Now the story really begins! Onward!
Naruto had one of the biggest grins ever imagined plastered on his face. He was finally a ninja, and to top it off, Sakura was on his team. So what if the teme was too, he was still riding his wave of happiness. Naruto barely registered when Iruka began talking again.
"You're jounin-senseis will be arriving shortly to take you away and begin your training. From this moment on, you're ninjas of Konohagakure no Sato! Good luck!" Almost immediately after he finished speaking, a group of jounin showed up. The very first one in the line for some reason actually drew Naruto's attention. Naruto analyzed every aspect of the man without really knowing why. Dark blue eyes, black hair with sort of spiky bangs, black, multi-pocketed pants, and tight black shirt with a traditional green jounin vest. He wore fingerless black gloves with metal knuckle guards, and traditional black shinobi sandals.
"Team 7, come with me." The man's voice reminded Naruto of the Third's. They didn't' sound similar, but he still sounded friendly while commanding respect as well. Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke all got up and followed the man out the door. He led them down the hall and out of the academy building. Finally, he sat down on the swing just outside the academy. He gestured for them to sit. "Okay, tell me your names, likes, dislikes, hobbies and dreams."
"Um, why don't you go first, Sensei?" Sakura suggested.
"Eh, why not? Okay, my name's Himaru, I have no surname, I don't feel like telling you my likes, dislikes or hobbies, and my dream…I'll tell you that later." Everyone sweat dropped. All they learned was his first name!
'Talk about living up to you're name,' Sakura thought in annoyance.
"Okay, Pinkie, you first." Sakura grumbled at the nickname, but answered nonetheless.
"My name is Haruno Sakura, I like…" a blushing glance at Sasuke. "I dislike Ino-pig and Naruto! My hobbies…" another blushing glance at Sasuke. "And my dream is to…" this time both blushing and giggling. Himaru felt his eye twitch.
'Oh well, I expected that kind of attitude at first.' "You, Emo-boy." Sasuke quietly growled at his nickname.
"I am Uchiha Sasuke. I like almost nothing, I dislike almost everything, I don't have any hobbies, and my dream, no, my ambition is to resurrect my clan…. And to kill a certain man." Himaru mentally sighed. Couldn't any of these kids not be like he expected?
"Okay, now you, Blondie." Naruto ignored his nickname. He'd been called worse.
"My name is Uzumaki Naruto! I like ramen and Sakura-chan, I dislike the three minutes it takes to cook ramen, my hobbies are testing new kinds of ramen and comparing different kinds of ramen. Oh, and training too. But my dream, my dream is to be the next and greatest Hokage!" Himaru smiled.
"Well, so far Naruto is the only one who isn't creepy on some level," Sakura and Sasuke scowled at that, "but I must say your aiming a little low there, Naruto." Two and a half jaws dropped. A half because Sasuke is too 'cool' to let his jaw drop. Naruto on the other hand, was off in la la land. Only two people had ever said his dream was anything but stupid, and now this guy was saying he was aiming too low? Himaru clapped to get their attention.
"Do you guys want to hear a secret?" Sakura and Naruto looked at him quizzically. Himaru grinned at them. "Normally, I'd put you guys through a rigorous teamwork test that you'd have a two-thirds chance of failing and then being booted back to the academy." Even Sasuke's eyes widened this time. "But since it's based on teamwork, I know you guys would fail horribly at it, so I'm not going to waste my time." Everyone started to look downcast, though Sasuke looked more angry than sad. "So you pass!" Now everyone was just plain stumped.
"Wh-what?" Sakura stammered. "You said we'd fail it?"
"You would, but the thing is, I know in just a little while, you'd pass it in flying colors if under my wing. But, since I do need to drive the point of teamwork into your skulls now, especially yours, Sasuke, I'm going to show you something. Himaru stood and walked over to the side a little bit. "Sasuke, feel free to attack me with everything you've got at any moment." With that, he turned around. He freaking turned around. Sasuke's pride had taken too many hits in the past few minutes, and he lunged at Himaru's exposed back. In a flash, Sasuke was pinned to the grown, a hand around his throat. Sakura looked scared shitless.
"Don't step on Sasuke!" she cried out, while Inner Sakura was cussing her brains out. Himaru ignored her.
"Now think, what would happen if say, you or Naruto attack me while I was busy holding Sasuke right now?" When no response came, Himaru sighed. "I would have to release him at least partially to fend you off, leaving me exposed to him again." Sasuke meanwhile was still trying to squirm out from under Himaru. Their sensei pressed harder on his throat and spine. "Pay attention, Sasuke." Himaru turned his attention back to Sakura and Naruto. "Are you waiting for an invitation?" Naruto's hands flew through seals.
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" Three more Naruto's appeared and they surrounded Himaru before charging. Himaru released his hand from Sasuke and quickly dispatched the clones and smacked Naruto back, but Sasuke managed to pry free from under him and land a kick to his jaw before rolling away. Himaru smiled at them.
"Good. But Sakura, you should have helped as well." Sakura looked downcast. Even the idiot did better than she did. And he even knew how to make solid clones. Noticing her sorrow, Himaru spoke again. "Oh well, that's what practice is for. Don't worry, once I'm done with all of you, you'll be like a single super being!" All the genin on Team 7 felt a wave of absolute terror and dread wash over them. He was grinning waaay too nicely.
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