Chapter 2:
The day before the young ninjas meet to get their teams they have to go through a screening process. They have to take an i.d. picture have everything checked out and made sure they are presentable not only for themselves, but also for the village. These profile will be shown to potential employers and if they are jokes, the ninja will not be taken seriously, and neither will the village.
Of course, Naruto does the exact opposite of what he is expected to do.
"What do you mean I have to change it?!"
The hokage looks at the kid with exasperated fondness, "Naruto take it again there will be no bargaining, you are not only representing yourself in this, but also the village. If you look like a clown, you will be treated as such and so will the village." he looked at the boy gravely, and the kid looked properly cowed, the old man sighs.
"I know you mean no harm with the paint, and I even understand the concept, but to others this does not look like a warriors face, but a clowns and entertainers. You are to re-take the picture end of discussion-"
"Old man today you meet your maker at the hands of me the next hokage-!" A smaller child walks in and promptly trips on his own scarf, naruto looks at the child as if he was an idiot, the hokage had a look of tired resignation on his face, "Who tripped me! there must hae been a tra- IT WAS YOU WASN'T IT!"
The boy pointed accusingly atthe blonde in the room, "HAH! What the- kid you tripped on your own scarf, you idiot!"
He picked up the boy and held by the collar, just then a man with round sunglasses runs in, "Put the hokages grandson down!"
The boy smirked, "Ha, what you ain't gonna hit me just because-" The kids ends up face first on the floor before he could finish, "I don't care if the hokage is your grandmother! Dumb kid..." he walks out presumably to get his picture retaken and to do other things.
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With Makoto, we see her finishing her training, she was just finishing up one of the many chakra control exercises her mother's scrolls had described. The scrolls from, the one's she has been able to open, have taught her the very basic's of her mother's fighting style.
Of course, the style that her mother used was unpredictable, to say the least.
It mainly taught her control, over her chakra and emotions, speed, and strength.
It taught her basic stance but other than that she had to create her own moves, the one thing that her mother herself had written was that she should react to her opponent. Saying that this way, if she reached the full potential, would be able to fool even the sharingan. Saying that if even she didn't know what was going to happen then how would others, of course one should prepare themselves since random movements can be stopped if the opponent is stronger, smarter and faster.
Train yourself beyond your limits.
Forge the sword to cut what binds you down.
The girl was breathing heavy as she finished the exercise, 'Shit, this control stuff is hard...' She layed back and looked up to the sky, aware that she was being watched, by who she didn't know but she felt no threat, and therefore didn't confront the person.
She got up and picked up her things, before heading back to her apartment. Sh hummed on her way back, ignoring the slight sneers the villagers were giving her.
'Dumbasses, blind dumbasses for that matter, but whatever I understand why. I can't condone it though.'
She arrived at her apartment and walked in locking the door behind her before taking a shower.
She had done profiling process already, and had the rest of the day off. So she went to the grocery store to buy some things for dinner, she was a constant at the small market. Always buying new spices that came in with the merchants, or just going there to see if she could find things that reminded her of her old world, 'I know melancholy isn't good, but sometimes it's nice to wonder...'
This day wasn't any diferent she went there to buy some groceries, talk to the traveling merchants, and today she even found something resembling chile de arbol.
She walked away from the experience satisfied with her foundings, she went to the weapon's shop next and picked up a new set of kunai, and sealing kit. She had picked up the skill, though she knew that she would never be a master, and headed home. Before running into Naruto, who was being followed by a rather small child, "Naruto." She waved to the boy, and he grinned widely and waved abck wildly.
"MAKO-CHAN!" He came up to her and grinned wider, she looked behind him and sweatdropped at the fact of the small child not even trying to hide his prescence anymore. "Naruto, did you retake your picture?" he pouted, "Yeah, but it's not fair. i think i looked pretty cool, but I guess the gramps is right, it did look a bit ridiculous- I KNOW YOU'RE THERE!"
He pointed at the young boy.
"Heh, truly a man that could earn my respect. Please sir, take me on as you disciple." The young boy looked at the newly minted ninja with pleading puppy dog eyes. Makoto looked with a straight face, but inside her mind she melted if only a little, "Cute." She petted the boys hair softly, before turning to Naruto, "I've got to go, come over for dinner later. Bye, Naruto, Konohamaru-chin" She walks away leaving the 2 boys to do whatever they had intended to do.
Konohamaru looked at the scary looking girl, 'She called me by my name...'
They then proceeded to act like complete perverts.
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It was the day, the day they got their teams.
Naruto and Makoto walked to the academy together, "Can you believe it! Mako-chan we're ninjas, like actual ninja's. This is great today begin our journey on becoming the strongest and the best." He continued babbling about this and that, and Makoto listened and even added some information here and there.
That in itself was a tell on how she was also excited.
They arrived to the classroom and sat together. Sasuke arrived next and nodded in greeting to Makoto, and shooting a glare to an annoyed Naruto. He sat, silently brooding near the window. "Tch, I can't believed he passed, I just hope he isn't on my squad. Who would you want on your squad, I want you and Sakura, but mainly you I'm fine with anyone else as long as it isn't th bastard."
She smiled at him, "I would want you on my team as well Naruto, and maybe Shino or Shikamaru. Though I don't really care who is on my team, as long as it isn't Kiba." She sits with a slight frown, while Naruto nods understandingly, "I still don't get why, you don't like Kiba." He looks at her questioningly, she shrugs a bit, "he just rubs me the wrong way, which is confusing considering you and him are very similar." "We are not!"
She looks at him and he sighs, "Fine so little..." she continues staring, but looks away satisfied.
Then the room is entered by the 2 most persistent fangirls, "GOAL! I made it here first!" they glared at eachother before going to confront the brooding boy, "H-hi Sakura-chan!" A blushing Naruto, waves to the girl, she ignores him, "Move freak," glares at the stoic girl, she lifts an eyebrow, and ignores her, 'Oh Naruto, pursuing her is toxic.' She look at the moon-eyed blonde, as he stares at the pinkette.
She sighs as he get son the table to stqare down the brooder, "Naruto get do-"
The fated kiss.
Oh what a glorious day it was for the NarSasu community.
Unfortunately for her, she was always in ShikaNaru faction of the yaoi commmunity, so this was more of hilarity than something to revel in happiness over.
She laughed.
Loudly.
It was the first time in her short life that she had laughed that long and loudly, which is kind of sad, before she had snickered and chuckled, but never had she full out laughed till her stomach ached.
Her classmates stared in awe at the scene.
Naruto just looked at her a bit happy that he could be the reason for such a light hearted reaction, but also disgusted at the action that had just happened.
Even Sasuke with his cold mask in place, felt a bit of fondness for the girl, before returning to the thought of, 'Shit I just lost my first kiss to the dobe... Fuck'
the fangirls looked about to murder both the girl and the boy, before she stopped and wiped away the tear. "If you bitches touch me or naruto, I'll show you a world of pain." She still had a mirthful smile on her face, but her eyes were all business, this cowed the girls enough.
Though not Ino and Sakura, but then Iruka walked, bandaged.
"SIT DOWN!" the students hurriedly took their seats, "Okay, today marks the day that you become shinobi..." he goes on a spiel about becoming ninja and the will of fire.
Hokage's Office
"So that's the Number One Rookie, Uchiha, Sasuke." Jounin are gathered around the Hokage's crystal ball, he smokes on his pipe and nods. Asuma looks on a bit disinterested, and Kurenai looks at the boy with slight interest, 'He could be good at genjutsu...', Kakashi looks at the scene, or more specifically at the blonde who was fidgeting in his seat.
"Uzumaki, Naruto." He whispers under his breathe, they looks on as the spastic ninja is calmed down by the stoic girl next to him.
"That's Kurosawa, Makoto, she's the boys friend."
He sees them interact, Naruto pouting at her, and she just gives him a look, he sighs and calms down slightly. Looking like a puppy as he lays his head on the desk, she ruffles his hair, and he looks slightly happier.
'Kurosawa, huh.' The one eyed man looks at the pair interestedly.
Academy
The teams had been decided.
"CAN YOU BELIEVE IT! We're on the same team Mako-chan, of course we also got the bastard, but you know set backs. We can work on it, but whatever we're teammates!" He gives her a sidehug, looking as happy as can be as he cheers loudly, she smiles slightly. "I'm glad too, Naruto. We should go get lunch, Sasu- and he's gone." She sighs, but the pair walk off ready to enjoy an awesome lunch at Ichiraku.
Followed all the time by a jealous Hyuuga.
She never did anything, just watched but Makoto could feel the girl's prescence, though she didn't know it to be the Hyuuga heir.
She looked around, "Eh, what are you lookin for Makoto?" he slurped up the noodles from his plate, she shrugged, "I thought someone was spying, but the feeling went away."
He nodded, his stomach growled and his face turned pale, "Shit."
He runs to the nearest bathroom, she sweatdrops.
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"He's late!"
Naruto looked out the door insearch for the tardy teacher, Makoto was taking a nap knowing that the man would be late.
The other teams had been picked up by their sensei's and she had fallen asleep as soon as she sat down, surprising Naruto. Since she was a stickler for being alert during class, but now he figured it was a good idea.
"Tch, this is what he get's for being late," he sets up the classic booby trap, just then makoto wakes up blinking at the blondes actions, "I bet 900 yen that he falls for it, you Sasuke." He looks at her but nods, "Fine, I bet he won't." They shake on it, just then he walks in and the eraser falls on the mans head, she smirks at the deadpanning brooder, "You owe me, pay up."
He frowns, but gives her the money.
"My first impression, I hate you. meet me upstairs." He walks out.
"Don't underestimate him Sasuke, Naruto. He's a dangerous ninja, Kakashi the Copy Cat, you can read about him in the bingo book." She looks at them seriously, all prior sleepiness gone, Naruto nods, and Sasuke grunts.
They walk up to the roof.
"How abotu we all introuce ourselves, you know to get to know each other better. tell you likes, dislikes, dreams and hobbies." He looks at them expectedly, "Why don't you go first sensei." Makoto looks at the man, he sighs, "I have no intention to tell you my likes or dislikes, I have dreams every night, and well hobbies... I have some."
They sweatdrop at the vague intro.
"Okay, you blondy, go!"
Naruto adjusts his headband to show it proudly, "I'm Uzumaki, Naruto, I like Mako-chan and Ichiraku ramen, I dislike pretentious bastards, and hobbies I like gardening and pranks I guess. My dream, my dream is to become Hokage so that the villagers will recognize my existence." He looke dstraight ahead seriously, a maverick like smile on his face.
'Hokage, eh', Kakashi nods, "You cat eyes, go!"
She lifts an eyebrow, unimpressed by his creativity, "My name is Kurosawa, Makoto, I like my friends and spicy foods, I dislike ignorant people, my hobbies are training and coming up with new recipes, and my dream, well I don't really have one." She shugs at the last part.
He nods and looks at the brooding Uchiha, "You're next depressing Mcgee."
"Tch, My name is Uchiha, Sasuke, there are many things I hate, few that I like, and my dream, will become reality. The revival of my clan and to find out the truth, and either kill or let live a certain man."
'Well, at least he's looking underneath the underneath, still murderous intent from a 12 year old is a bit disconcerting.' Makoto looked at the boy with slightly calculating eyes.
Kakashi took the scene in at a rapid pace, "Okay then, tomorrow will be survival training, this will decide wether I take you on as my team or if I turn you away."
"WHAT!" Naruto yells at the man looking worried, Sasuke looked surprised, but Makoto still had her stone faced expression. It showed neither surprise nor panic, 'Interesting' Kakashi glanced at her for a bit before continuing.
"bring your ninja equipment and arrive at the training grounds at 5 a.m. sharp. Oh and also I recommend you not eat breakfast." He gave him an eye smile a jumped off the roof, leaving them in a state of panic and surprise.
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The next morning, they arrived.
"Did you guys eat?" She looked at them alert, they looked at her more Naruto than Sasuke with tired eyes, "Of course not, Mako-chan *yawn* sensei told us not to." He sits down looking tired and hungry, Sasuke grunts in agreement.
"Idiots."
She brings out 2 apples and 2 meal bars, "Eat and don't argue." She glared at them daring them to disagree, Naruto took without much struggle, and Sasuke took it begrudgingly. They ate it and sat down and waited.
An hour later, and still no sign of Kakashi.
Makoto stood up and started warming up her body, doing a series of unfamiliar exercises, "What are you doing?" The Uchiha asked, Naruto was asleep under the shade of the tree, she looked at him, "what does it look like I'm doing, I'm warming up." She continued going through the exercises, before hse finally started to look as if she was fighting an insvisible opponent.
She stopped and looked at Sasuke, "Wanna spar?" he looks and nods, he warms-up and they start a light sparring session.
After another hour Naruto wakes up, still there is no sign of kakashi and the previously sparring pair were taking a break in a comfortable silence, "Still no sensei." Makoto shook her head, he groaned "The guy is late, and I'm bored~!" he whines, "Warm-up, we can spar after Naruto." She looked at him, and he grinned. He jumps up and happily starts warming up, "Alright come on!" he egts in a stance and they begin.
After another hour, they had stopped sparring an were now just waiting under the tree for their late sensei.
He finally came.
"YOU'RE LATE!" naruto pointed accusingly at the man, "Mah, mah I got lost on the road of life."
They glared at the man, he sweat dropped.
"Well, the alrm is set for 12, if you fail you will be sent back to the academy. the test is simple get these bells from me." he shows them 2 bells, "The one's who do pass the other will fail and go back to the academy."
he looks at them seriously, "Ready. BEGIN!"
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Omake #1:
Girl's Night
It was the kunoichi lessons ending tradition to have all of the attending girls stay at the academy over night. It was meant to foster freindship and teamwork between the female ninjas, so it was a pretty big deal.
Makoto was tied up and dragged there by the current teacher.
She had an unhappy face on, "It's for your own good Makoto, who knows you may even enjoy it. If you try to escape you'll fail and have to re-take the academy, so bye-bye!" She wasthrown into th classroom with her sleeping bag and backpack.
"Tch, sleepovers" She looked at the females and mostly stayed out of the way of the chatting females, they did normal things such as make-overs, and painting nails. Then they started talking about the topic of boys, and s was dragged in by the ever charismatic, Ino.
"Sooo~ who do you like Ma-ko-to~!" The other girls giggled, she sighed "Right now, I guess I can say honestly that I don-" She got hit in the ribs by a rather pointy elbow cutesy of Ino, "Oh come on, even our resident cat girl, has got to have her eyes set on someone. So who is it, is it Sasuke, Kiba, Naruto, who, come on!" She continued poking her, she looked at her and sighed.
"I had a crush on Shikamaru, and one on Shino, and also that guy a year older than us Lee." She shrugged at their dumbfounded expressions at actually getting an answer.
"Wait you liked Shikamaru!"
"And Bug boy!"
"Lee!"
They looked at her and she scratched her cheek, "What, I have different tastes than you guys."
Ino looked at her with a devious grin, "Why? You've got to tell us why?!"
She sighed, "Shino I guess, because he is actually rather good looking without the cloak, Shikamaru because he's interedting and rather intelligent, and who doesn't love smart guy, and Lee well, he's someone I can admire, he's truly inspirational. Plus he's a really nice guy, a true gentleman, even if he is a bit odd."
"Shikamaru, smart well whatever you say."
They continued on with their topic, and most of the time she ignored them, reading a medical ninjutsu book to pass time.
The next week the entiretyothe academy knew of her, 'crushes'.
She didn't really care, but Shino and Shikamaru always blushed slightly when they sparred. Lee had graduated, so he didn't know.
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