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Today was the day where they would get assigned teams and meet their Jounin instructors. Today was also the worst day of Sakura Haruno's life, her hair would not act right. First she saw like three split ends while doing her hairstyle, and then her Pedicure was chipped so she had to wear her closed toed shinobis sandals instead
of her open toed ones. Which ended up totally massing up her outfit for the day.

And then worst of all? She got stuck with Naruto who was the died last in class, even though his father is the fourth hokage. And her other teammate was none other than Sasuke Uchiha because of course the two non-blood related brothers just had to be on the same Genin team.

Guess you get to pick who your teammates are when your fathers are the fourth hokage and the Uchiha clan, and police force head. But you know, no one thought about the third person who would have to get stuck with the two biggest nepo babies in class.

Guess that’s what happens when you're from a non-Shinobi clan. She should hurry back to the classroom, before her Jonin-sense arrives even though they're already two hours late. Everybody else’s sensei’s have already claimed their squads.

She finished putting on her clear mascara, gotta show off her pink eyelashes to all the other girls trying to impress their precious ‘Sasuke-kun’. She didn’t even like him all that much, she would rather her future boyfriend not be so— emotionally unstable or stained. Also the way he worships his older brother is a bit, eugh. Like at first when they were younger it was kinda cute how much he loved his brother Itachi, but then it started getting weirder.

Like Sasuke's whole personality started revolving around his brother. Which, like Sakura gets loving your siblings but no one should like their siblings that much

should she put on lipgloss? Nah she doesn’t need her new Jonin downplaying her skills based on her looks.

“Still here huh billboard brow?”

Ugh, it’s Ino. The most annoying girl in the academy, all because she is Sasuke’s biggest fan girl.

“Look what the farmers dragged in, looking to get slaughtered piggy?”

“ I’ve just forgotten my bag here so I came to get it.” Ino crossed her arms together. “Why are you still here? Have you taken your Jonin-Sensai test already?” She questioned.

Sakura let out a puff of air, “I don’t believe I asked pig” she rolled her eyes “if you're so hungry to find out what’s happening in my life why don’t you ask to be my friend? I might let you”

“I-I don’t want to ever be your friend! You're weird, and pretty but weird!” She mumbled out, blush starting to take over her face.

“I’m just joking Mrs.pig , I would never be your friend” Sakura pushed past her, “eh piggy, tell Shika I said hey will ya?” she glanced over her shoulder at Ino. The Shikamaru comment almost going over her head

Almost

Sakura’s been, eugh flirting, with Shikamaru of all people! Ino knows she would never actually get in a relationship with him, the word in the academy says that she doesn’t like her guys being emotionally deficient. so she doesn’t have to worry about Sakura stealing Sasuke-kun even though they're on the same team.

Ino watched her leave the girls bathroom, no doubt heading back to where her future teammates were. Even though she insulted the girl almost everyday, Ino had a massive friend crush on her.

It started way back before their age group started going to the academy. Ino was heading to the park, but she stopped at her family’s flower shop to pick up some flowers that her Kaa-San wanted her to study. She said it’s-cause the academy try outs were going to start for the clan kids, Ino didn’t know why her parents were making her study for it tho. She’s a clan heiress for fish suck! She’s going to get into class 1A regardless of her test results, plus once she’s on her Genin team she won’t need to do any kinda thinking.

Shikamaru will! No matter how much of a lazy baster , don’t tell her Kaa-San she said that! He could really think, he could out think some civilian adults. Which couldn’t be that hard since ya know their civilians.

anyways she just got done picking out the dark purple flowers she needed. Ino was heading towards the park entrance, when she saw Ami and her group of pets picking on someone!

Oh fish no! How many times did Ino have to tell them off for them to get it through their head? Picking on other kids is not cool!? She was thinking of a way to make Ami and the others leave that poor kid alone when her eyes slowly started looking down at her hands, more specifically the flowers, the poisonous flowers. Not enough where Ami would die a slow and painful death, even though she deserves it. But just enough to give her a scare.

The young girl just stared up at the purple haired girl through her bangs who dared make fun of her hair color, she needed to get those cut soon it’s massing up her eyesight.

“Eh, who the hell are you?”

The purple haired girl look..shocked and her followers also. “ you don’t know who she is?” The short girl started talking, her eyes looking for any reaction from her leader. “She’s Ami Aysio! everybody knows her” the tallest girl added on.

“Tt, of course she knows me you guys! My uncles a famous Jonin”

“And do tell who’s your uncle?.” Sakura asked, she never read about an Aysio in the bingo books or about anybody that looks even remotely close Ami.

 

“Hey Ami!” Ino screamed, waiting for the right moment for Ami to open her mouth nice and wide.

“Huh what are you doing here!?” Ami yelled, Ino threw a flower at Ami aiming for her mouth which was still hanging open. The flower looked like it was going to hit Ami straight in the mouth just like Ino wanted it to! Until it started heading towards the kid in the green dress, so it's a girl then?

Right in the mouth… ah shit

“Eh! I’m so sorry… you should probably go to a doctor that was poisoned…
“ Ino said, the girl didn’t look like she was that hurt about getting hit in the mouth. Now that Ino was getting a closer look at her, she was… really pretty. Like close to her parents' prettyness , and no one was as pretty as her Kaa, and Tou-san!

 

The pink haired girl let a huff, who did thin blonde girl think she was? Trying to act like a hero just to make a fool out of Sakura and herself? Now that Amy girl and her little crew are going to think they can mass with her all they want!

Another day and Sakura wouldn’t have cared whether or not some random girls started following her around making fun of her pink hair, even though their ringleader had purple hair. Pink isn’t that far from purple… so why are they making fun of her?

Perhaps Amy was in a similar position, but if so… how had she become the ringleader. Did she, what was the word?.. become friends with the group?

They certainly wouldn’t bring Sakura any political benefits in the future, no not at all. But it would be good to be a part of a group of friends, Clan kids, who were at the top of the food chain, but the downside of befriending one of them was that their clan was bound to become spies of the little clan less kid hanging around their heir. So that was a no go, didn’t need to have a clan out for her head before she could even defend it.

 

So bullies were next in top, she didn’t have to participate in the bullying just stand their
and laugh a little. She would feel bad about it but… She's gotta do what she gotta do.

Now how did one go about making a friend out of the neighborhood mean girl?

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That pink haired girl Ino saw at the park a few years ago is at the academy! Granted it’s been a few years since they’ve seen each other, but Ino was sure the girl would remember her. Hopefully in a good way, she really never got around to saying sorry for that flower thing that happened. She really just wanted to help!

Maybe Ino should go up to her at the end of the day? She is a Civilian so she is probably in one of the lower classes.

As it turns out, the pink haired girl is in her class! Which is great because Ino doesn’t think she could just talk to her best friend only at lunch and the end of the day. She started walking towards her when she saw a flush of purple in the corner of her eye. And she turned around because Ino only knows one Annoying purple haired girl.

Ami, agh she better not be here to steal Sasuke-kun! And if she’s here to mass with the pink haired girl, Ino was going to show her what a real beating looks like.
"kura-Chan!" The purple banshee yelled sprinting right over to Pink haired girl was Kura her name it didnt make much since but whatever..... and hugged her, and pinky let her! What the hell, kura was supposed to be her best friend! Not Ami, ami out of all people thats who she decided to become friends with?..
Dear Kumi, she just had to tell Shikamaru and Choji about this!
Her best friend just could not be friends with Ami
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Sakura could not for the life of her, believe this was the hokages son, and the Uchiha head son. Naruto who was throwing a tantrum about their sensei being late decided to teach the old bat a lesson. And then Sasuke of all people was egging Naruto on.
"Their a Jonin dobe, they're not going to fall for some stupid prank you’re doing." Sasuke scoffed.

“Oh yeah Teme?! I’d like to see you do better!”

Sakura could feel her eyes starting to twitch, these two boys are who she’s going to have to rely on to watch her back while fighting enemy shinobies? They’d be too busy fighting each other!

And where the hell was their Sensei, the hokage is Naruto’s dad. He wouldn't give them a incompetent sensei… right?Unless Naruto somehow did something to make his dad realize he needed to grow up. But The fourth hokage is smart, he would’ve had to think about his son's teammates!

Just than the doer started opening, making Naruto and Sasuke finally stop their argument and glance back at the door

 

“ Alright, why don’t we go ahead and introduce ourselves?” The sliver haired man asked, with his face still staring in the orange, porn book. Who reads porn in front of a bunch of 12 year olds?.. This is the Jonin that she is going to have to learn from, what was the hokage thinking?

“Kakashi-nii you already know us!” Naruto yells, pointing his index finger at the masked men. While Sasuke nods in agreement, never thought she’d see the day where they agree on something.

“Maa, it’s Kakashi-sensei Naruto. And have you already forgotten about your third teammate?” Kakashi's visible eyebrow shot up in a questioning manner.

“Ehh? When did she get here..?” He stared out of the corner of his eyes at her .

“She’s been here, you dobe pay attention to your surroundings!”

“Shu’d up teme!”

“Why don’t I start hm?”

These people were going to get her killed, on the first mission outside of the village. Dear Kumi, what did she do in her past life to deserve this?

“My name is Hatake Kakashi. I’m 25, as for my dislikes and likes….i don’t feel like telling you that. My dream for the future? Ah I’ll figure it out on the way.” He calls that an introduction? Sakura didn’t learn anything about him? What the shit!

“ We didn't learn anything about you,” Sasuke said in that smug voice he always uses when he thinks he’s right, even though in this case he is right.

Kakashi ignores him, instead turning to Naruto. “Why don’t you go to Naruto next?”

“OK NII-SAN, my name is Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze” that’s not how you say it dummy Sasuke hissed at him. “ I like Ramon! I dislike waiting the three minutes, and I guess I like the teme too…sometimes” Kakashi nods like what Naruto said wasn’t the most dumbest thing ever.

“You next Sasuke!”

“…My name is Uchiha Sasuke, I only like spending time with my Nii-San.” Sasuke said, ignoring Naruto’s shot of ‘what about me!?’ “I dislike a lot of things, mostly fangirls” he looks at Sakura out of the corner of his eye. Rude “My dream is to surpass my nii-san and I will make it a reality” ok so his whole introduction was all about his brother, who the hell was her teammate him or Itachi?

“And last but not least pinky!” Sakura gave him the sweetest small she could manage, obviously it didn’t mask her annoyance one bit. By the way his eye cranked into what she thinks is a smell.

“My name is Haruno Sakura. I like flowers and cute things, like cats. I dislike being called pinky” her smell tightened slightly,“ My dream for the future? To be the strongest Kunoichi ever!

 

“Maa, Sakura-Chan looks like you’ll have to fight Tsunade-hime for that spot” he giggled.

 

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After finishing that helpless ball test, Sakura could confidently say that her team seven was going to be the worst in fucking history. Neither of her teammates wanted to team up with her to get the balls, because they were fucking nepo baby’s who both knew each other since they were in dippers. Of course they wouldn’t be willing to team up with her!

And than she ended up with The copycat nin as her sensei, life just really gave her the middle finger? This whole team ( minus her of course) smells like complicated clan and Hokage politics. And how they passed the ball test you say, oh! because you know when your the children of the most powerful and influential people in the village you get your way every time!

Agh, and if she has to deal with Naruto screaming ‘BELIEVE IT’ at the top of his lungs, at seven in the morning till his throat hurts again . She is going to murder someone, rather it’s him or her who she is murdering is up for debate.

And don’t get Sakura started on the topic that’s her Sensei, she’s never met him before being a part of his Genin team like Naruto and Sasuke. But Shinobi are one of the worst gossipers, and she would be a dumbass if she didn’t know what the Shinobi’s were saying about Hatake Kakashi.

She hates, hates , hates, when people think she incompetent because of her pink hair. And that’s exactly what he did, he wrote her off as just a civilian born Shinobi thrown into the mix just as a 3rd teammate. Which is crazy because his whole little ball test thingy that was passed down for generations of previous sensei’s to students. It is all about teamwork.

And than last but not least, is the fucking brother worshiper, brooding local emo boy. Sasuke. Who only replied with the famous Uchiha one word sentences, if she hears another ‘hn’ or ‘an’. Sakura's going to bend him over, and pull the stick out of his ass herself, because obviously he’s too much of a bitch to do it.

This stupid, ridiculous, not to mention random matchup of a team is going to be the death of her. And not in a cute “oh I love them all to death why!” But in a literal sense she's going to be watching them to dumb things, and an enemy Shinobi is going to take advantage and stab her in the back. And at last all the other teams have an actual purpose for being put together, like team eight is obviously a tracking team.

 

Sakura's going to have to beat those boys into submission, because she is not going to have a horrible team reputation following her around for the rest of her career.

She could see the shape of her house coming up, she could finally wash off all that sweat and dirt off! Just thinking about it has her excited, what should she have for dinner? Maybe just some leftovers from yesterday's dinner…hm or should she order something, it’s getting quite late so most of the good restaurants are closing.

There’s that one BBQ place down the road, yess she is going to take a quick shower and then head over there and get some takeout.

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“Choji! BBQ has like a million calories in it! Pick somewhere else!!” Ino turned around and screeched at her teammate. He could’ve picked anything but he chose BBQ? Really, it had nothing under 350 calories. She is supposed to be on a diet. How else is she going to lose all the extra fat so she can fit into her new skirt?

Being a pretty girl is so hard, how does Sakura do it?

“Eh?” Choji answered with his mouth full to the brim with his favorite kind of barbecue chips. “Ino, it’s his turn to pick, when it’s your turn you can pick what restaurants we go to.” Asuma, their Jonin sensei sighed. Of course he got stuck with the new coming of Ino-Shika-Cho. Politics are a bitch.

He was kinda hoping Ino, or even Shikamara the lazy genius might win the quick challenge he came up with. But noo, the Akimichi just has to win. Now these kids are going to eat through his wallet and savings.

What did he ever do to piss lord fourth off?

“It’s just food Ino chill” Shikamaru mumbled, his hand resting in his pockets. If he hadn’t said anything Asuma would have thought the Nara to be sleep walking.

Apparently you don’t tell Ino to chill, as she’s been yelling Shikamaru's ear off ever since they walked through the door and snagged a booth to sit at.

“Sakura? What are you doing here?!”

The pink haired girl turned at her name being yelled shifting so her take out bags hang off her shoulder. by none other than the piggy Ino of course…

She was about to respond with a pig joke like always, before her eyes shifted to Shikamura hanging out in the back of the booth trying not to get noticed. His eyes weren’t focused on the pink haired girl, instead they were watching the raw meat cook on the grill.

Sakura saw an opportunity. And so she took it
she let a sweet smile take over her face. “Hi, Shika-kunn!” The boy with the spikey hair fought the blush creeping up his neck and face. Sakura tipped her head toward Choji.
“Choji, and-“ her eyes drifted towards the men sitting next to him. “You are?”

He let out a puff of smoke, from the cigarette that was dangling in his mouth a few seconds age. “I’m their Jonin sensei, Asuma. "He raised one of his eyebrows, “you are?” Asuma shot her question back at her. While his Genin squad watched in wonder, minus Ino who was still on the thought that billboard brow was just ignoring her in favor of her teammates.

“Eh, I’m Sakura Haruno from squad seven”

Asuma offered a small smile, “you one of Kakashi’s?”

“Yep!”

He nodded in approval. So this was the little pink monster that terrorized Kakashi, into drowning into cups of sake,

“Ah, while I have to go now, bye guys.” She waved mostly at the sweetheart Choji who waved back in an instant. “See you later Shika-kun!” She sent a wink towards the boy who was still not meeting her eye, and walked out the restaurant’s doors to go back home.

Seems like Shikamaru has a girlfriend, or a crush. Also it seems like her and Ino don’t get along very well either. Wonder how that’s going to work out, it’s mostly likely going to affect their team work and relationships. Eh while that’s a problem for their Jonin sensei.

…he swelled hard at the thought. He was their Jonin sensei, aw fuck.

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Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze liked a lot of things. He liked roman, and when his dad actually arrives at dinner on time instead of being inclined over one of the many new ANBU reports.

He loves his Kaa-sans homemade ramen, even though it’s no where near close to being as good as the old men’s
He also likes it when his nii-sans, and née-chan (his fathers Genin team) come over for their Wednesday dinner nights.

He likes doing stupid pranks, and spending time with the Teme, even though he always finds a way to talk about his brother, Itachi-teme. He likes hanging out with Kibe and the other guys in his class.In short Naruto likes his life just the way it is, but he always knew that the nice little routine he had going on was always going to end.

In about two years when he was assigned a genin team (after both his failed attempts at graduating earlier), that is why he had the bright idea to break ( was it really breaking in if it was his father's office?) into the hokage office and see who his future team mates were! He of course had to get Teme in on this brilliant plan, which Sasuke said it was and I quote

“stupid, and the most dumbest idea you’ve ever had in your life!” And then he proceeded to say something along the lines of “ANBU guards the office like 24/7” how does he even know that? And that he, the future Lord Hokage (Aka the best hokage in history) , would have no opportunity to even go into the hokage tower without somebody being notified.

Sasuke his best friend, brother in all but blood. Even after saying all of that agreed to join in saying it would “be a cool thing to put on his police intern résumé” which he had to remind the Teme that, his father was the police head department chief, he didn’t even need a resume to be an intern, he probably didn’t even need to be an intern he could just go straight to working shits, and doing whatever police people do.

 

Sadly stupid Itachi-teme, and lame Shisui had just got back from a mission and promised Sasuke that they would train him after. And Naruto being the amazing friend that he is, told the Teme to go spend some time with his brothers.

On to the more interesting and important things. of course Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze (men, why is his name such a handful?) decided he needed a way to distract his father and his ANBU guards. Now make no mistake Naruto has outrun some ANBU guards before, but that was when he had the Teme to do the thinking. So now he really needed to put a lot of thoughts and affect into this plan, and prayers.

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“Hokage-Same!” A chuunin massager runner, barged in. Letting puffs of air come out at a rapid speed. “Ah, yes?” Minato fixed his face into a kind smile, he just got done looking at all the new ANBU requirements for the Jonin commander. And he was looking forward to taking his well deserved lunch break. Shikaku is really trying to up the level of ANBU for the next generations.

“I-it’s your son! He’s got all the academy students protesting!” The chuunin said.

Minato let out a deep sigh, it was always his son nowadays. And if it wasn’t him, then it was him and Sasuke tagging along on whatever prank Naruto had done that day.

It was why they were nicknamed the troublesome two.

He better go put a stop to this before it really gets out of hand.

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Across the academy school yard, was a mixture of children from all of the different classes. They were holding up handmade signs, and shouting their little lungs out of breath.

We want more recess! They were screeching like little banshees. “You can’t make us go back!” A Uchiha boy from the class above theirs shouted, waving his hands around in the air.

Sakura stared out the window.

This was an unusual and unique situation, Sakura frowned at the thought. Even though she didn’t care that the other children from the academy were protesting for more recess (Even if she would like to use the extra time to read more books on poisons).

She was supposed to meet Shisui-nii and Genma-senpei for training after the academy,but there was a crowd of children in front of the building. And it didn’t look like they were going to be moving anytime soon. On top of that it was one of these rare occasions where she would get to train with both Genma-senpei and Shisui-nii at the same time!

Sakura let out a loud sigh, that bounced off the walls of the empty classroom

And these dumb little kids were blocking the only exit ... .while not the only exit, she could climb over the academy wells. Genma-senpei did teach her how to use Chakra e to climb things, after muttering under his breath about “what the hell is the academy teaching nowadays?..” and something along the lines of “…Peace time no reason to slack off of duty”

Whatever she is moving off topic! Now, how does one go about climbing the academy wells without being caught? No doubt someone before her thought of the idea (Naruto..), perhaps that’s why they have cameras placed in certain areas of the academy? To spot kids trying to escape…. With there being such a big mod, and all of the teachers trying to get the children to stop protesting.

No one should notice her ( a non-clan child aka less important) slipping out, and they probably would be too tired and exhausted to check the cameras. Unless they look for the person that started the protest, which was Naruto the Hokages son. And by now the Hokage probably knows what's going on and that his son started the protest, so they wouldn’t need to check the cameras.

“Oi, pinky are you still with us?” Gemma's voice rang throughout the empty classroom Sakura was sitting in. It looks like she wouldn’t need to climb anything now.
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Life was going good for Shisui, he just made ANBU early that year and his captain was taking him on a training mission outside the village! He could finely leave the tension nest that’s been building up over the Uchica for years, he felt bad leaving his baby cousin (that’s not really a baby, they grow up so fast..) to suffer alone with the clan elders on his back for three months.

But eh, Itachi could handle it! He isn’t called the prodigy of their generation for nothing! Plus it would be a good learning experience for him, learning how to beat the elders off his back for when he's a clan head.

Shisui was just happily thinking about all the fun stuff he could finally do, without the elders hovering over him. Until he came upon the scene of four little girls( one of them had pink hair?) bullying another little girl that was sitting on the ground silently crying. As the four girls tour into her about her looks.

Little kids could honestly be brutal, (even without being sent off to war) so whatever those girls are saying must be hitting pretty close to home. Should he put a stop to it? I mean pain builds character, so….eh what the fuck. That pink haired one just looked straight at the tree he’s in. Is she one of Danzo-same's?

No she couldn’t be, none of those kids looks like they're from important clans, none Shinobi included. So she can’t be on a mission, and he’s been around the root Basie enough times. That the other root agents don’t even flinch when they feel his chakra anymore.

 

Her chakra coils don’t even look one bit like they’ve been grown or used. And she's still looking at him, she only looks away once he hides his chakra.

He should go investigate.

 

“Haha! You think that outfits cute looks like your mommy grabbed it out of the dumpsters!” Ami hissed at the girl, who dared enter their self proclaimed playground. And it was true the girl's outfit was a hideous mess, even if she was only seven.

Sakura was to busy licking her Strawberry ringpop (Her mother hadn’t bought any new suckers, so Sakura grabbed the next best thing), and trying to look for the mystery Shinobi that disappeared once they saw she was looking at them, to pay attention to whatever Ami and the other girls were tormenting their new victim with.

“Aw gonna cry to your mama now?” Fyia, she learned, was the tall girl's name. Was holding the brown teddy bear the girl had come with. Ivia giggled, throwing her head back at the insults that were aimed at the girl.

“P-please st-stop!” The girl stuttered out, raising her head from where it was held down to her knees.

“Oh and why should we?” Ami smiled menacingly.

“Eh, what do we have here?” The Shinobi from before appeared in front of the crying girl. Ami stepped backward, “who the heck are you!” She screeched. Puffing her chest out to look bigger, but all the black haired boy (an Uchiha her mind supplied) The uchiha did was tilt his head sideways in thought.

“This is our playground a-and you can’t be here without an invitation! “ Ivia screamed at the top of her lungs. Throwing her balled up fist in the air, in what she thinks is an imitating manner.

“Maa, I don’t see your name on it anywhere” The boy smiled, bending down on one of his knees. “Why are you four ganging up on one girl now?”

Ami frowned, and crossed her arms standing tall and not backing down. “none of your business, go run along you red eyed freak!”

“Freak?! My eyes are beautiful I’ll have you know” the strange screech, pressing one of his gloved hands to his chest. his once black eyes flickering to blood red, with little tomes in them spinning in slow motion.

Fyia mutters, her eyes looking back and forth between the stranger and the playground exit “No one has red eyes!”

Ivia nods along, “our mama said people with red eyes are monsters in disguise” she said in a matter fact tone.

Sakura stopped licking her ring pop, “ah Ami-Chan, we should just go.” She glanced down at the crying girl and back to the strange Uchiha. “These losers aren’t worth our time, and I wanna go to that candy shop that just opened”

Ami grabbed onto Sakura's arm. “Yeah girls, leasts get out of here” she started walking towards the playground exit, talking about any and everything that came to her mind.

The other girls hurried along to catch up to the two of them, but not before Fyia turned around and stuck her tongue out the girl still sitting on the ground. “Next time you won’t be so lucky loser!”

“Eh, little kids can be harsh huh?” Shisui turned to the girl. But instead of replying she just kept staring up at him with her big brown poppy eyes that were slightly water from all that crying she was doing.

And she got up and ran away, mumbling a small and quiet “ thank you..”
Shisui was confused for a moment before he realized he was wearing his clan symbol on the back of his shirt. The clan still didn’t have a good standing with the village, much less with the civilians which he assumed she was.

They really needed to fix that. But back on topic, that pink haired one, he was positive that none of the clans in the village could produce a pink haired child. So she must be a civilian, but if so who taught her chakra sensing. Shiushi wasn’t trying to hide his, but it still should’ve been damn near impossible for a—what six year old to even sense chakra…unless she’s a prodigy?

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“So what you're telling us—is that you possibly found a prodigy civilian child?” Genma-senpai shifted the senbon he had in his mouth around, in that uncertain way he did when he was overthinking something.

Originally he was only planning on telling his captain, but ran into Itachi ‘hanging out with Kakashi
“One that was able to sense your chakra nonetheless?“ Itachi added, and unless you have known him for a while know what and where to look. Most people would’ve assumed that he was just carus. But their mothers are sisters, so Shisui has known of Itachi since his birth.

He was considered, unlike Shisui, Itachi didn’t really like Danzo all that much, no matter how much he did for the Uchiha clan
It sounds crazy, but really that girl's a prodigy in the making, if she isn’t already one.

And who knows how long it will be until Denzo-sama finds out about her? Normally he would’ve reported her to him already but something about her was different. She didn’t have that Childers natural must children have when they were sent off to war.

“She could! I was just standing on a tree, and she just turned around and looked at me!” Shisui whined , ”Maa, Shisui-kun, are you sure you weren't in a genjutsu?” Kakashi replied, glancing up from his porn book. Slowly blinking his one uncovered eye.

“While unless it was you or Tachi-Chan (or that red eyed Chuunin that wasn't an Uchiha, crazy how a newly ANBU recruit could still get caught up in a genjutsu of a chuunin..) I don’t think so!”

The table went completely silent, they all knew what happened to prodigy’s, especially civilian ones. (Three of them had personally went though it)

 

“Why don’t we go somewhere a little more professional and private to speak more on this topic?” Genma suggested.

 

It was just his house, like yeah it had seals and stuff (nothing to scoff at by the way, the hokage had taught him a few things after Gemma's monthly drop ins,..) and one thinking of attacking Gemma's house while they were all there would just be foolish. For one Itachi was the hair to one of the founders clans, attempting to kill him would just be a death sentence( either by Itachi hands or an execution order)

And two, Shisui mother was the sister of the Uchiha clan head. He’s practically the third in line to lead the clan!

And all of them were ANBU levels (even if Itachi isn’t officially ANBU, aunty Mikoto was really throwing her weight around as the clan's monarchy. The clan was barely able to get Itachi into the Jonin exams. And even than they had to wait until auntie was busy to sneak him out)

And four Genma, and Kakashi-senpie were in a league of their own (along with very few others that could match the two of them)

 

“We are not just going to let him recite her, right Kakashi-seapie?” Itachi asked, his voice filled with no emotion (This Sakura sounded to be right about his little brother's age, and if she can possibly catch that man’s attention, who's to say Sasuke couldn’t?)

Even though Itachi wasn’t in ABNU, the counsels of Elders were still grooming him for it. And that included getting him familiar with his future team, the infamous Team Ro. Consisted of some of the most powerful and talented Shinobi the village hidden in the leafs has to offer. No he was not juals that his baby cousins who wasn’t even in ABNU was already unofficial part of the most famous team of all time. Shisui was also considered a prodigy, they didn’t call him shunned no Shisui for no reason. (Some people even say that one day he might be able to macha the fourth hokage in speed!)

And he was also older than Itachi, and he had a good political background! (Not as good as Itach but still..) way wasn’t he invited into team ro? Like, it’s not has if he caring ABNU team was full of losers. Thay were second to only team ro in terms of mission success rates, (and who knows maybe the nect time they take a break team fox would take the top spot!)

“Of course not, Itachi-kun” Kakashi spoke, his voice betraying no thoughts. But everyone saw how his jaw clenched slightly, no one commented on it.

They were to deep in their own thoughts, they had posable found out about a not yet discovered civilian prodigy. Which was basically like candy for Denzo, and Root.

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Chapter Text

So this was the prodigy brat that his new ABNU recruit, Shisui was going on and on about? His eyes ran over the little girl's small frame (was she really six, or just tiny for her age group?)

“Sasuke-teme! Ramon is the best food there is!” Naruto’s little voice shouted in the background. He was on ABNU guard duty for the Hokage's son and his little friend, Sasuke.

He let out a small fraction of his Chakra, if she was as talented and as sensitive to chakra as Shisui painted her as. Then she would be able to sense him no problem.

It didn’t look like she was waiting for any of her friends, and it didn’t seem like she would be going up to Naruto and Sasuke to ask to play with them. It looked like she was fine just playing on the swings by herself.

Ah there it was, she looked in his direction. Her face still deprived of any signs of emotion, if he didn’t know any better he would have just thought of her as a root agent on an undercover mission.

And if he hadn’t been a ninja for more years than she was alive, he would’ve thought she was just looking at the cherry blossoms ( now that he really took the time to think about it, her hair was a really light pink color?)

Genma casted a light and gentle genjutsu on the boys. Just so they wouldn’t notice him and the pink haired girl having a short conversation (and so he would be noticed If someone started bothering them both)

It took no more than five seconds for him to find himself staring down at the little girl on the swing.

She didn’t scream or panic, or do much of anything like another child. (Naruto still got a little bit nervous, when his guard platoon actually went out of their way and made themselves visible to him.) she just stared up at him though her overgrown bangs.

“Helle, may I help you?” She asked with too much politeness, no child should have for their age. (At least not a civilian, clan hairs went though what some people call special education)

“Your name.” He got straight to the point, they needed a name to research about her. Even though she’s probably the only person in the village with pink hair, it didn’t hurt to have a back up plan.

“Most people share their own names before asking for another’s.”

He waited, she glanced back and forth between the sandbox where the boys were still talking about the best food under his genjutus and him. Did she think they could tell they were talking? She should’ve felt him activate the genjutsu.

She muttered under her breath, “Sakura”

He tilted his head, “last name”

“Haruno” she gave with no restraintment

Genma nodded than shuhned back to the tree he was poached on. The little girl—Sakura, didn’t stick around much longer either. Running for the exit as soon as he disappeared, her long sharke flowing in the wind. The boys looked at her retreating figure curiously, So at least she’s smart too.

Good she needs to be, with all the attention she's attracted (all the attention she will attentive)

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(A few weeks after finding out her name)

Shisui let out a deep sigh that sounded too old for his age. “I can’t believe we’re going to be following a five year old around…”

“She’s seven,” Kakashi corrected,not bothering to lift his head off the soft pillows of Genma's couch. His house had unofficial been duped the ‘ base of operations’ (mostly because out of he and Kakashi, he's the only one that has anything remotely edible stored in his refrigerator for after mission snacks)

“What have you talked to her before ?” Shisui nose wrinkled, “ that’s a little weird Kaka-senpai”

“Eh, even if I did Shisui that would just me getting to know our target better”

“Senpai, please refrain from calling Haruno-San our target.” Itachi frowned. Kakashi looked towards Itachi.

“Sounds like you're planning on killing her,” Genme muttered, focusing on reading over the young girl's file, for they sixth time

“Maa, so what do we call her then?” Kakashi filled a page in his book.

Almost immediately, silence filled the living room. Until a light bulb appeared above Shisui’s head (he spent ONE day with gai and suddenly he gets all the same extra effects!) “ what about..” Shisui started tapping his finger on his chan like he was in deep thought. “ Operation little sister rescue!”

Various no’s were shouted at the teenager.

“She’ll we name it ‘S.O. D.R’?” Itachi recommend.

“Sounds.. good” Genma nodded while Kakashi giggled over his book in the background.

“What does it even stand for?” Shisui pouted, his name was perfectly fine and very reasonable. Thank you very much. Some people just couldn’t understand and appreciate art at all.

“Sakura off Denzo-sama’s raider”... .ok that actually makes sense,but he still likes his name better.

The name actually stands for Sasuke off Danzo Raider, but no harm in changing one word right?

“ I knew there was a reason you're my favorite,” Genma said, reaching over to ruffle the top of the youngest boy's hair.

Itachi froze for a few short seconds, no one had ever touched his hair except his mother. Even Sasuke didn’t dare touch it… how was he supposed to react? If it was an enemy, he would’ve taken the opportunity to land a killing blow. But this was an ally, and not to mention he was Shisui's ABNU team captain so he couldn't kill him. (Because of the skill difference, or because he’s someone close to Shiuis?)

Shisui let out an exaggerated gasp. “Senpai! Tachi-Chan already has his own senpai… What about mee?” He winced leaning over the back of the loveseat to hang off of Gemma's shoulders.

Genma fake rolled his eyes “nah your to loud for me, I like people who can shut up”

“Hmph!” Shisui crossed his arms, “so than Kakashi-senpai is my favorite that”

“Maa Shisui-lunch I’m honored” Itachi and Genma shared a look that screamed ‘how did we get stuck with them?’

“Alright alright enough with the foolishness” Genma's eyes narrowed as he spoke. “We need a plan” he glanced at Kakashi who was staring back with one of his eye smiles (no one could actually tell if he was smiling or not)

“A real plan” he added, remembering one of the most awkward missions his ABNU team had with Team Ro before Shisui joined them.

“It was a real plan, and it was only one time Genma. Let it go will you?” Kakashi giggled out loud.

“And for one, if you actually sed—“

“Shut up, there are kids here!” Genma snapped, throwing the files at the Silver haired men before he could finish his sentence.

”Genma-kun” he said in that overly sweet tone that didn’t suit his voice at all, catching the flying file without looking up. (No need to mention that it almost hit him straight in the face. Died on center)

“Let’s not resort to violence now..” he looked up from his page, tilting his head in a nice manner.

“I’ll show you violence!—“

And that’s how Shisui and Itach ended up having to pull their senpais apart before they killed one another!

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“The target is showing signs of having high intelligence. And is being suspected to have high chakra sensitivity”

“Aa, investigate the target for three more months. If it continues to show signs of growth, than proceed on C.A.O”

The mystery Shinobi nodded their head, even though the other person was facing downwards at a stack of papers and reports.

“There is something else you should know…” The person sitting at the desk raised one eyebrow in question. “High ranking officials have also shown signs of interest in the target”

They raised their head, “and what do we do with the other officials that have shown interest?”

“These ones, have…higher connections who will notice if they disappear”

 

“No one questions, when a mission is mis-assigned”

“Yes right away!” The shinobi shunshining out of their higher up the office.

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“Why do I get babysitting duty?" Shisui cried out, if anything Itachi would be better suited for it. He did have a seven year old brother at home. Shisui didn’t know how to deal with kids! What if she picked her boogers and ate them? What was he supposed to do, congratulate her??

“We’re all getting babysitting duty at some point, it just so happens that you get first shift” Genma shrugged his shoulders, to say the truth they really all just ganged up on the young boy.

“Maa, sorry to interrupt but me and Itachi-Kun have some fun reports to do” Kaksh grinned (and by we he means just Itachi, it would be good practice for the young boy)

“Senpai—“ Kakashi grabbed Itachi and shunshined far far away.

Leaving Shisui to stare at the spot where they once were. “I-i that’s so unfair, you never do that with me?” He turned to Genma.

“Eh, look at the time I’m late for work!” Genma disappeared in a flash of leafs.
Shisui felt his eye start twitching

he let out a dramatic sigh, as he started walking to the library. Saving his hands into his pockets, thankful Itachi had the bright mind to w him to not dress in Shinobi clothing. He should’ve known that he would be the first one stuck ‘befriending’ the kid based off of that alone.

The bell that hung above the library doors rang to signal his arrival. What kinda seven (here that Kakashi-senpai, he can remember the little girl's age. Not to mention that it also helped that she was in Sasuke’s age group)

The librarian, a Jonin that Shisui’s had seen once or twice. Who had shattered both of her legs on a mission, glanced up. Recognition flashing in her eyes, as they narrowed.

“Na, Uchiha-San what can I do for you?” She was fishing for information, shinobi despite being known for being secretive and keeping their distance. They were horrible gossipers , Jonin and ABNU especially. If they weren’t somewhere dieting in a ditch, they were someone gossiping about S-rank secrets.

 

“Oh, I’m just here to check out some books you know?” He gave a friendly smile, while Jonin just nodded her head.

He could tell that she wanted to ask more, but relentlessly let him go on his way.
Now where was the little pink haired brat at?

He spent 15 minutes moving through all the sections, weaving through the maze of bookshelves. In the 15 minutes, Shisui wanted nothing more for the s to be able to see through walls like the Hyuuga Clan.

The child wasn’t in the civilian, or child section like he originally thought. But in the genin one, which frankly he doesn’t know how she got into (and he doesn’t wanna know, how she, a SEVEN year old, managed to get into a restricted part of the library. Unless you have a leaf headband on).

Was their security getting lazier, or was she just more prodigy than he expected. (At least she is not another Itachi, he doesn’t think he would have the patience to deal with two prodigies who think them being able to figure out a genjutsu you’ve been working on for months is normal.)

The girl wasn’t even startled when he appeared in front of her. Was her chakra sensing that sensitive, or was she just too busy reading— a book about bow and arrow kate?? Kinda weird kid does that, he’s from a clan and at that age you wouldn’t even catch him glancing at a book if he wasn’t in the academy.

 

How do you even start a conversation with kids? After a few seconds passed and it was clear the girl had no interest in asking him what he was standing over her for (did her parents not teach her about stranger danger?)

“u-uh hi” great going, he managed to stumble over his words. In front of a seven year old! Demon boy would have a field day if this was him sitting down on the library cushion chair instead.

The young girl looked up, finally taking her focus off the book sitting in her lap. And good kami, the young girl was adorable. It looked like she was being swallowed by the loveseat she was sitting in. it was obvious that she got a hair cut. Not willing with the way her nose wrinkled when the short pink hair brushed against her neck. It was up in a high side ponytail, with bangs framing her face that were much longer than that the last time Shisui saw her.

Shewassoadorable it was sickening. Was this how Itachi felt about the demon boy? If so, he can understand why! Look at her big’ol’ green eyes, and her face fat! Forget the plan about becoming her friend or mentor, can he adopt her! His mother will say yes, I mean who could say no to that face.

“Hello” she glanced back toward her book, it was obvious the young girl didn’t feel like talking to anyone. Too bad Shisui couldn’t tell

“I’m Shisui, but you can call me nii-San!” He shouted forgetting where he was for a moment, until the chunin managing this section shushed him. “What’s your name?” He added in a much quieter tone. He already knew her name and where she lived, and he's already seen her starting academy file ‘ suspected Nara intelligence’ was no joke. The girl must be really smarter than she looks.

“Are you a weirdo?”

“What? Why would I be a weirdo!” ShiIsai exclaimed, waving his hands back and forth. Clearly she knows about stranger danger, but just a small amount it seems , she should’ve ran (not that she would’ve gotten far) and got an adult.

“Mama says weirdos are the only ones who ap-pro-ach kids minding their business” she says it so matter of factly, slowing down her sentence when sounding out the word.

“While…” he looked around, forging nervousness to add to the dramatics. And layering a light Genjutsu to ‘play’ scary music as he spelt his secret. “ I have a top secret mission that I’m on!”

“And…what does that have to do with me?” Shisui thought he was talking to the demon boy for a moment. Genma described her as ‘respectful, and…’ that was it.

He kinda expected her to be mean, after he stopped her and her friends from bullying a random child. Maybe she just needs better friends? (Way better friends, he’ll work on that later. Maybe she could be friends with Naruto? Shisui hasn’t spent that much time with the boy, but he’s ran into him once or two times when hanging out at the main house. He seems like a nice kid, not mentioning all the destruction prinks he does)

“Ah, you're going to help me blend in better with the civilians!” Sakura raised her little pink eyebrow at the audacity of the Shinobi in front of her. It doesn’t take a genius to realize that she comes from a civilian family (very successful merchants, who aren’t home that much. Hence the reason she hasn’t got in trouble for ‘bullying’ people yet, even she just stands there)

Shouldn’t he go to a civilian Shinobi instead? There are not that many but there are still some. And plus it would look way weirder if people realized a teenage Shinobi was hanging out with a five year old, something’s up. And she is going to find out what it is, even if that means playing stupid with the shinobi.

“Hmm, and what’s in it for me?” No need to scare him off just yet.

“ you get a cool shinobi friend?…and don’t you wanna be a shinobi, I could help you train. You know I’m a chuunin!” He must think of her as an idiot, chuunin don’t get super secret missions unless it’s war time. He must be a higher ranking shinobi

“Ok! Come on, I'll tell you all about being a civilian!” She jumped up, leaving the book on Chakra usage on the chair.

“My name is Sakura! Sa-ku-ra, not pinky ok, Aniki?” she actually called him big brother…he could cry right now, he was going to cry if his eye getting watery meant anything. She reached for his hand to tug him along. “Ok ok, slow down we don’t want you to fall!” Shisui murmured, what type of seven year old was that strong anyway?

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Shisui doesn’t know how him paying for three sticks of dango (he let her have two instead of one, her puppy eyes are no joke) has to do with Sakura telling him about being a civilian. but god damn it was her licking the sticky syrup off her fingers adorable.

“Na, do you wanna go wash your hands in the little girls room?” he asked.

“No, it tastes way better this way. And your going to stick out like a sore thumb, if you actually wash the serve off instead of licking it”

“Oh ok!” He cooed at the girl, can he adopt her? He’s turning 18 in like three years that’s not so long, and plus they demon spawn can actually have a cousin that’s his age for once (…maybe he shouldn’t introduce the two of them, Sasuke would probably find some way of stealing his little sister away)