A/N: Hi all, the second chapter is up! Thanks to all who followed and favorited this story, love you all 3
To clear some confusion, I would like to state that this is an AU story, therefore the events in canon would not be the same ie: Rin never got kidnapped. As for Minato and Kushina's death, it WILL be covered later on in the story, same for what happened to the Uchiha Clan. Until then, send me your thoughts on what you think happened XD (I like to keep people guessing though I think it's pretty obvious, that, of course is coming from an authors view :P)
Another note would be that I would try my best not to bash any of the characters (give me a little warning if I am) and that the only actual pairing would be Obito/Rin (eventually) as for Naruto's generation, I plan to keep their relationships platonic. However I might write slight hints of ShikaTema later on, cuz they're just my OTP. Strangely enough, I've never been much of a fan of any of the big four pairings :/ Does that count as weird?XD
Also, I would very much appreciate it if someone would be a Beta reader to this story, I realise my grammar and spelling isn't exactly perfect :P
Enjoy!
Chapter 1
"Shoot, I'm late for my team!" Obito Uchiha fastened on his signature orange goggles and donned his jonin vest hastily onto his usual garb: long black sleeves with the Uchiha fan adorned on the back and black pants.
He was late, he was late for his genin team—what if he was disqualified form being a jonin sensei? He didn't even want to think of the consequences, panic flushed all over his senses.
"Kakashi, why didn't you warn me?!" He glared accusingly at the silver-haired jonin who smirked right back at him.
"You wouldn't have listened anyway…" his friend sighed, " most of us have become accustomed to your tardiness your new genin would just have to get used it", he then added dryly.
"But I'm two—no three hours late, I'll never make it in time—wait I can still do this," he activated his Mangekyo Sharingan, pleased that he had found a solution.
"Obito! You know you can't just abuse those eyes of your—"
But before he could finish his sentence, Obito had already warped himself away. Shaking his head at his friend's behavior, Kakashi Hatake pulled out an orange book that he had clandestinely kept away from his peers and began perusing through it attentively.
"Man, when is he going to arrive," Naruto Uzumaki, renowned prankster of the academy groaned in protest, " I swear I'm gonna make him pay my ramen bill, dattebayo."
"Naruto be more patient!" he received a whack in the head from Sakura Haruno, the irascible female member of their soon-to-be squad. Then switching her demeanor instantly, she looked to Sasuke Uchiha for recognition.
"Hn." He took little notice, or rather, tried not to notice any of this and resumed with his usual brooding.
Impatient, Naruto Uzumaki conjectured a plan to punish his sensei by pouring a jarful of chalks on the floor of the classroom, while fastening an eraser in a position that would just manage to hit the next person that entered the room.
"Naruto baka, it won't work! Stop being so immature!" Sakura chided him, while her inner self squealed in delight. Cha! It'll be fun to watch him fall for it! Serves him right for being late!
"Hn. Tricks like that won't work on jonin," Sasuke finally spoke, annoyed at how his future teammates were acting.
"What do you know, asshole? Hehe, the eraser is my plan A, you see, then the chalks are my plan B dattebayo!" Naruto argued back.
"Don't address Sasuke-kun like that," another whack from Sakura, "seriously Naruto, don't be so lame, you should act more like—"
Her words were interrupted by a whirling motion at the front of the classroom, momentarily, the objects around the motion seemed a little distorted and a man with spiky black hair and ridiculous orange goggles emerged from the center.
"Hey kids, sorry I'm late, you see I was helping an old lady carry her groceries when a cat got stuck in the tree and then I got lost on the road of life…" he chuckled nervously as he surveyed the three students.
Of course, there was the blond boy with bright blue eyes, Minato's son, with Kushina's personality. Obito had to refrain himself from venturing into those upsetting memories. He looks just like a mini clone of sensei, Obito sighed reminiscently.
Then there was a pink-haired, rather ditsy fangirl. Kizaishi Haruno's daughter? He thought to himself and chuckled. Although he was of a much higher rank than the man, their cheery personalities had clicked pretty well as Obito was one of the few people that appreciated his eccentric jokes. And besides, Kizaishi was one of the very few people in Konoha to have pink hair. How cool is that?
She'll need to toughen up a little, Obito shook his head in exasperation, and she's all over Sasuke, way to eager to please him.
There was the Uchiha kid, his relative, Sasuke. Obito mentally sighed, typical indifferent, aloof attitude that came from most of his clan—well, yeah, except most of his clan was dead now.
He grimaced on the inside at that outrageous massacre incident, when more than half of his clan was butchered by Itachi Uchiha, the son of the clan head.
Of course, the incident had utterly devastated Itachi's little brother, Sasuke, leaving him irremediably traumatized and revenge thirsty.
He continued pondering at the disastrous event that occurred 4 years ago, when Naruto Uzumaki's loud, obnoxious complaints jostled him back to reality and he found himself slipping on a whole load of crayons and chalk lining the floor of the room.
"Shit! What the—"
"HA! You fell for it! Hey, you're going to pay the ramen bill! Hear me? Stop making up weird excuses, dattebayo!"
"SHANNARO!" Sakura punched him squarely in the jaw, "don't be so rude to our sensei!"
Oh great, Kizaishi's daughter needs anger management, Obito inwardly groaned, and Minato-sensei's kid is way more annoying than I expected.
Obito had heard about Naruto's notorious pranks, in particular, the defacing of the Hokage Monument, despite understanding the disrespect for the village founders, Obito couldn't help but laugh at the kid. He had some guts. Except now, Obito was at the receiving end of a prank. It did not feel good.
"Well, kids—"
'We're not kids! We're genin now!"
"Yeah, whatever! So, um, meet me at the roof top, we're doing introductions, you know getting to know each other and everything!" He shouted on top of Naruto.
Sasuke glared at him, Obito- though unnerved a little by its coldness-met his gaze as if telling him, yes I know who you are, you know who I am, but those two don't, okay?
"Man what does he want?" Naruto complained as he climbed the stairs, "and where's my ramen?"
"There won't be ramen!" Sakura scolded him; "he never said anything about ramen! Right Sasuke-kun?"
"Stop staring at him, what's so good about the guy anyway?"
"Sasuke is so cool and smart and…" Sakura squealed out loud, "unlike you," she frowned.
"Aww, come one Sakura-chan!"
"Hey, Sasuke," Naruto tried to bring his other teammate into the conversation.
No replies.
"Sasuke."
Still no answer.
"SASUKE!"
"Hn."
"Do you know how to talk?"
"Yeah."
"Do you know that guy?"
"Yeah."
"He's your relative right? I knew it, you guys both had fan thingies on your shirts, dattebayo!"
"Hn."
"Does he have a giant pole up his ass like you do?"
"SHANNARO!" Naruto received another punch from Sakura.
"Hiruzen, are you sure about your decision?" Homura inquired cautiously.
"Can the Uchiha be trusted?"Koharu demanded.
The Sandaime Hokage found himself being overwhelmed with questions from his former teammates, who've had doubts about Obito—no, who've never trusted Obito.
"Obito has been head jonin for years now, there isn't anyone else that could be trusted as much as him to be Naruto and Sasuke's sensei," he explained to them, "first of all he is Minato's student, secondly he's Sasuke's relative, I don't believe there is anyone else more suited for this."
"But how can you be so sure! Having an Uchiha teach an Uchiha would—"
"Obito's different."
"Look what they tried to do four ye—"
"That has nothing to do with this and we can all recall that Obito one of the key roles in helping to prevent it," Hiruzen was still as patient as ever, even after their numerous assaults.
"How about the Kyuubi's jinchuriki?" Koharu eyed him with slight frustration, "he shouldn't have been allowed to graduate—that would have meant going on missions overboard, that would most certainly—"
"Koharu, I fully understand your concern, but Naruto has just as much right as ever other student in the academy to become a genin. Besides, I've already made up my mind, around now, Obito would be meeting his new team."
In another room, not so far away from their conversation, an old man with virtually half of his body concealed under bandages pressed his ears and one hand against the wall attentively, his other hand held a twisted walking stick that supported him.
Sneering at the Hokage's decision, he muttered:" two Uchihas and the Kyuubi's jinchuriki in one team, Hiruzen, I like where you're going…"
Their new sensei was waiting for them at the top by the time they arrived, his face flashing a wild grin and his orange goggles still covered his eyes.
"Right! So, let's do some introductions, name, likes, dislikes, goals… I'll go first," he said cheerfully. "My name is Obito Uchiha, I like chilling with my friends, training, Ichiraku Ramen—"
"That's my favorite place too, dattebayo!"
"Awesome! My dislikes are well, annoying people, like some of the Council Members," his voice quieted as he smirked, "don't tell anyone though, I also detest people who abandon their friends and comrades and those that are stuck-ups to rules! My goal is to become the next Hokage! and," he blushed a little," marry a certain person."
"Who?" Both Naruto and Sakura suddenly gazed on him intently, and then as if realizing how she was acting Sakura punched him. "Don't be so nosy! Cha!"
"Ouch, Sakura-chan! Hey sensei, can I go next?"
"Sure!" Obito beckoned him to start.
"My name is Naruto Uzumaki, dattebayo! My likes are ramen, my dislikes are the three minutes you have to wait for cupped ramen to cook, dattebayo! My goal is to become Hokage so everybody will be forced to acknowledge me!" The boy shouted this declaration on the top of his voice.
"That's my goal too!" Obito beamed, hoping for some sort of connection.
"That's awesome! That means you can make me Hokage if you even become it!"
"Hmm… maybe, depends on how you act," Obito teased, "Hmmm… you're next, hey you're Kizaishi's daughter right?" He asked Sakura.
"You know my dad?" She didn't really expect that, she felt a little embarrassed, her dad had a reputation of being; well, overtly flamboyant with people. Heck, now that her sensei knew him, she could only pray that he hadn't revealed anything too embarrassing about her.
"My name is Sakura Haruno, my likes are…" she stole a glimpse at Sasuke and began blushing furiously, then immediately switching her demeanor, pouted "I dislike Naruto! And my dream is to marry…" Another wistful glimpse at Sasuke.
Obito sighed, his new genin team was practically an exact replica of Team Minato, well, with a few changes here and there.
Rin, for instance, despite having a crush on Kakashi, did not drool over him like Sakura over Sasuke.
Also Sasuke's broody silence seemed more severe than Kakashi's cold, aloof attitude.
He himself, though often considered a failure among his clan and lived for the whole of his childhood without any parents, didn't grow up with people treating him like a demon.
Other than that, the tension between the teammates, the whole air of the team, bore a brutal resemblance to Team Minato.
These were his first impressions.
"You're next, Sasuke."
"You all ready know me Obito," the boy said flatly (no, honorifics? Just as Shisui had told him—absolutely no manners at all),"my name is Sasuke Uchiha, my likes and dislikes are none of your concerns. My goal is to kill a certain man and avenge the damage done to my clan."
His words sent a chill down the spine of the black-haired jonin, obviously the man he had aspired to kill was Itachi Uchiha, and the ominous aura the boy had emitted really unnerved Obito.
"All right! So, it was eh… great meeting all of you—"
"Take us to Ichiraku Ramen, dattebayo!" Naruto beamed.
"Mmmm…" Obito contemplated," I am feeling hungry, however I have no obligation to do so, we're not a team yet don't you guys know?"
"But sensei, today is our graduation day," Sakura questioned him confusedly, "aren't we legal genins lead by you in a four man squad?"
"Nope! Ahh that's it! I forgot to tell you guys that out of all of the graduates only 9 of you will continue to become genins, the rest would have to be sent back to the academy," upon hearing Obito's words, all three of them gaped at him in bewilderment.
"That's not fair, dattebayo! It was so hard for me to graduate, dattebayo!"
"But…. But…" Sakura felt desperate, she needed to pass, and then stealing a glance at Sasuke, his calm demeanor slightly disrupted, she vowed to herself she would do anything. Cha! I'll pass and win Sasuke-kun's heart!
"We'll do another test tomorrow," their sensei glanced at each and every one of them, "it will determine whether you become genin or get sent back to Konoha. Afterwards, if you pass, I'll treat you to Ramen, got it?" He tried to smile at them in an encouraging way.
"Another test, but I've already done one!" Naruto complained.
"Normally I'm not such a stuck up to rules but I'm afraid we're all going to have to comply on this one," Obito sighed, "see you all tomorrow!"
"You promised us about the ramen!" Naruto yelled.
With that, he warped himself away.
Sakura Haruno sighed helplessly, that Naruto-baka, is ramen all he cares about?
A/N: So, how is this chapter? I love getting constructive reviews, or even just thoughts on my stories in general! You all have no idea what it means to me :)