Chapter 1: The New Ninjas of Kohonoa (Part 2)

The Family of Youths:

"Roll call! Everyone line up!"

Then a group of four kids, three girls and one boy (two of these children were twins), lined up side to side in order of age.

"Tsukino?"

"Present." The eldest of the four responded.

"Tai? Jin?"

"Right here, dad!" The twins responded to their black haired father.

"And last, but definitely not least, Suri?"

"Right here, dad," the youngest responded in a caring voice, but loud enough so that her father could hear her.

"Alright, looks like everyone is here and accounted for," The head of the household said.

Then a woman with brown hair wrapped in two Chinese buns came in around the corner.

"Lee, don't you think having the kids line up in a single file for attendance is kind of… well, unnecessary?" She questioned.

"TenTen, it's completely necessary!" Lee responded. "You never know if one of our kids might try to sneak out in the middle of the night and never come back!"

Ever since Rock Lee became a husband, father and sensei, he had taken every lesson he had learned from his sensei, Might Guy, and applied them to his kids, even if TenTen and their children did think it was unnecessary sometimes.

Tsukino secretly rolled her eyes behind his back. Tsukino is TenTen's daughter from a previous marriage, and even though she liked to see her mother happy, she found some of her new dad's rules a bit unorthodox and pointless. She then looked over at her younger siblings, feeling sorry for them that they had to sit through another one of Lee's speeches.

"And it always pleases me to see my eldest be in my squad." Lee said, walking up to Tsukino and putting his hand over her shoulder.

Tsukino smiled, so that she wouldn't hurt his feelings, even though she was his step-daughter, and not blood daughter.

"You said it," Tsukino said.

"If only I could take all of you excellent kids and put together the best and most youthfull squad ever!" Lee said, talking in his usual youthful tongue.

"And it's Suri's first day of being a genin, isn't that right, sweetie?" TenTen said.

"Yep!" Suri chirped up.

"Be the best you can be today, Suri!" Lee exclaimed while shaking around her hair.

Tsukino sighed and wished that her real father were here….

The Masaharu and Inuzuka Families:

"C'mon Hiroto! We gotta get to the Inuzuka's in time, un!" A blonde haired, blue eyed girl exclaimed as a response to her brother for being too slow.

"Geez, kid, calm down. So what if we are just a bit late, it's not gonna matter to them anyway." Hiroto said after talking a step outside on the porch next to his little sister.

"Oh yeah? Well, what about Yume, un? Don't wanna keep her waiting, do we?" the young girl retorted.

Before he could defend his case, Hiroto's cheeks became red as rubies. "Hanako, you brat! I do not, I repeat, DO NOT like her that way! We're just friends!"

"Yeah, sure. Try saying that to someone who knows all the steps to love, un," Hanako sarcastically responded. "And it's pretty obvious your in the first stage: denial."

Hiroto started to give his sister stink eyes and looked away. Hiroto could argue all he wanted, but in the end, Hanako was right about his feelings for Yume. Sure, Hiroto and Yume were best buds, but over time, Hiroto started to like Yume a whole lot.

"Well, we gotta get moving if we wanna meet the others in time, un." Hanako finally broke the silence.

"Y-yeah, sure…"

A Couple Minutes Later:

Yume Inuzuka's brown eyes were staring up at the sky in a patient manner on her porch while she waited for her friends, Hiroto and Hanako, to show up. She was playing with her dog, Ranma, to help pass the time.

Nikki, Yume's little sister, on the other hand, was growing immensely impatient, with her dog, Kapo, by her side.

"What's taking them so long?" Nikki paced the porch over and over again.

"Calm down, Nikki. It's not like it'll be the end of the world if they don't show up on time, right?" Yume said.

"Psh," Nikki scoffed. "Yeah, sure. Unless you don't have a problem with not seeing Hiroto Masaharu for a whole day, do you sis?"

"Hey, Hiroto and I are just friends! Nothing more, nothing less!" Yume defended.

"Yeesh, touchy." Nikki backed off.

Just then, Yume and Nikki saw two familiar figures in the distance: one was a boy and the other was a girl.

"I think that's them," Yume said.

Yume was right. Hiroto and Hanako were running as fast as they could over to the Inuzuka household.

"There you guys are!" Nikki ran over to the Masaharu duo, with Yume and their dogs following suit.

"We could have been here sooner if Hiroto over here hadn't spent so much time in his room, un." Hanako complained.

"Hey, if you keep it up, you'll end up turning effeminate before we know it!" Nikki laughed, while Yume and Hanako joined in.

"What's wrong with being ready?" Hiroto questioned.

"Dude," Nikki put a hand on his shoulder. "There's a difference between getting ready and getting ready for a daydreaming convention."

Hiroto sighed softly. Sometimes he wondered why he hung around his sister's friends, let alone why he had a sister.

Then, the oldest of the Inuzuka kids, Yasha, stepped out with his dog, Chibimaru, and noticed the four outside.

"Hey, Yume, I thought you said you didn't like Hiroto like that." he said with a smirk on his face.

"Shut up, baka!" Yume yelled, with a striking blush on her face that was the same blush that was on Hiroto, while Hanako and Nikki laughed and took it all in.

The Hyuga Twins and The Kamakazi's Girl:

As the sky was in a mellow state, a girl with soft, shoulder length hair, who's name was Kita Kamikaze, with moss green eyes walked over to where she promised to meet her friends, which was nearby and alleyway next door to the Yamanaka Flower Shop. There, she noticed two young kids, a boy and a girl, who just exited the flower shop. The girl couldn't help but hear in on their conversation as she waited for her friends.

"Miwa, why'd we have to go to this stinkin' place anyway?" Her brother complained.

"Kunio, you forget things too easily," Miwa responded. "I told you I wanted to visit this place to see if there was anything that would match my hair."

"Man, you claim you're a tomboy yet you let out your girly side too often." Kunio snickered.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Miwa responded as the duo left.

Kita giggled. She's always wondered if all siblings acted this way towards each other, since she's never had any brothers or sisters. After she was born, Kita's mother has been unable to bear anymore children. Kita has always wondered what it would be like to have any siblings.

Then she heard very faint footsteps come her way. She turned around, realizing that her friends, Hajime and Kagami, had shown up after a short period of time.

"Hi, guys!" Kita said as went over to the Hyuga twins.

"Hey, Kita." Kagami greeted. "Sorry if we're late."

"Oh, no. You guys aren't late at all. In fact, you've arrived just in time."

"Oh, good." Kagami said, relieved.

"So, why did you guys want to meet me here?" Kita asked.

"Well, it's our parents wedding anniversary and we wanted your opinion on what to get for our mom, Vivi." Hajime finally spoke up. Hajime was never the type to speak out, but it was a good feeling for Kita to see Hajime talk.

"And we've already got our dad covered, so we decided to turn to you for mom."

"Well, you've come to the right person," Kita said, happy to help, while taking out a tiny notebook and a pencil. "So, what's your mom like?"

"Well," Kagami thought. "She really likes all types of gems, especially diamonds and amethysts."

Kita wrote down the following information. "Go on,"

"She also likes anything that's white, purple, or any shade of pink." Hajime continued.

Kita wrote it down. She then thought out a present idea for their mother.

Then she came up with an idea.

"Hey, what about something like a diamond or amethyst necklace, along with something from the Dojo Apparel Shop? Didn't you say that your mom likes clothing from there before?"

"That's a good idea, Kita." Kagami thanked.

"Yeah, now that you think about it, she did say something about wanting a new shirt." Hajime said.

"Thanks a lot, Kita-chan. We were really stumped on what to get for mom this year." Kagami thanked for the second time.

"No need to thank me. I'm just glad I could help." Kita said, grinning, as if proud of doing the good she did.

Here are the child references:

-Tsukino, Tai (girl) & Jin (boy), and Suri: The kids of TenTen and Rock Lee.

-Hiroto and Hanako Masaharu: The kids of Kitsune Masaharu (one of my OC's) and Deidara.

-Yasha, Yume, and Nikki Inuzuka: The kids of Kiba Inuzuka and Ivy Moyama (one of my OC's)

-Kita Kamikaze: The only child of Haku and Hotaru Kamikaze (one of my OC's)

-Hajime and Kagami Hyuga: The kids of Neji Hyuga and Vivi Masaharu (one of my OC's)

By the way, "baka" means "idiot".