Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Mirror Image ❯ Chapter 9 ( Chapter 9 )

 

Ch. 9

 

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The Next Day…

 

 

 

 

“Aahh! Naruto get out! I'm trying to take a shower!”, Natsuki screams, throwing everything that wasn't attached to the floor at him with a towel tightly wrapped around her body.

 

“Sorry! I didn't know you were in there!”, he exclaims, dodging the flying objects, “I'm getting used to having to share my home with a sister I never knew I had!”, he explains, just as a cup strikes him in the middle of the forehead, “Oww!”, he winces, rubbing the bump forming on his head.

 

“Knock before you enter next time!”, she shouts, slamming the bathroom-door shut.

 

“Cranky…!”, he grumbles.

 

 

 

 

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Thirty Minutes Later…

 

 

 

 

“Good morning, Naruto”, Natsuki greets as if the incident in the bathroom hadn't happened, wearing a black tank-top with blue Capri's, a towel wrapped around her head.

 

“Morning…”, he mutters.

 

“Sorry about earlier, I tend to get extremely cranky before I've showered”, she apologizes.

 

“I'm moody before I've had my ramen in the morning…”, he replies.

 

“So how did you like your breakfast?”

 

“It was delicious!”, he exclaims, smiling as he rubs his full belly.

 

“I'm glad you liked it”, she smiles, as she takes a seat at the table, “So tell me about the academy teacher”

 

“Iruka-sensei is a cool guy, when he isn't dragging students into class when they are playing hooky”, he answers.

 

“That's what you get for trying to skip class”, she retorts, causing Naruto to glare at his sister, “Well, I got to go to class! See you later!”, she says, running out the door.

 

 

 

 

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Ten Minutes Later…

 

 

 

 

“This morning was sure eventful…”, Natsuki whispers to herself.

 

“Hey Natsuki!”, a female voice calls, accompanied by the sound of running feet.

 

“Morning Sara”, she greets turning to face her friend, “What happened to you? You're drenched! And why do you smell like milk?”

 

“Well, remember how my clothes got torn yesterday?”, she asks, standing in a pair of grey Capri's and a long-sleeved black tunic-style shirt.

 

“Yeah and…?”

 

“And my other clothes were still dirty…”

 

“So where did you get the clothes you're wearing?”

 

“These used to belong to my mother…”

 

“That still doesn't explain why you're wet and smell like milk”

 

“Actually it does. Sasuke-onii-chan saw me this morning wearing our mother's clothes and he ended-up spurting milk out of his nose and mouth all over me…”, she meekly replies, “I had no time to clean up or change…”

 

(A/N: I'd like to give thanks to `Emily Mage' for the idea in the review she/he sent!)

 

“You should be able to clean up when we get to the school”, Natsuki says.

 

“I guess so… Well, we're not going to get to class standing here talking”

 

“You're right. I'll race you there!”, she exclaims, running up ahead of her friend.

 

“Hey! Wait up Natsuki!”, Sara shouts, running after her.

 

 

 

 

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At the Academy…

 

 

 

 

“Now class, who can tell me how chakra is formed?”, the instructor; Iruka, questions the classroom.

 

“This is so embarrassing…”, Natsuki whispers to Sara, “We're 12-years old and in a class with 8-year old children…”

 

“Is there something you want to share with the class, Natsuki?”, Iruka asks, interrupting his newest student's conversation.

 

“No Iruka-sensei”, she answers.

 

“Then answer the question if you please, Natsuki”

 

“Certainly…”, she replies, as she stands up, “Chakra; The resulting form of energy produced when Physical and Spiritual energies are mixed together within the body”

 

“Very good, now who can tell me how to use the chakra to perform a jutsu?”, he praises, only to have Natsuki and Sara raise their hands, “Uh Sara… Please answer the question”, he chooses.

 

“To use the chakra Hand Seals are performed. This allows the user to expel it out the body in the form of an attack, and requires different Hand Seals for different attacks”, she responds.

 

“Excellent job”, he says, “Speaking of jutsu's, it is time to learn how to perform the Bunshin jutsu”, he continues, writing the hand-seals on the board.

 

“Great…”, Natsuki sighs, covering her mouth with her hand as she yawns.

 

“Am I boring you, Natsuki?”

 

“Frankly yes, Iruka-sensei…”, she flatly replies, “If you want me, you'll find me on the roof…”, she adds, before vanishing in a puff of smoke.

 

`A Bunshin…? No, a Kage Bunshin!', Iruka thinks.

 

“Me too, sir…”, Sara concurs, before also disappearing in a cloud of smoke.

 

`Her too?!', he blinks.

 

“Whoa! Cool!”, the students exclaim.

 

“Class, I want you to stay here and practice the Bunshin jutsu”, he states, as he leaves the classroom to track down the two girls.

 

 

 

 

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On the Roof…

 

 

 

 

“See Sara, what did I tell you?”, Natsuki giggles, “Didn't I say that class was going to be boring with them teaching us what we already know”

 

“Are you sure what should have done that?”, the female Uchiha asks.

 

“It wasn't nice to Iruka-sensei and all, but the final test to graduate from the academy was to perform the Bunshin jutsu and we just did the Jounin-level version of the jutsu”, she replies, “Besides, remember whenever one of the clones is dispelled we; as the originals, gain whatever experience the clone learned…”, she continues.

 

“So you two already know about the benefits of using Kage Bunshin in any situation…”, they heard a male's voice behind them say.

 

“H-hello Iruka-sensei…”, Natsuki squeaks, slowly turning toward the Chuuin-ranked teacher, “Took my invite, huh?”

 

“Girls, I'd like to see the both of you after-class”, he orders.

 

“Yes, sir…”, they mutter, with their heads down in shame.

 

“Now get inside and stand outside of the classroom”, Iruka commands.

 

“Understood, Iruka-sensei…”, the girls say, heading inside followed by their instructor.

 

 

 

 

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A Few Hours Later…

 

 

 

 

“Just great…”, Sara sighs.

 

“What's wrong?”, Natsuki asks.

 

“This isn't exactly a good first-impression…”

 

“Don't worry; we've had good luck on our side for years, so it'll turn out for the better. It always does”, the fair-headed girl reassures, “But to make sure…”, she trails off, doing some hand-seals.

 

“Oh, please don't Natsuki…”, Sara pleads.

 

“Don't worry. I have everything under control…”

 

“That's what I'm afraid of…”

 

Ring!!!, the bell rang announcing the end of the school-day.

 

The hallway is quickly filled by the sounds of running feet and the screams of excited children as they hurried out of their classes past the two pre-teen girls still standing in the hall and out the doors of the building into the fresh-air, and away from the educational-hell.

 

“Sara and Natsuki, please come inside”, they heard Iruka instruct after the noises of the younger students had vanished in the wind.

 

“Yes sir…?”, Sara questions.

 

“Please, take a seat”, he says, motioning towards two chairs as he leaned against his desk waiting for them to be seated before he decided to speak again, “As the two of you know, to become a genin you need to attend and pass the final test in the academy, right?”, earning a nod in response from both girls, “But on your first day here you've already playing hooky and sending shadow-clones in your stead, you should be ashamed of yourselves”, he reprimands, gaining a flinch from Sara, “But I'm actually impressed, not many of my students can perform the Kage Bunshin…”

 

“Like my brother?”, Natsuki inquires.

 

“Yes, like your brother; Naruto…”, he sighs, “But that is beside the point, before I can decided whether to pass you two or not, I need to learn your strengths and weaknesses to determine who you're more compatible with to create a well-balanced team…”

 

“Kind of like when the worst-student; Naruto, was teamed with the best; Sasuke-onii-chan?”, Sara asks, “Sakura-chan told me…”, she explains.

 

“Exactly…”, he nods, “Though Naruto has excelled extensively”

 

“Well, both me and Sara know the Transformation jutsu”, Natsuki says.

 

“I've had mastered my Sharingan by the time I was 10-years old”, the dark-haired girl states.

 

“I already know Medical Ninjutsu; Sakura can vouch for that, I also have a knack for tricking people with hitogatas & effigies”, she continues, “In fact I used those to escape the hospital with Sara just yesterday to get past two-Anbus and a Jounin”, she recalls, “Also, Sara and I have the skill to…”

 

“Excuse me?”, a syrupy voice questions from the doorway, causing the three ninjas to turn their heads to look.

 

What they saw was a beautiful woman with long volume red-hair that covered half of her elegantly-curved face leaving only one of her dark-emerald eyes exposed, dressed in a sultry low-cut black dress that hugged all of her curves and revealed her well-endowed cleavage.

 

“I hope I'm not interrupting”, she says.

 

“N-n-no ma'am… you're not…”, Iruka stammers, as a blush quickly consumes his features and a small stream of blood threaten to dribble down from his nose, causing Natsuki to lightly giggle behind her hands.

 

“You're cute… Did you know that?”, she sweetly coos, “You're just what I was looking for…”

 

“W-w-what…?”, he stutters, as his blush darkens, “I-I-I am...?”

 

“There is just…one…little…problem…”

 

“What is that…?”

 

“Teachers shouldn't be dating their students… It just isn't right…”, she says.

 

“Wait! What…?”, he blinks, as Natsuki suddenly starts laughing so hard that she falls out of her chair onto the floor, “Natsuki!”

 

“Our other talent is to disguise ourselves the old school way with wigs, makeup, and clothes”, the red-hair explains, removing the wig and allows her hidden blonde hair tumble down her back, “It actually prevents those who can see through the Transformation jutsu to see through the disguise”, the now undisguised Natsuki-clone adds.

 

“And I'm one of the best”, the real Natsuki winks, trying to look cute.

 

“I admit, she is better at it than me…”, Sara states.

 

“You two are simply something…”, Iruka sighs, “And you've impressed me…”

 

“Seriously?!”, the blonde ninja excitedly exclaims.

 

“You both pass the academy and graduated to Genin…”, he nods, “I kind-of had a feeling that you'd pass and I took the liberty of calling the third member of your squad to meet the both of you”, he explains, “Please come on in!”

 

 

 

 

 

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