Author's note: …I really can't think of anything to write here right now. Smiley face.

AkashXD: Shikamaru would probably find any relationship troublesome. I'm sorry, but pairings have been already decided and they will stay that way. Besides, the pairing will cause major events to happen later on.

Warnings: Powerful, dark, female Naruto (Naru).

Prepare yourself, Leaf Village…Chapter 4!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. Enough said.

Chapter 4: Graduation and Team Assignment.

Naru glanced back in terror at her pursuer as she ran through the streets of Konoha. A cart vendor gaped as she simply phased through his cart without stopping or slowing down.

"Help me!" the horrified girl yelled.

"YOSH! The flames of youth burn brightly in you. You are the fastest runner besides Gai-sensei I have ever seen." Lee shouted after her.

Naru glanced back at him again, then crashed into someone and fell backwards. She looked up at the figure apologetically and her eyes widened.

"Neesan!" Naru wailed. "SAVE ME!"

Konan appeared in a swirl of paper, looked left at a rapidly approaching Genin wearing green spandex, looked right at an adult clone of said Genin, and shivered. She quickly grabbed Naru and the two disappeared among sheets of paper.

Gai stared in surprise, then shook his head and grinned.

"The flames of youth are huge in those two. I shall find them and ask them for a spar!"

Lee perked up. "And I shall go too!"

"YOSH! And if I can't defeat them in the spar, I shall run around Konoha on my hands 200 times!"

"YOSH!" And if you fail to do that, I shall do one thousand push-ups!"

"LEE!" Gai exclaimed, hugging his student.

"GAI-SENSEI!"

"LEE!"

"GAI-SENSEI!"

The onlookers nearby all received severe mental trauma when a sunset and waves hitting a sand shore appeared behind the two freaks.

Naru was still shaking when she sat down to her best friend of four years, Shikamaru Nara.

Said Nara looked at her and sighed. "Troublesome. What happened to you?"

Naru curled up into a fetal position and looked at him in fear. "Green…eyebrows…spandex…youth…running…phased through cart…bowl cut…youth…Mummy, I don't wanna die…"

Shikamaru raised an eyebrow, but refrained from saying anything.

Iruka walked in. "Okay, me and the other teachers have gone over your performances over the last four years. If you would all settle down, I will announce the results."

The students all fell silent. Iruka cleared his throat.

"Okay, for academic work, third is Ino Yamanaka, second is Sakura Haruno, and first is Sasuke Uchiha. For Taijutsu, third is Kiba Inuzuka, second is Sasuke Uchiha, and first is Naru Uzumaki. For Ninjutsu, third is Kiba Inuzuka, second is Sasuke Uchiha, and first is Naru Uzumaki. And for weapon handling, third is Choji Akimichi, second is Naru Uzumaki, and first is Sasuke Uchiha. The Rookie of the Year is…"

The girls all looked at Sasuke. Said Uchiha smirked.

"Naru Uzumaki." Iruka finished.

Sasuke jumped up. "What? How is that clanless girl better than me?"

Iruka glared at the Uchiha. "Sit down and shut up, Sasuke."

Sasuke scowled and slumped down in his seat, glaring at Naru.

"Now I will divide all of you into teams, as ordered by the Hokage." Iruka said. "Team 1…nobody cares…Team 2…names of students are unknown…Team 3…would get wiped out chasing Tora…Team 4…didn't even show up today…Team 5…Jonin-sensei committed suicide upon finding out members…Team 6…current location unknown…Team 7." Iruka frowned.

"Team 7 will be Naru Uzumaki, Shikamaru Nara, and Sasuke Uchiha. Your instructor is Asuma Sarutobi."

Iruka continued on. "Team 8 will be Choji Akimichi, Kiba Inuzuka, and Sakura Haruno. Your teacher is Kurenai Yuhi."

"Team 9 is still in circulation. Team 10 will be Ino Yamanaka, Shino Aburame, and Hinata Hyuuga under Kakashi Hatake."

Naru frowned. "Iruka-sensei, aren't teams usually made to specialize in something?"

Iruka shook his head. "Not this time. The Hokage threw all rules out the window and assigned you into teams completely randomly." Iruka chuckled. "It is my belief that he was drunk at the time."

The entire class sweatdropped.

Sasuke glared at Naru. How can she be better than me? I need that power to defeat Itachi.

He walked up to Naru. "Oi, dobe, teach me that phasing trick." He demanded.

Naru looked at him. "Why should I teach you anything?"

"Troublesome." Shikamaru added. Sasuke glared at him.

"Go back to sleep, Nara." He ordered. "I need to talk to your dobe of a girlfriend."

Naru sputtered at that. Shikamaru sighed and laid down again. Nobody noticed the slight blush he had on his face.

"Teach me." Sasuke said.

Naru smirked and crossed her arms. "First off, if I'm the dobe, what does that make you? Second, give me a good reason why I should teach you anything."

Sasuke scowled and made to punch her.

"Shinra Tensei." Naru said calmly. Sasuke flew back, pushed by an invisible force.

Shikamaru stared at her violet ring-rimmed eyes. "How do you keep doing that?"

Naru smiled innocently. "Doing what?"

"You keep on getting the Rin'negan. Your other self in that other story has it too." Shikamaru explained.

"I guess Cole Martin likes the idea." Naru shrugged.

Asuma chose that moment to stick his head into the room. "You guys know you're breaking the fourth wall, right?"

Naru looked at him in fear.

"Anyway, my first impression of you three is…you suck." Asuma announced. "Meet me on the roof in five minutes."

"State your name, likes, dislikes, and dreams for the future." Asuma said and pointed at Shikamaru. "You, pineapple head, you go first."

Shikamaru sighed. "Troublesome. I'm Shikamaru Nara. I like my friend Naru, napping, and cloud watching. I dislike troublesome things. My dream is to be an average Shinobi and to not have to do anything troublesome.

Asuma jerked his thumb at Sasuke. "Emo-prick, you're up.

Sasuke scowled. "My name is Sasuke Uchiha. I don't like much, and there are several things I dislike. My dream…I'd call it an ambition, to restore the Uchiha clan and to kill a certain man."

Asuma motioned to Naru. "Fancy-eyes, go."

Naru glared at him. "I'm Naru Uzumaki. I like ramen, my kick-ass Rin'negan, my dad, niisan, neesan, and Shika here. I dislike arrogant bastards and pathetic fangirls. My dream is to get married and start a normal family.

Asuma smiled. "My turn. I'm Asuma Sarutobi…yeah. That's all you need to know."

Asuma took a drag of his cigarette. "Anyway, tomorrow I'll test you and see if you can become Genin. Be here at 7 A.M. and don't eat anything."

Asuma chuckled. "See ya." And he disappeared in a swirl of leaves.

Author's note: Next up: Genin Test and (maybe) Tazuna.