I fixed my hair and got as ready as I could, I am taking a graduation picture today, filling me with fear and excitement. I will be getting a a forehead protector today so I have been watching where people put them when not on there head, most high ranking wear it on there head but genin don't seem to.

Last day with Iruka, I watched my smile fade in the mirror, I will miss him, he is my only friend. With that thought my mind spiraled.

Do I get a real team with a teacher?

Am I going to be with kids?

Will I have to fight and hurt someone?

What kind of missions will I have?

Stop. Think about something else.

I walked towards my window to sit and across the road was Iruka, leaning on a wall with his eye's closed arms crossed over his chest. I smiled and looked at him kindly before I jumped down. He open his eyes and gave me a small smile. "I came so you don't get lost."

All I could do was laugh. "You know me well."

He is a friend.

He moved and I followed.

We wound up back at the academy making me give him a small friendly look. "Like I could not find this."

He smiled at me. "Maybe." He joked.

We walked through the building before making it to the roof where there was a small stool and an old school camera guy was waiting for us, so old it included a blanket to cover his head. I looked at it strangely making Iruka give me a look so I tried to make it go away, I don't know how camera's work to even show them a better way.

I sat down on the small stool and Iruka gave me a proud smile as he pulled out the headband. "Congratulations." As he put it on my head and tied it up in the back, I just smiled from ear to ear before he backed up and the camera guy got ready, there was a small flash that was hard to see in the daylight before a picture came out.

A Polaroid?

He handed the picture to Iruka and he motioned to me to follow as he walked away, one shot? I tried to get a look at it as in my world people take many for the perfect picture, not just walk away with the first. I followed like a puppy searching for the courage to ask for a second take but the time frame was getting weaker as we walked, I looked back as the man was packing up his camera making me look forward in defeat.

We moved down the stairs and I followed him down a hallway curious as to what was next, walking into a big empty room as the smell of the old mans pipe smoke was thick in the air. Sitting in the dark forest green room was two tables and across a small chair. The Hokage sat at one as Iruka moved passed me to sit in the second while waving at me to take the small chair before he handed the picture to him.

I sat nervously as he talked about what I will be doing, I tried to listen and not let my mind drift in fear. I faded in and out as he explained some things about teams and mission ranks when he told me I will be joining a group making me stare, I was to meet my new team soon and he gave me a location and time, I was still scared but now I was curious.

We were there for only a few minutes. "Any questions?" He asked and I shook my head as my mind stayed blank even if I am sure I have many.

Iruka took me out for a celebratory dinner at that ramen shop I see him at, assuming it was his favorite place I just ordered the pork again. "So" He smiled at me as I shoved noodles in my mouth. "You are now a genin, are you happy?"

Having my mouth full I shook my hand in a 'kind of' way trying to swallow fast. "I am kind of excited to meet my team." I hope they like me. Looking at him curious. "Do you know anything about them?"

"I don't know them personally." He spoke before he stuffed food in his mouth, so he did not teach them?

"Are they older?" He nodded but held no more information so I guess it will be a surprise but I was slightly glad to not be with kids as I stuffed a piece of pork into my mouth and I made a happy noise. "This is good."

"Ya I eat here with this kid a lot it became my favorite place."

I looked his way. "The orange boy?"

"Ya, Naruto, do you know him?"

I shook my head. "I just saw you two once."

"He is, something else." He spoke with heart making me give a small smile at his kindness showing.

"You have to introduce us sometime then." Stuffing my face full of noodles again.

"Ya." He said rubbing his hand on his face. "He is in the land of waves right now." I nodded.

Oh right, is that book guys genin?

After a great meal I headed home straight to my crappy mirror and admired my new item on my forehead. It looked weird on my head but I smiled, feeling like a part of this world now.

I started to try it out in places, from my neck to my arm but it was not right.

Feeling stupid I tied it on my right leg just below my shorts, I could not see it in the mirror but I liked it. I jumped around and did a backflip shocked that it did not move at all.

So I left it there with a proud smile.

"I am a ninja." I spoke loudly walking into my kitchen, I took a moment before I moved to go back to training, starting with a run. I pushed myself in speed and length when I came across from worn down targets. Standing a dirt spot surrounded by grass, a spot many people have stood before. There was more then just targets I could see from here, there was some in place that from this spot was impossible for me to hit.

I tried to aim, one Kunai at a time, I got most of them at least in the section but I still suck.

I am about to be put on a team and I can't even do this.

#failteam.

In complete seriousness I tried my hand at this for hours before my hands were sore at the repetitive movement but at least by the end I got got a few bullseye and the rest at least landed inside the circle.

I then walked backwards, trying to find my distance, how far can I throw one.

Curious I pushed chakra into my weapon as I tossed it, I was far but it landed in the circle.

Moving to grab it I noticed this one was hilt deep as I pulled it out in amazement, I did not know adding chakra would make it cut deeper.

Cool.

I did this for a while until the light faded and I went back to running.

I was in the spot alone, nervous I came much earlier then I needed to. I just practiced with my kunai on a nearby tree as I waited for my new team

Feeling like I was getting better.

I pulled it out and moved back, I went to throw it when one came buzzing passed my head and hitting it right in the small notch I made. I quickly looked behind me but I could not see the person, shutting my eye's I saw a new chakra hidden up in some tree's making me toss my kunai towards the blue ball.

I was startled when the most beautiful man was suddenly in front of me, his long white hair framed his face. His sleeveless black top was showing off his belly and the neckline was so high I could not see his neck. He wore the normal pants in white with mesh coming out around the knees all the way to his black boots.

I was distracted by the very large scroll on his back when he smiled at me, his smile lit up his whole face filled with kindness and curiosity.

I obviously did not hit him. "How close was it?"

"It was a little to far away but near my head." I smiled sadly. "So you are the one I am pared with?" He asked.

Him? He is my age.

"I Think so." I said shyly. "I am Ava."

"Hayashi Kawa."

"Looks like you are gonna have to deal with a Genin."

He looked at me with a small awkward smile. "I am also an genin."

He looked a little defensive at my shocked expression, so I gave him a friendly smile. "You have good aim, I am still learning." I tried to brake the tension but a few awkward seconds went by.

"So what is that giant scroll?" My words working as a big smile crossed his face.

"I am learning sealing, it is really fun, I also brought you something." His sweetness showing as he dug into a bag and pulled something out. It was a small scroll with writing on it.

I thanked him as I looked at it confused but he noticed my confusion.

"It is your own small space, it is basic but you can put anything in there." I looked at him in awe. "Makes missions easier." It was so small.

I stuck my hand into the area with writing as I felt around inside, it was empty. I pulled out my smokes, wallet and lighter and dropped them in before I felt around again. It was like the biggest purse in a small package.

"Oh, wow, amazing." Sliding the small scroll where my wallet sat before. "Thank you so much, this is so cool."

He smiled at me, the cutest smile.

"So we are both early." I laughed. "I figured I would get lost, but I didn't."

The air was awkward again as he lightly smiled at me. "I like to show up early for these things." Making me nod at him.

We stood there for a second when he pulled out some paint and paper, I just watched as I know nothing about sealing but it was not long until I noticed he made a few targets. Standing up my eyes followed him as he put three onto three close trees and came back to me for range. He pulled out three kunai and in one hand threw them all, all three hit a separate target.

"Shit I can't do that." I mumbled.

He just picked them up and handed them to me, I was nervous as I stood there like a dumb ass, he smiled and showed me how to hold them, following his instruction I tried what he did.

I hit the main target but the second was embedded into the ground and the third one just fell short of the main tree not even close to the tree I aimed for.

Now I was embarrassed, I laughed awkwardly. "Ya, need training."

"You're new it takes time." Making me look at him curious as he seems fine to be pared with me, I wonder why he is a genin when he asked me to throw them separately at the three targets.

I got two out of three bullseye and the third was just shy of the center.

He looked in thought before he moved one to the main tree and handed me two Kunai, making sure I held them right and my wrist movements were correct.

This time I hit the main target and almost the second.

We did this for a while and I was learning when I finally had the courage to ask.

"So, do you know who I am?" I asked a little worried there was a no.

"Yes, they told me." He moved the second target near the base of the tree.

"You are okay with that?" He looked at me with kindness as I threw the kunai.

"I would rather be with you then some others." That made me almost blush, he was such a kind and pretty man. "I also wanted to meet you." I looked over at him as I scanned his face. "You don't get to meet people from a strange land often."

"I guess that's true, I would want to meet an alien"

"Alien, I like that." He spoke as he handed me the kunai and I threw them again but I was distracted so I did not hit the center on any.

"You're all aliens to me so I guess I have." I said in reflection

"An alien world, got to be disorienting." He stated as I picked up my kunai Lightly laughing.

"Oh it was."

"Can I ask you about your home?"

"Fire them at me if you are curious." He nodded but said nothing, I take it deciding on a question.

I think me and Hayashi will get along.

Sitting on the grass as we shared a bag of chips. "And then he tripped his own trap." Hayashi spoke with humor.

I was laughing as he told me stories from stupid genin moments in all the small teams he has been on, he has been around as most genin teams eventually rank up so he does not have a real team and I was glad to be with him.

"Ava." A silky familiar voice hit me and I perked up, making me look behind me.

I jumped to my feet holding back a need to hug him. "Kuro."

Hayashi stood up and greeted him, seeming to not be strangers. "Do you two know each other?"

"We were in the academy together just different classes and had one mission together." Hayashi spoke as Kuro just nodded.

"So this is our team." Hayashi spoke like a leader. "We are all here."

"Shit really, you're on my team Kuro?" I spun looking at him with puppy dog eyes.

"Actually because I am a chunin and you two are not, I am the leader." I saw a creepy smirk cover his face made me think I will be getting kicked of mountains a lot more.

To understand how we all fight and to learn our ability's we were going to have a small free for all.

Kuro pulled out two butterfly swords, they were thick and pretty as I looked at them amazed, a nice detail along the blades and the handles were a nice black leather. Hayashi put his scroll back on his back and I just stood there knowing I wont stand a chance.

Standing in a circle we just looked at each other for a moment before Kuro broke it as he ran at me, he was so fast I almost did not dodge. He saw how bad I was and slid his swords away in one graceful move as he started to just punch and kick me, I tried to dodge but all I could do was block and man when he hit me it hurt.

He was hitting so hard I was sliding backwards, Knowing I will be a bruised fuck tomorrow.

Hayashi then moved from the corner of my eye and he pulled out a scroll, I can't deal with both as he tossed it at our feet doing a few handsigns. Kuro jumped away but I was not fast enough as shadows came up and grasped my ankles holding me in place.

I gave a look at Hayashi as he looked at me and I think I was supposed to move, the look on his face was that he was trying to help me. He just smiled and let me go so I ran into the tree line to get away from Kuro.

I felt so useless in real combat, maybe I can be better with range. I tried to toss kunai at them but my aim sucked and they easily dodged.

I watched them fight each other from high in a tree and I liked looking at them, my team. Kuro looked brave and bold and Hayashi has this kindness. I learned how they fought as I watched.

Kuro was trying to get Hayashi into close combat but I watched as he was able to keep Kuro at bay, keeping him away with tricks. So Kuro is a close combat fighter and Hayashi is not.

I watched as Kuro pulled out his swords, Hayashi tried to keep him back with a fire ball but he was fast enough to dodge the giant thing. These men were so fast and flexible as they moved around the open area with ease.

I have not seen any real fights.

Kuro did a few back flips to get away from a scroll, then Hayashi tossed eight kunai at him with ease as he dodged and blocked them too. Hayashi was not the worst at close combat but that was where Kuro shines and he knows he stands no chance.

They both jumped away from each other and paused for a second.

Since I was close to Kuro I just jumped from the tree and landed on his back, wrapping my arms around him in a hug giggling like a madman. I know they are now sad I was on their team. He was startled at my strange move as I moved to pull out a kunai and he threw me off his back when he noticed.

I landed on my feet in a spin before pushing chakra into them and I rammed into him with my Kunai in hand, he blocked it with the metal on his gloves but I did slightly shove him backwards before I moved fast back to get space throwing kunai at him as he easily dodged.

I am so fail but I could not stop smiling.

Then he did something cool, he made fire cover his swords making me stare in awe and charged at me.

I had no time to do anything but a small hand sign as I traded with a log just in time, his swords slashing through it.

Shit.

I tossed Kunai at his feet hoping to get him back but that did not work as I tried to just dodge, he went easy on me and it was like we were dancing. He slashed and spun and jumped and ducked and bent in ways I did not think I could just trying my hardest to not get hit.

Some of my clothes now had burn marks, this set is done for.

Hayashi joined back in pulling out a scroll. I watched as a wave of water came poring from it towards us. I ran backwards but it took both Kuro and I off our feet and removing the fire from his swords. I got on my feet soaked as puddles of water were all around.

I made two clones as they crawled out of the puddles and stood in front of me kunai out. The three of us chasing after Hayashi. I did the no direction thing I did with Iruka, tossing kunai as we ran around him. I almost hit him twice but I had thrown so many. I ran in and swept his legs while one clone went to hit his face and the second to hit his back.

He blocked the punch while jumping over the leg but my clone got him from the back as he rolled forward easily coming out of it on his feet. He quickly threw a kunai in the same second and my one clone splashed to the ground.

I sent my clone in close. She attacked him weakly while I made him more distracted by me so he did not take it out to fast.

He easily avoided my clones movements but focused on me as I jumped around the tree's before I switched with my clone and slashed out. I noticed confused as I had mindlessly pushed chakra into the blades giving it a small shimmer along the blades looking at it slightly startled.

Shit that was cool.

He jumped backwards up into a tree, I did cut him like a paper cut that sent a bit of fear into me as I never thought I could hurt someone and that came close.

I was so stunned and just stood there.

Kuro was beside me in a second, pulling me out of my head as I was blocking again. He slid his swords away as soon as he knocked the kunai from my hands. His fist punching me so hard in the face I fell backwards making me grab it in pain.

Hayashi saved my ass with a weapon as I got on my feet. Squatting down I pushed chakra into my feet for more force and rammed my body into his with my shoulder. He dropped to the ground with a noise holding his junk, I stood up shocked when I noticed what I did.

"Oops." I said with worry. "Sorry, I did not mean to." Holding back a small smirk as I looked at Hayashi who had a pained look on his face. "So sorry." I said again to Kuro.

We just waited there for him to stand up.

"Shit." Kuro said as he rolled a little.

"How do you guy's not wear protection with all this fighting?"

They looked at me curious at what I was talking about, I just sighed and stuck my hand out to help him up. "Again so sorry." He took my hand and looked at me with a small glare.

"Well, I guess that's a way to win." Hayashi spoke as I giggled at his joke.

"Ya, a last resort maybe, I mean its kind of honorless." I spoke, Hayashi agreed with a hmm as Kuro still glared getting on his feet.

"Well we learned our fighting styles at least." Hayashi said with a smile and his hand rubbing the back of his head and I agreed again. We then cleaned up and headed for a meal as I followed, they know this place better then me.

I slide into the booth next to Kuro as Hayashi sat across from us, we came to what in my world would be called a bar and grill. I had not been here before so I was glad to come. "I like this place." Hayashi spoke up.

I looked at the menu of booze in this world and did not recognize a single word but Sake, so I ordered that.

"Do you miss anything from your home?" Looking at Hayashi, his first question.

I thought about it. "Ya, a lot of things." Kuro still emotionless unsure if he cared about the conversation, Hayashi looked at me to go on. "Well, I miss pizza."

"pi-za?"

"Ya it is a type of food you can't find here."

"You miss food?" Kuro asked with attitude.

Making me smile. "I guess so." Giggling inside I was gonna say video games but I would have to describe it again and that is something pointless. "I miss a lot of things." I spoke as we were handed our drinks, curious I took a sip right away.

It was like wine, not bad but not for me. "Hmm." Making a noise as I looked at it not happy.

"You never drank before?" He asked lightly.

"Not this, what else do they serve?" I stood up to get a look at the drinks, maybe I will recognize something. I came across one that looked like beer, taking a sip it was not beer but at the same time not to far off and I did not hate it so I got that.

Hayashi looked at me. "Ya, that one is not bad"

Kuro seemingly ignored us as his stared at the window with resting bitch face.

"So what is the biggest difference between this world and yours?" He asked another question.

Sighing at naming them all. "So much, again its a bit of a story but to shorten it, the buildings are taller, the trees are smaller, we have no chakra and a lot more electronics, it is a much different world." He seemed to like that answer.

Our food came shortly after and I stuffed the meat into my face like I had not eaten in days.

Downing my drink I got a second cup. "I do love the meat here." I said as I ate more. "Even if I have no idea what animal I am eating." Hayashi smiled.

I was on to my third cup and I was starting to feel it. "What do you love about this place that is different?" He asked.

I thought about it as I leaned back. "It is like a vacation spot, it is beautiful here and the chakra is pretty cool." I lit up a smoke. "Oh and I can smoke anywhere."

He looked at me this time with a question in his mind. "So we also have similarities?"

"Hm, ya actually, there is a bit that's the exact same, I guess its like what the world looks like with or without chakra." I said in realization.

Being kind of tipsy, I kind of had the courage to ask. "So why are you still a genin?" I looked over at Hayashi, I guess that question also interested Kuro.

"Well." He said rubbing his face. "I am to passive to truly fight but I need jobs, so I stick to the genin ones, most don't even fight even when leaving the village." He smiled. "Might be why I love sealing, it is not a fighting style."

"Ah I was afraid of having to fight." We shared a friendly look, like we will become good friends.

"Pussies." Kuro he said in his silky voice with a smirk on his face.

He took a drink of his second cup, with my drink in my hand, I spilled a little. "Oh ya, well you are stuck with us." Smiling.

He looked at me. "Don't get cocky, I will shove you off every mountain." He smirked back.

Hayashi looking confused as fuck was also on his third drink.

Stuffing a piece of meat in my mouth. "You are a lot faster then you used to be." I looked over at his emotionless face elated.

I headed to the bathroom and returned with more drinks and a plate of chips.

"I have not drank this much in ages." I said as I slid into my seat. "Hey how old are you guys?" I looked around at them.

"20." Kuro slurred out.

"23." Hayashi said while leaning back.

"Me too." I said giving him a high five. "How funny the youngest it the highest rank."

"That is because I am awesome." Kuro said in his cocky silky voice.

"Then why you paired with us." Hayashi Smiled and laughed at his own joke but I laughed too.

Sipping my drink I just looked at my team, I like these guys.

We were so drunk as we just wondered around town, I did trip over myself at one point making Hayashi help me up with a smile. The moon was so small so the place was pretty dark as we made our way to some training zones, I heard Kuro say something I did not fully hear as I moved to look at him. He moved the fastest I ever seen him then he was way up at the top of a tree in a blink of the eye.

He yelled something again I could not understand then he fell down, spun himself on a low branch and fell face first into the ground, I was bent over laughing trying not to pee as it was hilarious to witness.

After he got up he lost a fight with a bush as he tripped into it and a branch came back and smacked him in the face making him fall on his wasted ass.

Kuro and I, drunk as fuck.

"I don't think he drinks much." Hayashi whispered to me.

Hayashi, not so much, he must be a drinker.

Making our way to one of the many ponds, I just ran into the middle of it across the water and cannonballed in with a jump. I floated below for a moment before I came up for air, Kuro was leaning on a tree with his eye's closed and Hayashi had his shoeless feet in the water.

Swimming over to them I just sat in the water near the edge, such a quiet and nice night.

This was a good day and I think the three of us will get along even if I suck they seem to not judge me.

"You guys know any basic water jutsu?" I asked.

"No I am mostly sealing and fire." Hayashi said.

Kuro looked like he was sleeping while leaning there, I just made a hmm sound.

"Try the library, they have some normal basics." I slid deeper into the water till while sitting up to my neck. "Oh, thank you, I did not know that."

Hayashi took off his shirt and joined me in the water, my eyes glancing at his body and we just floated there, the water was so nice and warm.

It was so quiet that when Kuro made a loud noise and ran into the pond like I did it startled me, the splash hit us as I started to laugh manically, It was so out of place and strange for him.

I looked over at Hayashi and we shared a look. "He is definitely drunk." Still giggling I agreed.

We all just chilled in the water for a while before it got to late and we all headed home, It was a good bonding day for my new team.

I yawned waking up the annoying sound of birds, I growled and crawled out of bed feeling weak and sluggish. I mindlessly stared at my coffee maker as I watched it start to drop into the pot before I leaned on my window.

The sun was bright and many people were walking around happy when I saw a flash of orange pass, it was that kid, I guess he is back, so then book guy is back?

I looked at my table, I forgot about the books.

Man they were gone for a long time.

Moving to get dressed I noticed my only bra was still wet, sighing I placed it in my window to dry in the sun. I am going to spend so much money on clothes as I tossed out my outfit from yesterday because Kuro burned the shit out of it. I need more bras as well, I need a real mission, get some good money as I was almost broke.

At least I had two more outfits.

I hope no one needs me, I don't wanna do anything today.

Sitting at my table as I finally drank some coffee when I felt a strange pull inside me and then Kuro was in my window startling me at the same time, he noticed my bra and jumped inside to not step on it. He then looked and me and back to it quickly and then looked at me again.

My eye's were big in shock. "What are you doing?"

He looked at me smirking. "Well we have a mission today." I sighed, right away we up all night drinking.

"How are you not hungover?" I asked in annoyance.

Smirk still on his face. "Old lady."

"Hey I am only three years older." I spoke in a bit of anger, its to early for this shit.

"Ya I just came to tell you we are meeting as a team at about two pm, in the same spot we met yesterday, you need to bring some stuff." He gave me a list, I nodded to him and he left making sure to avoid my bra again.

Sighing I just went back to having my coffee.