THERE WILL BE NARUTO SPOILERS IN THIS. Honestly that should be obvious…. Anyway!

Tanoshimu! (Enjoy!)

Chapter 3- Settling in

Heba and Yugi followed Joey through the town, making sure to be careful to avoid people and keep up, as Joey talked to them about the different clans that existed in this town. "My family the Inuzuka clan is a family of shinobi in Konohagakure known for their use of ninken as fighting companions. They are easily identified by the distinctive red fang markings on their cheeks." Joey looked over to them and pointed to said marks in his cheeks before continuing. "The Sarutobi clan is an influential clan. It has produced several notable members who have held positions of high authority, such as Hokage like Hiruzen the one you met not too long ago."

He looked over to us and we nodded our head to tell him we understood. Heba and Yugi knew a lot of this already but decided to humor Joey and let him continue telling them about them. Joey smiled and looked back in front of them as he continued to talk. "The Aburame clan is one of the five noble clans. They are characterized by their use of insects as weapons. At birth, members of the clan are offered to a special breed of insects such as kikaichū as a nest, residing just under their host's skin. These insects will then live in symbiosis with their host. My friend Shino is a member of them."

An involuntary shiver ran down Yugi's spine at that and Heba looked away in disgust. The thought of bugs living under his skin was just…. Gross. He would probably hate being born to that clan in all honesty. Joey laughed at their reaction and continued on with his lesson.

"The Akimichi clan is another one of the five noble clans. Members of the clan possess great physical strength and are able to quickly convert calories into chakra, which they then use in their secret techniques. The Hagoromo clan is one of the earlier clans which existed during the war-torn era preceding the creation of the hidden villages."

Joey stopped for a moment to collect his breath and looked back to the twins again to make sure they were still with him; once they were he looked back in front and turned a corner as he continued with his lesson. "The Nara clan is known for their intelligence, ninjutsu that entails the manipulation of shadows. Shikaku Nara was the head of the clan and his son Shikamaru is one of my friends."

Heba smiled at the thought of Shikamaru. He was a very bright boy from what Heba remembered and he had always wanted to challenge him to a game, he figured the man could actually give him a good go and he was always looking for someone else to play against.

Joey then let out a long sigh causing both boys to look to him as a dark look came over the boys face. "I know of two more clans firstly is The Uchiha clan. They were one of the five noble clans, and were also presumed to be the village's most powerful clan, producing shinobi that were exceptionally talented and battle-oriented. Together were one of the originally clans that founded Konohagakure, but are now almost extinct after the events of the clan massacre. The clan, was murdered by none other than Sasuke's older brother Itachi. He is a wanted man now."

Heba and Yugi shared a look. Both knew the truth behind the Uchiha massacre and knew that it was Itachi who sauntered the clan, but the reason behind why he did it was what got both of the kids. They wish they could change what happened to them, it wasn't fair to Itachi or Sasuke.

Joey didn't notice there looks and continued with the last clan he knew about. "And the last one I know about is the Hyūga clan. There another one of the five noble clans. All members born into this clan possess the Byakugan, a kekkei genkai that gives them extended fields of vision and the ability to see through solid objects and even the chakra circulatory system, amongst other things, and expel chakra from any of the tenketsu in their body."

Joey took a deep breath and rounded another corner before coming to a stop. Yugi and Heba stopped behind him and looked up to Joey as he pointed to a girl with short blue hair and gray eyes. "Speak of a Hyuga, there is Hinata. Hinata is the elder daughter of the Hyūga clan head, Hiashi Hyūga. She's a sweet girl." He started over to her and Yugi and Heba followed behind him. "Hey Hinata!"

Said girl blinked and looked over to Joey shyly. She offered a smile to him as Joey and then looked to the boys behind him. They were dressed oddly… even for civilians, if they were civilians they did have chakra. "H-Hi J-Joey. Wh-who are y-your f-friends?"

Heba smiled and stepped forward, offering a hand to Hinata. "Hi Hinata, my name is Heba Moto and this is my twin brother Yugi." He introduced and Hinata took his hand, shaking it.

"P-Pleasure to m-meet you."

"Hey Hinata where are the boys?" Joey asked.

Hinata took her hand back and started to poke her pointer fingers together, a habit Yugi knew she did when she was nerves, and looked down to her feet. "N-Naruto is at I-Ichiraku, K-Kiba is w-with S-Shino practicing. S-Shikamaru is w-with Chōji , I-Ino and Asuma Sensei on a m-mission. I-I don't know wh-where K-Kaiba, Y-Yami and A-Atem are." She answered and Heba and Yugi exchanged a look at the unfamiliar names.

Heba arched a brow and mouthed the words, what clan are they from? To his twin to see if he happened to know where on earth they were from.

Yugi shrugged and mouthed back to his twin, never even heard of them.

Joey noticed the silent exchange and smiled to the twins, probably excited at being able to give another lesson. "Yami and Atem are members of the Sennen Clan. There a member of the five noble clans with the head being Aknamkanon Sennen and Atem next to be clan head. The clan is best known for producing prodigies which currently Yami and Atem are. I swear there a bunch of geniuses and none of us other Genin have been able to beat them in battle." Joey scrunched his nose up at that and Heba had a feeling he had tried to beat them… many times.

"Why are they still Genin then?" Yugi asked and Joey looked over to him shrugging.

"The Chūnin Exams haven't passed yet. It's coming up soon though, speaking of which… I wonder if you guys are going to join a team and participate with us." Joey wondered looking over to Hinata who shrugged her shoulder.

Heba tilted his head in confusing. "Chūnin Exams?"

Joey gave Heba a confused look, seeming bewildered about how the teen didn't know something like that. Even the smallest of villages knew what they were.

Yugi was the one who answered this time. "The Chūnin Selection Exams are a type of test to test the abilities of the Genin. If the Genin perform well, they will be considered for promotion to Chūnin. How long do we have before the test is going to take place?"

Joey shrugged and rubbed the back of his head. "Probably in a month or so. They don't tell us till it gets closer. We don't even know what's going to happen it changes every year so we don't know what to expect." Joey then looked over to Hinata and tilted his head to the side. "Were heading over to Ichiraku wanna come with?"

Hinata shook her head and looked down to her feet. "I-I am w-waiting for Kurenai-Sensei."

Joey nodded and smiled to the girl before motioning to Heba and Yugi to follow him. The boys said goodbye to Hinata before following Joey down a few more blocks till they reached their destination, Ichiraku. They walked through the curtains and took a seat at the bar next to the tree Genin from before, Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke.

Naruto looked over and gapped at the two boys, he had thought that Sarutobi would have thrown them out of the village or returned them home. "You are the guys from before! What are you doing here?"

Joey looked between them. "You know each other?"

"Not really, our team found them in the forest training grounds." Naruto answered and Sasuke scowled and rolled his eyes.

"Ya Naruto almost took the pale ones head off with a Kunai."

"It was an accident!"

"Not what you said in the forest, if I recalled your exact words were; "If I was trying, I wouldn't have missed"."

Joey tuned their argument and Sakura's annoying yelling out as an old man with a white hat walked over, smiling. "Joseph about time you came back! I always make good money with you here. What can I get you?"

"Ah I would like the usual Teuchi and the same for my friends here!" Joey spoke as he motioned to Heba and Yugi as he handed the money to Teuchi for their meals.

Heba smiled and waved to the man as Yugi smiled to him. He nodded his head and yelled to his daughter Ayame the orders before turning back to the kids. "Hey boys, my name is Teuchi I am the owner of Ichiraku."

Yugi smiled, already knowing that, Ichiraku was the best ramen stand in all of Naruto and Yugi had always wondered what their food would taste like. "Pleasure to meet you Teuchi, I am Yugi Moto and this is my twin brother, Heba."

Teuchi nodded and Ayame, a girl with long brown hair pulled into a pony tail, walked over and placed the bowls in front of the boys.

Yugi and Heba ate silently as the others did, occasionally talking and learning small things about each other. The twins learned that Joey's ninken Dragon was slightly larger than the normal dogs his age and Joey thought that he wouldn't get to much bigger when he grew up. They also learned that Joey was there age, 15, where as Yami, Atem, and Seto were 16.

"Wait." Yugi said and turned to Joey with a confused look on his face. "Don't most Genin enter the Genin Exams when there 12 or 13?" At Joeys nod Yugi got even more confused. "They why are the boys you call Prodigies sixteen and still Genin? Wouldn't they have taken the exam by now if there sixteen?"

"Our Sensei wouldn't enter us." A new deep, baritone voice said from behind them.

Yugi and Heba's eyes widened and they turned slowly in there chair to see two boys who looked almost identical to them, but where Yugi and Heba's hair and eyes were Amethyst there's were crimson. They were also taller and where Yugi and Heba's golden bangs framed their faces, the boys golden bangs shot up into their hair as well as framed their faces.

"Why wouldn't he if your prodigies?" Yugi questioned and Yami sighed, rolling his eyes slightly at the teen.

"Some ones nosy isn't he?"

Yugi blushed and Heba growled at the man. "You don't have to be an ass, my brother was just curious."

Atem narrowed his eyes and stepped forward. "Your brother should mind his own business."

Heba stood and walked in front of his brother protectively. "You and your brother should learn to be nice!"

"Boys, boys, boys, were all from the same village. Atem, back down there not threatening you, they asked a simply question."

Yami and Atem looked over their shoulder as a man with sun kissed skin walked over to them and placed a hand on Atem's shoulder. "Mahad Sensei." Atem greeted.

Mahad smiled before looking to Heba who was still standing in front of his brother protectively, his guard still up as if expecting Atem to change his mind and charge at them. "My name is Mahad Shinkan and I am the leader to team 5 it consists of these two and Joseph."

Joey grinned nodded his head to his team. "Hey where have you guys been?"

"Training, like you should have been. Since you are the weakest in our group." Yami responded and Joey lowered his head, looking down to Dragon.

Suddenly, it all clicked in Yugi's head. His eyes widened and he looked over to Mahad who was by Joey's side and giving him encouraging words. "I get it now, I get why you refuse to enter them in the Chūnin Exams." He spoke quietly making the others in the room look at him in confusion. "They may be prodigies and amazing in Ninjutsu, Genjutsu and Taijutsu… but there missing one of the most important parts of being a Ninja."

A slow smile made its way onto Mahad's face as Yami and Atem's eyes narrowed. "What? What are you talking about?"

"Have you told them or are they to figure it out themselves?" Yugi questioned Mahad and Mahad shook his head.

"I want them to figure it out, but you, you are incredibly perspective. I have never seen you boys around before, who are you if I may ask?"

"Yugi Moto and the stiff over protective boy who looks like me is my twin brother, Heba." Yugi responded and Heba turned around to face him, a growl coming from his throat. Yugi rolled his eyes and looked back to Mahad who had wide eyes.

"Moto?" He questioned and Heba looked to him as well, confusion on his face.

"Yes why?"

Mahad shook his head and smiled again. "No reason just wanted to make sure I heard you correctly." He responded before heading to the exit of the shop. "Atem, Yami, Joseph meet me at the usual training spot tomorrow, five a.m. sharp." With that the Ninja vanished.

Joey groaned and dropped his head onto the table. "What does that man have against sleep!"

Atem rolled his eyes and walked over to the bar, sitting down next to Heba as Yami sat down next to him. "So, Yugi right?"

Yugi nodded and looked over to Atem as the man continued to speak. "Why is it Sensei won't enroll us in the Chūnin exams?"

Yugi smiled and rolled his eyes before hopping off his stool, pulling Heba with him. "Honestly, the answer is simple. But, I won't tell you. Mahad Sensei wants you to figure it out for yourself. Now we have to go we still haven't bought our apartment here and we really need somewhere to sleep tonight."

With that the teens started to leave, shouting a goodbye to Joey and the others. They wandered around a bit till they came to the ninja housing building where he knew Naruto also lived. They walked into the apartment management building and stopped in front of the desk with a little old lady was behind.

"Hello boys how can I help you?" She asked and Heba smiled to her.

"We need a two bedroom apartment, do you have one?"

She nodded her head. "I do and it comes furnished." The boys nodded and she sat them down, telling them the rules. They could set up traps to protect their house, not that they knew how. Pets were allowed, no wild parties unless there quiet, don't destroy the place. Typical things they had expected. Both of them signed the papers and Heba gave her the money she needed.

"Alright boys were all set. Your apartment is number 201. Please enjoy and if you needed anything don't hesitate to come get me."

Heba nodded and took the keys. They walked up the stairs and down the hall till they found there apartment. Heba unlocked the door before opening it and walking inside, Yugi right behind him. When they walked in they walked right into the kitchen. Heba walked over and placed the keys down before exploring. The bedrooms were right next to each other and there was one bathroom.

The twins walked back into the kitchen and Yugi shrugged. "It's nice."

Heba nodded and kept looking around. He couldn't explain it, but since leaving the Hokage's office, he felt like someone was watching him. It made a shiver run down his spin and he tried to shake the feeling off as his imagination, but he couldn't.

"Shall we go get the groceries?" Yugi asked pulling Heba back from him thoughts.

"I guess. Do you know where to go?"

"We passed the market on the way here."

Heba nodded and followed Yugi out of the apartment and down the stairs. They wandered through the town and Heba picked out the groceries that would last them a long time. Once they were done with food they wandered back to the apartment and put them away.

They sat down at the table to take a breather. "We still need to get clothes." Heba sighed and ran a hand though his hair.

"Before we do Heba…" Yugi spoke quietly making Heba look up to him. "We should clarify something, are we going to become Ninja of Konohagakure? Are we going to lay down our lives to protect this village and its people? Are we even willing to risk our lives for anything?"

Heba blinked at the question before a small smile came onto his face. "You know, just as much as I do, that if we can do something to help people, it's in our nature to do so. You and I, we can't just stand by the side lines if we know that there is something we can do to help. I say, if we have what it takes to become Ninja, we should."

Yugi grinned and stood up from his chair, grabbing Heba's hand and dragging him down the stairs of the apartment and back to the Market. They bought many different types of clothes they would need and want before heading back to the apartment. They went into their separate room and put their clothes .

Once finished organizing the house and setting up their rooms the way they wanted them, the two boys ate dinner before heading to bed, deciding to talk to Sarutobi tomorrow morning.