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Everyone in the room turned to check out the unexpected new girl when Naruko walked through the door. She took one look around, noting all the scrutiny she was receiving, and fell back on the habits she had formed during five years of spying on academy classes she was not permitted to attend legitimately. She hid herself.
When the blonde girl seemed to vanish into thin air, a collective gasp rose from the gathered academy graduates. Not just because someone who was obviously their age could disappear like that in a place like the classroom they occupied, which offered virtually no cover whatsoever, but also because said person was a complete unknown to them, as such they knew that she had never officially attended any classes.
The last Uchiha, unexpectedly, was the one to sum up the genin hopefuls' feelings on the matter. "Hmn. I wonder how she did that."
No one had the chance to respond because their teacher for the last several years, Iruka, chose that moment to enter the room and address the recent academy graduates.
"Ah, good you're all here!" he said. Then he checked a clipboard he was carrying, and frowned, "Wait, it seems we are actually missing someone. Does anyone know an Uzumaki Naruko? My list says she is supposed to be here."
A female voice echoed from nowhere and everywhere simultaneously, "I'm here. I just prefer to remain unseen."
Iruka gaped for a moment. 'That's at least jounin or ANBU level stealth! Who the hell trained this girl?' he thought.
After taking a moment to collect himself, he proceeded to announce the team pairings. Everything went as expected till he announced the pairings for team 7. "Team seven will consist of Uchiha Sasuke, Haruno Sakura…"
"Yes! Take that Ino Pig!"
"And Uzumaki Naruko. Team 8 will consist of…" That was as far as he got before he was loudly interrupted.
"What! You would put me, Uchiha Sasuke, on a team with some random kunoichi who didn't go to the academy and that no one knows anything about?"
"Noooooooooo! I need to be on Sasuke-kun's team too!" wailed Yamanaka Ino.
"Noooooooooo! I don't need another kunoichi on my team as competition!" wailed Haruno Sakura.
"I'll be waiting on the roof. Get me when our jounin sensei gets here." Naruko's voice echoed from nowhere.
"Err, ahem. Anyway, team 8 will consist of Hyuuga Hinata, Aburame Shino, and Inuzuka Kiba." He then proceeded to finish listing the team compositions while Sasuke, Sakura, and Ino sulked.
Xxx
Two and a half hours later, Naruko was heading back down to the classroom to see what was taking them so long, when she saw a white spiky haired man in a jounin vest and a mask about to enter room 201 ahead of her.
She caught his attention then asked, "Pardon me, but are you the Jounin sensei for team 7 by any chance?" She noticed a certain orange book as he returned it to his weapons pouch.
"Yes, as a matter of fact, I am. I'm…" That was as far as he got, as the other two members of team 7 had heard the conversation from inside the classroom and chose that moment to burst through the door.
"WHAT THE HELL TOOK YOU SO LONG!" screeched Sakura.
"…"
"Do you really have to be so loud? Sorry about them Dog-san, er, I mean Hatake sensei." Naruko apologized.
Kakashi was floored at that last statement. "What… how… How on earth do you know not only my name, but my former ANBU designation?"
Naruko gave him a foxy smile and said, "I'm the hidden vixen of the leaf, and a lady never reveals her secrets!"
"…"
"…"
"…"
"Meet me on the roof." Kakashi said. Both he and Naruko then proceeded to shunshin away in matching swirls of leaves.
"… What just happened?" Sakura asked.
"Hmn"
Xxx
Kakashi was once again caught off guard when Naruko arrived on the roof at the same moment and in the same fashion as he did.
"Who the hell trained you? Your file says that you did not attend the academy, so where did you get the skill set you have been demonstrating today?"
Naruko thought for a moment before replying, "Well, I'm mostly self taught. Everything you have seen so far I learned from spying on various ninja training fields when Jounin or Chuunin were practicing. That's also how I learned your name and ANBU designation. About a year ago though, I caught the hokage and Lord Jiraya in a … compromising situation, and managed to talk Jiraya into training me, while Hokage-sama set me up with a genin team for when I returned to the village. I'll tell you more later, but for now, the rest of the team has arrived."
After that, Kakashi collected himself commendably quickly, and proceeded to make his introduction.
"Well, now that we're all here, let's start with some introductions. I'll go first. I'm Hatake Kakashi, There are many things I like, and there are also many things I dislike. My dreams are my own, and you don't really need to know my aspirations. Now you go." He then nodded to Sakura.
"Er, well, I'm Haruno Sakura. I like studying and…" she blushes and glances at Sasuke. "I dislike obnoxious people and the competition…" she glares at her fellow kunoichi. "My dream is to…" she blushes and glances at Sasuke again, then giggles.
"Alright, now why don't you go." Kakashi nods to Sasuke after giving Sakura an eye smile. 'Dear god, this fangirl thing will probably be a major pain in my neck.' He thinks to himself.
"I'm Uchiha Sasuke. I don't like many things, and there are a lot of things that I don't like. I don't so much have a dream or aspiration as I have a goal. I will kill a certain man."
'I see he's as dark as ever.' "And finally…" Kakashi trails off as he nods towards Naruko.
Naruko returns the nod before politely replying, "My name is Uzumaki Naruko. I like training, learning new techniques, ramen, and dango. I dislike poor team players, cold ramen, and downtime. My dream and my aspiration are the same, and that is to become Hokage and protect everyone in the village."
'Hokage eh?' "Well. You three go home now and get some rest. Tomorrow we will meet at training ground 7. Don't eat breakfast, you'll puke." He then shunshined away, leaving the three genin behind on the roof.
Xxx
The next morning, Sasuke and Sakura were waiting early at the training ground as Naruko walked up, wearing a green and black combat kimono with a swirl pattern carefully stitched to the back, eating a package of dango.
"Hey, I thought Kakashi told us not to eat!" Sakura exclaimed.
"Nah, I know what we're doing today, and the whole 'don't eat' is just to provide incentive for the test."
"…"
Both of Naruko's teammates stare at her before Sasuke deadpans, "What test?"
"Oh, you'll find out soon enough." Naruko replies cryptically.
Xxx
Three hours later, Kakashi finally arrived.
"All right. Today you will be performing a test. You see, only nine out of the twenty seven graduates actually get to become active genin. The rest are put on D rank missions until they pass their genin test. All you need to do to pass is get one of these bells from me." Kakashi punctuated his last statement by holding up two silver bells on short black cords, which he then tied to his belt. "You have until noon," he placed an alarm clock on one of the three posts they were standing by, "If you manage to get one of the bells before lunch, you get to eat. Otherwise, you will be tied to one of these posts and forced to watch as the rest of us eat. Keep in mind that I'm a Jounin for a reason. You'll need to come at me with everything you have and with the intent to kill to be able to get one of these bells. Any questions?"
"Kakashi sensei, there's only two bells." Sakura stated.
"Yes, that's because at least one of you will be failing this test today!" Kakashi responded happily. "Ok, begin!"
Sasuke and Sakura jump into the trees, immediately hiding themselves. Kakashi sweat drops when he notices Naruko standing in front of him still, rummaging through her pack.
"What are you doing?"
"Oh! Sorry, I just wanted to give you something from my last sensei before I started." She then stepped forward and set an orange covered book on top of the post Kakashi had put the alarm clock on. She then backed away, and waited for Kakashi's response.
Kakashi slowly walked to the post, eye wide with disbelief. His suspicions were confirmed when he picked the book up off the post. "This is the new Icha-Icha book that's due out a month from now! How did you get this?"
"I told you I trained with Lord Jiraya didn't I? Check the inside front cover. It's a signed copy." 'Please don't notice the seal I slipped into the back.' "Now that I've given you that gift, I would like to begin, if that's alright with you sensei."
Kakashi just nods, and then opens the book to the first page. "Alright. Shinobi combat lesson one: Taijutsu." He then jestured for Naruko to come at him.
He didn't expect her to disappear in a yellow flash, then instantly feel a sharp tug at his belt. He jumped back, astonished, and noticed that Naruko was now tying one of the two bells to her ponytail. Looking down, he confirmed that he now only had one bell.
'She knows Hiraishin? That's IMPOSSIBLE!'
"By the way sensei, isn't it a little mean to give a freshly formed team a test on teamwork? We haven't even got a chance to establish team dynamics yet. Anyway, I'm going to go get the other two to work together so we can pass this test and get started with some real training." She then vanished on the spot.
The shaking of Kakashi's hands caused a previously unnoticed slip of paper to fall out of the book he was holding. He noticed it had a very familiar seal painted on it. He was left wondering, 'She knows Hiraishin, knows the point of the bell test beforehand, and was able to play to one of my weaknesses to get herself a bell within seconds. Just what is this girl capable of?'
Naruko's Jutsu list:
Shadow clone jutsu
Shadow clone explosion jutsu
Shuriken shadow clone jutsu
Original jutsu: Shuriken shadow clone explosion jutsu (yeah, exploding shuriken blanketing the sky)
Earth style: Hidden mole jutsu/headhunter jutsu
Air style: gale palm jutsu
Air style: drilling air bullet
Air style: great breakthrough [daitoppa]
Air style: air dragon
Air chakra training
Rasengan
Hiraishin [flight of the thunder god?]
Sage techniques
Kuchiyose no jutsu [summoning jutsu, toads]
Plus the one air style double jump technique. I can't think of the name right now, but it involves creating air bubbles under your feet which then burst and propel you.
Naruko also has the ability to use at a low level a selection of other jutsu from all of the five elements. She doesn't specialize in them, and doesn't use them often, but she can use them if necessary. Keep in mind that she taught herself pretty much every technique she was able to observe over six years of spying on the various training grounds around konoha.
I'll post again tomorrow probably, but don't hold me to that