Chapter 4

I woke up early the next morning, the sun rising and shining through my window. I yawned and rubbed the sleep from my eyes. Mornings aren't usually my

favorite time of the day, I was usually groggy, but I always pulled myself out of the bed. With a final yawn, I got up and went to the washroom to rinse my

face. I grabbed my clothes and changed. I wore my khaki shorts and the black fishnet undershirt, I pulled on my blue ninja sandals with a matching fingerless

gloves. I rummaged through the bag and pulled out the black jacket I bought. When I saw this at the store, I saw the small design on the back, it looked like a

water droplet with a set of waves inside it. I stared at it, I felt like it was made for me. Even though I was hiding, I wasn't gonna forget who I was, water

played a big role in my life, well, since I inherited my bloodline that is. I unzipped the jacket, what I love about this jacket was you can remove the long

sleeves, perfect to still wear in hot weather. I removed the sleeves, folded them and placed them in my closet, put my jacket on, and zipped it up. I looked at

my hair, I found a tie and did a quick braid over my shoulder. Once I was finished, I left the room and seen Grandmother at the kitchen. "Good Morning, did you

sleep well." she said as she fixed something up. "Yeah, best from these last two weeks," I said as I saw a teapot on the table. I touched the side and noted it

was warm. I grabbed a teacup and poured some, once cooled, I sipped. "Wow Grandmother, this tastes amazing," I said as I drank some more. She handed

me a plate full of food, "Thank you, there's a lot of selection of tea leafs here, perfect for me to open the tea cafe here" she said, "Hurry and eat, you need to

meet Sarutobi," I nodded and began to eat. Once I finished, I made my way to the stairs, "I'm leaving Grandmother," She stopped me, and handed me some

money, "Some pocket money, just in case you're out long." I tucked the money in my jacket pocket and hugged her, "Thank you, I'll see later than". I ran

downstairs and out the front door.

I stretched my arms above me as I made my way to the Hokage tower, it was a good distance away from where we lived, so that was good. People were

starting to come out, I guessed it will get busy same like yesterday, so I hurried before it got more crowded. As I entered the tower, I saw the same man from

yesterday that was by the stairwell. "I'm here to see the Hokage," I said as he looked up. He nodded, and I made my way upstairs. Once reaching the top, I

seen the woman at the desk, she noticed me coming up, "He's been expecting you," she said as I made my way to her. "Thank you," I said as I went in. Once I

entered, I seen the Hokage sitting on his desk with two other men by him. I eyed the other two men, one had his hair pulled up high, his face had a faint scar,

across his bridge of his nose. The other, I had to say, left me lost for words. His hairstyle, something I haven't seen, he had the most thick eyebrows I ever

known, and wore a flashing green bodysuit. I couldn't help but gape at the man. "Kira, you're finally here." the Hokage said, snapping me to his direction. I

bowed, "I hope I haven't kept you too long," I said. "You haven't." he said, "Let's quickly get started, these men have else were to be. These men, their

names are Umino Iruka and Maito Gai" he introduced. I glanced at them as they stared at me. "I gave you a deadline when you should be a genin, so your

training will begin today. Iruka is a teacher at the Academy, he will teach you and test you on shinobi rules and teachings, but you will only see him after he

has finished teaching his other students. Once you become genin, you will join Gai's team of students, he is a taijutsu specialist, so he will train you and you

will observe his students who will be your future teammates." the Hokage said. I glanced at both men and back to the Hokage, "I understand." I said. He

nodded, "Good, the Academy get's release at three o'clock today, so until then you will accompany Gai then you will see Iruka. If you need help, you can see

these men to help you. Understand?"

"Yes," I replied.

"Good, you are dismissed." said the Hokage.

Iruka had went back to the Academy while I followed Gai to where he said he was to meet his students. He had a...eccentric way to him when I had introduced

myself, when he made his introduction, I was blown away. "As the Hokage said, I am Maito Gai! But be free to call me Gai-sensei just like my students! They

are top-notch and brimming with outstanding youth!" he told me while making our way across the village. My eyes widened a bit to his enthusiasm, he rambled

on more how proud and youthful his students were, striking an odd pose several times. I only managed to nod while he continued. "Here are my students!" he

said as we came by a familiar clearing.

"Gai-sensei! You're late." said a energetic voice.

"My apologies Lee, I had business with the Hokage." he said looking at his students. I looked at them also, the energetic voice came from, which my eyes

couldn't believe, a smaller look alike of the sensei. I seen two more in the background, one was a girl who wore a pink top and dark blue pants with her hair

twisted into two buns. The other, as if my eyes weren't shocked enough; 'The boy with the pale eyes' my mind had screamed, he then returned my shocked

look. "It's you," he stated, as he somewhat glared at me. Gai seemed to noticed what was going on, "I see you've met one of my students already?" he asked

me. The rest of the team looked back to me and the boy. "Yes, I met him yesterday around here." I said, looking away from him. Gai nodded, "Ok, introduced

yourself, before I make an announcement to my students."

I bowed to them, "Hello, my name is Kira. I'm fourteen years old and I'm new to this village." Gai gathered their attention, "Listen up my youthful students, Kira

here is going to be training with us while she earns to be a genin, once she becomes a genin she will be our new teammate" he said, "Introduce yourself," The

energetic one rushed forward to me, "My name is Rock Lee, but you can call me Lee! Nice to me you!" he said grabbing my hand, shaking it. I flinched slightly

at the contact, it had caught me off by surprise. The girl said her name was Tenten, slightly showing no interest. I stared at the boy, "My name is Neji Hyuuga,

from the Hyuuga Clan" he said, his face in a slight scowl. My interest grew, 'he's from a clan too?' I question in my mind, I kept staring at Neji, I wonder, what's

his clan like? Gai-sensei suddenly got everyone's attention, "Alright, for today, we start with the usual warm ups, then take turns pairing up in sparring" he

said to his students, they got up and started some pre-exercises. Gai came to me, "I need to know what you can do, what do you want to do, and what do

you want to become?"

I thought for a moment then replied, "I can do taijutsu and some of my bloodline techniques. I want to build up my strength and stamina, to do the best I can

do." I thought further at the last question, "I want to be the strongest kunoichi that my clan can respect and a strong clan leader." He seemed amused at the

last question, "The Hokage told me what has happened to you, and I can understand why he's trying to rush you to become stronger" I stared at Gai-sensei

at the last statement, slightly confused. "Alright Kira," he said, "Now prepare yourself, you're gonna need to survive and push yourself now more than ever"