Disclaimer: I don t own Naruto .. yet.
The Thirteen
Chapter three
Author s note: third chapter, the final exam and then some. Warning Hiashi may seem a bit OOC, however that is due to what happens.
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(At the Hokage tower.)
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"Sarutobi, why did you decide to train team 7 with Kakashi?" Blue asked. "They each have the most potential of all the genins fresh from the academy." Sarutobi explained.
"Would you be willing to take on another student with Team 7?"
"Who did you have in mind?"
"Naruto's twin sister."
"What?" Sarutobi exclaimed. "What do you mean twin sister?"
"After Naruto was pulled out, Kushina asked me to do a time stop, excluding, herself, me and the doctor. The doctor pulled out the little girl. Kushina told me to take her and raise her as my own. She then told me three final things. The first was to tell my wife that the time had come. the second was to see if i could put Naruto's sister on the same team as him when he graduated from the academy, and to tell him who she was. The third was that her name was Uzumaki Aurelius Mary."
"What did she mean the time had come?" asked Kakashi, who had appeared in a puff of smoke as Blue started.
"I asked her and my wife that very same question and i never got an answer."
"Team 7 is on their way."
"Good." Sarutobi said.
"I wonder who will arrive first, team 7 or my wife and Mary?" Blue mused outloud. As if on cue Team 7, Mary and Red appeared at the same time. "Otousan!" Mary exclaimed as she ran towards Blue to give him a hug. Mary looked similar to her brother, down to the height and the sunkissed blond hair. Team 7 looked at her with fascination. However, Naruto started to look closer at her.
"Mary, the person your mom and i told you about is over there." Blue said pointing to team 7, "Can you guess which one it is?" Mary broke the hug and turned towards team 7. As she finished turning, cerulean eyes meet cerulean eyes.
"Hi Oni-chan." Mary said.
"O-oni-chan?" Naruto stuttered. Mary nodded. She took a few steps towards Naruto. "We were seperated at birth." Naruto sat on the ground, hard. He looked around to see the reactions of the others, but they weren't moving.
"Why aren't they moving?" Naruto asked.
"We're in a time stop."
"A what?"
"A time stop. It's a technique that stops time for every, except the people who the person using the technique wants to move." She explained.
"You mean they're frozen?" Naruto said as he guestured around.
"In a manner of speaking."
"... You said we were twins, right?"
"Hai."
"And that we were seperated at birth."
"Hai."
"Why wasn't i told?"
"No one knew, except the doctor, Blue, Red, and our mother. The doctor was ordered under pain of death not to tell anyone until i had come back."
"Why did you call me oni-chan?"
"You came out first, silly."
"..." 'what do i call her, i have a sister. why didn't mom tell me? why did mom not tell anyone else? what do i call my sister, if she calls me oni-chan?'
After a few minutes Mary asked "Whatcha doin' oni-chan?"
"I'm trying to think, chibi." 'chibi... chibi?... That's it!'
"Whatcha trying to think about?"
"Nothing anymore, could you release the time stop?"
"Sure, Oni-chan." As she finished saying that, everyone else started to move again.
Sasuke and Hinata looked at where Naruto was before and where he was now. the same thought ran through their minds and exited their mouths at the same time, "When did he sit down?"
"She knows how to create time stops?" Sarutobi asked Blue and Red. They nodded.
"Mary, This is the Hokage." Red said guesturing towards the Sandaime.
"Nice to meet you Hokage-sama." Mary said with a bow.
"Team 7, meet your new teammate." The Hokage said guesturing towards Mary. " Kakashi will take you out on missions and teach Sasuke how to use the Sharingan. I will teach you all when you aren't on a mission, and when Kakashi is teaching Sasuke. However, I will not be the only one teaching you, Kakashi will teach you all how to use your elemental affinities, which you will find out later. Naruto, now that you have met your sister, you will be able to use the Mansion that your Father and Mother left behind, and you will have access to your families bank accounts, and you will be able to add anyone you want to the account."
"Tomorrow, team 7 and their instructor will meet me at training ground 5 at 8am sharp, and Kakashi when i say 8am i mean 8am. If your not there by 8am, I'll let Black know where you keep your little orange books and you know what he'll do, right?" Blue said. Kakashi nodded his head as he swallowed nervously.
"Team, go home and get ready for tomorrow." Kakashi said. After saying that Kakashi's team left.
"When do you want them to start working on teamwork?" Blue asked the Hokage.
"As soon as possible."
"I have an idea, that will get them to work as a team much better."
"What is that?"
"Have them all live in the same house." Blue stated.
"How will that help their teamwork?" Sarutobi asked curiously.
"When people live in the same house for a long time together, they start to get to know what the others are thinking without having to say much at all. On vital missions when a high amount of teamwork and stealth are nesscesary to complete the mission, a team that can communicate without much noise or written or drawn instructions can accomplish the mission much faster." Blue explained.
"Ah, but there is the chance that they will go the opposite way and fight each other more than the enemny." Sarutobi countered.
"There is that chance, but with them being so young and the fact that they all like each other on some level. Based on the interaction that i saw, they will be the team that understands each other." Blue replied.
"I still need a bit more proof, let us see what happens tomorrow. By the way, what do you have planned for them?"
"i believe my husband wants to see how well the preform the bell test in a special environment." Red replied for her husband, while looking at him with an accusatory stare. He on the other hand was starting to speak with Kakashi about why he found the Ichi Ichi Paradise series so fascinating, thereby missing the stare that his wife gave him.
"I think it's time to go home." Blue said.
"Ok." Kakashi said and left in a poof of smoke.
"I guess." Sarutobi said.
"Sarutobi, the secret to doing paperwork; Kage bunshin." Blue said secretively.
"Ah, well then, time to get back to work, bye." with that the Hokage walked to his office on the floor below.
"now what do you want to do?" Red suggestivly asked her husband.
"Go back to the hammock and sleep, with you in my arms." Blue replied lovingly.
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(the next day at 7:55am)
Team 7 walked into training ground 5 to see Blue and Kakashi talking. Both female members of team seven pointed at Kakashi at the same time and said "Imposter!" Blue and Kakashi sweatdropped. "Wait..." Kakashi said helplessly as the two kunoichi rushed towards him ready to pumel him into submission. Naruto stopped Hinata and Sasuke stopped Naruto's sister. Naruto spoke up, "let him try to explain, and if you aren't satisfied with his explaination, then we'll let you pumel him. Ok?"
"He better hurry up and explain." Mary said.
"I told him that if he wasn't here on time or before time, I would let Black know where he kept all of his Ichi Ichi Paradise books.. He said he would be early." Blue quickly explained. The kunoichi thought about this for a minute, while everyone else sweatdropped. They turned towards each other and nodded, they then turned towards Kakashi. "Why are you so obsessed with those books?" they asked at the same time.
"Anyways." Blue said. "Today you must pass a test, but the test won't be done the normal way." At this point Kakashi looked at Blue. "This test is normally done in a normal training ground. Today your training ground will be this." As Blue said that five doors came up through the ground. Each door had a name on it. The middle door had Kakashi's name on it, the left hand two had Naruto's and Hinata's names on them, and the right hand two had Mary's and Sasuke's names on them. "You will each go through the door with your name on it. Once you pass through the door you will have 24 hours to get the bells from Kakashi in this area. This area is one where you will have to adapt to the... changing physics. You will not be able to leave until the 24 hours are up, and yes Gaki there will be food. The food will be on the table, the way the food works, is you sit at the table and say i wish i had. and it will appear on the table in front of you."
"What do you mean changing physics?" Hinata asked.
"You'll see when you get there. Now go through the doors, and begin your Final Exam." Blue said. As team 7 stood in front of each of their doors, they looked to each other, nodded, and then opened their door and stepped through. The world they entered had stairways leading to doors in the walls, the ceiling, and the floor. There was a table in a pit, on the wall of the pit. (A/N: google 'Escher Relativity' and look at the images ) Naruto saw Hinata on the wall, standing on it. Sasuke was on the opposite side of Naruto, standing upside down, as it appeared to Nartuo. Mary was right below the table as she saw it, and Kakashi was on the ceiling from Naruto's view... reading the orange book.
"Blue said that the test started as soon as you entered, so when are you gonna start?" Kakashi asked everyone. "Everyone" looked at each other and nodded. They then dissapeared. The Final Exam had begun.
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(Outside in the normal world)
"Let's see how they're doing." Blue said to himself as he turned toward a screen that came up out of the ground. On the screen it showed the world in which Team 7 and Kakashi were. There was one major difference, Team 7 and Kakashi seemed to be going at speeds not even possible for the best ninja. They were in a time warp, similar to the one they were when they were training, but just the opposite. Instead of slowing down time, this area speed time up.
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(Three hours later)
The doors to the other world opened and all of the ninjas fell out and fell asleep. A few minutes later, Kakashi woke up.
"How did they do Kakashi?" Blue asked quietly.
"They got the true meaning of the test 30 minutes into the test, however they barely got the bells away from me in the last ten minutes. They showed great teamwork and dedication, especially Mary and Naruto." Kakashi explained proudly.
"Very good. Naruto, Mary. Get up, I know you're awake." Blue said to the "sleeping" duo. After he finished saying that, Naruto and Mary sat up, with a sheepish look on each of their faces.
"Now wake the others up. I have some important news for all of you."
As Naruto and Mary woke the other two up Blue took Kakashi aside and explained what he was going to do. Kakashi's visible eye grew wide, and then it changed to an upside down U. Once all of the Genin were awake, Blue and Kakashi walked back over to them. Hinata was sitting between Naruto and Mary, which made her blush. Sasuke was sitting to the left of Mary. Blue faced them and smirked.
"You four did ok against Kakashi. Your teamwork needs to be improved upon, that is why Sasuke and Hinata will move into Naruto and Mary's house." Blue said calmly.
"WHAT?" Team seven shouted, facefaulting all at the same time.
"This will help improve the way you react to each other on and off the battlefield. Plus it will be easier to figure out what each person is going to take on the mission." Blue explained.
"What about training?" Sasuke asked.
"It will be easier to use the training grounds right behind the house and train against Kage Bunshin and each other. Once a week you will spar with Blue, Sarutobi and myself. You four against us three. Any questions?" Kakashi asked.
"When do we move in?" Hinata asked shyly.
"You move in tomrrow. Kakashi and Sasuke go to the Uchiha district and pack up tonight. Meet us at Naruto's house at 7am-ish. Naruto and Mary, go home and clean up the entire place. Dismissed." Blue said. Everyone except Blue and Hinata disappeared in a poof. "Hinata, why did you ask when do you move in?" Blue asked as he turned towards Hinata.
"My sister Hanabi wants to be the Hyuga Clan Heir, and the only thing standing in her way is me..." Hinata explained sadly. "I wish her the best of luck, when she becomes the heir today. it's what she always wanted."
"Why do you not want to be the Hyuga Clan Heir?" Blue asked.
"I wish to become a medic nin." Hinata said quietly.
"And they won't let you become the Hyuga Clan Leader if you are?" Hinata nodded her head. "That's bullshit. The first Hyuga Clan Leader was what today we would consider a medic nin. Ask your father about it tonight. When we pack up your stuff."
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(At the Hyuga Mansion a few minutes later)
Hiashi is sitting in his study looking over scrolls to teach his daughters how to do more advanced Jyuken Taijutsu. It wasn't that he was rusty, he just wasn't sure how to teach what is instinctive to him. There was a timid knock on his door. Hiashi knew that the only person who would knock that timidly in the entire Hyuga compound, Hinata. However, there was something different about the presence behind the door. "Come in, daughter and your guest." Hiashi said without turning around. As Hinata and Blue entered Hiashi turned around. "Ahh, Blue-san. how are you today?"
"I am well, Hiashi-san. And how are you?"
"I am as well as can be expected. How was training today, Hinata?" Hiashi asked genuinely.
"W-well, we had a bell test. We passed." Hinata said shyly and tiredly.
"Why do you sound so tired?" Hiashi asked somewhat concerned.
"The bell test was in a different dimension with strange physics. There was also a time dialation, so we spent 24 hours in the Other world, while only a few hours passed here." Hinata explained, with some confidence.
"Ah, the bell test. So how did she and the rest of her team do?" Hiashi asked Blue.
"As a team they grasped the true meaning of the test within the first thirty minutes of the test, in their world. However they did not get the bells from Kakashi until the last ten minutes. They came close numerous times an hour. Hinata was one of the ones to help formulate a plan to get Kakashi to relax."
"Why did they have so long to get the bells?" Hiashi asked with curiosity.
"The world they were has physics completely different from our own, and at the same time there are similarities. They way Jutsus are affected depends on where in the world they are." Blue explained, and as he explained he gave Hiashi a picture and a scroll. Hiashi looked at the picture.
"What is this a picture of?" Hiashi asked.
"This is a picture of the world they entered."
"This world? This is the world that the Yondaime was talking about starting a training regimen in." Hiashi looked at the picture with new found awe and amazement. He then looked at his daughter with respect. "Hinata what was it like?"
"It was very disorienting at first, however once you get used to the way the physics change, it is almost like moving around in this world. There is also the fact that the same doorway or opening doesn't always lead to the same place." Hinata explained with growing confidence.
"Very impressive. I always wondered what it would be like to go there. Down to business, I seriously doubt that you came with my daughter just to tell me how the training went, Blue-san." Hiashi said.
"Please open the scroll, Hiashi-san." Blue said gently. Hiashi opened the scroll and started to read it. As he read more of the scroll he started to become a bit abject. When he finished the scroll he looked up at Hinata and then at Blue.
"I understand. Hinata, I have a question for you."
"Hai."
"What do you really want to be? If you were not the heir, what would you want to do?" Hiashi asked his oldest daughter.
"I-i..." Hinata paused to take a breath to prepare for what she was about to say. "I want to be a medic nin." Hinata said resolutely.
"A very noble profession. Just like your mother. Why aren't you studying to be a medic nin?"
"Because the Clan Elders would forbid me from becoming a medic nin, unless I give up my birthrite to my sister."
"Hinata, do you know what the First Hyuga Clan Leader would be considered in this day and age? She would be considered a Medic nin. So if you want to follow her steps more directly, then you should talk to the Hokage and your Sensei about becoming a Medic nin." Hiashi said with care for his daughter's future. As Hiashi finished saying that, Hinata's eyes grew bigger than normal. She then did the unexpected, she ran up to her father and gave him a hug. Hiashi was startled at first, but quickly returned the hug. "Hinata, if you're going to be moving into the Uzumaki's residence then you better pack carefully. Now start packing so you can have a good nights sleep." With that Hinata gave her father a quick kiss on the cheek moved quickly to the door, opened it and dashed to her room, excited about tomorrow. Hiashi and Blue stayed in Hiashi's study talking about their experiences with the Yondaime Hokage and the Sandaime Hokage.
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(The Next Day at 7am at Naruto's house.)
"It seems that everyone is here exce-" There was a loud thud as Sasuke and Kakashi landed right behind Blue, who was just speaking. "Speak of the devil, or should i say the copy-cat?" Blue said jokingly to Kakashi. "I guess since we're all here I'll explain the living arrangements. You all will share a room." At this announcement, Sasuke and Naruto's jaws dropped to the ground, Mary rolled her eyes, and Hinata blushed redder than tomato and started to poke her fingers together. In the silence that followed, everyone, but Hinata, heard a small drip, drip, drip. Naruto, Sasuke, Mary and Blue turned towards Kakashi, who was reading his little orange book, with a small nosebleed. Blue, Mary and Sasuke looked at Kakashi with annoyance. Black walked up to the group and lightly smacked Kakashi upside the back of his head, muttering about perverts. Hinata wasn't paying attention to anyone else, because her mind was still thinking about the fact that she would be sleeping in the same room as Naruto.
Naruto looked at Kakashi and asked, "Why do you have a nosebleed, Kakashi-sensei?" Kakashi didn't answer, he just turned around and left.
"As I was saying, You all will sleep in the same room, however there are multiple bathrooms, so you won't need to use the same bathroom. You will move all of your stuff into the Master bedroom. Mary, I trust there are four beds in the Master bedroom?" Mary nodded. "Good, now start moving in.
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(Inside the Master bedroom)
There are four beds on four walls of the room, the fifth wall is the one with the entrance and the closet door. Two walls, with beds, have windows, the other two have pictures. The closet also has five walls, one for each person, and the wall with the entrance. The bathroom entrances are located at the foot of each bed. Naruto, Sasuke and Hinata just stared. Mary yelled "Dibs on this one!" and threw her stuff on the bed second from the left of the door. Sasuke looked at Naruto, Naruto raised his eyebrows. Naruto and Sasuke both threw their things on the beds right next to the door. Hinata walked over to the only bed and gently set her stuff on it.
"It s just about dinner time." Mary said.
"How about we go get some ramen for everyone, while the girls unpack?" Naruto said to Sasuke. Sasuke gave a barely perceptable nod.
"Alright, lets go to Ichiraku's". Naruto said as he dragged Sasuke out.
end of chapter 3...