Since that second week of Ninja Academy, Iruka-sensei had grown great concern for Kimoyo, expecting she would be bitter and unfriendly - kind of like Sasuke - from then on, but things turned out to be exactly the opposite. He noticed throughout those three years that she held a positive outlook on life, judging from her frequent smiles and laughter over the littlest things, even her mistakes. No matter what sort of obstacle hit her, she would keep going with stronger confidence and determination, and because of this, she gained respect from her peers and made a few good friends, yet she resorted to herself every now and then. Even Kiba was on good terms with her now, and she with him, though they hardly spoke - not that they ever even had a normal conversation - to one another anymore. A lot really had changed. As for her personality in general, well...let's just say she "matured," becoming twelve in a few months, but still kept her wild, youthful ways.
Now, Kimoyo had graduated Ninja Academy and it was time to be put into three-man squads. With her ninja headband tied below her waist like a belt, proudly showing she was an official Leaf shinobi, she walked through the entrance of the academy, where her dream of becoming a strong ninja warrior was born. Suddenly, she got out of her hopeful daydreaming after someone called, "Hey!", and turned to see that it was Naruto who cried, waving his entire arm at her joyfully. A grin immediately spread across Kimoyo's face as she giggled and said, "Hey! Can you believe we've finally become Genin?! Three years goes by so fast, it's scary!" and walked towards him.
[Imagine brown hair that goes down to half the back, a short-sleeved top with black edges on the sleeves, collar, and bottom; fingerless gloves that start from the elbow pit until the top of the knuckles with the bottom of it only going until the wrist; black, mid-thigh shorts with white tape including a red stripe across it on each thigh for weapon pouches (a dagger/katana pouch on the side of the right thigh and a kunai/shuriken/paper bomb pouch on the side of the left thigh), and a ninja headband tied around the belt area.]
"I know, right? Even though time flies, I can't wait for what's up ahead! Sometimes I just want to get to everything all at once, y'know?" Naruto replied.
"Heh-heh, yeah. But don't think about the future too much, 'cause the more you do, the slower it'll come. There's never a need to rush," Kimoyo advised.
"Yeah, well...let's just hurry and see who's on our team!"
"So much for not rushing..."
So, that ended their conversation and they head to class where their teams would be announced. Kimoyo's stomach started to ache, but it relieved a little bit as she entered the classroom. Naruto immediately spotted Sasuke and decided to sit there as he walked towards him. "Let's sit here," he said, pointing to the open seats next to Sasuke, who had his elbows on the table with his fingers folded as he looked at the two in annoyance. Kimoyo felt sick as soon as she looked at Sasuke. She never liked him. "Um, it's okay," Kimoyo denied as politely as she could, impatient to get away from him. "Save that spot for Sakura," she suggested, remembering Naruto liked her. Naruto hadn't thought about that. "I'll sit somewhere else."
"Uh, okay," Naruto accepted willingly, trying not to sound too thankful.
"All right, later," Kimoyo said hastily as she smiled and turned to walk towards the lower rows in search of a seat since the ones above were already full. Once she had found one and saw two girls sitting there, she didn't hesitate to ask, "Hey, mind if I sit here?" with her typical sweet smile. One of the girls answered, "No problem!" and Kimoyo happily sat down. They were all silent at first, but as usual, Kimoyo broke the ice and asked, "Um...I feel kind of bad for not having gotten to know you better all those years, and I don't think I remember your name that well. Was it...Nami...? Na-"
"Naomi," corrected the girl that first spoke. "It's okay, I don't blame you, even though I remember who you are. Oh, I definitely remember who you are."
[This is Naomi, but imagine her without the wings, goggles/hat, boots, gloves, scarf, and the turtleneck, and add in dark brown, shoulder-length hair, green eyes, green ninja sandals with bandages that start from the top of her ankles to the bottom of her knees, and a regular ninja headband on her forehead under her bangs, which are pointed at the edges. Under her long jacket is a long, black, short-sleeved shirt with a green skirt.
Oh, and her hair isn't spikey; it normally rests on her head. xD]
"You do?" Kimoyo felt a bit embarrassed, but still flattered.
"Yup! Kimoyo. Wow, were you something..."
"Eh-heh-heh..." she laughed nervously, slightly blushing. "Yeah, I know what you mean."
"Oh, don't worry, that's a compliment!"
"Oh, yeah! I knew that..." She didn't know that.
"Hehe~ Well, let me introduce you to Yumi, if you don't remember her," Naomi said, turning her head towards the girl next to her.
[This is Yumi, but imagine her without flowers in her hair, and instead, black hair, blue eyes, a blue kimono - including the flowers on it, which are in different shades of blue - and hair ribbon, and regular ninja sandals with a regular ninja headband tied to her right arm.]
"Nice to officially meet you, Kimoyo. I remember you, too, and how you would always get into fights with Kiba," Yumi spoke with a gentle smile. Kimoyo could immediately tell that she was a serious and reserved girl, but still very kind.
"Yeah..." Kimoyo smiled back and thought, 'Really? Out of all things, she had to bring that up?' "We haven't said anything to each other in a while, though."
Before either of the girls could say anymore, there was a loud bang as if a large boulder crashed onto the ground, except that boulder was Sakura and Ino, who had made their grand entrance. Apparently, they had raced each other here since they were huffing and puffing. Now, they were making their way to, of course, Sasuke, followed by many other girls. It soon became a fangirl frenzy as they all began fighting about who should sit next to Sasuke.
"Fangirls. Ugh...," Kimoyo murmured under her breath with an expression that said, "You've gotta be kidding me..." She then turned her gaze to Naruto and saw that he was kneeling in front of Sasuke on his desk, only able to see his back. The first second, he just stood there, the next, he was...kissing Sasuke? Kimoyo's eyes were wide, just like the fangirls', but then she started snickering for some strange reason instead of feeling sorry...or disgusted, for her friend, since she then realized that he was actually pushed by accident and ended up like that.
"Naruto, you are so dead!" Sakura yelled, death-glaring at Naruto along with the other fangirls behind her while cracking her knuckles before she gave him a nice, big punch in the face.
"Ohh!" Kimoyo cried, flinching one eye.
"That's gotta hurt!" Naomi added with shock and worry in her expression.
"Poor guy...," Yumi said pitifully.
After everyone got settled in, Iruka-sensei picked up his clipboard and began calling out the teams off of it. Complaints were heard from some people, especially Sakura and Ino. It was ironic how most of them were already seated together. Kimoyo waited to see if it was like that for her, too.
"Kimoyo Yusagi-" Her heart stopped as she murmured, "So that's my last name..."
"Hey, that's my last name!" Naomi whispered in shock.
"What?" Kimoyo whispered back.
"-Naomi Yusagi-"
"Woah!" Kimoyo exclaimed, still whispering as she listened to the class' sounds of surprise and confusion, because they were both supposedly related and because they were the only team with two girls. "-and Yumi Konomina." Make that three. The class now broke out in a war of complaints and questions, mainly from the girls, such as, "Hey, how come they get to be all girls?", "That's not fair!", and many, many more.
"Class, settle down!" Iruka-sensei shouted in a booming voice that was impossible to not hear. Even a deaf person could at least feel the vibrations in their ears. Instantly, the class turned mute. "I know how you all feel, but I'm not the one who decides the squads; it's all the Hokage's doing. I can't ignore his orders and say it my way. It's not my choice." A flashback immediately invaded Kimoyo's mind.
"Um, Naruto? Can I ask you something?"
"Yeah, sure. What is it?"
"Well, I just wanna know... Why do you want to become Hokage so bad?"
"So people won't ignore me anymore and start treating me with respect - like somebody good, somebody important!"
As the last word faded, Kimoyo came back to reality and saw that everyone was leaving, and most people were already gone.
"Kimoyo, come on! We have to go meet our sensei!" says Naomi with Yumi by her side.
"Huh?" Kimoyo questioned as she hastily turned around to face Naomi. As soon as she processed what she said, she replied, "Oh, okay," and got up, feeling a bit embarrassed for zooming out so suddenly. Then, together, the girls head out.
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Sorry if it seemed a bit rushed towards the end (or for the whole thing).
I don't know what else to write or do to make it better. ;3;
This is why I need chur revieeews!
