A/N And now for something completely different—POV shift!
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Kakashi was at a loss as he stared at his new team. The four of them were gathered at the top of the Academy roof. There was a lacking sense of formality, caused by the fact that these three Genin knew him longer than any other Genin he had been assigned in the past four years. Hell—he knew them longer than the Genin he had failed.
And yet, he still called for introductions (for the sake of consistency), in which the blond-haired Uzumaki had the gall of telling him that he should start first. Kakashi ran his hand through his hair and sighed in defeat.
"I'm Hatake Kakashi." Of course, they've already known that for over four years, but Kakashi wasn't going to say anything. "I have no intention of telling you my likes and dislikes." They probably had an idea of what they were anyways. "As for my dream…I have a few hobbies."
"Is this all you've been telling the other Genin these past four years?" The Uchiha looked inquiringly at him.
Kakashi sighed again. "Since you asked, why don't you go next?"
"I'm Uchiha Sasuke." The Uchiha smiled. "I like tomatoes, omusubi with okaka, and my friends. I hate people who call my Nii-san a traitor and fangirls who try to take me away from my friends. My hobby is spending time with my friends and training to become the best! And my dream is to resurrect my clan and become a hero, like my Nii-san, Uchiha Itachi!"
It was fairly obvious that Sasuke idolized his older brother, Itachi. Most people would have assumed that Sasuke would have hated Naruto for what had happened, but that was not the case. Honestly, it was impressive how close Sasuke and Naruto were. Mikoto would have been pleased, as would have Kushina, if the two of them had been alive to see their sons interacting the way they have these past years.
"You're next." Kakashi pointed at Naruto, who just grinned widely.
"I'm Uzumaki Naruto!" Naruto loudly exclaimed as he fumbled with his hitai-ate. "I like my friends and ramen—especially if it's from Ichiraku Ramen! I hate people who are mean to me and my friends. I also hate vegetables—shut up, Sasuke! Anyways…my hobbies are pulling pranks and, like Sasuke, spending time with my friends. My dream is to become the next Hokage! And then, have the rest of the people of this village acknowledge my existence, dattebayo!"
Kakashi blinked, feeling almost a sense of déjà vu as he stared at Naruto. He was certainly Minato and Kushina's kid, that's for damn sure…
"I guess it's my turn, now!" the glasses-wearing Akimichi spoke up. "I'm Akimichi Chōko! I like daifuku, green tea, and just food in general. I also like having a lot of friends and practicing my shurikenjutsu and taijutsu. I hate it when my friends are sad and don't get me started on snakes…"
Ah, yes, the ophidiophobia the poor girl developed as a result from her encounter with Orochimaru. Kakashi wondered if this was something that was going to get in the way of her shinobi career…but then decided he was thinking too far ahead. He hadn't even passed this team yet.
"My hobbies are cooking with friends, being a leader to my friends, and just being with my friends in general…" Chōko paused for a moment and smiled. "My dream is to ensure that all my friends live their lives to the fullest, all whilst doing the same as well! Hopefully…I really just want everyone, including me, to live."
A bit of a selfless and boring dream to have, most others would assume. Kakashi thought it was simple enough for someone like Chōko. Considering what happened to her and her friends over the years, Kakashi could understand why Chōko would just want everyone to live.
Hell, Kakashi wanted everyone to live as well. Too bad most of the people he wanted alive were no longer with him… That's enough of him dwelling on the past.
"I assume you three already know the usual process of recent graduates and their Jounin-sensei?" Kakashi would be more shocked to learn that they didn't, considering how much they pestered him over the years for information.
"We are given a test, if we pass, we become official Genin," Sasuke began. "We fail, we're either sent back to the Academy or, should we fail horribly, we're stuck doing D-ranks for the rest of our lives as unofficial Genin…did I get that right?"
This was why Kakashi preferred to have civilian-born Genin assigned to him. They were so much easier to mess with because of how ignorant they were with this type of information. Meanwhile with these three, they were as well-informed as could be.
"Correct, Sasuke." Kakashi sighed. "I might as well just get it over with and tell you what we're going to be doing tomorrow. Meet me at the training grounds at five in the morning. I suggest you don't eat breakfast, unless you want to throw up. Be sure to bring your tools, or you'll regret it."
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"Anything else?" Naruto asked.
Kakashi reached into his flak jacket and pulled out three sheets of paper. He handed each of them a paper, saying, "The details can be read on this printout. Don't be late tomorrow."
The three Genin just skimmed over their papers as they made their way toward the exit. Kakashi arched his brow when he heard them start talking to each other.
"I'll bring breakfast…" That was definitely Chōko.
"I'll bring a blanket-ttebayo!" That was Naruto.
"And I'll make sure he doesn't sleep in!" And that was Sasuke.
Kakashi sighed for the umpteenth time and tugged down on his hitai-ate. His Genin knew him too well. They didn't know the exact details of the test, but they knew about his habits. Kakashi was tempted to break his usual habits, just to screw with his team, but decided against it. Besides, there were other ways to mess with them.
This team was definitely different from the other teams he had been assigned over the years. Kakashi had his suspicions that Team 7 will not have any problems passing his test. That still didn't mean he couldn't at least get some entertainment out of the three of them.
"Who knows…this might just be fun." Kakashi chuckled.
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The next morning, Kakashi sent a shadow clone to check up on his Genin team while he went on his way to visit the memorial stone. What he received half an hour later, after the shadow clone dispelled itself, was an image of Chōko, Naruto, and Sasuke. The three of them were sharing a blanket as they slept together, under a tree. Empty bento boxes were stacked to their left and a content expression was on each of their faces.
Look at them—not even worried about the possibility he could fail them. Kakashi knew them long enough to know that this was just another typical day for them. Kakashi could see bits and pieces of himself and his late teammates in them. At the same time, differences existed—that being their closeness and their ability to work together without any trouble right from the immediate start. It honestly surprised him how he actually felt a little envious toward them.
"I wonder if that could've been us, Obito…" Kakashi looked wistfully at the deceased Uchiha's name on the memorial rock.
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Kakashi was starting to reconsider his tardiness when he finally decided to meet up with his team, more than six hours later than the appointed time. When it came to their attention that they had less than an hour before the alarm clock was supposed to go off after giving them a specific time in which they had to grab the two silver bells hanging off his fingers, the they were absolutely livid (at least, Naruto and Sasuke were—Chōko just seemed amused). Normally, Kakashi would brush off their threats, as it wouldn't be a problem, but two of his Genin were his housemates. And their threats of messing with his stuff really had weight behind it, since they knew where his stuff was.
Then again—he could always relocate his possessions. Though, it was best not to take any chances.
"I'll just space it out…" His tardiness, that is. "Now what's up with her…?"
Chōko was just staring at him, with a blank expression that usually popped up on her face when she got distracted. That was typical of the glasses-wearing girl, her outbursts usually following right after she noticed she was staring. If done correctly, Chōko could very well catch her opponents by surprise.
Of course, no one was as unpredictable as Naruto, which was definitely a useful skill in the art of distraction. Sasuke…was Sasuke, which was to say a bit predictable, but not too predictable for amusement.
"Where's the third bell?" Chōko suddenly asked.
Kakashi commended Chōko for her lacking outburst and barely suppressed a chuckle that wanted to leave his mouth. "There isn't one. Only two of you will be able to eat lunch and pass this test."
Of course, hunger won't be a problem for any of them, considering the breakfast he was aware they had eaten. It was a smart move, if a bit risky.
"What if we break one of them in half?" And there was Naruto being his unpredictable self.
"Ooh, can I break it?!" And that was Chōko displaying her destructive tendencies…as if the doors didn't suffer enough.
"If you break it, then that means only one of you will pass." Kakashi decided to be a buzzkill. "You have to have a whole bell by noon."
"Figures…I guess I'll take one for the team, then. You two can have them—I'll be passing the graduation test before you know it." And that was Sasuke being his usual self. A little cocky, but he meant well.
Kakashi had been hoping for a little discord, but just who was he trying to kid? These three were childhood friends. They had been through thick and thin, supporting each other whenever the situation called for it.
A good example had been their reaction to the Uchiha Clan Massacre. Back before Naruto moved into his new house, the one Kushina and Minato had left him, the three of them and the others had lived in that tiny apartment room for over three weeks, coping with trauma.
Kakashi had been there a few times when he came across them, screaming in the middle of the night after waking up from a nightmare. He sympathized with them, as that had once been him after he had killed Rin (albeit without the screaming and with hand washing—so much hand washing). He was quite surprised when he decided walk them through the sheer anxiety as they tried to enter the Uchiha compound, the source of their trauma, for the sake of obtaining Uchiha Shisui's ashes. Kakashi was supposed to have kept his distance…but it was difficult when he kept being pulled into their group.
Even now, he was still being pulled along into their antics. So much for the Jounin-sensei formality he had tried to maintain… Hiruzen had one hell of a sense of humor, giving him these three Genin.
"You can use any weapons you have." Kakashi decided to get this test going. "I'm warning you now—you better be prepared to kill me, or else you'll regret it. When I say 'start,' we can begin…ready? Okay, start!"
Chōko didn't waste any time detonating the small smoke bomb she had on herself. Kakashi was aware she always had at least one on her being at all times. He had been prepared to get ambushed, but wasn't too surprised to see that Sasuke, Naruto, and Chōko had used the smoke bomb as a means of escaping. They had used the opportunity to conceal themselves in their surroundings.
Kakashi had to hand it to them—they took him seriously right from the start. Still, he missed the fun that came from Genin underestimating him.
"Oh, well…" Kakashi sighed. "At least they've hidden themselves well…"
Team 7 definitely had the basics down.
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Kakashi smirked when he caught three shuriken in midair that had been heading toward him. He wasn't too sure where they had come from, but he had an idea of who had thrown them, considering that Sasuke's aim wasn't that accurate. It appears that Chōko has removed her glasses.
"Hmm?" Kakashi had only just noticed a slight tugging on the shuriken in his hand. It seemed as though Chōko attached wire onto the shuriken… Not exactly the best idea, as it only revealed her location…but Kakashi tried to seem confuse, if only to humor her. Though, when he tried tugging on the wire, himself, he found himself pulling in the wire instead of feeling an opposing force.
Faux confusion turned into genuine confusion, leaving Kakashi open momentarily—just enough for a kunai to nearly graze his face, had he not noticed at the last second. Kakashi was definitely impressed by now.
And he definitely needed to use the Kawarimi if he didn't want the array of shuriken and kunai headed his way to hit him. Within seconds, shuriken and kunai embedded themselves into a log, in place of Kakashi. Where he ended up replacing himself was supposed to have been where Chōko was, hidden in the bushes. Instead, Kakashi found Naruto, who he knew had somewhat shoddy aim.
Naruto grinned at him, having noticed Kakashi's confusion.
"Bet you weren't expecting that, dattebayo!" Naruto laughed.
Kakashi arched his brow at Naruto, wondering about the blond's lack of urgency…only for Naruto to suddenly disappear in a puff of smoke.
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"Ah, a shadow clone." Kakashi should have figured—and he should have seen that Chōko was still close by, now using the Teppōdama on him. Five balls of condense water were heading his way. Kakashi didn't hesitate to jump out of the way.
Of course, then Sasuke popped out of a tree and yelled, "Katon Goukakyuu no Jutsu!"
Kakashi honestly felt a little overwhelmed, but tried not to show it when he barely managed to dodge the flames shooting towards him.
"Suiton Teppōdama!" Chōko called out once more.
Kakashi was quick to look around for condensed water balls, only to notice that none was headed his way. It confused him at first…until he slipped on the now-muddy ground beneath him, moments after he had landed onto the ground. Chōko had deliberately aimed them there…
"Clever little sneak," Kakashi thought moments before he landed flat on his ass.
Thud!
That…was unexpected…and so were the numerous shadow clones of Naruto that were about to dog-pile him if he didn't do anything. Kakashi used one of Naruto's shadow clones as a replacement, jumping into a nearby tree afterwards…only to have yet another close encounter with Sasuke.
"Hello, sensei!" Sasuke said before detonating a smoke bomb.
Kakashi was expecting Sasuke to use the smoke to his advantage, but was surprised that Sasuke had instead used it to escape without a trace. At the same time, it seemed as though Chōko and Naruto had taken the opportunity to hide themselves, moments after Sasuke had detonated the smoke bomb.
"What are they up to…?" Kakashi was at least aware that the three of them were working together. If he recalled, wire was more of Sasuke's thing. Considering what had happened earlier, it wasn't that unlikely that Sasuke had tied wire to the shuriken Chōko had thrown. While the wire might have revealed their location, Naruto had left a shadow clone as a distraction to throw Kakashi off when he came to investigate their little hiding spot. All of which led to an eventual set up for an ambush.
It was pragmatic.
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"I like that." Kakashi was actually having fun with this team. They were predictable to a certain point, but with enough room for randomness to keep him on his feet. It was a game of cat and mouse, one that Kakashi had a slight suspicion he was losing.
Of course, Kakashi wasn't going to go down without a fight. So he decided to switch to a more aggressive approach. He already spotted where Naruto was hiding.
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Kakashi had to stifle a chuckle when Naruto nearly shrieked after he had found the blond, who had been hiding in a tree. Kakashi commended Naruto for being able to conceal himself, despite the very conspicuous color he wore. Too bad Naruto didn't do too well of a job concealing himself, thus allowing Kakashi to find him.
Naruto fumbled to reach into his holster for a kunai or shuriken (Kakashi assumed), but what came out of the holster was another smoke bomb that Naruto detonated at the last second. At this point, Kakashi was growing annoyed with the repetitive use of smoke bombs. He waited for the smoke to clear and sighed in exasperation.
"The clock is ticking!" Less than ten minutes before noon and all they had accomplished was nearly putting him in corners, with the exception of Sasuke, who threw away the opening he had to escape when he had detonated that smoke bomb. "He could've had that…"
At that moment, Chōko called out as loudly as she could, "OI SCARECROW!"
Kakashi blinked and turned his head to see Chōko, out in the open, completely on her own. She was back to wearing her glasses, so she unarmed for long-ranged attacks. Of course, that still left her Teppōdama, which Kakashi did not wish to have hitting him…at all. At only eight years old, Chōko had been able to crack ribs with her attack. At twelve, Kakashi had an idea of how much stronger her attack had become and didn't wish to test his luck against that.
Though, when Kakashi saw that Chōko had a very familiar orange book in her possession, he felt his pulse quicken. Kakashi checked his pockets and quickly realized that the orange book in his possession that he had thought was his volume of Icha Icha Paradise was actually a decoy.
"But how—!" Kakashi's eyes widened. He recalled Naruto and Sasuke sneaking around him last night. How they managed to swap out his book with a decoy, without him knowing, Kakashi had no idea, but the fact still stood that he didn't have it.
"I'm gonna finally see what's inside this if you don't come over here right now!" Chōko laughed as she flipped open the book.
It was a trap…a rather obvious one, at that. But Kakashi could get in trouble with Chōza for it, if he didn't so something about it. Yeah, there was that…
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"Oh to hell with it." If all else failed, Kakashi could just use the Kawarimi with another log to avoid getting hit by Chōko's Teppōdama attack. With that plan in mind, he charged forward in an attempt to keep Chōko from reading his book. He managed to succeed in keeping her from reading the first page.
In one hand, he held his volume of Icha Icha Paradise. In the other hand, he held up Chōko by the back of her haori. She laughed as he raised her so that the two of them were face-to-face.
"Genin or not, it still isn't your time." Kakashi could actually care less, so long as nothing traced back to him.
"I will find out one day what's in that book…just not today." Chōko said before quickly detonating another smoke bomb.
Kakashi had noticed there was a pattern with these smoke bombs, and had almost expected Chōko to actually try and take the bells away from him this time around. However, that was not the case as what Chōko had detonated wasn't a normal smoke bomb, but was actually something else. Kakashi realized too late when his body started feeling heavy and his vision blurred that the smoke bomb contained sleeping gas.
Everything went black after that.
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When Kakashi regained consciousness, he found himself tied up to a stump, watching Naruto and Sasuke eating their lunches, with Chōko passed out on the ground. A couple of minutes passed and Chōko started groaning, having finally woken up. She sat up and started asking about the bells, which Sasuke and Naruto turned out to have had on them.
"Ah, so that was your plan." Kakashi understood now. He smiled when Sasuke, Naruto, and Chōko focused their attention on him. "So…who gets to pass?"
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The answer his team gives him is adequate enough for Kakashi to pass them. Chōko was the one who decided Sasuke and Naruto got to pass, even though she was the one who knocked him out. Years of listening to Chōko made Sasuke and Naruto accepting of her answer, even though they wanted to protest. They were at least relieved to hear that they all got to pass.
"You three are certainly the most interesting bunch I have been assigned," Kakashi said before untying the ropes binding him to the stump. "Now would any of you mind telling me what the point of that was?"
"Teamwork?" Chōko was quick to answer.
"Mission priorities?" Sasuke suggested.
"The dichotomy of good and evil?" Naruto offered.
That earned Naruto a few stares.
"…I am trying to figure out where you would learn that." Naruto worried Kakashi sometimes.
"For once, it wasn't me." The fact that Chōko even said that was saying something.
Kakashi sometimes questioned how such a short, glasses-wearing girl like Chōko even managed to be considered a leader in such a huge group of friends. He recalled her initial reluctance and eventual acceptance. And the only reason the title even came to be was because she first befriended Naruto, which opened the door for him to a life full of human interaction.
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"It really is all because she just befriended Naruto…" Kakashi wondered just what could have happened, had Chōko not befriended Naruto on that day…but then pushed those thoughts aside and focused on his first Genin team. "Hey, come over here. I need to show you something."
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"Do you see all these names carved onto this stone?" Kakashi asked his students after walking them over to the memorial stone. "These are ninjas who are recognized as heroes of this village."
Sasuke seemed to take a huge interest in the memorial stone. He looked over all the names and then turned to Kakashi, asking, "Why isn't Nii-san's name on here?"
"Or Shisui-nii?" Naruto added. "I'm sure he was a hero…"
"Well, in the case of Uchiha Itachi, it's complicated…" What Kakashi couldn't say was that there was classified information regarding the incident that resulted in Itachi's defection from the village. "As for Uchiha Shisui…you have that tree."
And that was Kakashi putting it lightly, because he didn't want anything to do with the mentions of suicide…for various reasons.
"So…I'm assuming there's an ulterior meaning behind what constitutes as a hero in order for one's name to be carved into this stone…am I correct?" Kakashi had to quickly remind himself that Chōko was capable of sounding like an intellectual person. It still didn't make it any less jarring to hear all of that come out of her mouth.
Kakashi cleared his throat. "You are correct, Chōko. The names of my closest friends, including my best friend's, all happen to be on this stone. The one thing they share with all the other people whose names are engraved on this stone is that they were all killed in action."
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"Ah, so you're like us, then-ttebayo…" Naruto's tone was sympathetic.
Kakashi looked up at the sky and thought for a moment. Yes, he was like them…at the same time, he wasn't and he hoped that it would stay like that. Considering how well these three got along, it would just be tragic for them to ever find themselves in a situation Kakashi had experienced in the past.
"Anyway, I would like to make one thing clear before I call it a day for the rest of us." Kakashi rubbed the back of his head. "Those who do not take care of their comrades are lower than trash. You three are not trash…understand?"
Naruto, Sasuke, and Chōko nodded their heads in agreement. "Understood!"
"Good!" Kakashi beamed. "Starting tomorrow, Team 7 will begin its first mission and…that's it."
"So what do we do now?" Sasuke looked at Naruto and Chōko for an answer.
"We could celebrate!" Naruto grinned widely. "Any ideas, Chōko-chan?"
Chōko was about to say something, but her stomach decided to speak for her and growled…loudly. Her face turned a brilliant shade of red as she exclaimed, "Let's eat!"
Kakashi couldn't help but chuckle. "Ha, predictable…by the way, can I have my book back? I know you have it, Sasuke."
Sasuke blinked and smirked. "Only if you celebrate with us!"
Kakashi sighed and shook his head. "Well, what are we eating, then?"
"I'm thinking hot pot!" Chōko was quick to suggest. "And I have a recipe for it!"
"Does it involve vegetables?" Even if it didn't, Kakashi would still buy them…just to screw with Naruto.
"Umm…can mushrooms even be considered vegetables or are they still fungi?" And there goes Chōko starting to overthink things.
Kakashi placed his hand on top of Chōko's head and ruffled her hair, taking in joy for messing up her braid. "For your sake, let's consider them vegetables. Now stop thinking about things."
"Pffft—okay…" Why Chōko was trying her hardest not to laugh, Kakashi will just chalk it up to Chōko being Chōko. For now, Kakashi had some mushrooms to buy (and maybe some other vegetables, because Naruto needed to stop being so picky).
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About an hour later, Kakashi found himself helping Naruto set up the kotatsu in the living room, while Sasuke and Chōko carried the hot pot cooker out of the kitchen. Some of Naruto's shadow clones follow them out of the kitchen, carrying plates, eating utensils, and the ingredients (which were set on a platter). Fifteen minutes later, Sasuke had just finished serving everyone a bowl of rice, the plates had been set, the cooker was turned on, as was the kotatsu, and Naruto was eager to start cooking the ingredients.
"Remember, Naruto…meat balls, first!" Chōko informed Naruto as he was given the "go ahead" to start cooking.
There was a sense of nostalgia that Kakashi felt the longer he observed the events occurring before him. It was almost bittersweet, in that it reminded Kakashi of the times that he and his teammates were invited over to their sensei's house for a hot pot. Kushina would usually do most of the cooking, with Minato reading a book to pass the time. Obito would be halfway done with the bowl of mandarins, thus prompting Rin to take the bowl away from him, and Kakashi would just watch silently.
And here he was, still watching silently, though very much content. Time passed and soon, Kakashi found himself looking up from his reading, Sasuke having returned his book. Food had been eaten, to which Kakashi had managed to do without showing his face (much to the annoyance of his students). Naruto had his back against the floor, having passed out from overindulging on fried tofu, which was now discovered to be another of his favorite foods. Sasuke was struggling to stay awake (and failing), and Chōko had already dozed off, her face resting on the table as she slept peacefully. She was drooling a bit, much to Kakashi's amusement.
"Maa maa, sleeping under the kotatsu isn't good for you." Kakashi's words garnered no response, save for a small groan from Sasuke before he finally conked out. "…"
So this was his team, Kakashi thought as he resumed his reading. It was so strange…that he actually had a team. It probably helped that there was familiarity between the four of them. It certainly gave him confidence in their potential.
As Kakashi turned to the next page, his thoughts shifted to the days of his past, when everyone he cared for was still alive. His attention focused back on his Genin, the three of them looking so safe and secure.
This team…he will do anything to keep them safe. He'll do his best to guide them and maybe, just maybe, help them all achieve their dreams.
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A/N Blaaargh, for a first attempt in POV, it certainly became its own thing! The POV was supposed to have changed for the bell test, but then I got too immersed with Kakashi's POV that it kept going and…yeah. Originality took its toll and you got this.
I dunno, it feels right…and the reason Chōko was laughing after Kakashi said, "Now stop thinking about things" is because Chōko associates the sentence with the Hiimdaisy Persona 4 comic. That aside, through Kakashi's POV, some things have been established. The first thing that has been established is that the house Naruto was given actually belongs to his parents. THAT is why Kakashi really loves that house. Second, Kakashi never meant to get involved in the way he has with Naruto and his friends, but ended up doing so, anyway. Third, Chōko's decision to befriend Naruto had much more of an impact than Chōko could have ever imagined.
Sure, Chōko could have still made friends with Hinata, even without Naruto being there. The same goes for Shino, Sasuke, Itachi, Shisui, and everyone else. But without Naruto, things wouldn't have played out the way they have so far. His absence at Chōko and Chōji's party would have turned out different, for instance. That day alone was confirmed, by Shisui, to have been the cause for change in bringing acceptance toward Naruto.
Itachi had Naruto to keep him occupied after Shisui's death, thanks to the relationship Shisui had with Naruto. And with Mikoto being able to fulfill her wish of her son and Kushina's son being friends, that brought Sasuke and Naruto together. Throughout the years, Naruto had basically become part of the Uchiha clan, which is what brings him even closer to Sasuke after Sasuke had lost everyone. Sasuke understands that Naruto is important because he also feels that Naruto is important.
Naruto being referred to as someone who is important might have just seemed like something Shisui had said, that got passed down to Itachi and then Sasuke, but if you look at it through this context, Naruto really is important. Things couldn't have turned the way they have done without him. So yeah, this is pretty much the butterfly effect at its finest.
All of this can still be traced back to Chōko, who did what she did on her first day of school because of her conscience. Her being leader is almost ironic when you consider that context.
That's enough about that. The POV will shift back to Chōko in the next chapter, when the abhorred D-rank missions shall begin. I SHALL ENJOY THEIR MISERY.
If there are any mistakes I might have made in this chapter, feel free to correct me because I STILL HAVEN'T CAUGHT UP TO NARUTO. Hell, I made it to part 4 of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure and FINALLY got to Killer Queen because, once again, I prioritized Stands over Ninjas. I'm on "Another One Bites the Dust" in chapters, and YES, Queen references GALORE.
I still couldn't take the Stand, Red Hot Chili Peppers, seriously, though…and it turns out that there were MORE Jojo's Bizarre Adventure references in Danganronpa 2 than I had originally thought, the biggest one being Heaven's Door.
ANYWAYS, THIS A/N IS GOING ON LONGER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE. So I'll wrap this up. Thanks go out to ChibiFoxAI for Naruto's, "Dichotomy of good and evil" line. I honestly feel as though that could be a choice for Cards Against Humanity (I am still a horrible person).
Shout out to Anber for being reviewer #210 and shout out to RedWhirlwind833, for being reviewer #220. I wonder who reviewer #222 will be…that aside, thank you guys so much for taking the time to review! The reason this POV shift even happen was thanks to you guys! Thanks so much for the support!
That's about it for now, so until next time, everyone! KD out! XD