Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. :-) But I sure love it! ^_^956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcV7spptEzF
Here's a little fan fiction that I made for fun.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXhRu7GX9D
I'm not really good at writing so I'll apologize in advance if there are any grammar and spelling errors. Enjoy! ^_^956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf6U2eJTI7m
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**Naruto Namikaze:**956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr8kFieQ3vx
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"Naruto....Oi! Naruto! Wake up already!" I hear a voice shout and feel myself being shaken violently.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEU6DDeg0wo
I groan and roll over, pulling my blanket up to cover myself. "Five more minutes, Minashi."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrIuU9C1uLQ
I feel the blanket being removed from me, making me wince once the sun hits my face. 956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrAj1uumqNl
"You already told me that thirteen times, Naruto! Get up!!" Minashi's voice rings in my ear and then I hear the sound of footsteps walking away. "And don't make me come back here just to wake you up again!"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTW7qx8aHjw
I groan in annoyance. No reason to try and fall asleep now. So, I stand up and wobble my way to the dining room while I squint my eyes, letting it adjust to my surroundings. When my eyesight is back to normal, I grin at the sight of the food on the table. Ramen!956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBtj23ytCMB
I clap my hands in delight. "Wow! You're the best, Minashi!" I praise Minashi, who's currently placing the bowls on the table.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡogxCCoO97E
She rolls her eyes. "Of course I am." She tells me, a smug look evident on her face before she narrows her eyes at me. "Now stop praising me and go take a bath!!" She commands in her usual bossy tone, pointing towards the bathroom.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXBNITyCC8I
"Yes, Ma'am!" I say, mock saluting her and immediately head for the bathroom. Once I reach it, I close the door and start the bath.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQZJKpbbJV
Anyway, I am Naruto Namikaze. Twelve years old. I have blonde spiky hair, blue eyes, tanned skin and whisker marks on my face.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgS6tR7J2mU
The loud one in the kitchen is Minashi Namikaze, my twin sister. She has long crimson red hair that reaches up to her thighs, and she usually ties it up in a braid to keep it from bothering her.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNjA3MjlfS
But anyway, to sum it up, Minashi looks a lot like mom, Kushina Uzumaki, only younger.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlo7gCDDT6
And yes, we both know who our parents are and pretty much everything about ourselves. But, that was before a certain something happened.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ptXBsPyfb
~Flashback(5 years ago)~956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNs7zXHEUhT
I am walking around the streets, careful not to run into any villagers. They beat me up every time they see me so it would be best if I steer clear of them. I don't know why they do it though. I didn't do anything wrong to them.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZJXIC3vmi
I had just bought ramen from Ichiraku's so my sister and I can eat. Luckily the old man there, and his daughter, they're both kind, unlike the other villagers who are so mean to me.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9xJIHETAq
Minashi doesn't know about the beatings I get though. I've hidden it from her ever since. I would make up excuses just so she won't know. Luckily, she buys it.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEeCyvELklz
I know Minashi. Once she knows, she won't leave my side ever again. And, she will do everything she can to try and protect me. But I don't want her to do that. She'll only get hurt. I don't want that to happen.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUcS0pXrXAJ
But enough about my sister. Now, all I need is to take one more turn and I will be home. I am so excited right now that I forgot all about hiding myself. Unfortunately, one of the villagers sees me and calls the others.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6gm4IblazZ
My eyes widen and I immediately run away to a different direction so I can lure the villagers away from my home. "Catch me if you can!!" I shout.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PyZfrwGXc
Once I'm sure they're all following me, I focus on trying to outrun them, using the complex maze created from the houses that are built close to each other.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCPqr5dHc9N
"Ahihihi!" I laugh, grinning from ear to ear. "You can't catch me!!" I stick out my tongue at them.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVAyOXx4Yr1
"Why you!"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxGasVdyVRU
"Come back here!"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkN1KU5gUxD
"Monster!"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfuLh0A6Da6
The last word yelled by a random villager makes me scrunch my forehead and clench my fists. *It's always like this.* They call me a monster and beat me up for it. Man. I don't even know what I did to make them hate me this much. 956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs4IfDdqkOr
I sigh, shaking my head and deciding to ignore what was said for now. I speed up, leaving the villagers behind and then, I hide myself under the bushes before they could see me. In no time, they pass my hiding place, making me grin. *I'm getting pretty good at this.*956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLiVwOA207o
I wait for a few more minutes before I go out my hiding place and head for home once again.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUo6izx9kqq
Once I'm on the porch of the house, I remove all form of tiredness evident from my facial expression and replace it with a huge grin. I then open the door, and enter. "Minashi!" I call to my sister. "The food's here!"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrMR2a47PBX
But then suddenly, I feel a strong grip on my arm and my eyes widen when I am forcefully wrench back out of the house. I am thrown to the ground, all food that I had bought splattered along with me.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBqd2p11ozb
I look up in horror and am met by a sight of the angry villagers once more. They had surrounded me now and I see there is no way to escape their beatings this time.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkFONhBRuFp
But that is not what worries me. I am near the house and I had called Minashi a while ago. One thing's for sure, *She must not see this.*956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSz4ge9yrCH
"P-please.." I beg the villagers. "If you want to beat me up, that's fine." I mutter. "Just not here."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6HYSeGApR3
"Hahaha!" One villager laughs. "You think you can fool us?!" He yells. "You'll just run away!"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBsIjpTKBOL
And with that, he sends a strong slap to my cheek, making me fall to the ground. Slowly, I get up. "N-no.." I mutter. "Please. You can tie me up to make sure I won't escape. Just d-don't beat me up here."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2l9vqvhPAx
"Enough of your lies!" Another villager yells and after that, my frail body receives numerous hits from them. They could be kicking me or punching me, I don't really know. There is too much pain for my already-bruised body to register all at the same time and all I can do is try to endure.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkiZVAtE1Iu
"Naruto!" I manage to make out my sister's voice from all the noise of the yelling villagers. And I can't help but close my eyes and clench my fists out of frustration. After all the lies I had made up just so she won't know, it was all for nothing now.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD4I8rlEPnu
"No! P-please!" Minashi begs, her voice shaking, sounding like she's about to cry anytime now. "Don't h-hurt him!"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT329k395dt
The beatings stop and I see that the villagers had now turned to Minashi.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTOCP6qLglW
"And what's this?" One villager says. "It's a girl! She's defending the monster!"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QCmOu2DrU
"Why is she doing that anyway?!" Another villager says.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcNKU4CwYR
One villager turns to me with a smirk. "Could it be that the monster has found himself a girlfriend?!"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclBlMBF6Es
My eyes widen. *Girlfriend?* I can't help but feel incredulous of the fact that they don't know Minashi's my sister. But, I guess that's a good thing since I can use that information to cover up for Minashi.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6Q2MocuqW
"No!" I yell, now thinking of ways to make the villagers focus their attention back to me. "She's got nothing to do with me!" I turn to Minashi. "Go away, Minashi!" I yell at her harshly. "I don't need your compassion!"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡga0lcf0Tuq
I see hurt flash in Minashi's eyes, instantly making me regret what I said. But I need to do this now. *Sorry Minashi.*956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWtJ2x9We6
"This has nothing to do with you!" I yell once again. "So, don't get involved!"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzd2AzHcdVm
"He's right, girl." One villager says and I can't help but feel relieved to know that they're buying it. "Go home."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaU60ln4ux8
Minashi glares at the villagers. "No!" She states and I can't help but groan inwardly. *Man, she's making the situation worse.* "How about you stay away from him?"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMxlTY6mmK
"Ooh.." One villager says, pretending to look scared. "I'm so scared. And what are you going to do about it, *girl?*"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUnLMiCkP07
"S-something." Minashi says, hesitating. "Just.. just leave him alone."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTjo21xU75L
The villagers seem to be amused by her and one of them grabs hold of my hair, forcefully pulling me upwards. This makes Minashi glare daggers at the said villager. "Stop it!" She tells.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpbYogO498u
"Or what?!" The villager mocks. "What are you going to do about it."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCBkMzXBjr
"J-just go away, Minashi." I tell her. "Go."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9qtFVu1xR
Minashi clenches her fists angrily and I can see her shake out of anger. "LET HIM GO!!" She suddenly yells and before I know it, golden chains suddenly sprouts from her back and whips around wildly, hitting the villagers surrounding us and even the one who's holding me.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvVPiUd5EoD
I am dropped to the ground and I immediately look up to Minashi. Her eyes are glowing with gray light as she glares at the villager that had grabbed me just a second ago. Then she raises a hand, one chain following her gesture. The tip of the chain becomes what seems like a sharp blade.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAgG8sN5rsg
My eyes widen once I realize what she wants to do. *She wants to kill him.* True, he was a meanie, but he doesn't deserve to die because of that.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8fiaTj5F0W
"Minashi.." I call to my sister in hopes to stop her. She turns to me, eyes looking so scary. But something inside told me she'd never hurt me and I believe in that. "I'm alright now. You don't have to hurt him." I give her the most cheerful grin I could muster. "It's okay."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxrdJS7H8J
Dropping her hand, the chains slowly disperse and her eyes return to its normal glow. Minashi then falls to the ground and I immediately run to her side. I support her unconscious body in my arms and think back to the golden chains that she had created. *Man, she was so scary.* But at the same time, it was so cool how she did all that.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz2orSZMrtR
But then, breaking away from my thoughts, I fearfully look around as the villagers slowly get up. *They'll start beating me up again.* Or worse. They might include Minashi. And I cannot let that happen.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHCCZir3MA
I stand up, carrying Minashi's unconscious form in my arms. She had protected me. Now this time, I will protect her even if it's the last thing I do.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZHQ03MLji
I start running as fast as I can as the villagers start to chase after me. Though very hard to run with Minashi, and not to mention the fact that I've just been beaten up a while ago, I still force myself to do so.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKWvy3hwYU
Suddenly, I feel an outburst of energy occur inside of me and before I knew it, I zoom away at such a fast speed, leaving the villagers in an instant. I was moving so fast that my surroundings had turned into a blur.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1gvvtHIADg
I only stop running once I'm at the village gate. Feeling quite drained, I slowly lower Minashi to the ground. My eyesight seems to falter now and I feel intensely weak. *What's happening to me?* Although I'm quite panicked, and I try to keep myself calm. But my body seems too tired to do anything right now. I drop to the ground and then, everything goes black.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡegz2PzxF4g
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I wake up and am met by the sight of white ceiling right above of me. I close my eyes again. That's funny. I thought Minashi and I lived in an apartment that has a blue ceiling.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzKki6Wu6bc
Then, my eyes shot open when I remember everything that happened. I immediately sit up, ignoring the pain of my dizzy head, and look around.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwlGZTqhixO
I see Minashi asleep on a bed just across the room - a room that is all white in color. Where are we anyway? The place looks clean and tidy. I know I've never been to this place before.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRqMODjmtX
Suddenly, the doorknob turns, making me get off the bed and take the small knife I find on a tray of fruits in reflex. I immediately go near Minashi who just woke up. Whoever these people are, I won't let them harm my sister.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLYJKcvXcy
I pull Minashi behind me protectively and ready myself for a fight. An old man, wearing all white with a tinge of red enters with two ninjas behind him.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs4pcSKf92R
"Stay away from us!" I hiss while threateningly slashing at them.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPs4Y4fPrRO
One of the ninja's said, "Whoaw! Calm down kid!", while gesturing me to calm down.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZa9QtGhU3E
My hands tremble as I hold on to the knife. I'm scared.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡspUv9towb7
"What do you want from us?!" I hiss.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjO2AZnWqU
"It's alright, children." The old man says in a very calm tone. "I'm here to help you. Don't worry I won't harm you."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKfOmtBUb10
I narrow my eyes at him, observing every move he makes. Should I trust him?956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvlK6lvx8ln
"If you let your men leave, then we will believe you." Minashi says.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUdEl2q3WNT
I nod in agreement, but my eyes not leaving the old man. I just can't help and feel suspicious. No one has ever offered to help us before. Well, except for the Hokage, whom we had not met, but is sending us money for food and clothes.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTAPyAwtTt
"Very well." The old man says as he gestures at the ninjas to go.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ftIzeZbPS
The ninjas go out the door, making me sigh in relief and put the knife down.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOmQazxCqL
"Naruto....Minashi....It is so nice to see you again." The old man says, making me and Minashi tense up.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPNVXl0j9LO
"Who are you? And how do you know us?" Minashi says suspiciously.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmtL4kMFra
But the old man just smiles warmly, not at all affected by Minashi's tone. "I am the Third Hokage." He says. "But you can call me gramps."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiktzOs3FdR
"You're the Hokage?" I say. "You're the one who sends money to us?"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIUwngzPYYT
"Yes. My dear children." He says, looking at us with kind and caring eyes, a look Minashi and I had never ever seen from most of the villagers. "The two ninjas who were with me a while ago are the ones who found you unconscious on the ground and brought you to me. I immediately recognized you and had you brought to the hospital."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoO3sHrS0Vs
"Thank you.." Minashi says. "..for all the help you have given to us. We would not have survived this long without your help."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDgqmv6RMSZ
"I'm so sorry." He says. "I'm sorry for not being able to provide more. Nor meet with you through all these years. It must seem that I have forgotten you."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4lsVK1w2Me
"Who are we exactly, Gramps?" I can't help but say.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQN24UR4BqA
"What do you mean?" He says, confusion etched on his face. "You are Naruto and Minashi Uzumaki."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZF4CPB7c2
"We know that!" Minashi is the one to speak up, standing up and looking at Gramps with strong and determined eyes. "It's just that we've lived our whole lives not knowing anything about ourselves except our names and that we're orphans. Everybody seems to hate my brother and just a while ago, I saw the people beating him up. But why?! Did he ever do anything wrong to them?!"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeOSSGm9Yfs
"The villagers beat you?" Gramps asks, turning to me. As I can see, he doesn't know about the beatings.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2NYKpRldJp
"Yeah." I mutter. "They do it everytime they see me. It's quite annoying sometimes but I guess I just got used to it."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWLhIfSEuug
I suddenly earn myself a smack on the head, from Minashi. 956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi1gvTasKCt
"OW!!" I can't help but exclaim. "Minashi!" I glare at her.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRcie9j35Cn
"You never told me!" She says.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7UYkFwLy2T
I sigh. "I didn't want you to worry." I tell her. "I just didn't want you to get hurt, Minashi. You know I love you. You're the only person who's always there for me and I can't stand it if you are hurt."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm3JcerH9pF
She suddenly embraces me. "You knucklehead." She mutters. "Next time, you tell me everything. Okay?"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQMefj8l7gT
"Okay." I agree with her, tightening the embrace a bit.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK9qPc6lcHm
"Children.." Gramps says, getting our attention. We can both see that he looks regretful. "I'm sorry. I hid the truth from you, thinking that it would harm you. But it seems hiding it has the same effect. My ignorance also made it even worse."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Kn1pUi2t4
"A-huh." Minashi says, nodding. "I guess it can't be helped anyway. You have a whole village to run. So, taking care of two orphans would only add up to the pile."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMWDaTrDDw
"Still, it is not an excuse." Gramps says with a sad smile. "From now on, I'll tell you everything. It might be a lot to take in but please bear with me."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8DPsMgPrMI
~End of Flashback~956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOtbym1QwGq
Gramps told us all about Mom, Dad, the kyuubi inside me and more. He even created a rule so the villagers won't beat me or Minashi ever again. All they can do now is glare at us. Serves them right. I was getting tired of all the beatings anyway.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXD35Lg7MW8
So, after knowing the truth, Minashi and I were very surprised. But in time, we recovered and decided to have our surname changed to Namikaze.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBAuzLf9nh
Gramps had explained to us that it might be dangerous. Our Father was the fourth Hokage and our mother was a strong kunoichi. And the enemies they had made might come after us. But Minashi and I had our decision fixed. Now is not the time to hide.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡROLRIOXeGv
Gramps also explained to us the weird things that had happened to us that very day. The golden chains Minashi had, and my speed. It seems we had unlocked our Bloodline Limit.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwSsP8aiT0I
Minashi inherited the Uzumaki Bloodline Limit from Mom. She can wield the adamantine chains while I inherited the Namikaze Bloodline Limit from Dad, which gives me speed.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQLPgZbxDDS
However, Gramps could not explain what happened to Minashi, her eyes and how she became so strong. As time passed we found out it would happen to her whenever she is really pissed. And when that happens, she can't control herself from hurting people. Man, she even took out a dozen Anbus once and almost hurt Gramps too, in her rage.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbwoaqRefO
But, as of now, she's gotten quite good at controlling her temper. It has already been two years since her last rampage. Being sarcastic is a way for her to keep herself on check. And unfortunately, I have to live with that.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqLUkOT9hFB
Well anyway, I also know that the kyuubi is sealed into me. Dad was the one who did it. He saved the village but also lost his life when he did. I sigh at the thought. If only he and mom were still alive. Minashi and I, would be very happy.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2mDCeM9ZN9
About my sister. She is mean, bossy, sarcastic and definitely full of herself. But, aside all the negatives, she's actually a great sister and friend. One who would not leave you on your own. As much as she can, she helps.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzFnZz3y02
Also, by the age of ten, Minashi and I were strong enough to raise our ranks as ninja. Minashi as chunin, and the same goes for me. And that is exactly what we did but decided to let only a few people know. After all, we are still kids. And besides, the fewer people who know, the greater the advantage of going undercover in our own village. It makes it more real and you know.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjBOHOQJX0X
As for how we got so good at such a short time, Gramps assigned to us some ninjas that could train us. Iruka-sensei and Ibiki are two of many more. They are really good ninjas. Very skilled indeed.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd39lVzhgio
Anyway, as of now, Minashi and I, are in a mission to work undercover. So, we were enrolled to the academy in order to fish out a traitor among the teachers. Rumor has it that there is one. For the sake of the mission, we changed our surname back to Uzumaki so we can avoid unwanted attention.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx1DYnSCmis
Minashi and I always work together on missions. Gramps knows that we are strong when we are together. So, he seldomly sends us to missions without one another. I know very well that without my sister, I would be a bow without an arrow - useless. The same goes for her, I think.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcThBWijGcc
"NARUTO!" I hear Minashi yell, pounding at the bathroom door. I almost jumped, startled by her.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3hn4mTtmsT
"What?!" I yell back in annoyance while calming myself.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIsw3XHsudT
I hear her heave a sigh before saying, "You've been in the bathroom for twenty minutes! I thought I told you to hurry up!"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL97lDPAhCN
"I am hurrying!" I yell as I continue taking a bath in a much faster pace. I don't wanna mess with my sister. She goes all meanie once you get her started. And she could go the whole day until you make it up to her. 956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbxd04AUQGC
Then, in a few moments, I go out the bathroom and rush to my room to get dressed.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqcfaKDqpoA
Minashi Namikaze:956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrPtlj7CaQ8
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*That Naruto.* Always moving so slow during mornings. It's quite ironic, really. He's the one with the speed and yet look at him now. Then again, I had to put up with it everyday, so, I guess I have no choice but to get used to it.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSZAKxPzk4
He goes out his room all dressed up in his *favorite* orange clothes and I can't help but roll my eyes a bit.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxTlagFtfBZ
"Hey, I saw that!" He exclaims, pointing an accusing finger at me.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN1dlV444jk
I look at him, deadpanning. I know that he knows why I just rolled my eyes. And I am not regretting it in any way.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlFsiHMr9tJ
He groans. "Oh come on, Minashi." He straightens his clothes, as if it would look any better that way. "What do you have against orange anyway?"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwbHfdITy92
"First of all, it's orange." I tell him. "You know I'm not fond with that color. And secondly, have you even noticed how many times you've been discovered by the enemy no matter how much you try hide yourself?" I give him a look of exasperation. "At least try wearing a much darker color next time you want to be stealthy."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡopIhhML12A
"Oh yeah?" He says, an anime vein appearing on his forehead. "And what about you?! You wear an oversized gray T-shirt and a black trouser that you took from my drawers. And, not to mention your always-messy hair."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡll7HLxtpNk
I shake my head, knowing the fact that I'm already getting on his nerves. *I should probably stop now.* "Dude, you know this is only for the mission." I tell him. "Can't have the boys drooling over my irresistible beauty, you know. That would compromise us."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1AiB71zzB
Naruto laughs, rolling his eyes. "As if, Minashi." He says. "You're getting too full of yourself."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRZpLVH4I5
I chuckle. "Hey, I'm just telling you the truth." I add playfully.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPnbRkOtrG
"Yeah yeah." He says, waving his hand dismissively. "Whatever you say. Let's just eat already." He puts his hands together excitedly. "Man, I'm starving."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6WELKE92HB
"Very well." I say. "Let's eat then."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDpFnVIVZ6R
And so, we start to eat. In about a few minutes, I hear three knocks on the door. I turn to Naruto, who's still busy slurping his ramen and who's not paying attention to anything else.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdxmlax7yF
I guess I'll get the door then. "I'll just go and get the door." I stand up and head for the door, not waiting for Naruto's response. I know he won't anyway. He's too busy with his ramen.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3YeERJeJD
As I approach the door, I try to make out the chakra signature of the person behind the door. By the time I grab the doorknob, I already know what to expect - An Anbu.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxWj0wGVmzw
So, I put on my emotionless face as I open the door. True enough, an Anbu stands on my porch. He immediately bows down when he sees me, acknowledging my presence. I bow back, greeting him a good morning.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQrT5sjacI
He now gets up, almost robotically, and I can now see that he is wearing a white mask with swirling designs adorning it. And then he wears black clothing. A typical Anbu. 956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3MOyGRNWFG
He stands straight, rigid and all. The force he uses to keep himself still is a bit too much, that he's almost shaking. I raise an eyebrow. 956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcvUO94gFPp
"You know, being formal doesn't suit you." I tell him with a smirk. "I like you better when you're you, Yamato-san."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa26q7FiRBM
"Minashi-san..." His voice is a bit muffled by his mask. But that's Yamato-san, no doubt. And though Yamato is not his real name, and I have no idea what his real name is, I just gave him that nickname. And before I know it, many people call him by that name. "You're ruining my moment here." He also drops his formalities. "I was *trying*, you know."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9DxH6Ym8p
"Yeah right." I tell him. "A little more and you would have successfully imitated a robot."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyS0R4rlC6z
He chuckles. "I'll work on that. For now, let's get to business." He hands me a scroll. "Lord Hokage sent me to give you this. He said the rest is up to you."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1z90seStCE
I nod. "Got it, Yamato-san." I say.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE0GCRZqnky
"Well, see you, Minashi-san." He mutters, and then puffs into smoke.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBv6YUFpzM
"Yeah, I guess." I reply, mostly to myself and then close the door and walk back to the dining room. 956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYVlcGD3bxS
"Gramps sent you a mission, Naruto." I say, reading Naruto's name on the label of the scroll.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QGUkmWTEq
"What is it?" He asks, but doesn't turn to me. And he's still eating, by the way.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKrKXekJYsw
I toss him the scroll so he would read it for himself. And since he wasn't paying attention, it hits his head. 956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWvA17VyoSl
"Ow!" He exclaims and then glares at me. "Minashi!"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPiNX9Im3yz
"You should really work on paying attention to your surroundings, you know." I tell him.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnvZMa72vWr
"Why do I have to?" He asks. "You'll be there to do it for me."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqXVXampJ0O
"Don't depend too much on me, Naruto." I tell him, my tone hard and serious. "What if I'm not around to help you? What would you do then?"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVD5cWEa5gG
He turns to me, looking worried. "What are you saying all of a sudden?" He mutters. "What do you mean by - what if I'm not around to help you? You're not gonna leave me, right?"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV8WbVVKJ4a
I sigh. "You know that's not what I meant. And please Naruto, for the millionth time, I am not going to leave you." I tell him. "Now stop thinking that way or I'll smack your head. See if you'll stop then."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOvaeUYTDcg
He grins. "Right. Ahihihi." He scratches his head. "Sorry."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhCbeQJprdh
"Good." I mutter. "Now read your mission. You might forget to read it later."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6P7RWiq5s
Naruto opens the scroll and reads the contents. Judging from the way he's grinning and laughing to himself now, it's probably something he'll enjoy.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ulhbTTbZK
"Man, this mission is so awesome." Naruto says, keeping the scroll and turning to me. "Gramps sent me to--"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjv5iAyTqsW
I cut him off by raising a hand. "How many times do I have to say this? I lik--"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8FgmFW59k
"Like surprises." Naruto finishes for me with a grin. "Right. Sorry I forgot."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIvzmAFZse2
"So, you done?" I ask him. "Eating, I mean."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3vSltmxwba
"Yeah." He replies. "You?"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZoMM3ttka
"I've eaten enough." I mutter. "Besides, we need to get to school. We're already three minutes late, you know."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6ts38y9xw
"Yeah." He says. "And listen to Iruka-sensei's boring lessons." His shoulders droop. "Sometimes undercover missions suck."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJ1t3i2eWl
"You say that and yet you once *loved* his lessons." I remind him as I take the bowls from the table and take it to the kitchen, where I can wash it. 956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22pGqJhYfU
Naruto follows me to the kitchen, probably because he wants to talk to me. I let him be. Besides, I don't feel like being sarcastic now.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9aaf8hsAv8
"Yeah. It was that time when I had no idea what chakra was." He mutters. "Now that I had learned all those things, I guess it gets boring listening to it again."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBGmjnSTPA
"I know what you mean." I tell him. "But, this is our mission. We chose to take it and turning back is definitely not a choice to me." 956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WaHKdVDDW
"You're right." He says. "Sorry."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYVaO5dmrg
"Nah." I mutter. "Don't apologize. We're both feeling the same. You're just being vocal about it."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNS6inL6OlO
Just after I say that, I also finish washing the bowls. "There." I say. "All done. Let's get to school now."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnyfFcOuG2y
So, we both head out the door, with me, making sure to lock it. And then, we head for the academy. Halfway there, Naruto suddenly stops walking.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhAz5rgQBCH
"You go on ahead, Minashi." He tells me, a smirk plastered to his face. "I have a mission to do."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxmi08R4BL
I smirk back. "Sure." I mutter. "Go on. Make sure to do it stupidly."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7OKvF8N3OB
He deadpans. "Whatever, Minashi." He says and then leaps away.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4lv1SYDqr8
Once he is out of my sensing radius, I resume my pace to school.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSskkkccb7i
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I arrive at the classroom, more or less thirty minutes late. Inside, I hear Iruka-sensei's voice, discussing the lessons for today.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEulwyAvLa6
However, with a shrug, I put on an uninterested face, open the door and enter without minding the fact that Iruka-sensei had stopped his discussion and all eyes are on me.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkFARYMqVB0
"Minashi! You're late!" Iruka-sensei yells, sounding angry. "Again!"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ53cK9pADHx
I turn to him, uncaring. "Yeah. I am." I mutter. "So?"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJ81m4EK27
"So?!" Iruka exclaims. "Punctuality is an important attitude of a ninja. If you want to be a ninja, you'd better work on that!!"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqRi8xoh7q
"A-huh. Sure." I tell him, uninterested in all the things he just said.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPq44GaumVN
"Minashi, take me seriously for once!" He says.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBiYs1yTsYM
"I would." I mutter. "But I just don't feel like it." 956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNZ30ZOSCk
He grows an anime vein. "It's early in the morning.." He says once he's calmed himself. "..and you're already getting on my nerves!!"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1jd58d2sAu
Though Iruka looks like he's angry right now, I see in his eyes a glint of amusement. Well, after all, he *is* one of a few people who know that Naruto and I are undercover. And he also knows what kind of person I am. He's just playing along.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CH465Gw9G
I turn to the wall clock. "Technically, it's 8:30." I say. "I don't know about you but I don't think it's still early."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZ7KXceoDS
He groans. "Just go to your seat, Minashi." He says, pointing to my seat.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVlO6y9Shu7
With a shrug, I obey him and head for me seat. Once I reach my seat, I immediately sit down and look out the window since I'm right beside it. *And now begins the boring part.* I can't help but sigh at the thought.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡseOvqOb8PH
"Oh and where's your brother?" Iruka asks, making me turn to him.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl179Nn3PaG
"Don't know." I reply lifelessly. "Don't care. He left the house before I did."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd0Lh53RoA3
Suddenly, the door flings open and two ninjas whom I'm not quite familiar with, enter.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWPiK2nis9
"Iruka-san! Naruto doodled on the faces of the Hokages on the Hokage Mountain!" One of the ninjas yells. "And this time, with paint!"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfJUUYf3MZ
I had to do everything in my power to stop myself from smirking at the priceless looks on their faces.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp5UdzuqN8b
"WHAT?!!!" Iruka-sensei yells as he left, running with the two ninjas.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKPGXjkzzg
All of my classmates turn to me, looking like they blame me or something. And I know it's because Naruto is my brother.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzRR14nya3J
"What?" I ask them with a raise of an eyebrow.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWRnlrVpFPb
"You know why, Minashi." Ino says in a girly tone, crossing her arms and looking at me accusingly. "You know Naruto is stupid and you are his sister. Why don't you stop him from doing stupid things?"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlfht322Kx
That seems to make me angry. Nobody calls my brother stupid. Only I can do that. However, I know better than to argue with the likes of her so I keep my anger bottled inside. It's not worth it.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgtzRcTV1sd
"I don't really care, Ino." I tell her. "He's my brother, yes. But I don't think that makes me responsible for the things he's done nor the things he might do."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCoTsC4Uk7d
"It does, Minashi." Sakura is the one to say, still looking at me the way Ino is. I do everything in my power to stop myself from rolling my eyes. *Why can't they just leave me alone?* "You are related to him. And that makes him your responsibility." 956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9a8F4W2APD
"Whatever." I say in a bored tone. "Why don't you go and be girly elsewhere? And mind your own businesses?"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89lNgP4cdz
I turn away from them, focusing myself on looking out the window. I sense Ino walk toward me but Sakura stops her. "Leave her be, Ino. It's not worth it." She says and I feel her glaring eyes on me. "Someone like her will never understand."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpLExtjC5W3
*If only you know.* I can't help but think. I understand more than anyone here ever will.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclEJ2jPw81
Once the two girls leave me alone, I decide to rest my head on my desk, closing my eyes and concentrating on my surroundings.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIg4wRO8afO
In about twenty minutes, I sense Iruka-sensei come back inside the classroom, dragging a tied up person along with him. I don't raise my head though. I still have it rested on my arms. 956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBHvexHQ612
I recognize the chakra signature of the tied up person - my brother. Unfortunately, for him, he's a dud at escaping even the simplest type of prison. And, I can't go and help him so, he'll just have to bear with it.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcU2bw4HN9C
"Naruto! Why do you have to give me such a hard time?!" Iruka-sensei exclaims. "Why can't you sit in my class and behave?! Your graduation is coming up tomorrow and you are acting this way!"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZ9rj5VkfG
"If your lessons aren't so boring, I would be listening to you! Believe it!" Naruto retorts.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIajTmwoUNW
"That's it!" Iruka-sensei says angrily. "Everyone, we'll do a review on Henge no Jutsu! Fall in line!"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrVMiwu0Um
I can't help but groan inwardly. There goes my chance of staying in my seat and pretending to be asleep. *And leave it to my brother to drag us all into his trouble.* And by the sound of things, I'm guessing everyone else agrees with me.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoEVdRfFo9p
After a few more seconds of hearing complaints from my classmates, I then sense them get up from their seats and form a line, obeying Iruka-sensei's command. I, however, decide not to move. 956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJgVTFvGpXA
"Hey look, she's asleep." I hear a random classmate say as he and his friends pass my desk.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPZ4OsC3Wd
"Should we wake her up?" Another asks.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJwqAem0Xtv
"Nah. She deserves it for being so lazy."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡimd8ByniBK
"Yeah, you're right."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHVx96nv3sN
They pass me, leaving me to continue my little façade. However, I sense another person come near me - the arrogant Uchiha. I expected him to pass me but surprisingly, he stops and gives me a little push instead.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKJxDOie3Fj
I don't raise my head though and just continue *sleeping*. But then, he tries again, this time shaking me. "Hey, lazybones." He says. "Get up."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPkQDNazXne
I could just roll my eyes. Lazybones is a nickname that he had given me. I don't complain though. It fits my fake personality. Besides, the guy seems to enjoy my company so I just let him call me whatever he wants.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡac2BqsBAZD
Anyway, seeing that I have no other choice, I raise my head, feigning sleepiness. I then turn to him with a raised eyebrow. "What do you want, Uchiha?" I ask with a fake but convincing yawn. "You're disturbing me, you know."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVCCGqGgYZ4
He smirks, seemingly amused by the way I'm acting. *Who knew the ever arrogant Uchiha gets amused by these things.* "Iruka says we have to review the practical test for Henge no Jutsu." He tells me. "No thanks to your idiotic brother." He adds in a tone that's meant to annoy me.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwVB9B4Ptr
But I just roll my eyes. "A-huh." I mutter, uncaring. "Blame him all you want. It's not like I care." I get up and make my way to the front, pretending to wobble a bit. "I suggest you save your breath, Uchiha." I tell him before I find my place in the line.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡozvjRBAAJv
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"Sakura Haruno!" Iruka-sensei calls.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzufxM98sBQ
And here I am, criticizing him a bit. I just don't get it. Why does he keep on calling our names when we have already fallen in line? I mean, what's the purpose of it?956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxSHRloH5p
"Sasuke Uchiha."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm2d0cckftp
I sigh, getting tired of observing things. My turn is not after Naruto's. So, I decide not to pay attention until it's Naruto's turn.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxCtIxrvD5
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Naruto steps up, does the necessary hand sign and yells, "Henge!"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZHCR5eVeEy
In a puff of smoke, Naruto transforms into a nude girl. In my point of view, smoke is covering the girl's private parts. I can't say the same about Iruka-sensei though, since he falls over with a nosebleed.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVuknG50Y1t
"HOW DARE YOU DO THIS IN MY CLASS!!!" Iruka-sensei yells at Naruto once he recovers from his nosebleed. But, I know he's just trying to cover up for the embarrassment he had, having a nosebleed like that. He then continues to lecture Naruto about pranks and other wrong things.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4WzVqzn4q
Naruto, however, doesn't listen to a thing Iruka-sensei says. He just walks back to his seat, not even minding our classmates that are glaring at him. 956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡILDTRnGcuQ
"Okay." Iruka-sensei says, clearing his throat and letting Naruto off for now. "Let's move on. Minashi Uzumaki." He calls my name.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJjejFLgh0
I sigh and step in front. I can't help it. *Henge no Jutsu?* It's probably the first Jutsu I ever learned. And now here I am, *learning* it again.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Z3Id1Xdtg
"Henge." I mutter, forming both hands into a hand sign. In a puff of smoke, I transform into Gramps perfectly. I decide not to flunk this practical test. I've had enough flunking in this class anyway.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmcXyyAftf
"Well what do you know.." Iruka-sensei says, nodding and taking note of my success. "..it seems someone's been practicing at home. Good job, Minashi."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIwDfohicA
I just nod and then head back to my seat. Once I reach it, I resume resting my head on the desk.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡciVsEEGzjZ
**Sasuke Uchiha:**956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHoHRBxvvC
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I would steal glances at Minashi's arched back whenever no one is looking. She is sitting right in front of me, so glancing would not be a problem.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVt7S0wkGW
The whole period and even the next one, she has her head rested on her arms. I don't even know if she's even listening to the teacher's discussions. I'm guessing she's sleeping.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSenzVwbKNB
Quite lazy, really. But despite that, I still find her quite amusing in her own way. She's better than those girls who fan girl over me. They're just plain annoying. Her? She's not girly at all and that makes her ten times better.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvnujC2YzO
**Minashi Namikaze:**956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMdCiliDNT
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The day goes on. More of Naruto's pranks and fake stupidity takes place in the classroom. And Iruka-sensei discusses something in class, which I didn't bother listening to since I already know those things. 956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYVUzwhzAfS
I just spent most of my time in the classroom, resting my head on my desk or staring out of the window. *Could this day get any boring?*956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSzk4TZHmMo
Once classes are over, Iruka-sensei dismisses the class, but makes me and Naruto stay behind. And then, when everyone is gone, all three of us sneak off to the Hokage tower.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmEYyTPpuiS
There, Gramps greets us with his grandfatherly smile. "Children, how was your day?" He asks, stopping all his work just to listen to us.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRU6j7vz1zq
"It was fun!" Naruto says with a wide grin. "I got to do plenty of pranks on everyone. And I accidentally spilled red paint all over one ninja's face. You should have seen it, Gramps. It was so funny!" He says excitedly, laughing at the last part.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLrWDcSNq6Z
Gramps chuckles at him and then turns to me. "And what about you, Minashi?" He asks. "How was your day?"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjSHryAdrCi
I sigh. "Honestly, it was really boring." I complain. "I got so bored that I decided to spend most of the day observing my classmates." I add. "And unfortunately, I can tell that only few will make it as true ninjas. They *will* graduate tomorrow. But from their jounin instructors, I doubt it. Most of them are not taking it seriously."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ilXpqAaGO
"I see." Gramps says, nodding. "Perhaps it's better that way - to have them fail during the test with their jounin instructors. It would not be good for the village if we have ninjas who don't take it seriously." He tells me. "Still observant as ever, Minashi." 956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeSBepwLvEY
I nod at him as a sign of appreciating his praise. After that, Gramp's smile disappears and he picks up his pen again to write. This makes all of us to turn serious. That was an indication to start discussing the mission. And it means we need to act all serious. He faces Naruto. "And your solo mission?"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQBlMtE4zc
With a smirk, Naruto hands him the mission scroll. "Cover Fortification Mission: Doodle on the Hokage Mountain, Accomplished." He announces.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyKsvMVvOg
Iruka-sensei's eyes widen in disbelief, something I had guessed that would happen. "Hokage-sama! You actually sent Naruto-san to doodle on the Hokage Mountain?!" He asks in disbelief.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQVXhSwcbQa
"Yes, I did." Gramps replies calmly. "Why?"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX0xDzqcOe1
"Uh.." Iruka says, clearly surprised by our calmness. "I just couldn't believe it." He mutters.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdqbP8mb08
Gramps then lights up his pipe and pauses, seemingly in thought. "Naruto and Minashi will clean the mountain." He says after a few seconds.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbw3E8WEmwy
"WHAT?!" Naruto exclaims, eyes wide and face contorted into shock. "You can't be serious, Gramps." He whines with a pout.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCWQBDHCVxy
"Oh but I am, Child." Gramps says with an amused smile. "You and Minashi will clean up. Iruka will supervise."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9BNY4hWjYP
"But I'm tired." Naruto complains. "And I have something to do back at the house." He turns to me expectantly. "Right Minashi?"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUx8PP31GVJ
I deadpan at him. "You know very well that I do all the work at home." I say with a smirk.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTWf1u6Gnhl
He crosses his arms, glaring at me. "I hate chu." He says and then pouts, turning back to Gramps. He remains silent after that.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiD3U14nTLO
Iruka-sensei chuckles. "What do you say I treat you at Ichiraku's once you're done?" He tells us.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdekmC3YjCa
Once those words leave Iruka-sensei's mouth, Naruto instantly brightens and grins ever so energetically. "Deal!" He exclaims and then turns to Gramps. "Well, gotta go, Gramps. We have a mountain to clean up! Believe it!"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJOToubCT2
Then, without wasting another second, he uses his Namikaze speed to zoom out of the office, leaving Iruka and I standing there.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAlJihEYtaE
I roll my eyes before turning to Gramps seriously. "As for the undercover mission.." I say. "I might have found a suspect to whoever had stolen our important scrolls."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGLhW1bAFj8
"Go on." Gramps says, not sparing me a glance. He continues to write on the papers.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXR5CpN36VM
"I believe his name is Mizuki.." I say. "He is a new teacher. He handles our taijutsu lessons. Based on research, he just became a teacher three months ago. And that was the time when the scrolls had gone missing. I've seen him snooping about the village during night once. But I stopped following him once I sense that he's suspecting that someone is following him." I stop speaking right there.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZUPLt2YBn
Gramps nods. "I see." He says, now turning to me. "You and your brother are doing very well in this mission. I expect you will succeed?" He asks.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhimEq8DhA
"We have to." I tell him. "If the traitor is not found before he decides to leak out the information he got from the scrolls, it would be a disaster."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrWco7qkKzq
He nods and I can see in his eyes that he is proud of the way I had grown up to be. "Thank you, Minashi." He says. "Well, since tomorrow is graduation, that means it is your last day to try and capture the traitor."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODQkbpp7UJ
"Yes." I reply. "We will do everything we can to find him. Even force him out if time gets desperate."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2INrgFUyr
"Hey hey.." I hear Naruto's voice from behind us, making me turn to him. He stands, leaning on the door. He is sweating so much that he seems to be bathing in his sweat.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBMkFVpanAD
"What happened to you?" I ask him as I take a towel from my bag and hand it to him. Eagerly, he takes it from me and starts drying himself with it.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKaIs1cTyqe
"Oh nothing really, I just finished cleaning up the mountain." He says smugly.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ55c1IQmmN3
"Whoaww!" Iruka exclaims in wonder; staring out the window, and at the spotless hokage mountain. "That fast? Amazing!"956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBR2FGBmboR
"Oh don't praise him, Iruka-sensei." I say, turning to my brother who's currently smirking proudly. "It will only make him even more arrogant." I narrow my eyes at him as he turns to comment at what I said. "You had better be sure no one saw you." I tell him before he can say anything.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzn58C4Ui5B
"Geez, don't worry about it." He says. "I have it all under control. Believe it, Sis."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZyiKggO4d
I sigh and then smile. "Good."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Ef0YHbehS
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**Naruto Namikaze:**956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1jSCDrY14F
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"Naruto-san.. how did you and Minashi-san become such skilled ninjas at such a young age?" Iruka-sensei asks, as the three of us sits at Ichiraku's. It seems we are the only customers for now.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTlHuqJ8ywx
"We train a lot." I tell him. "Ever since Gramps told us everything about us, we pushed ourselves to be more than we were; which, at that time, are nobodies."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZa9HDSIfb
"I see." He says. "It must be hard to live by yourselves then."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBg6HISb2A
I nod. "That's what Minashi and I thought." I reply with a sad smile. "Especially with the Kyubi sealed inside me. Everybody hates me and they even beat me up."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCUonZVJcq
Iruka-sensei doesn't say anything. He looks as if he is deep in thought. So, I decide to lighten up his mood. "Luckily Minashi and I have you!." I tell him with a wide grin. "..and Gramps, and all the other people who are acknowledging my existence. You made my life a whole lot better." I say proudly. "Thank you, Iruka-sensei."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6JddODAB6
This makes him smile and look at me with eyes so full of emotion. But, I'm not the type of person who can tell what a person feels just by looking their eyes; so, I can't tell what emotions he's feeling. Probably happiness or something.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWJ2kgnvZZ
Suddenly, Minashi pinches my side, making me turn to her with the meanest glare I can give her. I can't help it. My sister's got a crab-like pinch. And man! That hurts so bad! 956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq7mkX7FCME
I was about to yell at her but didn't get to when I see the look of emergency in her eyes.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx4R2z28sc9
"Mizuki, eight o'clock." She says in a whisper. But it is loud enough for only me to hear.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHeJ9hEYhHA
**Minashi Namikaze:**956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWkm517Wwcr
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After I said that, Naruto immediately turns to Iruka-sensei. "Say Iruka-sensei! Can I borrow that head protector of yours?" He says, sounding like a child begging for candy.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSl6jzK3SR
But Iruka-sensei raises an eyebrow, confusion evident on his reaction. "Head Protector?" He asks.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWBjzGaXZ0V
Sensing Mizuki nearing, I immediately do a last minute gesture to Iruka, hoping he would get it. And then, without wasting time, I turn to the opposite direction; eating my ramen in a slow pace and acting like I don't care about what Naruto and Iruka are talking about.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7pZ7SZgq4d
Fortunately, Iruka-sensei gets the point. "Oh this? Oh! No.. no.. You have to graduate in order to get one of these." He says, playing along with our façade.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpuHt37Ns03
"If it isn't Iruka-san and the Uzumaki twins." I hear Mizuki's voice say in a calm manner.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRvAgklKc7
I turn around, along with Iruka and my brother, although I did the turning in an uninterested manner.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrhY1b4L7Dj
"Mizuki-sensei!" Naruto says energetically.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCczb8BLHP
I turn back to my ramen, acting like I'm no longer interested with the things about to occur. "What brings you three here?" Mizuki asks.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK4wn6HKGzC
"Oh! Iruka-sensei treated us for a good job, cleaning the Hokage Mountain." I hear Naruto reply. "Although all Minashi did was sit down and watch."956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSd9CgoAzLM
"I see." Mizuki says with a chuckle. "Still uninterested as ever, Minashi?" He adds, probably turning to me now. But I don't say anything and just continue eating.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKJf02dzVk
"Oi! Lazy sister! Mizuki-sensei's talking to you." Naruto yells at me.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9J23BP2Aa
I turn to Mizuki, sparing him a bored glance. "Oh hey, Mizuki-sensei." I say in a lifeless tone and then turn back to my ramen.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LpJWXmkRH
Mizuki just chuckles at what I did. "My my.." He says in an amused tone. "Okay then.. I'll leave you guys now. Tomorrow is graduation and I have so much plans for it." He seems to emphasize the word plan, as what I have noticed.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ111PmKoXPE
And with that, Mizuki leaves. Iruka and Naruto turn back to their ramen and starts eating it all off. I have finished mine already so I just wait for them. After eating, we go our separate ways and head home.956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxY4WjmQe03
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And that ends the first chapter. Yey....Naruto has a twin sister!956Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jzuu6tIF4
Up next on The Lethal Duo, Chapter 2: Traitor Captured.
