Arc One: Hitomi's childhood

Chapter Three

Summary: Hitomi wasn't a people pleaser. But at the same time she wanted them to be happy. Hard thing to balance. Never bothered her though.

*if you did all the (annoying) math of finding out how old Minato was when he had Naruto, you would get something like 24 (hopefully) but for the sake of this cute little story I've got going, I'm going to make him 26 at that point. So while normally he would be eight years older than Kakashi, I'm making him ten years older than Kakashi. Thus, eleven years older than Hitomi.

***if you have anything to add to this or would like to correct it and help a sista out, comment what you know! Please! I will not be offended. Unless you purposely try to hurt my feelings ;( then I will cry.

Hitomi ran through the Uchiha complex, pouting, she had been looking for her best friend but Obito was busy doing whatever he does in his spare time, so Hitomi found Shisui instead.

Well actually she ran into him when she was leaving the compound and the boy decided to just follow her. She didn't care. She was used to that by now.

"Where are we going?" Shisui questions boldly. The boy was very hyperactive.

"I'm going to my mother's restaurant. I don't know where you're going, squirt." Hitomi retorts easily, distracted by the shops lining the street full of colorful items just begging to be bought.

"Why are people whispering about you?"

Hitomi snaps out of her thoughts turning her focus away from the colorful bag in front of her to raise a brow at Shisui.

"What?" She frowns, Shisui glances around and she does the same noticing that there were a considerate amount of stares coming their way, "how do you know they aren't staring at you? You're the weird one, Uchiha."

Shisui shakes his head fiercely, the movement shaking his whole body. "Because, do you not hear them?" He frowns.

Hitomi shrugs, "I never really listened to the whispers of civilians. They don't really understand ninja. And what they don't understand, they fear. So I try to avoid conflict by avoiding confrontation." Hitomi shrugs.

"Not to mention," she raises a finger, "if you act your age, they'll think your adorable and give you discounts on stuff. So, stop analyzing everything. Just be a normal kid who smiles to much."

Shisui looked like he had gained a new perspective and stayed silent behind her the whole time. But close to the end of their little shopping run, Shisui perked up, and started emoting a lot more. Causing Hitomi in return to smile and laugh more.

Hitomi thought back to it with joy, the warmth spreading through her made it worth it to befriend the little boy.

The two ended up at Hoshi naturally, Hitomi taking her spot and pulling out Minato's book and Shisui at a table very close by, snacking on dango.

"Who is this Hitomi-chan?" Aiko questions to her left, looking at the cute little Uchiha devouring the sweets.

"Shisui Uchiha." Hitomi answers without looking up, "He's Obito's cousin."

"Isn't he a little young to be in here alone?" Aiko asks gently, double checking the wide gaze the kid naturally had.

"He's three." Hitomi shrugs. "And when I found him he was alone anyways. I don't think that matters to him."

"And what does his parents think about it?" Aiko asks.

Hitomi shrugs again, "not sure, I think he might not have parents though."

"Oh," Aiko sighs inwardly.

Much to Hitomi's inner amusement, Kushina, Minato, and his teammates walked in and took seats at booth off to her left. She watched them get comfortable, Hamatsu and Fumiko faced her direction, sitting on one side of the booth and Minato across from Hamatsu with his back to her.

Hitomi watched with silent glee as Minato's back muscles tightened and he swivels around in his booth, pointing a finger at a now smirking Hitomi, "that's my book." He says in disbelief.

Hitomi nods, examining the book in her hands slowly, "yep." She agrees.

Kushina laughs loudly.

Minato twitches, and Hitomi makes a show of flipping the page.

"Kushina!" He whines.

Kushina chuckles, patting his shoulder, "what? It's your book, go get it back."

"But she's a girl... and a kid. Kushina..."

"That's not very flattering Minato-kun." Kushina shakes her head.

Hitomi smirks, seeing Minato's eyes flash her way just before he moved. In a flash he was gone. And so was she.

The ninja around had blinked and the two had switched spots.

Hitomi got excited, she was giddy from the rush of using Minato's seal for the first time in public eye- in his eyes more specifically.

Minato was quick though and he disappeared again in another flash, this time she sat still and instead sent the book back to the counter.

Minato gripped her wrist lightly, shocked to see the book had moved from her hand.

Hitomi's lips twitched. "Can I help you?" She asks.

Minato glances back and forth between her and the book, then realization crosses his eyes and he grimaces.

"You figured out the seal." It wasn't a question so she didn't respond, "if I had known, I wouldn't have let this go on for so long."

"Probably why you never found out Minato." Hamatsu smirks across the table, looking down on her with golden eyes filled with mirth. "You're a sneaky one aren't you?"

Hitomi shrugs innocently.

"Oh she's so cute!" Kushina gushes, then picks up Hitomi, tightening the little girl in a hug. "I could just keep here you forever!"

"Do you practice everything you read?" Fumiko questions, glancing between Minato's worried gaze and the four year old.

"Um.." Hitomi's mouth quirks as she puts thought into the question, before she shrugs, "I guess. It makes more sense."

Minato reading between the lines, raises his brows, "Kakashi showed you something?"

Hitomi nods, "But it didn't click."

"But it didn't click." Hamatsu repeats, a meaning hidden in layers that Hitomi couldn't dream of decoding.

Shisui suddenly clambers up next to them on the seat and Minato realized that they had gained quite some attention from the others. He grimaced inwardly, thinking of how he needed to end the free information session and schedule some meeting with the child in private to sit her down and tell her about the dangers.

"It's nice to see you again Kushina-san." Shisui nods to the red head, then turned to the other three individually and nodded. "I hate to intrude but I need Hitomi-chan. We have an appointment we can not be late for."

"Oh?" Fumiko raises a brow.

Shisui nods, "Hai, Hokage-sama must not be kept waiting."

"You're meeting with Lord Third?" Hamatsu's grin widens considerably, looking about to burst.

Hitomi nods and wraps her arms around the fiery red head beside her before pushing away and sliding out of the booth.

"What would two three years need with Hokage-sama?" Minato asks.

"I'm four, he's three." Hitomi corrects as she steps back with Shisui at her side, "and that's none of your business."

The last thing Team Jiraiya saw was a four year smirking in triumph and they were gone in a flash.

Hamatsu and Kushina exchange looks and burst into rambunctious laughter. Fumiko rolls her eyes and Minato retake his seat, activating the privacy seals around their booth.

"So, I leave for a week and you make an ally of a four year old." Minato glances at his girlfriend beside him, a smile twinkling on the edge of his lips.

Kushina sighs happily, "a genius child. A child of pranks and mischief, oh Minato, she's so much fun."

"I do not think genius covers this child." Fumiko says, pulling her shoulders up, looking very much older than the sixteen year old she is, "I was following her a few days ago, she knew I was there. She didn't act on it- whether she knew I wouldn't harm her or she knew she wasn't strong enough to counter, I'm not sure." She shrugs, "she needs a sensei. Could you imagine that girl in fifteen years?"

Minato nods, "She's a prodigy. But she shouldn't be pushed into anything too soon. That could ruin her."

"And I hear a sensei has already been chosen." Hamatsu leans back, crossing his arms low on his wide chest. "Tou-san says Sakumo-san and him have been meeting about little Hitomi-chan."

The other three spark with varying levels of interest at he new information.

"Sakumo-san apparently agrees with our thoughts and has been trying to steer the girl for a few months now."

"So, any candidates?" Kushina questions, in a rare moment of serious focus.

Hamatsu shrugs, "Tou-san said for me not to worry. That it would be taken care of. That might be what they're meeting about now. We can stop in later." With that the conversation was over and they moved unto other topics.

"So, why the Hokage?" Hitomi asks, dangling her feet from the high stool she sat on.

Shisui shrugs, "I figured they wouldn't question it."

Hitomi nods and they fall into silence. Hitomi leans her back against the high top bar, swinging her feet and lifting her elbows to rest behind her on the counter, silently watching the people that passed.

She had no doubts that the adults she was just messing with would find out that Shisui had lied. It was just a matter of when. And the list possibilities of acts of retaliation that they could pull was endless. They could literally do anything. They were jounin. Sure Jiraiya's trio were only sixteen. They were dangerous. A prodigious group led by the student of the Hokage, who just so happened to be a student of two other Hokage's.

It all smelt of trouble and Hitomi was rethinking her decisions, she couldn't just drop off their radars anymore. She grimaces. She had made quite the impression.

"Here's your ramen, little ones!" A cheery man announces behind her, of course she knew he was there. Her sensing range was getting further- and more accurate the more she honed the skill. Like how she felt the elegant blonde female from Jiraiya's team following, multiple times through the week. Hitomi noted that the girls chakra was smooth- wispy almost as she hid it deep inside, obviously not wanting to be found.

Hitomi smirks slightly, spinning in her chair, nodding a deep thanks before she paused and looked between the new man and the woman she had always known to run the ramen shop.

"Excuse me," she says politely, "but who is this?" She asks Sakiku.

The older woman beams, "this is my son! He's been away for a bit, he got married, then had a baby- a little girl! Isn't that exciting!" Sakiku wraps an arm around her son.

"Oh, well, it's nice to meet you.."

"You can call me Teuchi, little one!" The young man smiles.

"Like I said, it is nice to meet you Teuchi-san. I am Hitomi Midori."

"I'm Shisui Uchiha!" Shisui's smile rivaled the man in front of her.

"And I'm Obito Uchiha! And I'm gonna be Hokage!" Obito shouts from behind them.

Hitomi rolls her eyes and continues slurping her miso ramen.

"Obito!" Shisui's smile brightens even more, and Hitomi can't help but question how she ended up with two smiling Uchiha. She hadn't really seen the other Uchiha smile much, maybe a twitch of their lips that looked more like a smirk.. but to her that didn't count as a smile.

She shrugs to herself, Obito and Shisui smile enough for the whole clan. She giggles at that as Obito makes himself comfortable to her left, ordering ramen and challenging Shisui to an eating contest. Maybe that's how it worked... two Uchiha who emote for the whole clan, so they don't have to. Hitomi smiled to each of her companions. It worked out nicely for her, she decided with a bigger smile. And she wouldn't trade it for anything.

"Hitomi-chan, meet Hamatsu-san," Sakumo smiles, "your new sensei."

Hitomi looks Hamatsu up and down, silently analyzing the young man. She knew he was strong, and that was good. And he was smart too. She knew that. And she didn't want to go to the academy, so a sensei made sense. It wasn't the worst thing Sakumo could've came up with, she decided.

Schooling herself, she nods and bows deeply, "It's a pleasure to meet you, officially, Sarutobi-sama."

"It's just Hamatsu-sensei okay kid?"

Hitomi noticed that this man always smiles.

She nods, "hai, Hamatsu-sensei."

Sakumo sighs inwardly. He knew Hitomi wouldn't just run willingly into a new persons arms, even if Sakumo did play a direct hand in getting her a sensei. He knew she didn't even trust him fully. She was a diffucult child who didn't like new people. Especially people she knew could cause harm. Sakumo knows Hitomi doesn't care about Hamatsu at this stage, he could see the way she shrugs the Sarutobi off. Obeying Sakumo because she knew him well enough to know he wouldn't intentionally bring her harm. Sakumo was glad (and surprised) that Hitomi was this willing. Even though it wasn't much. It was something. And they could work with that.

"Well kiddo, I have a mission." Sakumo says, ruffling pink hair affectionately. "Try not to scar Kakashi-kun to bad okay? And I'll be back before you know it."

Hitomi nods, and unknowingly gave Sakumo a look- a look that begged him to get back safe. Sakumo's smile widened a bit, she probably didn't even notice that she was looking at him like that. With one last loving pat he Body Flickered away.

Hitomi stared at the empty spot for another second before turning to her new sensei who seemed to be analyzing her. She decided to remain quiet and wait for him to speak first.

"Well, this is a bit new for both of us." Hamatsu rubs the back of his head. "Usually it's three genin placed on a squad. Unless there is a special case, like this one."

Hitomi stares silently.

"So, why don't we start over." He chuckles, "clean start okay? It will probably help the both of us."

Hitomi nods slowly, confusion seeping into her expression.

"If I simply ask you what you're good at, will you be difficult or will you give me honest answers?" He raises a brow.

Hitomi shrugs, "I guess."

His gaze narrows slightly, and he bites back a grimace, so she's going to be difficult. "I guess isn't an answer."

Hitomi brightens, "Yes."

Hamatsu ignored the urge to slap his forehead. "Yes what?" He grinds out.

"Yes... sensei?"

"Was that a question?" Hamatsu asks, a look of disbelief etching onto his face.

Hitomi shrugs and Hamatsu groans.

Hitomi rarely got home after her mother.

Aiko always stayed at the restaurant late. Hoshi officially closed at ten p.m, but her mother would often stay late to feed the shinobi who got in late. Sometimes she would stay late for late shipments of supplies and sometimes she would just stay late.

So when Hitomi walked through the front door at nearly one in the morning Kakashi nearly attacked the younger girl.

He stopped dead in his tracks seeing the icy glare pinned on him, coughed awkwardly and turned on his foot and left to the guest room.

Hitomi cleaned up silently in her bathroom and climbed into bed with her mother who snuggled her immediately.

"I met my new sensei today." She whispered into the darkness, knowing her mother was listening.

"Oh really?" Her mother whispers back, "and how was it?"

Hitomi fell silent. Thoroughly thinking through answer after answer. Hamatsu-sensei was different than Sakumo, a lot different. But it wasn't to bad. When Hamatsu-sensei was over her vague answers he decided to just test her in everything. They went through Genjutsu first, learning that she wasn't good at them but wasn't bad either, she just had no experience with them- Hamatsu-sensei had kindly informed her that they could work on it.

And then they moved onto Taijutsu, sparring for a long time but stopping before Hitomi could actually feel the strain, he praised her for that. Being nearly five and already showing skill in Taijutsu, he was surprised.

They moved onto Ninjutsu, where Hitomi informed him the only things she knew were things she knew of. She had read about a few jutsu but never tested them out, she hadn't wanted to risk it. Of course she knew the Body Flicker Technique. But her jutsu list was pretty much at none, being that she was only four. He wasn't surprised at that and promised to help her learn her affinity.

He questioned her about the rumored crystals and she told him honestly that she hadn't formed a single crystal since she was two. And couldn't really remember how she did it in the first place. He had accepted it and questioned her about what she knew of Fuinjutsu and medical ninjutsu. She told him about Minato's seals, and Sakumo's seals, he asked about the book she took from his sensei. She shrugged and told him it was a fictional story his sensei was writing. She told him that the only medical ninjutsu she knew was what she read of in his female teammates scroll and she told him about how when she was a baby she would heal herself. He was surprised by that but didn't question it, telling her he would look into it further and offered to talk to Fumiko about some tips- if she was interested.

"He's..." Hitomi frowns, "different." She settles, "but,"

Aiko smiles softly, soothing her fingers through her daughters hair and waiting calmly for her intelligent daughter to find the words she wanted.

"I think he's.. okay. I don't think I trust him yet.." Her whisper takes an insecure tone, "is that bad?"

"Only if you don't give him a chance." Aiko presses her lips to her daughter forehead and pulls her closer. Knowing Hitomi understood she wrapped the blanket up tighter around them and closed her eyes. Knowing her daughter would fall asleep once her own inner turmoil calmed.

Two days later, Hamatsu caught Hitomi in the shopping district and pulled her to the side, informing her quite cheerfully,

"You're going to the academy."

"What?" Hitomi frowns. "Why?"

"I just want to see how you do in that environment." He waves off the question with a flippant wave. "Kakashi-kun already agreed to pick you up and escort you. And since he's staying at your home right now, that won't be to difficult."

Hitomi raises a brow, wondering what Minato and this guy had to do to get Kakashi to escort her, as he so kindly put it.

Understanding that there was no way out she resigned herself to it. "For how long?"

Hamatsu shrugs, "until I get the right results I guess."

Hitomi stare takes a guarded turn, and she glances away, not liking the feeling of the situation. "And what test am I taking exactly?"

Hamatsu smiles, glad she could read between lines and pick out what was hidden underneath, "that would be telling." He says, noting how his students dark eyes glinted and sighs.

"Oh come now, it's not that bad. You don't want to be a ninja?" Hamatsu changes the subject.

"Who says I don't want to be a ninja?" Hitomi frowns, "I only said I don't want to go to the academy."

"Well, it won't be too long." He smiles brightly, "have fun while you're there."

Then he was gone. In an obnoxious puff of smoke.

Hitomi waved a hand to clear the smoke, grimacing at the thought of the academy. A bunch of snot nosed brats just waiting to harass her. Hitomi rolls her eyes, maybe she was being to dramatic.

Hitomi freezes, spotting green spandex in front of her, ten feet away, and swivels on her heels, all but running away from the exuberant shouts coming from behind her. Shopping could wait. She really needed to find somewhere to lay low. She could no longer use her mothers restaurant, all of her friends knew they could find her there.

Glancing up at the sky, the blinding sun making her shield her eyes, she spotted a place no kid would follow her to. And hopefully no adults either, she smirks.

"This is such a drag." Kakashi grumbles, pushing his hands in his pockets and leaning his shoulders back lazily.

"I wasn't aware you were part Nara, Kakashi-kun." Hitomi giggles into her most recent book- one she bought.

"Shut up, Hitomi."

Hitomi falls back into peaceful silence, until,

"Eternal rival! Eternal beauty!"

Hitomi grimaced, the noise was coming from behind them and so was the sound of running feet.

Hitomi ignores Gai as he skids to a stop in front of them, yelling out greetings and such then walking around him when he tried to initiate conversation with her. Kakashi followed. Gai took the hint and fell into step on Kakashi's other side, going into detail about his most recent spar with his father all the way until they made it to the gates of the academy.

"Yo, Kakashi."

Hitomi glances at the approaching trio. Three boys, all Kakashi's age, maybe a year or two older. No doubt same class considering Kakashi is a genius. The three boys look her up and down and she raises a brow.

The one with a tooth pick in his mouth nods in greeting, "I'm Genma Shiranui, this is Ebisu, and Asuma Sarutobi." He points with surprising accuracy to the other boys.

Hitomi couldn't help the grimace that crossed her face at the mention of another Sarutobi.

Genma caught the look and chuckles, "Don't worry, he's not to bad for the Hokage's kid."

She nods, "My name is Hitomi. It's nice to meet you."

"We know." Asuma smirks. "Obito's been talking about you for weeks now. Said something about you finally coming here."

"Of course he did." Kakashi crosses his arms. "Dobe can't keep quiet to save his life."

"What was that teme?!" Came from behind them.

The group turned to see Obito waving dramatically a few feet away. Hitomi noticed that his crush, Rin-chan as he so cutely called her, was to his left, giggling into her hands.

"Hey Hitomi-chan!" Obito exclaims, stopping in front of the group, "isn't this so cool? You're going to love the academy! You can sit by me and Rin-chan!"

"Obito, I am not staying in the academy." She says immediately, causing the perky Uchiha to deflate.

"See you guys inside." Asuma flicks two fingers in a goodbye wave and the trio turns and leaves.

"Why not?" Obito pouts, causing Rin to giggle.

"Hi, I'm Rin!" The girl bows at the waist.

"Hitomi." Hitomi does the same.

"Come on," Kakashi gestures to the academy, "or we'll be late."

Hitomi nods, "see you Obito-kun. Nice meeting you Rin-san."

Hitomi follows Kakashi inside and to his classroom, where the trio already had seats in the middle section half way up. Kakashi and her went to the top, where Hitomi took the aisle seat, Kakashi stands in the aisle wearily.

"Why the back?" Kakashi frowns.

Hitomi's eyebrows raise seeing Kakashi eye her then glance back to the front row, looking like he wanted to ditch her and go to the front of the classroom.

"It's hard to be attacked from behind, when no one can get to your back." She shrugs.

The look of realization flitted across his dark gaze and he nods, turning to the front of the classroom.

They fell silent again, and Hitomi took the opportunity to analyze each and every kid in the room and the ones entering and taking their seats. She caught eyes with all of them at least once, seeing as how she was the shiny new toy. They all stared at her and started whispering, or giggling or smirking. It was annoying, but Hitomi kept her expression blank the whole time.

Even when the sensei arrived and told everyone to calm down and take their seats before proceeding to have her stand and introduce herself. She did so formally and apathetically, sitting back down and staring ahead, ignoring the whispers that seemed to erupt just after.

But all in all her class wasn't to bad, her classmates on the other hand, completely obnoxious- excluding Kakashi, Obito, the trio and Rin and Shisui, who just so happened to be in his cousins class despite the two year age difference.

Kinuki-sensei taught on chakra the majority of the morning. But it was easy stuff, like where it came from and how to use it safely- and rules. Lots and lots of rules.

During the boring moments she would take the time to continue her analysis of the students, she noticed there was quite the amount of serious clan kids in this class- one Nara, one Yamanaka, one Sarutobi, one Hatake, one Inuzuka, one Hyuuga, two Aburame, and two Uchiha. The rest were from a few minor clans who didn't specialize in fighting and even a couple civilian raised children. Interesting little class, she thought bitterly, so maybe they don't go by age, but ranks.

She doubted that though, this had to be a hand picked class of the tops of each classes there was easily a three year span between the oldest and youngest student. So perhaps they did use the years to separate grades and just pull the best. Then she questioned why she was even thinking of this and decided to at least pay attention in the last fifteen minutes before the lunch break.

Hitomi and Rin walk side by side after being dismissed for lunch, the latter chatting non stop and the former reading her book, half listening.

Hitomi had her senses spread out around her, feeling all the small flickering chakra signatures nearby.

Rin squeaked when Hitomi wrapped a hand around her fore arm and dragged her behind a passing tree.

"What?-"

Hitomi slaps a hand over the brunettes mouth, "Shh."

"She went this way!"

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah I'm sure-"

"I think she went back inside!"

The group of kids ran passed their hiding spot and once they rounded the corner of the building Hitomi let go of Rin whose eyes were wide. Hitomi feared the girl might start crying, but instead Rin started giggling,

"Wow." She says, "never seen that before."

"Come on," Rin grabs Hitomi's hand and starts pulling her the other way of the boys, "Obito wants us to meet him out here."

Hitomi balances her newest book with one hand, carefully finding her page and allowed herself to be dragged.

"Sorry we're late." Rin announces their arrival, "had to lose Hitomi-chan's fan club." She giggles, letting Hitomi's hand go and sits on the soft grass, shaded by the large tree above.

Hitomi faux glares at her new female friend, before laying back in the grass and covering her face with her open book. Half listening to Obito and Rin talk about academics, and half listening to the rustle of leaves above them. Also trying to focus on the different chakra's around them, she felt a four man squad leap across the rooftops nearby, going in the direction of the Hokage tower. All of her class mates were within eighty feet, and the closest (excluding Rin and Obito) was twenty feet away, engaged in a game of ninja tag. She felt a small group of girls braiding hair and picking flowers just past the tag players. And just past them, there was an all boys group throwing kunai at training post. Though she wasn't sure where they got real kunai from. The chunin teachers kept locked up tight in their break room and offices. They don't even hold them on their persons from what she had seen so far.

And then there was Shisui.

She felt the urge to sigh and to laugh all at once. But pushed both away. Not giving any signs that she knew he was trying to sneak up on them. Specifically, her. He had been doing it for a week, ever since she ran into him in the Uchiha compound, when she was looking for Obito. The cute kid actually thought he could do it. She almost felt bad for him though, he probably wouldn't ever be able to sneak up on her, but it was a little to early to assume.

Mind made up, she laid still and let the boy pounce onto her stomach. Not reacting at all.

"Ouch," she dead pans, "you really got me that time, Shisui-kun." She adds dryly.

Shisui let's out an angry noise, "you knew!" He jabs a finger into the book over her face. "Why didn't you do anything?!" He exclaims, Hitomi didn't have to look to know he was pouting now.

"Don't worry Shisui-kun." Rin giggles, "You'll get her one day."

"Maybe when the world is ending." Obito snorts.

"So what's with all the boys talking about you all morning?" Shisui asks, rolling off Hitomi's stomach, onto the grass beside her and laying down.

Hitomi groans. Obito and Rin laugh.

"It's her fan boys." Obito's wheeze's with his hard laughter.

"Fan boys?" Shisui frowns.

"Mm-hm." Rin nods, "Gai-san created it this morning. He says it's an official club."

Hitomi groans louder, pushing the book harder onto her face, blocking out the horrible mental images of sparkling teeth, sunset Genjutsu, and spandex. Hitomi now hates spandex. No- she loathes it.

"Oh," Shisui says in a small voice, "that's dumb."

"I agree." Obito grins, "it's still funny though."

Hitomi whips a hand out, quick as a snake, punching the Uchiha in the thigh, causing him to yelp and grab his leg tightly.

"What the heck Mi-chan!" He whines loudly, falling back and curling up, "that hurt!"

"You'll live." Hitomi scoffs.

"Are you crying Obito?" Shisui asks, placing a palm to Hitomi's stomach to lean over her and inspect his cousin closely.

"No!" Obito refutes immediately, "I just got dirt in my eyes when I fell over." He makes a lame excuse.

"But Obito," Rin says, "you're wearing your goggles."

Obito sputters, cursing quietly, "They don't fit right." He fumbles, "I have to resize them."

Hitomi says in a sickly sweet tone, "Whatever you say Obito-kun."

Votes!

Kakashi- 22

Minato- 14

Obito- 13

Shisui- 9

Itachi- 6

Jiraiya- 5

Gai- 2

Genma- 2

Asuma- 2

I took out a few options. Asuma, Genma, Gai will be the next to go unless they get enough votes this week.

(*Votes are tallied from comments on both sites, and the poll.)

RadioPoisoning said-

'It would be interesting if you kept her a civilian. Just because she can use chakra does not mean she'll be forced to become a shinobi, and no one can actually make her do anything. Training a resentful person is asking for missing-nin.'

I hope this chapter clears up that nobody is forcing her to do something she doesn't want to do. She wants to be a ninja, she doesn't want to deal with the academy and the kids in it. And while I did think of making her a civilian i decided against it, there is to much potential (to me) for me to leave her like that. Thank you for your comment RadioPoisoning!