Chapter I - Those Who Don't Fight, Die
In the Uzumaki-Namikaze compound, there was a variety of different rooms, especially bedrooms, but in the back of the house was a smaller bedroom that looked over the training grounds with a large window. The bedroom was still larger than the average bedroom, but it was cut off from the rest of the compound. The floor was outfitted with dark carpet and the walls were painted blue mint green, the window was framed and had a window seat decorated with several mini pillows and a folded wool blanket. Various paintings of flowers and butterflies of various sizes and colors were hung up along with a dartboard, various weapons in states of refinement were strewn across the desk on the opposite side of the bedroom. A medical kit was kept well-stocked in a closet that was filled with different kinds of clothes and shoes, behind those clothes was a walk-in closet that had all kinds of supplies and hunter clothes. Next to the closet was a large bookshelf filled with various books of various subjects and training guides, even found a book on Dhar, something that was thought to be lost at the time before the start of the First Shinobi War.
The bed was a king-sized canopy bed with black curtains, tied away to open the bed to whoever wanted to sit on it and outfitted with a purple bedspread with ivy motifs on it and three thick pillows pressed against the headboard. Beside the bed was a bedside table with a cream-colored lamp, an alarm clock, and two framed pictures.
The first one was of her and the late Lady Flowers or her nickname that the older woman cherished, Baba, she was 87 years old when she passed away, she was wearing a purple kimono dress, her hair was white as snow and pulled up into a collection of rosebud buns held up by pins, wrinkles didn't take away from either her beauty or her warmth. She had unique purple-colored eyes but always kept them closed as if out of habit. She was hugging her from the side smiling at the camera, as she gave an awkward smile at the camera. It had been too long since she had to smile and had almost lost the ability for it until she stepped into her life. That was before she died in her arms at the age of 8 when she only knew her for a year, simply for stepping in and helping her when she was being accosted by bandits and she was killed by the same bandits. All she had left of her was a cookbook that was a gift with all the stories she knew and a note saying she was the daughter she always wanted. That statement still made her cry even now.
The second one was her at the age of ten with the current Daiymo's nephew sitting in her lap, hugging her with his uncle behind them, placing a hand on both of their shoulders. It had been two years since she destroyed a bandit stronghold where they kept their pilfered goods and the people they kidnapped for slavery. She tracked down a lot of bandits since she started her purge and found the stronghold, after getting all their pilfered goods out and all the captives she erased the accursed place from existence like she had a sliver of a power beyond that of a human being and razed the place to the ground.
What she had done was kept a secret for the safety of herself and the Daiymo's family, but the Daiymo told her he owed her a favor, and anything she wanted, she could have it, to which she was grateful. However, unknown to her, until she came home when a servant handed her a scroll as a present from the Daiymo. She was given a written thank you once more, well over five million dollars and the mission would be noted in her records when she became a ninja.
She flushed at the praise as she was in a good mood for most of that day as she kept to herself, but she knew her Baba would be proud of her for saving them, if not a bit disappointed for going on a massive killing spree for bandits. She also got a variety of payments for killing bandits which translated to C-rank, B-rank, and A-ranks missions as she did them solo leaving no survivors except for the victims.
As of now, she had 1263 D-rank, 44 C-rank, 36 B-rank, 17 A-rank, 0 S-rank, and 1 SS-rank under her belt. She could have immediately been a ninja with either a high chunin or special jounin status with the number of missions under her belt. It was kind of a massive fuck you to her blood relations that she got so far without any of them and their naysaying.
Oh yeah, who am I? The name is Naruko Uzumaki-Namikaze, age 12 and the eldest of three children of the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze and his wife and former Kyuubi container, Kushina Uzumaki, now added -Namikaze surname.
Naruko stood at 5'2" while her younger siblings by several minutes were taller than her by a few inches which confused or cemented the fact for others that she was the youngest of the triplets rather than the eldest and she didn't bother to correct them, not that it would do any good for her mental and physical health.
She was considered a mini-version of the Fourth Hokage but as a girl, spikes and all, except with whisker marks, when she was smaller, however, she changed her appearance, growing out her hair to reach the center of her back and dyed the middle of it a vermillion-pink and braided it so it wouldn't get in the way. She was skinny, mainly due to the fact that she was forced to skip meals or denied meals in her youth for stunts her siblings and their cohorts pulled in her name. If she didn't sneak out and find food somewhere else or learn how to hoard and cook her own meals she would have starved to death years ago. Her eyes were blue, but unlike Minato's that replicated the sky, hers were frozen, like that of Hell's very own ice.
The eldest was a far cry from her siblings, Mito and Memna who stood around 5'4 each, although Memna was getting taller.
Mito Uzumaki-Namikaze had straight red hair like her mother, practically a common copy of Kushina in her earlier years, wearing a yellow kunoichi dress with biker shorts underneath with ninja shoes.
Menma Uzumaki-Namikaze had spiky black hair in the same style as his father, he wore dark arm protectors, tightened and had a dark gray t-shirt with a pair of dark ANBU-style pants and ninja shoes.
And speaking of miserable siblings...
"Oy, stupid Naruko, I guess you aren't going to eat again? I guess I could let mom bring you a bowl if you get down on your knees and apologize to your betters."
Naruko remained silent, which caused another hard slam on the door, "Hey, stupid Naruko, didn't you hear me! Respond dammit!"
"Now, Mito, you know how the failure is, she'll learn her place soon enough."
Mito snorted, "You're lucky this time, failure, why were we cursed to have such a brat like you as a sibling."
She then stomped downstairs, as Naruko heard Memna whisper, "You'll know your place, sister. All maggots do in time."
Naruko listened for him to leave and once he did, she could smell the scent of ramen wafting through the vents, most likely an attempt of Thing 1 and Thing 2 to entice and punish her for not apologizing on bended knee.
It didn't matter to Naruko she flipped the vents shut as the scent of ramen left her room, 'How can they eat that shit constantly and not be sick of it already? No matter...'
She had multiple reserves of food already cooked and prepared hidden and kept fresh by seals and her mini-fridge hidden away, she kept her bedroom door locked, at all times, she didn't need to know how many times they tried to break into her bedroom to do whatever foul pranks their twisted minds could come up with. In order to put her in her proper place, but she refused to do what they wanted.
To the majority of Konoha, Naruko was a dead last, a delinquent, a blight on their beloved Hokage's family, and one they would rip to shreds to please him or for the more sickening individuals she was their meal ticket into the Hokage family. However that was far from the truth, she did skip class a lot, simply because the lectures were violently boring, the fact her siblings with their cohorts made every class with them hell and she could study that shit at home only added to the fact she skipped school. She was in the upper range in scores in studies, but her fighting was unmatched. That was something the populace loathed the most about her, they wanted to see her weak, meek, and downtrodden, but her fighting skills forbid that.
Even her worst tormenters in the Academy knew she was unmatched in taijutsu and even to the point of being publicly chewed out, scolded, bribed, threatened, or had mobs after her to put her down, she beat them all. When they got sick of always getting their asses beaten, they forbid her from entering their shops and restaurants which suited Naruko just fine, she didn't want anything to do with the petty masses of Konoha. She lost any attachment to the populace, her blood relations, and their associates, ever since she was first imprisoned for defending herself at the age of 8, from hours to days to even an entire week she refused to stop protecting herself that was when the ban was put in place. Not that it mattered to her, they could all die tomorrow and she'd feel nothing for them.
Whether she stayed out of sight, skipping school, she made use of her time to gather money through D-ranks, underground matches, or her bandit hunting, gathering various books, and at the end of one of her underground matches, she discovered a blank summoning scroll and when she activated it she stumbled upon a gold mine, a rather ancient contract of a summons long lost from the age of the Sage that was called the Grimm. She was nearly killed for infringing on their territory, after forcing them back, she was brought before a massive, Western traditional, four-legged dragon with two wings with frayed membranes with multiple holes in them and ornately spiraled horns. His overall body is skeletal, with a face like a skull with empty eye sockets, and a row of bone-like spines that run the length of his body.
The voice that came out of the massive beast was distinctively male as well as being cold and deep, yet had an interested tone. Naruko knelt down and apologized for trespassing on his territory, however, she arrived through a blank summoning scroll and she had no idea about who the inhabitants were.
The beast snorted, letting out a plume of black smoke at her words.
"Girl...follow me."
The beasts surrounding her made a path for her to follow after him. She nodded in thanks and made her way forward, after him, they walked several miles until she came across a building and a flash of shadows removed the dragon from sight to show a human figure wearing a large cloak made of the hide of a beast and a skeletal mask.
"Come with me."
After trailing after him, let's just say, he gave her a chance, and let's leave it at that for now.
When she came back into her world, she found out it was already evening, if anything she would probably be locked out again much to her annoyance. She waited until summer to take their test, which was back-breaking but she managed to get their services and their power although she was respectful to each one of them, which they found pleasing. Among the various books she collected and memorized, she learned how to use total concentration breathing a sage-level skill lost from the First War, something that was rumored to allow Hashirama and Madara to be seen as the Gods of Shinobi they were to this day.
She swore to master and learn all she could, she would become a massive powerhouse and she would never be hurt again, she would be able to leave all her abusers and enablers behind to become her own person. She refused to cry for her lack of companionship, not for Minato who said that she was a disappointment. Not Kushina who refused to believe her and slapped her for lying about the civilians and several ninjas attacking her and her supposed troublemaking. Not her spoiled rotten siblings who made her life hell. Not Jiraiya who said she wasn't worth anything and was lucky to be born. Not Tsunade who ordered her out of the hospital when she was stabbed after dealing with a mob that tried to attack her. All their associates who either ignored her plight or condoned such behavior along with the majority of Konoha were all dead to her.
Now, that we got the background out of the way, let's begin with the story, shall we?
[The Academy]
As everyone sat around waiting for what could be the best or worst days of their lives, let us introduce the characters in the room.
The Uchiha twins, Satsuki and Sasuke Uchiha, standing at the same height. Satsuki had the signature black hair and eyes that were bound to awaken the infamous Sharingan along with her brother. Satsuki had her own fall down her shoulders but pulled into a ponytail with her bangs framing her face while her brother was cut short with the back ruffled to the point that it slightly resembled a duck's behind.
Sasuke wore white shorts, a high-collar blue shirt with the Uchiha clan symbol on the back of it, and white arm protectors. Satsuki wore a blue kunoichi dress with the same Uchiha clan symbol on the back of it, biker shorts and kunoichi boots underneath, and wore a pair of dark protective gloves.
Yakumo Kurama stood at 5'3" with her chocolate-brown hair was brained in a low-hanging braid, she wore a red kunoichi dress, with the same motifs on the edges in respect to Kurenai Yuuhei, her teacher who taught her and supported her endeavors of being a kunoichi and completed her outfit with a pair of black ninja sandals.
Hinata Hyuuga wore her ninja leggings that covered three-quarters of her legs, and a thinner version of her beige jacket with fluff on the edges over a simple t-shirt.
Kiba Inuzuka was wearing his dark gray jacket with fur on the ends as he was conversing with Akumaru his canine partner and first bond, he was mainly recognized through the red fang-like markings on his face.
Shino Aburame wore his sea-green high-collar jacket and dark shades along with dark trouser pants and ninja sandals.
Sakura Haruno wore a red qipao dress with slits along the sides accompanied by a zipper and white circular designs underneath the dress was a pair of biker shorts and completing the outfit was a pair of ninja sandals.
Ino Yakamaka wore her signature purple high-collar blouse with a matching skirt with bandages wrapped around her torso and legs.
Shikamaru Nara wears a short-sleeved grey jacket with green-edged sleeves and the rudimentary Nara clan symbol on the back, under which is a green-lined mesh armor T-shirt. He also wears brown pants, a pair of his clan's traditional silver hoop earrings.
Choji Akichimi wears a green, short-sleeved haori with a long, white scarf over a light-green shirt (white in the anime), with the kanji for "food" on it. He also wore black shorts, hoop earrings, and bandages around his legs and forearms.
Mito Uzumaki-Namikaze was wearing a red kunoichi dress with a green sash around the middle with kunoichi boots and mesh leg protectors and biker shorts.
Memna Uzumaki-Namikaze was wearing a dark t-shirt with dark arm protectors, ANBU-style shinobi pants with ninja sandals.
Naruko Uzumaki-Namikaze wearing a pair of dark kunoichi-style leggings, a dark gray t-shirt with a dark pink sash wrapped around her waist.
There were other students residing around the room, from either civilian or minor ninja clans.
Many were conversing, expressing their nervousness or hiding it under a layer of reassurance that they would pass the exam and become a part of the ninja force, their dreams of saving princesses or fighting epic battles that would be told throughout history, filled their little minds. Others were more realistic through the stories due to their families being born and bred ninja and their experiences.
Soon enough, Iruka came in with a stack of papers, but Mizuki wasn't following after him. Once he placed the papers down on his desk, he turned to his students many of which were still conversing, and shouted, "SHUT THE HELL UP YOU BRATS!"
The room was finally silent as he cleared his throat, "Now, everyone, before we begin, I need to inform you all that Mizuki is out sick so I will be the only one administering the exam today so please behave."
Naruko was inwardly grateful, 'Thank fuck the bastard isn't here today. He can't use the opportunity to fail me, I hope he chokes on his own vomit in his bed. A fitting death for a pathetic man.'
"Everyone as you should know, the Academy test that promotes you to genin is as follows, a written exam, kunai and shuriken throwing, a taijutsu match against your fellow students, and then a one-on-one session with me to determine your ability to properly perform the Academy three, which is Substitution, Transformation, and the clone jutsu. All of these must be passed in order to graduate. Do you understand everyone?"
"Yes, Iruka-sensei."
"Good."
He handed the papers to each row and had the students pass them down to each person before getting up to the last row and handing Naruko her own, which she softly thanked him for as he returned to his desk.
"Everyone has an hour to complete this test. Begin."
It was a fifty-question exam covering a variety of topics concerning shinobi life and what to do in certain scenarios. After the hour was finished, everyone was to be led outside to show off their throwing skills.
Iruka called out, "Shino Aburame."
He made his way forward and Iruka said, "Ready...? Go!"
Shino made to pierce the training dummy with his kunai and shuriken with the best of his ability with ten of each weapon.
Iruka noted everything and took pictures to add to the file, "For kunai, you scored 8 out of 10 and for shuriken 7 out of 10, with 2 of each being kill shots. Well done, Shino."
He nodded and made his way back to his previous spot.
"Choji Akimichi."
The husky boy asked Shikamaru to hold onto his potato chips to which he nodded causing him to smile and thank him as he dusted his hands off on his pants as he made his way forward.
"Ready...Go!"
Choji started with kunai first, all but one kunai pierced the dummy as the last throw was too light, two of the kunai were in non-lethal/non-crippling spots. When it was time for the shuriken, all of them hit the practice dummy, but there was only one that didn't hit a lethal or crippling spot.
Iruka took pictures and noted down everything before stating, "For kunai, you scored 7 out of 10, and for shuriken, you scored 9 out of ten with three hitting a non-lethal/non-crippling point on the dummy. One of kunai and two of your shuriken throws are killshots. Well done, Choji."
He grinned at him before making his way back to Shikamaru who hi-fived him and handed him back his chips to munch on.
"Sakura Haruno."
She got up from her place next to another fangirl and made her way forward.
"Ready...Go!"
Sakura pulled out her kunai first and made to hit the target, however, while eight of the kunai hit the training dummy, five of her kunai throws were center mass, while one was too weak a throw and didn't get stuck into the dummy while the other was a non-lethal/non-crippling blow. With shuriken, nine of them hit the training dummy as the last one was too weak to firmly stick in the dummy. Five of the shuriken blows were center mass, one hit a crippling point on the training dummy, while the other three were non-lethal/non-crippling parts of the body.
Iruka took pictures and noted everything before stating, "For kunai, you scored 5 out of 10, and for shuriken, you scored 6 out of 10 with only one crippling blow from your shuriken throw, please aim to rectify this, in the future, Sakura."
She flushed a harsh red and nodded, "Yes, Iruka-sensei."
He nodded as she made her way back to her spot, trying to collect herself and ignoring the light snickering over her poor scores.
"Hinata Hyuuga."
She got up, brushing off her pants, and made her way forward.
"Ready...Go!"
Hinata tossed up a kunai once before she made to unleash ten kunai into the training dummy in quick succession, all ten sticking into the dummy with relative ease. Five of her kunai throws were aimed at kill points, four of them were aimed at crippling points, and only one landed at a non-lethal/non-crippling point of the training dummy. Next, she repeated the same with her shuriken, all ten shurikens pierced the training dummy. Six of the shuriken hit lethal points while two hit crippling points and the last two hits were non-lethal/non-crippling points.
Iruka took pictures and noted everything before stating, "For kunai, you scored 9 out of 10, and for shuriken, you scored 8 out of 10, with eleven out of twenty throws were killshots, eight out of twenty were crippling shots, and only three were non-lethal/non-crippling. Excellent work, Hinata."
She smiled as the class cheered and Mito hollered her congratulations, several fangirls gave her dirty looks for making them look bad.
"Kiba Inuzuka."
He got up from his spot, Akamaru letting out a bark, making Iruka fight to hide a smile, "with Akamaru too."
They made their way forward in front of the training dummy as Akamaru was a bit away from him as he prepared himself.
"Ready...Go!"
Kiba struck the training dummy with enough force to send the dummy back a bit, five of his kunai throws were aimed at kill points, one was center mass and three were aimed at non-lethal/non-crippled points and his last kunai was buried in the middle of the dummy's forehead.
"Extra points for burying a kunai inside the head, Kiba."
He grinned as he made to repeat the same motions with his shuriken, six of the shuriken hit lethal points, while one hit a crippling point and the rest hit non-lethal/non-crippling points.
Iruka took pictures and noted everything before stating, "For kunai, you scored 7 out of 10, and for shuriken, you scored 7 out of 10. Twelve out of twenty throws were killshots, only one was a crippling shot while seven were non-lethal/non-crippling. Once again, extra points for the headshot, Kiba. Great work."
He nodded with a grin as Akamaru jumped in his arms to return to his usual place inside his jacket as he went to sit down.
"Yakumo Kurama."
She yawned and stretched her back up from sitting down for a while and made her way forward.
"Ready...Go!"
Yakumo threw ten kunai in quick succession, five kunai throws were aimed at kill points, two were at center mass and three were at non-lethal/non-crippled points. When repeating the same motions for shuriken, three shuriken throws were at kill points, two were at center mass, and two were at crippling points while three other shurikens hit non-lethal/non-crippling points.
Iruka took pictures and noted everything before stating, "For kunai, you scored 7 out of 10, and for shuriken, you scored 7 out of 10. Only six out of twenty were non-lethal/non-crippling points, eight out of twenty were at kill shots, four out of twenty were at center mass, and two were crippling shots. Well done, Yakumo."
She bowed to him and made her way back to her spot.
"Satsuki Uchiha."
"Hn."
She got up as Mito smacked on the back for good luck, making her roll her eyes as she made her forward.
"Ready...Go!"
Satsuki stuck to an even pace, each kunai stuck evenly in the training dummy, six kunai throws were aimed at kill points, two were aimed at crippling points and two kunai strikes were at non-lethal/non-crippling points. She repeated the same methods with her shuriken, tossing five shurikens at kill points, three were at crippling points, one was at center mass and one hit a non-lethal/non-crippling point.
Iruka took pictures and noted everything before stating, "For kunai, you scored 8 out of 10, and for shuriken, you scored 9 out of 10. Eleven out of twenty were killshots, five out of twenty are crippling shots, one center shot, and only three hits in non-lethal/non-crippling points. Well done, Satsuki."
Her friends clapped for her as she bowed to Iruka and made her way back to her seat.
Sasuke commented, "You could have done better."
She once more rolled his eyes, "When you do better than me is when you can lecture me, Sasuke."
The violent rebuttal from his fangirls made her scowl at them causing several to whimper as several of her fanboys looked at her with adoration.
"Sasuke Uchiha."
He got up, rolling his shoulders, made his way forward as his fangirls cheered him on, he tuned them out before Iruka silenced them as he saw the bored look on Naruko's face, and swore to wipe that look off her face.
"Ready...Go!"
Sasuke made to throw kunai into the training dummy, aiming to bury his weapons deeper than his sister did as he struck the dummy with five kunai throws were aimed at kill points, one hit center mass while three kunai shots hit various crippling points while one only hit a non-lethal/non-crippling point. With shuriken, he repeated the same motions, six kunai struck kill points, two struck crippling points while the last two struck non-lethal/non-crippling points.
Iruka took pictures and noted everything before stating, "For kunai, you scored 9 out of 10, and for shuriken, you scored 8 out of 10. Eleven out of twenty were killshots, one was a center mass shot, five out of twenty were crippling blows, while the remaining three, hit non-lethal/non-crippling points. Well done, Sasuke."
He nodded and made his way back to his spot.
Satsuki gave him a bit of a smarmy look, "What was that you said about doing better, brother?"
He looked away from her, stuffing his hands in his pockets, "Hn..."
He glanced at Naruko who still had a bored look on her face, making him grit his teeth.
"Mito Uzumaki-Namikaze."
Her fanboys cheered for her as she made her way forward with a grin and the harsh crack of her knuckles.
"Ready...Go!"
She quickly took out five kunai in each hand and made to throw them into the dummy in a single moment, embedding them so quickly, it was like a flash of movement. She repeated the same with her shuriken, embedding another dummy with all ten weapons. Six kunai throws were aimed at kill points, one throat strike, two kunai embedded in at a crippling point while only one hit a non-lethal/non-crippling point. With shuriken, she got one strike buried deep in the head, five throws were in crippling spots, and four throws were killshots.
Her fans clapped and cheered for her abilities while Memna gave her a proud grin.
Iruka took pictures and noted everything before stating, "To start off, I have to give you extra points for the throat strike and the way you managed to get your shuriken embedded into the head. For kunai, you scored 9 out of 10, and for shuriken, you scored 10 out of 10. Full marks for that. Twelve out of twenty were killshots, five out of twenty were at crippling spots and one was at a non-lethal/non-crippling point. Excellent work, Mito."
She grinned as her friends and fanboys cheered for her as she made her way back to her spot.
"Memna Uzumaki-Namikaze."
His fangirls squealed in joy as he made his way to the front with an arrogant smirk.
"Ready...Go!"
He threw his kunai to be embedded into the dummy, seven kunai were embedded into kill points of the dummy, two more were embedded into crippling points of the dummy while the last one was buried into the throat of the dummy.
"Extra points for the throat wound, Memna."
He grinned as he made to repeat the same methods with his shurikens, five of them were embedded into kill spots of the dummy while three were aimed at crippling points, one was supposed to enter the throat, but miscalculated and ended up center mass, and his last one hit a non-lethal/non-crippling point.
He tsk'd in dismay at his last throw.
'Weak...I finished off weak, I need to get stronger, I won't be weak like her...' He inwardly swore, glaring at Naruko from the corner of his vision.
His thoughts were knocked off balance when he heard the cheers of his friends and his fangirls, making him feel better.
Iruka took pictures and noted everything before stating, "To start off, I have to give you extra points for the throat wound you made with your kunai. For kunai, you scored 10 out of 10, and for shuriken, you scored 9 out of 10. Full marks for your kunai. Thirteen out of twenty were killshots, five out of twenty were aimed at crippling points, and only one hit a non-lethal/non-crippling point on the dummy. Excellent work, Memna."
He gave a smirk and made his way back to his spot as he was clapped on the back by his friends.
"Naruko Uzumaki-Namikaze."
She yawned and got up with a stretch as she made her way forward.
"Try not to be a fuck up."
A snort came from the left, "Loser!"
"Why don't you just quit. You know you aren't going to be like Mito or Memna."
"Failure!"
"Dead last!"
Naruko refused to respond until Iruka snapped, "That's enough! All of you, be silent! You are in the middle of an exam that allows you to become a ninja, but do not think your grades are the only thing that will allow you to be one. Your behavior has to be of one as well. The next person who makes another foul jeer will be immediately kicked out and you will have the opportunity to take the exam again after a year of behavioral training to correct yourselves."
The area was silent as several students were wide-eyed at the threat as he shook his head in dismay at their behavior only to catch Naruko with her head tilted at a weird angle and saw a smile or rather half a smile. Her eyes were not as cold or icy, a voice softer than anything he heard from a child her age echoed through his mind, saying, 'Thank you,' that just dripped with sincerity.
He collected himself and gave her a reassuring smile.
"Ready...Go!"
Naruko tossed up several kunai before plucking them from the open air and made to pierce the training dummy, each one pierced the dummy in a flash of moment expected from someone who had used kunai for a decade. One was embedded into the forehead, then each of the eyes, the throat, one directly in heart, before aiming the rest at all the crippling points that stopped enemies short. She repeated the same with her shuriken, aiming for spots that would cause death or crippling, the moments were like walking, it was far too easy. Nothing like the targets she had to hunt in the dark, a dummy in bright daylight was nothing.
Iruka took pictures and noted everything before stating, "Well, Naruko, to start off, you get extra points for the forehead, eyes, throat, and heart killshots, from both kunai and shuriken, well done. For kunai and shuriken, you got both 10 out of 10 so perfect scores for those. Sixteen out of twenty are killshots, while only for four, three for kunai, and one for shuriken are crippling shots. Absolutely perfect, Naruko."
She bowed and made her way back to her spot as her classmates' stares started to grind into her head, but she ignored them.
Iruka's voice shook everyone out of their staring, "Shikamaru Nara."
"Troublesome..." He groaned in dismay as he got up.
"You can do it, Shika!" Choji smiled, making him smile back
Ino commented, "You think everything is troublesome, Shikamaru!"
He muttered, "That's because everything is troublesome."
He made his way forward and stuffed his hands in his pockets, waiting to start.
"Ready...Go!"
Shikamaru pulled out his kunai and struck at the training dummy, six of the kunai struck kill points while one of them struck a crippling point and the remaining three struck non-lethal/non-crippling points. When he pulled out his shuriken, four of his weapons struck the kill points of the dummy, two struck crippling points, and two struck center mass while the remaining two struck non-lethal/non-crippling points on the dummy.
He sighed as he finished, stuffed his hands in his pockets, and turned towards Iruka.
Iruka took pictures and noted everything before stating, "For kunai, you scored 7 out of 10, and for shuriken, you scored 8 out of 10. Ten out of twenty were killshots, one kunai hit a crippling point, five out of twenty struck a non-lethal/non-crippling point and only two struck center mass. Good job, Shikamaru."
He nodded, rubbing the back of his head as he took his seat.
"Ino Yamanaka."
She brushed the back of her skirt and made her way forward, after blowing a kiss towards Sasuke who ignored it with a slight grimace.
Satsuki cooed, "Aw, young love. Can you imagine it, Sasuke?"
He turned a pale greenish hue at the thought, "Can you not?"
She gave him a smug look in return, "It's one of my few hobbies outside of training."
"I hate you."
"Love you too."
"Ready...Go!"
She pulled out her kunai, twirling one of them between her fingers before throwing it, impaling the dummy, each with a simple thud as sharp metal met with the stuffing of the training dummy.
'I'll be damned if I do worse than Forehead.'
Four kunai were center mass, two kunai hit crippling points, one kunai hit a kill shot, while three more hits non-lethal/non-crippling points. With shuriken, five were center mass, two were killshots, and three more hits were non-lethal/non-crippling shots.
Iruka took pictures and noted everything before stating, "For kunai, you scored 7 out of 10, and for shuriken, you scored 7 out of 10. Three out of twenty were killshots, two out of twenty were aimed at crippling points, nine out of twenty were aimed at center mass, and six out of twenty were non-lethal/non-crippling shots. Good job, Ino."
She smiled and made her way back to her spot as Sakura felt a storm rain over her head.
He continued this method with the rest of the class until he finished with the last one and said, "Now, everyone, let us head towards the training ground. We are going to testing your taijutsu against your fellow classmates."
As everyone followed after him, they were told to sit down and wait for their names to be called to enter the ring.
"Memna! Kiba! You two are up first!"
Memna grinned, "Thank fuck, I thought I was going to fall asleep."
Kiba groaned, "You said it," with Akamaru barking in agreement before yawning.
"Lay down, buddy. I got this. Hinata can you watch him for me?"
"Sure, Kiba. Come here, Akamaru."
The white dog barked in joy and jumped into her arms as she petted him.
The two entered the ring, as Kiba cracked his knuckles and got into a stance, "I'll kick your ass this time!"
Memna responded by getting into his father's own stance with his own grin, "Say that when you can get me on my ass, dog boy."
"Ready...Go!"
Naruko tuned everything out and waited for her name to be called, ignoring all the other matches.
Menma vs. Kiba - Memna won
Sakura vs. Yakumo - Yakumo won
Ino vs. Hinata - Hinata won
Mito vs. Shikamaru - Mito won
Choji vs Shino - Choji won
Satsuki vs. Ami - Satsuki won
Naruko vs Sasuke
Naruko yawned as she rubbed her eyes of sleep, as Iruka looked at her, "Naruko, it's your turn."
"Ah..." She quipped as she got up and made her way forward.
Mito called out, "Try not to be an embarrassment, Naru~."
Her words caused her cronies to laugh as Naruko rolled her eyes as she yawned.
"Mito! What did I say?!" Iruka snapped
"Sorry, Iruka-sensei."
"It's not me who you need to apologize too or would you like to explain to your father why you are not going to graduate today?"
Naruko intervened, "Don't bother Iruka-sensei. You won't get anything from her, nor any of them."
"But-"
She shook her head, "Consider it a free pass, soon enough, after graduating if the Heavens are merciful, I'll be a solo genin and we can be as far apart from each other for the sanity of all. Let's get this over and done with, the day has dragged on long enough."
He sighed, "Very well. Consider yourself lucky, Mito. One more outburst and you are gone."
She cringed, "Yes, sensei."
"Who am I up against?"
"Me," Sasuke quipped
She tsked in dismay, making him furious, "You will lose this time."
She scratched her head, "Didn't you say that the last fifteen times this year?"
"Scared that I may break your winning streak?:
She scoffed as he passed him and into the ring, "I've faced cockroaches with more bite than you."
They made to face each other as Naruko didn't bother getting into a stance to which Iruka commented, "Are you not going to get into a stance?"
"For him? No. This will end as it usually does, with him on the ground."
He gave a growl over this and swore to make her pay.
Iruka sighed, "Very well, begin."
Sasuke immediately went on the offensive, lashing out with punches and kicks that Naruko avoided with her hands beside her, she looked bored, disgustingly bored as she danced around him.
Every missed strike, only enraged Sasuke further until he screamed, "Take me seriously!"
Naruko didn't respond as she stopped moving and waited for him to get close enough only to thrust her palm underneath his jaw, disorienting him, and then struck out with her leg, landing a harsh kick to his stomach sending him into the realm of unconsciousness.
"Winner, Naruko Uzumaki-Namikaze."
She bowed and made her way back to her old spot.
Memna snorted, "It seems you have some use after all."
"I'd bare my neck to Iwa before I become any use to you or her," she spat
Before either of her siblings could respond, Iruka said, "Alright class, that was the last match of the day, we are heading back for the last portion of the exam. The Academy three."
As everyone made their way back inside the Academy building, Iruka entered the classroom and gathered a list of students as they wait in the hallways.
Naruko was called first and she made her into the classroom as Iruka was standing holding a clipboard.
"Now, Naruko, you should the Academy three, and those would be?"
"The transformation jutsu, the body replacement jutsu, and the clone jutsu."
He nodded, "Very good. Now, please perform the transformation jutsu."
She flipped through the hand signs and turned into Lady Flowers, her voice and all.
"Oh, full marks and you can release the jutsu now, but may I ask who she is?"
Naruko gave a sad smile, "A kind old woman that was gone too soon from this world."
He nodded, knowing Naruko wouldn't say any more on the matter.
'The old woman must have special to her.'
"Please perform the body replacement jutsu."
She flipped through five hand signs and switched herself with a chair from the corner of the room.
He gave her full marks as she switched back to be before him.
"Now, do perform the clone jutsu. You can use any variant of the clone jutsu, Naruko."
She nodded, but she simply flipped through three hand signs and performed seven E-rank clones.
He blinked, "I thought you would use shadow clones like your siblings."
She shrugged, "It would have been too easy."
"Then extra points for performing an E-rank jutsu with your particular chakra coils. Now, would you like to perform a certain jutsu?"
She shook her head no, making him nod. He then calculated all parts of her exam and smiled at her as he handed her the first headband of the day, "Congratulations, Naruko. You passed, make Konoha proud."
She nodded, taking the headband, before removing the blue cloth with a black one with an ivy motif, tying it around her left bicep.
"What time do we show up for team placements?"
"Tomorrow morning at eight."
"Thank you, Iruka-sensei," She then bowed and left in a flash of multi-colored flower petals, making him look surprised.
"Hm, how interesting."
He then called in the next student.
As parents came to pick up their children, Mito and Memna rushed towards Kushina and Minato wearing their headbands with massive grins on their faces as they waited for the last person to finish, until Iruka came out and announced, "Alright, congratulations to those who have passed their exams, you are now ninja of Konoha! Now, you will be placed in your teams tomorrow morning at eight o'clock so please do not be late."
Kushina gave her children a crushing hug, that nearly had their eyes popping out of their sockets, "I'm so proud of you, my babies are ninja now!"
Memna groaned, trying to wiggle out of his mother's harsh grip, "Ugh, thanks, mom. Please let go, my ribs."
"Can't breath...turning blue...can see the light..." Mito croaked out, as she felt her soul leave her body.
"Oh, I'm so sorry!" Kushina squeaked, fussing over them both.
Minato chuckled, "You always did have the best hugs, love. They are just a bit too tight for our kids."
She scratched her head, "I need to work on that."
He pecked her on the cheek, "You just so much love to give, I wouldn't have it any other way."
She flushed in turn, "Oh you."
"Ahem!"
Turning the parents' attention towards them, making them clap, "Well, kids we have a party for you all!"
"Hell yeah!" Mito screamed in joy before Minato noticed everyone leaving, he didn't his other daughter.
"Where's your sister?"
The pair scolded, at the thought of her.
Memna crossed his arms and snorted, "Who cares. She's probably sulking and crying because she failed."
Kushina quipped, "She failed?"
Mito shrugged her shoulders, "We didn't see her with a headband."
Kushina put her hands on her hips, "Okay then, Minato, take the kids home, let me talk to Iruka."
"Okay. I'll get out the ramen, everyone is waiting to celebrate with you all."
"Yes, ramen!" They shouted in excitement as Kushina made her way inside the Academy building, taking her time to walk through the halls until she reached her children's homeroom and knocked.
Soon enough she heard his voice, "Come in, please."
She entered, making him stand and bow, "Oh, Lady Kushina."
She waved him off, "Please, call me Kushina, Iruka, no need for formalities."
He straightened himself out, "My apologies, old habits die hard."
After a single moment to collect her thoughts, she decided to get to the root of the matter, "Iruka, is it true Naruko failed to get her headband?"
His eyebrows furrowed, "Naruko? No, she passed and obtained her headband with flying colors."
"What?!"
He ruffled through the papers and folders on his desk, before getting the folder with Naruko's name on it that had her exam and show it to her, which had her written exam with her answers and name in perfect print and sensible, her shuriken and kunai scores being perfect with the photos to prove it, her taijutsu scores and performance, then his notes to her performance of the Academy three.
"She even did the E-rank clone jutsu instead of the element clones Memna did or the shadow clone jutsu Mito did, as I was expecting either of those as your other children used them in their own performance. She declined to show a special jutsu like her siblings and when she left after I gave her the headband, she left in a body flicker made with flower petals."
Kushina placed the exam down on his desk, her mind whirling with thoughts about her, and said, "Can I have Naruko's file and how she is in your class?"
"Of course, give me a moment, please."
He then left the classroom as she took the moment to absorb all the information on her, before Iruka came back, with a fairly thick folder, handing it to her.
"She missed a lot of classes, but it didn't seem to affect her scores in the slightest," he shook his head, "I do not know why people say she's a dead last when she is in the upper ranks of the class in both intelligence and strength. Although it may just be me, I'm pretty sure she was holding back, her taijutsu has top marks as well. She never lost a match against a student here."
She chewed on her bottom lip before saying, "I will be taking this, I will bring it back tomorrow."
"Of course, have a good evening."
She nodded before leaving in a standard body flicker as Iruka made to finish up his work before heading home to sleep.
[Uzumaki-Namikaze household]
Kushina made her way back to find her children and husband waiting along with the rest of the partygoers mingling about, still carrying the folder with a strange look on her face.
Minato made his way forward, hugging her, "It's okay, she can try again for the next exam."
"Actually, Minato, she did pass and she's not a dead last, she's actually in the upper ranks of the class behind Mito and Memna and she was holding herself back. Even when she skipped classes, she's not lacking in any of her classes, her taijutsu scores are perfect, along with her throwing skills. When I see this, I can only wonder what else I have missed."
He gave her a reassuring smile, "We will talk to her when she gets home and we will celebrate like a family."
"Yeah...Yeah of course," She grinned
Mito and Memna rolled their eyes at the thought of their imperfect elder sibling, but wouldn't let the thought ruin their feast.
[With Naruko]
She was making her way back to the house, she was carrying a bag filled with food as she was munching on a kabob, avoiding the public streets and alleys as cut her way through the forest, it was easier and she didn't want to have to deal with the maggots that would pick a fight with her only for her to get in trouble, once again.
However, as she was walking, she stumbled across Mizuki carrying the Forbbiden scroll, that was usually behind the Hokage's desk.
She was silent as he observed her before he gave her a dirty grin as she was chewing on her now empty kabob stick.
"Ah, the blight of the Hokage. Tell me, brat. How about I put you out of your misery."
Naruko closed her eyes with a sigh, "Damn idiot."
"What the fuck did you say to me, you little bitch?!"
He made to pull off his giant shuriken only to be blasted with killing intent, something that was far beyond him that made him collapse to his knees, near-foaming at the mouth as she placed her bag of food against a nearby tree, cracked her knuckles as she looked down at the wide-eyed traitor.
"I've been wanting to do this for years. Thank you for giving me the opportunity, traitor."
She then wailed on him, not bothering to hold back as he couldn't even scream from the pain as she made to beat him within an inch of his life, her arms drenched in blood before she cleaned herself off, formed two clones to drop Mizuki off at the T&I center, along with the Forbidden scroll, but to hide their appearance with a mask and hoodie and then dispel.
She then grabbed her bag of food and made to eat it until she found herself standing before the gate, opening it, she entered and made to finish her food before she entered, then she burned the remnants to cinders, leaving no trace before she entered.
She found Minato and Kushina's associates and students, but she ignored them as she closed the door behind and quickly made her way upstairs towards her bedroom and locked it behind her. Ignoring several of them calling after her to join them or staring at her until the door shut with a cold sense of finality.
Several people shook their heads at her bad behavior. Tsunade, especially wanted to drag her down and teach her a lesson about humility and respect, while the rest just shooed her off, saying they would deal with bad behavior later on and just to enjoy the celebration.
Naruko changed into a pair of boxer shorts a sports bra as she opened her mini-fridge and took several gulps of milk before brushing her teeth, and making sure her bedroom was locked tight and soundproofed the bedroom so their party wouldn't disturb her, she snuggled into her bed, turning towards her framed pictures.
Just as she was about to fall asleep, she whispered, "Good night, Baba."
[Morning]
As the sunlight peeked through her curtains Naruko was roused awake, stifling her yawn as she sat up from her bed and stretched her arms. She rubbed her eyes clean of sleep, glancing at her alarm clock she saw she had beaten her alarm clock which wouldn't ring for another thirty minutes.
She flipped her alarm switch off and got out of bed, fixing her bed to be just as neat last night, and made her way to her bathroom to shower and wash her hair. After she finished with her morning routine, she got dressed in a red shirt with a mesh bodysuit underneath with a pair of ANBU-style pants and boots. She brushed her hair and then rebraided it, clipped on her kunai and shuriken pouch on her hips, tied her headband around her left bicep, and left her room, making sure it was locked tightly.
Making her way downstairs, she saw the rest of them eating breakfast, they stopped and stared at her for a moment before noticing the headband on her left bicep.
Kushina smiled at her, which filled her with revulsion as she stepped into the kitchen.
She made to make her own breakfast and leave before she puked as Kushina said, "Naruko...sweetie?"
Naruko didn't speak and continued her own movements in silence as Mito spat out, "Loser, didn't you hear mom calling for you? Respond!"
Again, Naruko refused to speak as Kushina coughed into her hand, "Naruko, I know we haven't had the best relationship, but if you would care to join us for breakfast, I made your siblings favorites for yesterday's dinner so I would like to know what you like for tonight's dinner. To celebrate you getting your headband."
Naruko cracked her neck and sighed, "Don't bother. The blight on your family has no desire to infringe on your hospitality any more than she has to. Soon enough, we will rarely see each other as it is. And you don't have to pretend to care, please, it's revolting."
She then finished making her sandwich, stuffing it in her mouth as she made to clean what she used.
Kushina felt the cold feeling of shame well up inside and it made her feel sick. Once she finished she walked past them before Minato caught her arm, "Naruko, even if you don't want to eat with us, can you at least wait so we call walk to the Academy together?"
Naruko snatched her arm back, "No. And you haven't done it before today, you sure as hell won't start today."
She turned away from his hurt look and slammed the door shut.
"Mom, Dad, what were you thinking? Leave the loser to walk to the Academy by herself, it's not like she walked with us regardless."
Kushina looked worried at her husband who matched her before they stuffed it down as another matter to discuss as they waited for Mito and Memna to finish their breakfast for heading towards the Academy. As they entered the building, the two made their way to his office to observe the classroom with the rest of the jounins on who their new charges will be.
Mito and Memna were immediately swarmed by their friends while Naruko sat at the edge of the classroom, pulling out a book to read.
As the classroom started to fill with graduates, Sasuke's top fan girls raced in to sit with him only for Ino to win, sticking out her tongue at Sakura's rage, that was until she spotted Naruko sitting alone.
A bright, cracked bulb dinged at the top of her head as she made her way over to her.
"Naruko, you know better than to be here, you failed, didn't you?"
Naruko continued to read, ignoring her.
"Hey! Didn't you hear me?! I'm not going to be ignored by a dead last like you! Pay attention!" She made to steal her book out of her grip only for Naruko to lift her leg from her position and bring it down hard on her desk, smashing it to pieces without moving, bringing all the attention towards her and Sakura who was now shaking like a leaf in the wind.
The jounins who were watching in the Hokage's office were shocked as well.
Guy found himself more impressed than shocked, "Interesting leg strength for someone who supposedly skips training to prank."
Naruko finally looked at her, her eyes were locked on to her's as she quipped, "Haruno...The next time you bug me, that will be your head or maybe when we are on a mission, I'll break your legs and your jaw and leave you for the bandits. That's if your poor, unfortunate teammates don't kill you off by then. Leave, I won't tell you again."
Sakura quickly made her way over to Ino who scooched over to allow her some leeway, as Sakura was still trembling.
Naruko, on the other hand, ignored all the stares boring into her skin as she made herself comfortable on the pitiful remains of what used to be her desk as people slowly went back to their conversations, although it was mainly about the supposed dead last.
Mito scoffed at the thought of it, 'She's not special, I could do the same thing. If anything she's just proving she's not gonna be as much of a liability as the rest of them. It doesn't matter one bit though, she's still weaker than the both of us.'
Memna found himself interested, 'So, the worm has teeth, after all, I can't wait to see what you have to offer and to crush it myself.'
Sasuke clenched his teeth, 'Dammit, as if yesterday wasn't mortifying enough, she can do that?! She smashed it down like it was a soda can. How much has she been holding back?!'
Satsuki found herself interested, 'The dead last has some tricks up her sleeves.'
Iruka came in after telling everyone to quiet down only to get immediate silence for once and when he looked at his students, his eyes immediately locked onto Naruko's usual spot and her destroyed desk.
"Naruko, what happened to your desk?!"
Naruko turned the page of her book before stating, "Haruno and her pitiful attempt to win brownie points with her crush. I simply showed her what would happen if she annoyed me any further."
Sakura simply cringed further into her seat as Ino patted her back, avoiding looking in Naruko's direction.
Iruka rubbed the space between his eyes, "You shouldn't threaten your classmates, they are your comrades in arms, now."
Naruko gave a harsh-sounding snort in reply but didn't speak any further.
The noise made several people wince while Iruka looked sad before collecting himself and gave a speech to everyone before announcing the teams.
Team 1...Team 2...
Team 7 is Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno, and Sai and your sensei is Kakashi Hakate
Team 8 is Hinata Hyuuga, Kiba Inuzuka, and Shino Aburame and your sensei is Kurenai Yuuhei
Team 9 is still in rotation.
Team 10 is Ino Yamanka, Shikamaru Nara, and Choji Akimichi and your sensei is Asuma Sarutobi
Team 11 is still in rotation.
Team 12 is Mito Uzumaki-Namikaze and Memna Uzumaki-Namikaze and your sensei is Kushina Uzumaki-Namikaze
Team 13 is Naruko Uzumaki-Namikaze, Satsuki Uchiha, and Yakumo Kurama and your sensei is Obito Uchiha.
Before either of her teammates could groan in dismay, killing intent filled the room, then the sound of growling that many were sure didn't come from a human being. Some civilians immediately collapsed, while the rest were in varying states of shock and remain frozen in their seats as Naruko stood up, excusing herself, and left before leaving in a body flicker, taking her killing intent with her.
A bit away in a nearby training ground was a scream of rage and an explosion.
It took a long moment before the temperature and mood of the room went back to normal as Iruka gathered himself, waking up the unconscious students before continuing on with the teams and leaving them to it. The shivers from the killing intent never left him until late in the evening.
Obito found himself rather interested, "So that's the supposed dead last, huh? She has Kushina's temper."
"Best of luck, Obito," Asuma quipped
"She can't be that bad."
Kurenai snorted, "She's a brat who always gets into trouble with the civilians, picking fights and always slacking off."
"I think her taijutsu skills and what she showed in the classroom negate the slacking off part, Kurenai."
"Regardless of that, she's still a brat and needs a heavy attitude adjustment."
Guy gave her a look but she didn't notice as she was turned away from the rest of the room.
Obito shrugged, "At least my days, won't be boring."
[With Naruko]
She ripped out a training post out of the ground and chucked it far away from her as she let herself curse for a healthy ten minutes before calming herself down.
'God, this is going to suck.'
She groaned in dismay before she made to get some food to make herself feel better and then appeared on the roof to savor her food only to find her own team, Team 7, and Team 12 joining her, much to her revulsion.
"Oh Naruko, you are here."
She continued to eat until Mito stated, "Give some, Naruko."
"Eat shit, I bought it."
"Now, Mito you know you can just-OW!" He tried to take one of the plates only to met with an angry red forcefield protecting her food.
"Like I told your beloved sister, eat shit, I bought it. If you want food, get your own."
Kakashi scolded her, "Now, Naruko, don't you think you should share with your siblings and fellow comrades."
She rolled her eyes at his words and finished off everything before vanishing the remnants, and leaned against the railing.
Kushina gave a tight smile, "Now, would you like to sit next to your team or your siblings?"
"Neither, get on with it."
Obito knew the relationship with Naruko and the rest of her family was bad but didn't think it was this bad and it seemed to leeched into the people who were supposed to be her comrades in arms and teammates.
'How can I fix this?'
Kakashi said, "Alright, let us start with introductions, state useful things such as your name, likes, dislikes, hobbies, and your plans for the future."
Sakura asked, "Why don't you go first so we can see how it's done?"
Kakashi shrugged, "My name is Kakashi Hakate, I like few things, I dislike a lot of things, my hobbies include a certain thing and something else, and my plans for the future are none of your business."
Some students wanted to slam their heads against the tile, 'All he told us for certain was his name.'
Obito shook his head as Kushina smacked the back of his head, "Dammit, Kakashi, an actual introduction, damn you."
"Sorry, Kushina."
"You better be, dammit. And you better not bring out that book or I'll chase you around the village, again."
Her words made him turn pale as he quickly nodded.
She turned to a pale Obito, "I'm sure I don't have to remind you, Obito?"
"Nope, I don't have anything of the certain thing you despise, nor would I ever read it in public or private, madam!"
She grinned and hugged him, crushing his face into her chest, "Good boy, I love you."
"How come he gets to be crushed in your chest and I get smacked?"
"Because he returns my hugs and helps the elderly, you just read your porn so extra points for him."
Which then caused Kakashi to have a storm cloud above his head before, the rest of the teachers introduced themselves.
"My name is Obito Uchiha, my likes are star-gazing, vacations, and the smile people get when I help them, I dislike idiots and those who have their head up their asses, those who abandon their comrades, my hobbies are reading and my dreams are to make a successful genin team that will face a horrendous fate and to settle down with a nice woman one day when the time is right."
"My name is Kushina Uzumaki-Namikaze, my likes are my family, ramen, trying out new things and polishing my swords, my hobbies are trying new ramen recipes, cuddling with my husband, and breaking fangirls. I already completed my dream which was to have a family and wonderful children, although my new goal is to make sure they become successful ninjas."
"My name is Sasuke Uchiha, my likes are my family, especially my brother, my dislikes are many, including my sister who pokes fun at me and fangirls, my hobbies are training, learning and discovering new jutsu, spending time with my family, and learning new tricks from my father and brother. My dream is to surpass my brother and become a feared Hunter ninja. "
"My name is Sakura Haruno, my likes are Sasuke Uchiha, my dislikes are Ino-pig and-" She shuddered when Naruko gave her a cold glare, "someone else, my hobbies are various things, and my dream is to marry Sasuke!"
He gave a disgusted shudder and moved further away from her, placing Sai between them. Kushina made a note to rip the fangirl out of her with a vengeance, causing Sakura to shiver as if she felt someone walk over her grave.
"My name is Sai, my likes are to train, draw, and practice my ninjutsu, my dislikes would have to be traitors, my hobbies are painting and drawing, and for dreams, I haven't given much thought."
"My name is Memna Uzumaki-Namikaze, my likes are my family, ramen, training, and mastering new jutsu, my dislikes are worms who don't know their place, fangirls, and those who are weak. My hobbies are discovering new jutsu and mastering the Uzumaki kenjutsu style, and my dream is to become the Hokage and remove weaklings from Konoha."
"My name is Mito Uzumaki-Namikaze, my likes are just like Memna, my dislikes are Naruko-" Who flips her off and ignores her scowl, "those who annoy me, and when my prank malfunctions, my hobbies are training, tasting new ramen flavors and mastering ninjutsu, my dream is to master my father's personal jutsu and upgrade them far beyond their capabilities."
There was a pause as people looked at Naruko who said, "What? I thought we were going down the line. Move it along, Uchiha."
She scoffed, before continuing, "My name is Satsuki Uchiha, my likes are my family, practicing my fire jutsu, poking fun at Sasuke, and training with Itachi, my dislikes would have to be fangirls and those who can't hold their own, my hobbies are training, and my dream is to be ANBU commander."
"My name is Yakumo Kurama, my likes are painting, drawing, practicing genjutsu, and my big sister Kurenai, my dislikes would be those who are rude and crude for no reason, those who disrespect the skill of genjutsu, and perverts. My hobbies include drawing, sketching, and polishing my techniques, and my dream is to restore my clan to its' former glory in genjustu."
Naruko groaned, "My name is Naruko Uzumaki-Namikaze, my likes are various things, I hate almost everything, mainly bandits, the people in the general vicinity, fucking idiots, and the general populace of Konoha, I have no hobbies, and what I'd like to do for my dreams is my own damn business."
"Someone's rather edgy, huh?" Kakashi commented
"This coming from the pervert who reads badly-written porn," She coldly quipped
Before Kakashi could respond, Kushina clapped, "Alright, okay. Kids, now that we got introductions out of the way, you need to take your genin test."
Many of the genin hopefuls were confused while Naruko remained stone-faced.
Sakura raised her hand, "But didn't we take the genin exam in the academy?"
Obito gave her a smile, "Did you think an academy test would be enough to pass? No, that test was to weed out the hopeless cases."
"That's right Obito, this exam has a 67% failure rate, those who don't pass could be either sent back to the academy or if they are really hopeless, forbidden from becoming a ninja under the recommendation of the jounin in charge."
Her words caused several of them to turn a greenish hue in dismay.
"Now, you best be prepared and fair warning, to all of you, don't eat or you will puke it up."
"Team 7, you will meet with me at six o'clock sharp at Training Ground 7. Believe me when I say if you are late, I will know and you will be kicked out of the program immediately."
"Team 12, you will meet with me at 8 o'clock sharp at Training Ground 3. So help me, you have to get up or you will regret it."
"Team 13, you will meet with me at 7 o'clock sharp at Training Ground 25. If you don't arrive before that, believe me when I say you will regret being born."
"Okay, does anyone have any questions?" Kushina asked
The genin hopefuls were dead silent.
"Good. Best of luck and you all are dismissed."
Naruko then left in a flame-laced body flicker much to the shock of the teachers and left the students on their own.
Alright, the first chapter is over and done with, the She-Devil. This will be fun and I wonder how it will go, no matter, write as much as you can people. See you in the next update! Also for those who read dark fantasy manga, I have a recommendation for you, it's called The Strongest Brave Who Craves Revenge, Extinguish With the Power of Darkness. I completely recommend the story, if you like edgy revenge plots, fair warning, the manga covers a lot of dark topics and it's up to chapter 37.5, fair explicit warning on chapter 37, please for the love of all that's good and holy skip that chapter! I can't wait for that disgusting fuck to get his due along with that stupid bitch Wizard. Sorry, I'm ranting, take care.
~Kourtney Uzu Yato!