The next morning, the whole village was buzzing.
Mizuki was a traitor. Caught trying to steal the Scroll of Seals through Some kid named Tyrone. (A/N: come-on guys take it as a joke ಥ‿ಥ)
Sadly the civilion kid didn't survive and got sent to Jesus... I didn't have the full story.
«The timeline appears to be self-correcting. Mizuki's betrayal occurred, but details differ from canon. Naruto was Not involved at all. It may cause another butterfly effect.»
I didn't want myself to get involved in it, because then the hokage will be after my ass asking questions how did I knew about Mizuki being a traitor.
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= The Academy =
I got there early. The classroom was filling up. Kids were nervous. Talking in whispers. Pointing at empty seats like they could guess who their teammates would be.
Hinata was sitting alone in the middle row. I walked over and sat next to her.
She went stiff. Her whole body did that thing where she wanted to look at me but couldn't.
"Morning, Hinata."
"M-morning, Ryū-kun."
"You excited?"
"I... I'm nervous. What if I get put on a team with people I don't know?"
"I guess Then you'll get to know them."
She nodded. Fidgeted with her fingers.
The door slammed open.
"HEY, RYŪ! GOOD MORNING!"
Naruto barreled in like a tornado. He looked around for a seat, spotted the one next to me, then saw Hinata sitting there.
"Oh." He blinked. "Okay. I'll just sit back here."
He walked to the second row. Sasuke was sitting there, alone, staring out the window.
Naruto sat next to him.
"Hey, teme."
"Don't call me that."
"You're not gonna ask who your teammates are?"
"why should I? Iruka sensei will tell us."
"You're so boring."
"Says the guy who wears orange every day."
"ORANGE IS A GREAT COLOR!"
Before Naruto could continue his argument, the door burst open again.
"COMING THROUGH!"
Sakura and Ino. Running. Elbowing each other. They spotted Sasuke's empty side, the one Naruto was now occupying, and charged.
"OUT OF THE WAY, NARUTO!"
"HEY! I WAS HERE FIRST!"
"MOVE!"
They shoved him. He stumbled. Tried to grab the desk for balance, But he fell.
Then a second later he got up rubbing his head and stood on the desk were Sasuke was sitting, faceing towards him.
The civilian kid who was in front row, shifted in his seat to point add something, His shoulder bumped into Naruto's leg.
Naruto spun.
His face went straight into Sasuke's.
Smack.
Their lips connected.
*Smooch*
The whole classroom went dead silent.
Naruto's eyes went wide. Sasuke's eyes went wider. They stared at each other for one horrible, eternal second.
Then they exploded apart.
"EW EW EW EW!" Naruto was wiping his mouth with his sleeve. "WHAT THE HELL?!"
Sasuke was coughing. His face was red. Not blushing... like, actually red from choking on his own spit.
"You!!!" Sasuke pointed at Naruto. "You did that on purpose!"
"I DID NOT! SOMEONE PUSHED ME!"
"WHO?!"
Naruto looked around. The civilian kid had somehow vanished. Gone. Probably hiding under his desk.
«That was the most efficient escape I have ever witnessed.»
I can't breathe.
«You are not the one who kissed Sasuke.»
I know. But I'm dying.
I had my hand over my mouth. My shoulders were shaking. Hinata was looking at me like I'd lost my mind.
"Ryū-kun... are you okay?"
"Fine," I wheezed. "Perfectly fine."
Ino and Sakura were screaming. Not at each other, at Naruto.
"YOU KISSED SASUKE-KUN!"
"IT WAS AN ACCIDENT!"
"THAT WAS HIS FIRST KISS!"
"I DIDN'T WANT IT EITHER!"
They chased him around the classroom. Naruto jumped over desks, dodged flying textbooks, and somehow managed to avoid getting caught.
Then Iruka walked in.
The room went quiet. Ino and Sakura froze mid-swing. Naruto was standing on a desk, arms up like he was about to fly.
"Sit. Down."
Everyone sat.
Iruka looked around. His eyes landed on Naruto's red face, Sasuke's red face, and the general chaos.
"I don't want to know," he said.
"Good," Naruto muttered.
Iruka cleared his throat.
"Today I will announce your three-man teams and your jōnin sensei. These teams are designed to balance strengths and weaknesses. You will be with these people for the rest of your shinobi careers. Treat them like family."
He unrolled a scroll.
"Team 1... Team 2..."
He went through the list. Teams 1 through 6 were all civilian kids I barely recognized or knew. They nodded, looked at each other, some smiled, some frowned.
Then Iruka paused.
"Team 7."
"Naruto Uzumaki. Sasuke Uchiha. Sakura Haruno."
Naruto's jaw dropped. Sasuke's eye twitched. Sakura looked like she'd just won the lottery.
"Your team leader is Kakashi Hatake."
"I CAN'T SURVIVE WITH THIS TEAM LET ME CHANGE!"
"calm down You'll survive."
Iruka continued.
"Team 8: Hinata Hyūga, Kiba Inuzuka, Shino Aburame. Led by Kurenai Yūhi."
Hinata's shoulders relaxed. She glanced at Kiba and Shino. Kiba grinned. Shino adjusted his glasses.
"Team 9 was already made a year ago so we'll skip this one."
"Team 10: Shikamaru Nara, Ino Yamanaka, Chōji Akimichi. Led by Asuma Sarutobi."
Shikamaru sighed. "Troublesome." Ino was too busy glaring at Sakura to care. Choji just opened a bag of chips to eat.
Iruca rolled up the scroll. Looked at me.
"And lastly... Ryū."
I raised an eyebrow.
"Lord Third has requested that you come to his office. Immediately."
"huh? What? Did I do something wrong?"
"I don't know. He just asked to see you."
The class was staring. Naruto looked worried. Sasuke looked a little curious, Hinata looked like she was about to have a heart attack.
"Sure," I said. "I guess I'll go."
I stood up. Walked to the door.
"Ryū," Iruka called out. "Good luck."
"...Thanks, sensei."
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= The Hokage's Office =
The receptionist didn't stop me. Didn't even look up. I'd been here enough times that I was basically furniture.
I knocked on the door.
"Come in."
I opened the door. Stepped inside and Bowed.
The room was full of only 2 people people. Hiruzen behind his desk, pipe in his mouth.
"Ah, Ryū my boy. I was expecting you."
"You wanted to see me, Lord Third?"
"Yes." He took a puff of his pipe. "You're not an ordinary Genin. I'm sure you're aware of that I presume"
I kept my face neutral. "yeah that can be said."
"Your skills exceed what the Academy can offer. So I've decided to appoint you a jōnin sensei Without a team."
I looked at a white hair jōnin in the room. "Did Kakashi-sensei tell you about me?"
Hiruzen's eye twitched. "Yes. Kakashi spoke highly of you. I was quite surprised when I heard."
He's lying right? Kakashi is way too lazy to tell.
«Agreed. He is deflecting. He almost certainly knows more than he is admitting.»
Did he spy on me?
«High probability. The crystal ball is in his office.»
Creepy old man.
But I didn't say that out loud. Instead, I nodded.
Hiruzen pointed to the brown-haired jōnin.
"This is Yamato. He will be your jōnin sensei from now on."
Yamato stepped forward. His face was blank. Professional. The kind of guy who'd seen some things and didn't want to talk about them.
"Yamato?" I tilted my head. "The guy with the Temu wood release?" I accidentally said it out loud
Yamato's eye twitched. "Temu?. What's that?. It's Wood Release. And I assure you it's real, and how do you even have this information?."
"Some records of you are in the Ninja library."
"Hmm? Is that so."
Hiruzen chuckled. "Yamato, don't underestimate this one. He's... special."
Yamato looked at me. I looked at him.
"He's bearly 12," Yamato said.
"Yamato, He beat some experienced Chunin's in a spar."
Yamato's face didn't change. But I saw his eye twitch again.
Yamato looked at Hiruzen. Hiruzen shrugged.
"Meet me tomorrow. Training Ground 6. 7 AM." Yamato's voice was flat. "Don't be late."
"sure."
"Dismissed."
I bowed. Walked to the door.
"Ryū."
I turned.
Yamato was staring at me. "Bring your gear."
"Umm... not that I need it but Okay."
I left.
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= The Office – After Ryū Left =
Hiruzen leaned back in his chair. Puffed his pipe.
"Well?"
Yamato crossed his arms. "He's a kid but sure I'll take him."
"Don't underestimate him," Hiruzen said. "I've been watching him for years. He's not your normal kid."
"You've been watching a child for years? That's not concerning at all Lord third."
Hiruzen coughed. "It's called... supervision."
"..."
Hiruzen puffed his pipe. Said nothing.
Yamato sighed. "Fine. I'll train the kid. But if he cries, I'm not dealing with it."
"He won't cry."
"if you say so, Lord third."
Yamato walked out. The door closed behind him.
Hiruzen sat alone in his office. Puffed his pipe then Smiled.
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END CHAPTER 26
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A/N: Leave some power stones and if you don't... I will be in your closet at 3:00 a.m. :]
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Btw if you want to read some advance chapters then check out my P@treøn, links in the synopsis.