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08-30-2009, 06:51 AM
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Four Man Squads
Preface:
This is just an explanation of where this fic is coming from. It's a For Want of a Nail fic, or What If? fic if you will. The What If here as the title implies is: What if instead of 3-man squads, the genin were organized into 4-man squads? This fic follows that what if, and what repercussions it has. --------------------------------- Chapter 1: This Year's New Squads Naruto Uzumaki smiled as he took his seat in the classroom while awaiting the announcements of the teams and instructors for the new genins. Even though that ******* Mizuki had betrayed him, Naruto had managed to pass anyway by saving Iruka-sensei with his surprising mastery of the Shadow Clone Jutsu. The past few days have been the best in his life, knowing that he was one step closer on his road to his dream of Hokage and that he finally had someone who acknowledged him. The only way his day could get any worse was if he got teamed up with that stuck up Uchiha kid. Naruto was knocked out of his reverie, by the sound of a fight between two kunoichi started to break out. Of course, it was Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka fighting over who would get the seat next to that ****ed Uchiha. Man, that guy irked Naruto so much that Naruto could barely stand it. What was so special about Sasuke Uchiha anyway? As the kunoichi bickered amongst themselves, Naruto climbed up on the desk in front of Sasuke, and stared him dead in the eyes. Sasuke locked eyes with him, not willing to back down to the “dead last”. Naruto was getting even angrier at Uchiha when he felt a slight nudge against his butt. There was nothing Naruto could do to stop it, he was already precariously perched on the desk as it was and the little bump knocked him straight into Sasuke. Naruto closed his eyes and prepared himself for the eventual pain of the headbutt that was coming, but instead felt something soft touch his lips. As he opened his eyes all he saw was the eyes and nose of Sasuke staring back at him. It took Naruto a second to realize what was going on… HE WAS KISSING SASUKE UCHIHA!!!! That annoying kid had just managed to steal Naruto’s first kiss. Naruo jumped away and started trying to clean his mouth out of this horrid taste. He barely registered that the classroom was so silent that one could hear a pin drop. As he turned around, satisfied that he had gotten as much of that taste out of his mouth short of scouring his mouth with dishwashing detergent and a steel mesh sponge, he noticed that all the kunoichi in the room were staring at him with eyes of fire and hatred. Then he realized what just transpired, he had just received Sasuke Uchiha’s first kiss, a prize these young kunoichi had been fighting for for the last few years. Immediately, Naruto’s universe was nothing but pain. “That’s enough, everyone to their seats.” Iruka-sensei called out, “I’ll now be announcing the team groupings for the graduates of the Genin Exams.” Iruka then shuffled around some papers and then started to read off the team assignements. “Team 1...” ------------------------------ Sakura Haruno got the seat she wanted, right next to Sasuke-kun. However, the feeling was sickened a little because she was sitting next to the baka that had stolen her beloved’s first kiss, Naruto Uzumaki. She was barely paying attention to who was being assigned to which team, her eyes were filled with nothing but the glory that was Sasuke Uchiha. She just barely registered Iruka-sensei’s voice as he rattled off the names for the memebers of Team 7 “Naruto Uzumaki”, good Sakura thought, maybe he’ll get stuck with another bunch of losers far away from her, preferably with Ino-pig. “Sakura Haruno”, WHAT!?!?! There was no way that she was just put on a team with that baka. What about Sasuke? Knowing Sakura’s luck, he’d probably land on a team with Ino. Oh gods, why did it have to end up like this… “Sasuke Uchiha”, REDEMPTION! Having to put up with Naruto was going to be a pain, but at least she was on the team with Sasuke. True love wins out this time, Ino-pig. “Hinata Hyuga”, Sakura didn’t care who their fourth teammate was, she was in a team with Sasuke Uchiha, nothing else mattered. She was going to get to spend more time with him than any other kunoi… wait what? Hinata Hyuga? The shy girl that most everyone just ignored, even though she was from one of the most prestigious clans in Konoha? Sakura worried for a moment, would Hinata be an obstacle in her pursuit of love with Sasuke? Sakura didn’t think the Hyuga girl will be a problem, but she had to take precautions just in case… -------------------- Hinata was glad, she was in a team with Naruto-kun. At least she’ll be able to still admire him while working with him. A little part of her worried that she might end up dragging him down, but she was too happy about her pairing to worry about that too much. As she thought about how happy she will be spending more time with Naruto, she looked down to see that Naruto was staring up at her. What was he thinking? She blushed and turned away when she realized that she was staring back. She just barely caught the assignments of the next team. “Team 8 will consist of Shino Aburame, Kiba Inuzuka, Shiroi Wangetsu, Kaen Kanadzuchi” Hinata wasn’t familiar with most of those students. Shino was really quiet, a lot like her really, and you couldn’t miss Kiba who always had his white-furred dog Akamaru with him. Shiroi had a messy frump of white hair, but other than that he looked to be completely average, but he was better with melee weapons than anyone else in the class, including the class prodigy Sasuke Uchiha. Kaen on the other hand was anything but average for a kunoichi, she had hair that looked like flame, it stuck straight up and when she walked it moved back and forth like a fire on the top of her head. Also, Kaen was taller than anyone in the class, at least by a head, and skin of a fine bronze color. If Hinata didn’t know any better, she would have sworn that Kaen was forged from the blaze of a blacksmith’s forge. But Hinata couldn’t hold her focus for long. Her thoughts kept drifting back to the fact that she was in a team with Naruto, her personal idol. She began to think about what kind of mission they might be doing together when she realized that she missed the assignments for Team 9 and Iruka-sensei was already calling out Team-10 “Shikamaru Nara, Choji Akimichi, Ino Yamanaka, Tsuneni Tadashii. That’s all of the teams, everyone please remain seated while you Jonin Instructors come in to introduce themselves and take charge of you. Congratulations, you have all graduated from the Konoha Ninja Academy.” Iruka-sensei finished, it looked like he was smiling at Naruto when he said the last part, but Hinata couldn’t be sure. After Iruka left the classroom, a few other people who must be the jonins who were to take charge of the genin teams. Soon after all the other jonins had taken off with their genins. Hinata, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura were the last team left. They waited for what seemed like an hour. Naruto rigged a board eraser trap in the door to the classroom, Hinata stifled a giggle, that was her Naruto for you. Not too long after the door slid open and the eraser struck the floor. “He he, which one of you rascals set that one up?” a man’s voice said behind the door. As he walked in he continued talking, “Reminds me of something I would do back in my days at the academy.” The man that was apparently their jonin instructor was a moderately tall man with black spiky hair, and as Hinata looked at him, she swore he had a passing resemblance to Naruto. He wore a pretty basic black combat suit, the only thing that seemed out of place was that he wore a pair of orange goggles over his Leaf headband. “Hello Team 7,” the man announced, “I’m your jonin instructor, Obito Uchiha.” --------------------- Author's Notes: Yes, Obito survives through the events of Kakashi Gaiden. And before you ask, no Kakashi is not dead, but he won't be playing a major role in this fic like he does in canon. This is my first real attempt at writing stuff for others to read, so please rip it apart. I'm open to a constructive criticism. If you have feedback to give please give it, I'm interested in becoming as good as I can be. Thanks in advance for any help and/or praise. Last edited by 109th Star : 08-30-2009 at 06:55 AM. 
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08-30-2009, 07:15 AM
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OMG YOU USE BIG WORDS!!! (O_o)
LOL anyways OMFG OBITO IS ALIVE!!!! *fg squel* I LOVE IT!!! Now, calmly It's cool, you describe things well, and should'nt Obito be late?
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08-30-2009, 07:18 AM
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I'm pretty sure I specified Obito showed up an hour or so late, and that Naruto sets up the same Chalkboard eraser trap that he used on Kakashi in the canon.
Also thanks for the reply. Hopefully, it'll get better as I go along, I haven't really written anything to be read by others in a long LONG time
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08-30-2009, 05:15 PM
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No the Uchiha Massacre still happened.
Obito got "lucky" and was on a special mission when it happened, so now the only Uchihas left in the Leaf are him and Sasuke. There will be more about it later, albeit much much later, in the story. Anyway, thanks for the support.
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08-31-2009, 06:43 AM
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08-31-2009, 06:59 AM
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Okay I'll answer some questions first. Kakashi does not have a Sharingan and he wasn't able to perfect the Chidori, and he is not the copy ninja
The second question concerning Rin is answered in this next part I'm posting now, so I'll let you read it  Without further ado, I present you with the continuation of Chapter 1 of Four Man Squads ----------------- Obito took his new team to the park that looked out onto the massive Hokage Monument. It was a nice day, now that he thought about it. Summer was just starting in Konoha, early enough still that the days weren’t blisteringly hot, and late enough that you could stay out at night and not have to worry about catching the chills. The perfect time of the year. Obito looked down at his team, the only true survivor of the massacre that killed their family, an obviously shy heir to the most prominent clan in Konoha, a pink haired kunoichi that looked at his younger cousin with the looks of a girl without wits, and a blonde kid in a outrageous orange jumpsuit who just so happened to be the host of the Kyubi. Obito thought himself lucky, he might possibly have the most powerful team out of this year’s genin. Obito leaned against a light pole while the fresh genin sat in a semi-circle in the grass. This was Obito’s favorite spot in the entire village for various reasons, but that was a memory for another day. “Well, I told you my name. Let’s go around the group here. Tell me your name, your dreams, likes, and dislikes.” Obito stated, “let’s start with you Sasuke-kun” Obito laughed a little inwardly as Sasuke stiffened up at the way Obito addressed him. Sasuke hated it when Obito called him that. “My name is Sasuke Uchiha. My mission is to resurrect my clan and to kill a certain person.” Sasuke said simply. Obito should’ve guessed. Every since that day Sasuke obsessed about gaining the strength to kill his older brother Itachi, the man who massacred their collective family years ago. While Obito could sympathize with the younger Uchiha, part of him wanted revenge on Itachi for what he did, but vengeance is an empty pursuit. If one thing happened while he was the head of Team 7, Obito would make sure that Sasuke realized there was more to his life than getting revenge on Itachi. He sighed as it didn’t seem Sasuke was going to say any more. “Next is you.” Obito said as he pointed to the kid in the orange jumpsuit. “My name is Naruto Uzumaki. I like ramen. I dislike the 3 minutes it takes for cup ramen to cook. My hobbies are pranks, and my dream is to one day become the Hokage of Konoha and have all the people of the village acknowledge my existence.” the kid said as he fiddled with his headband. Obito just looked at the kid. He knew from reports that the kid was a troublemaker and pulled all sorts of pranks, just like Obito himself used to in his academy days. His dream to be Hokage though, that was interesting for a kid that’s been an outcast in the village his entire life, because of the fact that the Kyubi that nearly destroyed the village was sealed in his body, he was going to be an interesting kid to watch grow up. “Okay,” he looked over at the pink-haired girl, “How about you?” “My name is Sakura Haruno. I like Sasuke-kun.” Sasuke stiffened up a little again, Obito had to silence a chuckle as the kunoichi continued, “I dislike Naruto.” Obito watched Naruto slumped his shoulders, apparently Naruto like Sakura, but his feelings weren’t returned in any way. Obito heard that the children of the village inherited their parent’s hatred of the young boy, but this was sad. Sakura then degenerated into mess of giggles as she tried to describe her dreams or hobbies. They probably were something regarding Sasuke. “That’s good, Sakura.” Obito cut her off prematurely, positive she wasn’t going to contribute much more. “That leaves you for last,” he said as he settled his eyes on the young Hyuga heiress. “M-m-my name is Hinata Hyuga. Um…my likes are…um…” Obito noticed as she constantly shifted her vision from him to Naruto multiple times as she tried to stutter through what she wanted to say. While she couldn’t say it, Obito knew what, or more correctly who, it was she liked, Naruto Uzumaki. “It’s fine if you don’t feel like you can share Hinata, please continue.” Obito said reassuringly. “Okay. Um…I dislike people who look down at others. M-my dream is to b-be as strong as um…” HInata started splitting her attention from Obito and Naruto again, “…the person I look up to.” she finally managed to say. Then she looked down at the ground, “I don’t have any hobbies.” “Alright, I guess it’s my turn then.” Obito said. “As I told you back at the academy, my name is Obito Uchiha. I like my wife, Rin. I dislike people who live life to much by the rules and can’t think for themselves. My dream is to help you all reach Jonin, or at least it’s my dream now. Lastly, my hobbies include helping those in need, and playing the occasional prank.” he finished that last sentence with a sly wink to Naruto. “Well now that introductions are out of the way, let me congratulate each of you on graduating. However, I’m also going to have to be the bearer of bad news.” Obito said somberly. “What sort of bad news?” Sakura Haruno asked earnestly. “Well, there’s one more test you all have to go through before I take you as my team. You see, even though 40 of you passed this year, only three teams, or 12 of you, are going to get taken as active genin with Jonin instructors. While failure at this stage doesn’t totally kill your chances of becoming a ninja, or progress will be greatly reduced as you’ll be introduced into a more second-string program where you fill in when the village need you.” Obito explained. As he finished, Naruto jumped up to his feet pointing at him. “That’s bull****! We’ve already passed the Genin Exams, why do we have to take another test?” he shouted. Obito just sighed. “I’m sorry, Naruto, but it’s not my call. This is the way things are done. I have to give you guys a thorough workout and then if I think you guys can take the stresses of ninja work, I hand in my recommendation to the Hokage, then he decides which teams go to active duty, and which ones are put on the proverbial backburner.” Obito explained. “However, if you guys work together as a team I’m sure you’ll pull through. Anyway, meet me at training ground 19, you guys know the one right?” all the genin nodded in response, “Good meet me there at 6 AM sharp, and you also might want to skip breakfast, it’s going to be pretty rough, and you might end up throwing up. Other than that, you have the rest of the day to yourselves” Obito watched as his genin team departed. He wondered if any of them got the hint that they’ll have to work as a team, even though he was going to be throwing them a pretty nasty curveball with the bell test he inherited from the 4th Hokage. -------------------- Naruto was walking along the streets of Konoha, not really going anywhere in particular. He was just trying to burn some time until dinner, Iruka-sensei was supposed to be treating him to ramen at Ichiraku tonight. As he turned a corner, he heard a voice call out from where he was walking from. “Please wait, Naruto.” it was Hinata, running to catch up to him. He stopped and waited for her to catch up. “Hello, Hinata. What’s up?” Naruto asked as they strolled down the street together. “Um… I-I just wanted to know what you thought of Obito-sensei.” Hinata asked him, refusing to make eye contact. “Well, he seemed like a good guy, I guess.” Naruto said earnestly, then he got a gleam of mischief in his eye. “I wonder if he actually plays pranks on people. We might have to get together and see what kinds of mayhem we can make.” Naruto said with a large grin on his face. Maybe something involving the Hokage would be good, Naruto thought to himself. He almost forgot that Hinata was still with him. “What do you think of him Hinata?” Hinata stumbled a little while blushing, before she composed herself enough to come up with a response, “W-well, um… I think he’s a kind person. I like people like him. People who are kind and think of other people before themselves.” She said earnestly. Naruto thought about it for a bit while they walked. Kind to others, huh. Now that he thought about, she was right Obito did strike Naruto as a rather kind person. Then he thought of a question. “Do you think I’m a nice person Hinata?” Hinata all but stopped as Naruto finished his question. Naruto took a few more steps before he realized that he was leaving her behind. He turned around to see Hinata setting there pressing her forefingers together and her face was as red as a beet. She was working her mouth, but no words were coming out. Finally she started talking, but she didn’t make a lot of sense, all he could make out was a few stuttered Is and thinks before she finally said, “I’m sorry.” Hinata then ran back the way they came. Naruto was left to think to himself. The thoughts weren’t happy ones. Why did Hinata run away? Did she not think he was a good person? Did she run to spare him hearing what she really thought of him? Maybe all those pranks tarnished his reputation a little more than thought, or was comfortable with. Suddenly, he wasn’t looking as forward to dinner with Iruka-sensei. However, ramen is ramen, and Naruto would be ****ed if he would skip out on a free dinner. --------------------- Author's Notes and Comments I think that answers the Rin question. There is one more section to go through before Chapter 1 is done. But I have some questions for you all. Do you think that this is worth posting on Fanfiction.net? I was planning on maybe releasing it on there after I finish each chapter here. Also as a legal note, I do not own Naruto or any of the characters there-in (duh).
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