"Hey Aika! Notice anything different about me? Huh? Do ya?" Naruto grinned, leaning towards me.
"Is that-"
"That's right, it's a regulation headband! I'm a ninja, believe it!" Naruto pointed to his ninja headband.
"Looks like you're one step closer to becoming Hokage," I stated before sitting down. I wonder how he managed that? I sat reclined in my chair, feet up on the desk. I tried my hardest to ignore the growing crowd of fangirls fighting to sit next to Sasuke. They just wouldn't let me have a moment of peace, would they?
"Hey, could ya keep it down?" I groaned. Surprisingly, they became silent. I opened my eyes to see why- Naruto and Sasuke were kissing.
"Whoa!" my chair toppled backwards as I reacted to the sight. They pulled apart and began their "gagging". I had a perfect view of Sasuke's face from below him, and I couldn't suppress my laughter. He glared at me, but I only laughed in response.
"As of today, all of you are ninjas. From here on you will face difficult trials and hardships. You are now genuine, lower ninja. You will be in three-man squads led by jounin, higher level ninja"
Three-man squads?
"We tried to balance the squads by strength and ability. I will now announce the squads… Team 7, Naruto Uzumaki," Naruto lifted his head, still bruised from his fangirl-beating. "Aika Yasuragi" Naruto cheered, jumping from his chair. Naruto… my teammate. "and Sasuke Uchiha" My ears perked. Sasuke? I suddenly felt heavy atmosphere in the room, and when I turned to the class, twenty girls were glaring at me. My head snapped back, when I felt his stare. I didn't dare turn my head. My stomach suddenly hurts.
Naruto, however, seemed totally oblivious to the situation.
"Hey, Aika-chan! We're going to be on a team together, isn't that great!" he didn't say it as a question. I'm going to get such a bad headache. It will go well with the heartache.
"Wait- did he say Sasuke?" he stopped suddenly. He just registered that? That was about three minutes ago…
"Iruka-sensei, why does a great ninja like me have to be on a team with a slug like Sasuke?"
"Naruto, you have the lowest scores. In order to make the groups equal, i had to put you on the same team with Sasuke, who has the highest scores, and Aika; the top kunoichi"
"Ha! Naruto, you're that stupid?!" the class laughed in response. Naruto sat down in shame, he had brought this on himself.
-
"Hey, Aika-chan, I was thinking maybe we could get some ramen or something, since we're on a team"
"No," Why did I say that? Baka! Now he thinks you hate him! "…i'm busy"
"Oh… okay then," he walked off. I sighed, old habits die hard.
Here I was, someone finally offering to be my friend, and I pushed them away. I turned and walked down the path. I came to a bench and sat down. I swore I would try my best, but in the end I just push everyone away. I'm such a hypocrite.
"Hey, Aika," Sasuke stood on front of me. I hadn't even noticed.
"What?" Sasuke?!
"I thought, since we're on a team, I should get to know you," he sat down next to me.
"Get to know me?" This isn't Sasuke! What a joke! "I wouldn't go on a date with you if you were the last boy on earth" I stood and walked away. That idiot… but then again, if he wants to hang out that badly… heh! Naruto. I shook my head fervently. Not a chance.
-
"This is ridiculous," I leaned on the desk, my cheek laying on my hand. Naruto was setting up a chalk to land on our sensei's head.
"He's late, he deserves it. I want to be out on some adventure, not sitting in a classroom! I already graduated the academy, I want out of this place!"
"Our sensei is a jounin, an elite ninja, he won't fall for it." Sasuke said from the desk beside me.
Then our sensei walked in… and was hit right on the head.
-
"My name is Kakashi Hatake. Let's go around and share a bit about ourselves, dreams, hobbies, interests… You, orange boy, you first"
"I'm Naruto Uzumaki. I like ramen, especially Ichiraku Ramen! My dislikes are waiting the three minutes for the noodles to cook! My hobbies are eating different ramen and comparing them." Wow, he sure has a life! "My dream is to become the greatest Hokage ever, so people will start treating me with respect!"
"…You, girl with the black nails, you next"
"I'm Aika Yasuragi. I like a lot of things and I dislike a lot of things. My hobbies are drawing, singing, and training. My dream? To be seen for who I am, and not what i've done. Hm… That's about it, I guess." Jeez, how embarrassing! If they knew I was scared of bugs, i'd never hear the end of it.
"My name is Sasuke Uchiha. I hate a lot of things and I don't like anything. What I have is not a dream, because I will make it a reality. I'm going to restore my clan-"
-Wait, RESTORE?! What's THAT supposed to mean? Heat rushed to my face. Damn it!
"-and destroy a certain someone"
My face softened. Itachi…
The air became heavy with his morbid words.
"You forgot your hobbies, Sasuke," I spoke by reflex, breaking the silence. He glared at me and I shivered visibly.
"Good. You all have your own opinions. Tomorrow we have a survival test, and don't eat breakfast. If you do, you'll puke. See you tomorrow morning!"
Poof.