punishment. And since he was the victim, he has the right to decide that punishment. You will follow his instructions during detention.
I was actually shivering at that. Mizuki felt dirty. Corrupted. His presence actually sickened me. Physically! Iruka apparently missed my reaction, but Mizuki didn't. He gave a sweet smile, but his emotions were visibly jumping for joy in my slitted eyes.
After school it was just me and him in the classroom.
"Naruna, we are going to work on your taijutsu forms. Let's head outside." And so I followed him already having an small idea of what he was planning. We got situated outside, and he started having me go through academy stances.
"Alright, that's enough. Now we're going to spar." He came closer, and my stomach started getting queasy, but I held it in. "Ready your stance."
He started attacking, at a sedate pace, one fit for academy students. I couldn't release my resistance seal without arousing suspicions among other things. So I went at it with him at pace. He sped up slowly, and deliberately.
I started getting hit more and more. And thats when I saw it. Almost too late to dodge. I moved out of the way just enough to miss my heart, and let the kunai dig into my shoulder. My enhanced senses feeling the pain. 'No, this isn't from the kunai - there's poison!'
"hehe... hahahaHAHAHAHA!" he was crazy, his laugh, his demeanor, his chakra, his emotions. He was high on himself, and all I could do was lay there in pain. My body paralyzed from whatever poison this was. Then I felt a glare. He was looking at me in fascination and hatred. "Why... why aren't you dead yet?!"
'Ah... a fast acting poison, with a paralytic agent. Pushed into my body near my heart' I couldn't do anything. The kunai was still in my body, seeping more poisons in, I could feel the effects fading, but the kunai was the reason my body wasn't burning it off yet. 'So I'm not immune to poisons. They get removed fast, but they still affect me.'
I heard his footsteps coming towards me, then nothing. 'Ah, someone else is here...' I felt the Kunai pulled out of my shoulder, and immediately my chakra flooded the wound, healing it to nonexistence. Slowly the poison faded, and I could get some motion into my limbs.
"Naru-chan? You okay?" Kakashi...
"Hai, inu-san. Th-thank you. Whatever he put on that kunai kept me from moving." I said tiredly.
With that, he flared his chakra in some type of signal. Within moments, there was an ANBU on site awaiting orders "Take this traitor to T&I. Full workup." He nodded, grabbed the unconscious Mizuki and headed off.
Inu took me home in a princess hold. Something I rather liked considering the situation. I was scared. Not overly so, I knew he probably couldn't kill me. But not being able to defend myself from an obvious assault was terrifying. And I now knew my evasion training was going to be handy - just as soon as I didn't have to hid my skills. This was what it would be for. To prevent myself from succumbing to dangerous poisons. How he managed to get such potent versions I don't want to think about. But he had obviously soaked the kunai in it.
I went home that night to a worried mother, who was told of the event, and a cozy, if not slightly nightmarish, sleep.
The next day Iruka had personally apologized to me, bowing low - deeply regretting not taking in my concerns, and obvious skittishness about the evil man.
[FLASHBACK END]
After that incident, I went back to my usual tendencies. Much to Iruka's ire. Though I suspect from his emotions he noticed the my changes between when Mizuki was there and not. And that had left him with tinges of regret on the edges of his emotions. I never did hear what happened to Mizuki in the end, though I suspect I won't see him again, since he actually hurt me.
That was something I had been working to fix. My clothes were special, and I had been trying to toughen them up to be able to handle at least a kunai. It just couldn't handle a straight stab from a chuunin at the time though. After that, I had applied all my skills to fix that, along with my newest one of being a sage - something that helped tremendously on that front.
This morning, however, is the graduation test. Something I've had long been anticipating. Without Mizuki here, I don't have a reason to hold back either! Though I can already anticipate my teammates.
So I moved out of bed, excited enough to wake up before my cozy bed-mate. I let her continue sleeping. I moved over to the dresser and removed my new outfit. A modified version of what I had been using over the last few years. They were made out of the same materials, but heavily enhanced. Sage chakra enforcement is amazing!
I pulled off my nightgown - pretty much the only thing I ever wore aside from my self-made outfits. Then merged my tails together - apparently they don't stay merged when I'm asleep unless I am in my fox form. My five long fluffy tails disappeared into one.
Taking a quick shower to clean myself up, washing off any and all grime I had accumulated over the night. Marveling at my hairless body as I ran the soap over myself - something I was eternally grateful for, it seems I hadn't had hair grow anywhere except on top of my head and the fur on my ears and tails, and of course my six thin and fuzzy whiskers.
Small, pert breasts growing in. Thin, yet shapely arms and legs, an obvious thigh gap. Small feet and hands, with thin fingers. Flexible, sleek limbs - I absolutely loved my dexterity.
Finishing up by washing my unique orange highlighted, golden tipped hair and fur, both on my head and tail. Dying myself off, I thought something funny about my hair. Not only was it more accurate to call my hair as fur - the thickness had shrunk down to be as thin as the actual fur on my tail, with much more of it - but only the longest pieces turned golden at the tips, the shorter strands stayed the colour. It was as if my silken hair was designed to match my tail and ears.
Taking a quick look in the mirror at my face, slowly taking shape into an adult beauty, losing that bit of leftover baby fat as I came into puberty. Adorned were two adorable long fox ears on the upper-sides of my head, rather than normal human ears. I moved myself on to where my clothes were laid out.
I pulled my sheer, silken panties on, a red colour to match my hair, with violet vines, matching to my eyes, around the upper hem, letting my tail slip into the indention in the back, and feeling my panties enclose around it at the top of my tail as if there was never a seam, something I didn't even have to think about as it happened. The soft feeling against my hairless body was exquisite.
I picked up my two thin long socks, toeless and heelless. I sat down to pull each one up each of my long sleek legs, reaching up around my mid to upper thigh. Red in colour, similar to my hair, with violet vines going up the outer sides, and encircling the top, with a small flat violet bow on the front, as if there to tighten the socks to my legs. I felt them conform to my legs, and indeed tighten at the top, when I had them on, ensuring they don't roll down.
I reached for my gloves, long enough to nearly reach my shoulder from my hand. Similar in design to my socks. Red in colour, matching my socks, a violet rose-like shape on the back of the hands, violet vines running from the flower, twirling slowly around the gloves as it travels up to the top, and ending with a pattern encircling around the top as well, with a small, flat violet bow. A violet pattern on each palm. Putting them on felt similar to the other three pieces I had adorned. Exquisite in texture, tightening around my smooth arms as if to embrace me, and tightening at the top to ensure they dont slide down my arm.
My kimono was next. That was perhaps the most visible change in my attire. It was still similar, but now sleeveless, shoulderless, with only a strap to wind around my neck. I pulled it around behind me, slipping both arms through the open area between the strap and the lower half. Pulling it around myself, it wrapped me snugly around my waist and breast, giving a halter-top robe-like appearance. A double layered skirt, fluffed, ruffled, and flared out starting from the waist, ending around upper to mid thigh, just above my socks. Flower and leaf designs of reds, oranges, and yellows imprinted the hems, connected by red vines, matching my hair, running up the front and around my neck. A flower-like battle kimono.
A red silken obi was pulled around me, ensuring my battle kimono stay where it should at all times. Violet vines encircling the entire sash, swirling into the Uzumaki emblem on the left side, visible from the front. It was pulled around my waist, tied into a bow shape behind me..
Picking my last two articles of clothing up, I slipped each up an arm. Long detachable kimono sleeves. Same colour of my kimono, covering most of each of my red-adorned arms. They reached up until right under the violet bow on my upper arms. Tightening at the top, and attaching themselves to the gloves, merging together, so they wont slip. running down past my hands in length, perhaps an extra forearm, flaring out slightly in width as they flow down my arms. Red, orange, and yellow flowers and leaves, connected by red vines, decorated the violet sleeves.
Last, I pulled on inch-heeled, knee-high, toeless shinobi boots. Violet in colour, red lace-like vines running up the outer and inner front in crisscrosses flowing into and out of the shoe itself across a slit flowing up from the bottom, and ending in a flat ribbon-bow at the top - allowing others the ability to remove them. I felt them unnaturally, or rather, naturally shrink as I pulled them into place on my small female feet.
Nearly my entire body felt like it was encased in silk and satin. The special material both allowing my body to breath, and automatically absorbing any unwanted excretions from my skin. I would never actually need to remove my outfit if I didn't want to. And it smelled like nature - or, rather, flowers. Both my sensitive body and nose are in heaven encased in this silken outfit.
Finally, I adorned my chakra-thread ribbon. I had cut the front of my fur-thin hair into a lengthened fringe. So rather than tying all of my pin-straight hair at the base of my neck, as before, I pulled the longer fringe from the sides, almost as long as the rest of my hair, and pulled them behind my head, tying only the two halves at the base of my neck, over the rest of my hair. It perfectly matched with the small violet bows at the top of my socks, gloves, and shoes, yet was on the backside of my outfit, perfectly fitting in with the rest of my appearance.
I looked at myself in the mirror. I was beautiful. My visible appearance was a reflection of my life's very essence. I was life itself, both visibly and in the sense of chakra, especially being made of chakra itself.
"You look beautiful," was what startled me out of my thoughts. The hug I received at the same time, the emotional sensing of the person behind me comforting my being. My nin-mother liked my appearance as well. This was actually something I had come to embrace, and flaunt. I was a female, and I was pretty, beautiful even.
I fully accepted myself as one now. I was an immortal, and I couldn't change my body. So I embraced it, and showed it off. I had come to enjoy the feeling too. The males around town had started to feel softer on my emotional senses. Cute girls were something every male enjoys. Though I could feel the envy of the females lately too... And I wasn't even fully grown!
I smiled and gave a small nod in reply, a light blush tinting my cheeks.
"Exams today?" An 'uhuh' as a reply led her to continue, "I would wish you luck, but you don't need it. I actually wonder if you should just be recruited straight into ANBU"
I got wide eyed at that. 'I need freedom to shape events!' I quickly shook my head no.
"Aww, too early for that, huh? You do have the skills though."
Well, at least the compliments feel nice. Though she is still treating me as a child. And I'm visibly pouting... I sighed as she petted my head, eliciting a small purr from me. "You should probably get going, you're already about to be late. Sitting here staring at yourself for an hour probably wasn't the smartest thing to do. hehe"
THAT got my attention fast. I looked at the clock, and if I didn't hurry I would definitely be late! I had spent an hour ogling myself?! I know I used to like girls, and still do, but really?! Myself?! 'Not that I can really blame myself though...'
I pulled myself from her embrace, and rushed out the door. I had forgotten my henge, but I didn't care anymore. As of today, I will be a Kunoichi! And I already have the skills to protect myself. And my outfit is specially designed to be especially durable.
From today on, I was releasing my resistance seal to about half, allowing me upper chuunin to lower jounin speed levels. There wasn't a reason to hide them that much anymore. Though the ANBU definitely know I'm a fast little fox... 'My nature just gets the best of me sometimes.'
[FLASHBACK]
While I was eternally grateful for jiji allowing me to continue academy despite my obvious growth, I had felt a little mischievous over the last week. Iruka, while nice treating me to ramen every now and then at Ichiraku's with Ayame-neechan, who squeezes the life out of me nearly every visit, not that I don't enjoy it, had been especially getting on me that week. Apparently it was an important lesson on chakra natures, something I had actually worked on in private for years.
I decided it was time to pull some true 'Naruto' level pranks.
I had picked out, over the years, every person who had been nice to me, or at least indifferent to me, emotionally in my senses. I create a bunch of specialized clones of mine - something I secretly loved - and got the started on their presents.
For the rest of the village, I went out and bought a ton of tuna. A ton of paint of various neon colours. A clone for each home and business. 'Sorry, jiji. The paperwork for this might be painful, but it's worth it.' The stress relief for the day will be immensely satisfying.
Suppressing my presence and chakra to the absolute limit - something I picked up upon quickly despite my reserves, and being in tune with nature helps a bit too - I invaded each home. Tuna, paint, and seals going to work. I added Kakashi into the list of prank victims, so he was on both lists for this.
The clones spread the tuna juice all over the ceiling of each target. Using a seal to spread the paint on the walls of their homes in silence, and applying a seal to their doors - it only lasts a day - to connect to anyone who walks through it entirely into a random vibrant colour. Of course, the rest of the villagers received a personalized violet flower, one of which had unknown origins - I made it of course - as a present. It would of course wither in a few days, but it smelled wonderful while it lasted. Jiji and kaa-chan got a bouquet of them.
I woke up that day to the memories of my clones evil laughter as they popped and wicked giddiness on their accomplishments. Apparently some of them thought it would be funny to reverse the colors of the anbu masks, and had actually done so with a time-limited seal. So they had black masks and inverted colours to represent their animals. Something I personally couldn't help but laugh at as I got ready for the day.
I reached out with my senses while dressing, and could feel the emotional turmoil throughout the village. Some of the stink in their houses, others in horrified cries about having to work through the day in neon colours.
I walked through the village with utter amusement. Nine out of ten people were a single color. An blue face here, a pink one there, outfits to match. I could tell some people were at home, most likely trying to change their clothes and attempt to go through the door again yet to have another colour applied to them. There were some who had only their skin painted, with decent clothes. They probably climbed through a window or something after changing.
I had just arrived in front of the academy when I saw him. Kakashi, a vibrant purple color. Inverted dog mask visible on his face. Arms crossed over his chest. I couldn't help myself, I broke into a fit of giggle, going on to full blown laughter. He had received two flowers over the night, as a thank you, and an apology. This was just too hilarious though. And I barely heard him tell me I was in trouble as he picked me up by the collar and shunshined me to the Hokage's office. Bouquet visible on his desk.
The sight before the old man Hokage had to be odd, but so terribly amusing in his eyes. The Village was the colour of rainbows, and not a single person spared something. Every child and adult had either a flower or a color change. And here I was, giggling my heart out, held by the scruff of my neck by a neon colored Kakashi, with an inverted dog mask.
"Naru-chan?" His voice eventually came, and I settled down slowly, tears in my eyes, and still in small fits.
"H-hai?"
"This is your doing?" Not quite a question, more like a statement and confirmation.
"You have no proof, hehehe" I couldn't help but impishly smile a bit.
"Oh? But I do..." I opened my eyes wide at that. He simply pointed at my flowers. And I palmed my face.
"I won't do time! They deserve it! It will wear off by tomorrow anyways..." He actually seemed to consider me for a moment. Perhaps contemplating the meaning of the flowers and prank?
"And kakashi? Did he deserve it?" I turned to look at the masked man still holding me off the ground by the scruff of my neck.
"I did give him two flowers as well? hehe?" I rubbed the back of my head there
"Oh?" He looked towards kakashi, "did she?" he nodded. "Is she forgiven?"
Before he could say anything, I slapped my palm against the hand holding me. Immediately his color returned to normal, though the mask was still inverted colors. I then puppy dog eyed the man. Obviously saying 'Please forgive me!'
I just received a blank stare at that, while jiji chuckled. "Well, if you return my personal ANBU back to normal colors, we'll see." Immediately three ANBU appeared inside the room in front of me. I touched each one, and the colors disappeared back to normal. "Now, what sort of punishment should she get?"
"B-but! Y-you said!" Ugh! Old man tricked me! I just gave a pouting glare at him at that. I will get him back!
I immediately decided to use a very VERY 'Naruto' technique I had never thought I would use in this body. I put my hands in the seal for henge, and a poof was heard.
In front of them all was a very pretty, very NAKED female version of Kakashi. Only visible clothing attached was the mask. Immediately I felt the horrified stunned emotions from Kakashi, and several nose bleeds from the other four males in the room. Three of which passed out in stunned pleasure, and a fourth, a very old man, launched straight into the air and into pleasure induced unconsciousness.
'I'll never understand why men in this world are so weak to perverseness… Nor how a nosebleed could literally shoot a person into the air…..' I took that moment to escape. Creating a sealless clone to Kawarimi with, and taking off through the window laughing. It was actually a splendid jutsu, all things considered...
I had ANBU chasing me all day long - having to release my resistance seal for speed first. The main pursuers were Kakashi and Iruka, who had half his class turned into a combined effort to form a rainbow. Of course, as a sage and chakra beast, I knew where both were at all times, though it was definitely difficult to avoid them at the same time.
Eventually all the ANBU gave up, once it turned dark. I was tired, but I had one last prank. The old man needed to pay for his trick! So I proceeded to paint his monument into a reflection of his face the moment I used a Kakashi Oiroke on him. Now, THAT, I did get forced to clean up. He was mad, though I could feel the underlying pride and amusement in his emotions, despite his mortification.
[END FLASHBACK]
'Yea... Definitely fun to pull pranks.'
I arrived to the classroom, pulling out of my thoughts, with little time to spare. Immediately the door closed behind me, indicated Iruka had walked in just behind my small form. I felt all eyes on me as they took in my new appearance. Half the boy's mouth dropped. Kiba... he was literally drooling... 'Being ogled is weird. Feels both good and creepy. odd.'
I walked up and sat next to Hinata - my only real female friend. I had helped her much since we befriended each other. She rarely stutters anymore to others - only to her family, it seems, does she really have that quirk. Her fighting style, the Gentle Fist, never actually suited her. And therein lied the problem with her family, she just couldn't pull off their technique. Her body was similar to mine, flexible, and should have a style to match.
So rather than Earth, we worked on Water. Turning the stiff stances of the Gentle Fist Into the Flowing Fist as she named it - Uzu techniques were integrated into it after all. She progressed rapidly after that, and started to get a slight acceptance from her family, albeit grudgingly, for her 'abomination' on a new form of their ancestry techniques'. Of course all styles are bound to change, and I explained that. Their elders just have sticks up their butts.
I gave her a small smile as I sat down, listening to Iruka start today's event - examinations. Something extremely easy. Or so I thought.
'I have no idea what half these answers should be. None of it even matters to a true ninja! A Kunoichi test - really?! "what is the correct flower arrangement to indicate a nearby enemy?" what do they expect me to do?! At least I'll pass the physicals...'
Indeed, when asked to spar, I only needed to land a hit on Iruka. We took our stances in front of each other, inside the circle. I waited for him to attack first. He eventually couldn't wait anymore, and flew forward to punch me in the chest. I pivoted out of the way, bringing my arm in a circular motion mid-twist, bringing my sleeve down near his arm.
My lengthened sleeve wrapped around his forearm, capturing it. I brought my other arm in the same motion, a half twist behind. My first arm kept going, carrying his momentum downwards, while my other sleeve slapped the top of his head, forcing him to the ground, face planting.
Stunned silence was around us. Apparently I had knocked Iruka-Sensei out. I hadn't intended to do so, but I guess a double head attack was too much, my dense sleeve in the back, and the ground in the front. I blinked owlishly, and brought my hand up to the back of my head laughing nervously, "oops...?"
I just sat and waited for him to return to life, which happened only a few moments later. A groan in indication. He thought, 'a taijutsu style utilizing lengthened sleeves to maintain a distance from enemies? Just what is her kimono made of..?' He looked up at me bleary-eyed, "you pass..."
"Yatta!"
"Just promise me you won't spar with me again with whatever taijutsu form that is, please." I couldn't help but giggle, and he smiled at me. "Where did you learn that anyways?"
I turned and blinked at him, "I made it, hehe"
"Incredible..."
I went over and took a seat next to Hinata again. The rest of the class stayed away from me, though Sasuke had a weird smirk on his face. Emotions I actually couldn't place. I didn't want to figure it out though - I just stayed away from him to keep from feeling nauseous.
The next portion of the test was Ninjutsu. I had passed that without a sweat. Kawarimi, Henge, and Kage-Bunshin all done without hand-seals. I was given my hitai-ate and ushered out of the room. I was truly happy, I was a ninja! Not that I wasn't really one already, but now I had proof! This was an accomplishment I had spent over half of my years on in this world working towards. I just had to hope I could change the future.
I returned home that night, my new hitai-ate tied around my neck, to homemade Ramen. Something I had taken a liking to. Yuugao turned out to be a great cook. Made sure to keep my food intake off of ramen for the most part too...
The next day we returned for team assignments. This basically went as how I expected. It didn't change from cannon, thankfully, since the placing system of the top shinobi-kunoichi-last place was still in place. That needs to be changed, not that I can do it now.
I was ignored all the way through lunch, after receiving our placement announcement, by both Sakura and Sasuke. Something I had expected. Though Sakura was all over Sasuke. His slightly happier self in this world has apparently pulled more fangirlism out of the others. He was still broody and everything, but I guess when he actually talks back a little bit to people, it helps. Much to his ire, hehe. I couldn't help but laugh at his situation, his arrogant butt deserves a little punishment here and there.
I just watched on throughout lunch as people came and left. Eventually though out new Sensei came and got the teams. I didn't actually know if we would still get Kakashi, so I wanted to stay and make sure. And when all of the other Jounin left, I was certain.
I got up to leave the room as Sakura kept pestering him for attention. But Sakura's screech at me held me for a moment.
"Naruna! Where do you think you're going! We need to make a good impression for our new sensei! We can't do that if you're not here!" Her banshee tendencies hurt my ears, visible by their flattening to my head, face wincing at her voice.
I looked back at her with an annoyed glance, "I'll be on the roof, he's obviously going to be late, and we don't know how long. So I'm going to spend my time in the sun. I'll sense him when he's here anyways." And walked off. But not without hearing Sasuke and Sakura both repeat 'sense?' Given I hadn't actually shown much of my skill set to Sakura, but Sasuke had seen at least some of it here and there in passing. I would have thought he'd picked up something about me at least.
I just ended up sleeping on the roof until there was a 'poof!' next to me. I blinked my eyes open and looked at Kakashi who just looked at me as if he hadn't known I was here - probably a very real possibility, my presence has become naturally hidden for the most part. Though I would think at least Sakura would have told him I was here, maybe she didn't get a chance.
"Ohayo Inu-san." I got up and took a seat across from him, as he pulled out an orange book... "Read that in front of me, and it will burn," I said with a bit of venom in my voice.
I definitely didn't have much tendency again perverts in my last life, and hadn't much here, but apparently I was starting to now that I had hit puberty - something that surprised myself actually. I had come to appreciate my body for what it was. I didn't let my surprise of myself show through, and just continued to glare at him, slight growl in my throat.
He just raised an eyebrow. He was saved as the door on the roof opened with my teammates glaring at me for some reason, throwing my thoughts to them. Apparently they didn't like the fact that they had to walk up here, and Kakashi had them come to me. Maybe that's why she didn't tell him? Or maybe he had known, and was just curious as to why I was asleep? I don't know.
They took their seats next to me. Sasuke in the middle and Sakura trying to practically sit in his lap with how close she moved to him. I had actually moved away from Sasuke for some space. I didn't like the queasy feelings he gives me. Sensei noticed this, but didn't remark.
My teammates introduced themselves very canon-like until it came to me. Though Sakura's proclamation of hating 'Nature Girl' was still different than what I thought she would say.
"You all know my name, I like Foxes, Nature, Ramen, Jiji, and my adoptive mother. I dislike stick-up-the-butt jerks, arrogance, orange masks, snakes, and people who judge others without getting to know them or learning all the details first. My dreams are to live peacefully surrounded by nature, and maybe revive my clan." That last part got a slightly understanding glance from Sasuke. Sakura just humphed at me for some reason?
Kakashi just nodded, and continued to explain our genin test. Much to my amusement, Sakura freaked out. I really should put another silence seal on her... Maybe just silence the yells though, that way it wont affect the mission. After our new sensei's explanation on 66% failing, how we weren't Genin yet, to arrive tomorrow morning at 7am, and to not eat, he left, though I could tell he was in the tree behind me. Which was several centimeters taller since I've been awake.
"Hey, guys!" They stopped from walking off and turned to me. "Eat tomorrow, my guess is we will need it."
Sakura just humphed again... And Sasuke ignored me. I could tell he was thinking about it though. I don't think he will listen, but it was worth a shot. I just sighed and look to where Kakashi was hiding and shook my head in disappointment. No doubt he felt the same. I had also just realized I missed my chance at burning that damned book...
I went home that night slightly miffed.
-Danzo-
He has not had an easy life these last few years.
Somehow, Shisui had survived. He had his Ne agents investigate, but they couldn't find anything more than that they had just walked through the village to the Hokage's office the next day.
He held no illusions that the result would not end well for him. He had decided to take care of the issue. Ne agents surrounded the compound in hopes to find the boy alone at some point. He knew there were ANBU watching the house containing Mikoto and the children she was guardian for.
Once the boy had separated, headed for another spot in the compound, he decided to act. Drawing the ANBU watching him into a trap, knocking them out. He had four of his strongest ROOT attempt to put the boy down for good this time.
It didn't happen. Shisui of the Shunshin was too fast. He avoided the slowest, and put the fastest opponent into a powerful genjutsu. He had slipped away the instant there was an opening - straight to the Hokage's tower.
Danzo knew his time was up then. He had changed the order from the Hokage, and Shisui's word would be all he needed. So he faked his death. Orochimaru's experiments proved useful for this. A body, identical to his, stabbed through the heart, was left in his place.
He knew it wouldn't fool them for long, but it was enough to get out of Konoha, regroup with a battalion of his ROOT, and search out Orochimaru.
It wasn't long after he had hunters after him, but he had already known where to find the snake. He was safe for now, with an accomplice to work with.
Plans had been made - already set in motion. He would take the Hokage seat, even if force is needed... or watch it burn.