Chapter 1

Kick. Dodge. Uppercut. Dodge. Dodge. Punch. Whoa! Amaya slid across the ground after receiving a sharp kick to the gut. Grand Fireball! Roll. Protection of the 8 trigrams 64-palms! "Looks like I win again Kichiro kun" Amaya smiled. "Yea, I guess you did. Don't worry though, when it's a real battle, I'll be the one protecting you. I promise."I can't believe he just said that! *blush* …Kichiro kun…Amaya was broken out of her thoughts by Kichiro."Come on Amaya chan, we're meeting our jounin senseis today! We have to hurry up!"

"There you two are!" yelled Mitsuo, "what took you so long?" The two ignored their friend and went to their seats next to him just as Shikamaru entered the classroom, "Congratulations to everyone here today, you now are Genin of the Leaf . Furthermore, here are your team assignments. (AN: I don't feel like making up other characters so I'm just going to skip ahead) Team 5: Uchiha Amaya, Uzumaki Kichiro, and Uzumaki Mitsuo. Your jounin sensei will be Hyuga Neji."

Neji just so happened to be the first sensei there, "Team 5 meet me in training ground 12 in five minutes." Our trio just sat there for a minute. "Hey isn't training ground 12 a ten minute run from here?" asked a random student. "OH SHIT!" and sprinting out the door they went. Five minutes later found them panting on the ground of training ground with Neji nowhere to be found. "Uncle Neji sucks! Why did he tell us to meet him here if he wasn't even going to show up anyway!" Neji chuckled at Amaya's yelling from the tree branch he was perched at, watching his new team with interest. "Amaya just calm down. He's probably watching us from somewhere to see how we interact when he's not around" "Oh thank you, ever so wise Kichiro. I bow to your greatness" Mitsuo mocked his brother for another ten minutes before Neji took pity and jumped down- making his team wet themselves.

"Well from the sounds of it, this should be… interesting" The genin deadpanned "You made us run here in five minutes, wait for another ten and that's all you have to say!!!!" "That's right Mitsuo. And let me say, that was the funniest ten minutes I've seen in a while. So, why don't we introduce ourselves; Loudmouth, you first." Everyone looked at Mitsuo while he just zoned out. Amaya finally got frustrated, "MITSUO! He means you!" "oh… OH! … wait a second- HEY!!!" "Just get on with it aniki!" Mitsuo pouted but did as he was told.

"My name's Mitsuo Uzumaki! My parents are Naruto Uzumaki and Tenten… hmmm what's her maiden name again? Oh whatever. Anyways, I like ramen, training, hanging out with aniki and Amaya! I don't like when people assume I'm always loud and idiotic. I can be smart at times too you know! My dream is to take after my otosan and become the Hokage!"

"Well I guess I'm next, I'm Kichiro Uzumaki. Obviously I have the same parents as my aniki here. I like training with Amaya, making/ throwing weapons. Anything sharp basically. I also like pocky and the rain. I dislike when Mitsuo yells loud enough to give me a headache and people who hurt Amaya. I want to become an Anbu captain and protect my precious people."

"YAY! My turn! My name's Amaya Uchiha. My parents are Sasuke Uchiha and Hinata Hyuga. I like training with Kichiro kun and eating ramen with Mitsuo! I also like taking Kichiro kun's pocky and learning how to control both my dojutsu. Yes, I have both dojutsu. I dislike people who make fun of others or insult my otosan. Hopefully, I'll become an Anbu and make my parents proud!" 'Hmm I wonder why she calls Kichiro "kun" but not Mitsuo. I'll have to keep an eye on that' observed Neji.

He quickly shook the thought aside "Interesting, all of you. Well, I'm Neji Hyuga. I like training and perfecting the Hyuga moves. I like dango and bird watching. (AN: sorry, had to do it) I dislike superiority complexes and the belief of fate. I also dislike caging animals. I aspire to be the greatest Anbu Black Ops Agent in history. We'll meet up here tomorrow morning at 6 for your real genin exam. Get a good nights sleep, all three of you.

*****************skip*****to*****tomorrow*****morning*******************

"Mitsuo wake up! We need to be at the training ground in 15 minutes!!!" yelled Kichiro. Amaya walked through the door 5 minutes later, "Still not up?" "Nope" Amaya smirked evilly towards Mitsuo, "Hey Mitsuo, Neji sensei bought us all ramen and is waiting for us at the training ground!" Mitsuo was up in a yellow flash and ran to training ground 12. Kichiro laughed. "Well that worked."

"Mitsuo, why are you in your boxers?" Neji's eye twitched in a mixture of disgust and annoyance with a pinch of amusement. "Uhh… because Amaya told me you brought us ramen… I feel stupid." "As you should" Amaya and Kichiro snickered in the background "Hey it's not my fault you didn't think to put on pants!" Amaya laughed. Neji sighed, "Oh well. No time for you to change now. Here's your test. I have 2 silver bells," as he strapped them to his side, "your objective will be to retrieve the bells from me before noon or you'll go back to the academy. Come at me with the intent to kill or you'll never pass. BEGIN!" The trio jumped into the foliage in opposite directions only to meet up at Amaya's location. "What do we do???" Amaya whispered. "Isn't it simple?" Mitsuo looked confused so Kichiro sighed and continued, "We need to work together. There are only two bells in the hopes of pitting us against each other where as our only hope of even acquiring one single bell is to work together." "So what's the plan?" asked Mitsuo. Amaya picked up a stick, drew, and explained in hushed tones. So it begins…

As Neji sat waiting, he debated with himself whether he should use the Byakugan or not. 'On one hand, they're very smart for genin. On the other hand, I'm a jounin; it wouldn't be fair. But Amaya also has the Byakugan so I can guarantee she's using it. But they're not as adept at stealth maneuvers. Damn it!' Kichiro jumped out at Neji. Mass Shadow Clone Jutsu! There were 5 Kichiros surrounding Neji who was backed against a tree thinking, 'SHIT! I thought Mitsuo took after Naruto, not Kichiro!' The clones dog piled him yelling, "U-ZU-MA-KI. KICHIRO RENDAN!" That was all the time the genin needed to get the bells. The next thing Neji knew, the bells were tacked to the tree next to Amaya with a single kunai. "What the hell happened???" Needless to say, Neji was baffled. Kichiro explained, "Firstly, Mitsuo henged into me and jumped out in front of you to confuse and therefore distract you. Amaya took it from there by trapping you in a genjutsu where the henged Mitsuo did a copy of otosan's Uzumaki Naruto Rendan taijutsu technique. Then the real me snuck behind you and aimed the kunai so it would directly hit the string on the bells causing the bells to attach to the kunai and hit the tree where it was away from you- the enemy, yet close to Amaya- an ally.

"Well I'm impressed. I must admit. It was a very elaborate and well thought out plan. I was so surprised by the thought of you being like your otosan that I was caught completely unaware of Amaya's genjutsu. Good job you three, you pass. You went at me as a team, showing that every one of you would rather go back to the academy than let your teammates progress be delayed. I'll go turn my report into the Hokage and we'll meet at the hokage tower at 6 to pick up our first mission."

"All right! Time for some Ichiraku Ramen! I'll catch you guys later!" And off ran Mitsuo, leaving Kichiro and Amaya alone. Kichiro, being the chivalrous man he was, walked Amaya home and waited till she was inside before he went back to his own home for a much deserved rest." Amaya, Kichiro, and Mitsuo all fell asleep that night unaware of the life threatening dangers their mission tomorrow would bring.

*********************tomorrow***during***the***mission*******************

"Blade Master to Free Bird, I'm in position B. Target in sight."

"Free Bird to Blade Master- stay still. Who's at position A?"

"Sunflower to Free Bird, I'm at position A. I'm in range of the target."

"Mits... I mean Ramen King to Free Bird, I'm at position C. I can nab that sucker."

"Ramen King! Don't give your real name! Sunflower to Free Bird- target identified by bow on ear, permission to begin operation?"

"Free Bird to Sunflower, permission granted."

"Team 5, well done. Missing cat Tora obtained." Naruto tried to keep a straight face. Our trio plus one Hokage and one jounin struggled to contain their laughter at the sight of the cat being strangled to death by the daimyo's fat wife. After she left Mitsuo couldn't help it any longer, "HA! Damned cat! That's what it gets for cutting me everywhere! Stupid thing, shouldn't it have died of old age by now?!?!" The Hokage's office was full of laughter after that.