Seven Eleven
~In which you meet your team: One happy, One fangirling, One being emo, and One being a smug little shit. Plus Eraserhead the closet pervert~
(A/N: BETCHA WEREN'T EXPECTING THAT, HUH!?)
(A/N: To all those who got the reference above- PLUS ULTRA!)
^^^Recap^^^
(Naruto's P.O.V)
Rushing downstairs, I pick up their unconscious body bridal-style and take them upstairs to their room. Grabbing the key they gave me after the whole photo day disaster, I unlock their door and head inside. Placing them in her bed, I see little details that I had never noticed before.
The way the moonlight hit their S/C skin.
The little imperfections on their face.
The way their lips gently- Oh, wait. Never mind, Dattebayo. They're snoring.
Climbing down their ladder, I exit their room and close the door.
Laying back down in my own bed, I desperately try to ignore the heat that has risen to my cheeks.
^^^Back to the Present^^^
~3rd P.O.V~
A miracle has taken place.
Y/N has not needed coffee this morning.
Yup, you heard it right folks; Y/N L/N DID NOT HAVE COFFEE THIS MORNING.
Why, you ask?
Well, they were kind of excited when they found out they were joining Team Seven.
And by kind of I mean they shrieked at the top of their lungs and fainted.
But we don't talk about Bruno.
Now, after somehow waking up in your own bed, you're walking to the academy way earlier than Naruto could even dream of waking up.
At around 6:30am, you reach the classroom and silently squeal.
It's happening~
My road to changing the plot starts today~
Pushing open the doors with purpose, you don't even flinch when it hits the wall with a very loud bang.
It is then you realize you're not the only one in the classroom. How do you know this? Probably the cold, sharp edge of a kunai pressed to your neck.
"Who are you and what are you doing here?" Comes a voice which you instantly recognize.
Staying silent for a moment, a smirk appears on your lips.
"I'll do you one better- Who are you, and why are you here?"
The kunai instantly retracts, leaving you rubbing your neck. Your attacker mumbles quick 'Sorry'.
"Cheezits Duckbutt, be careful where you're waving that thing! You could cut someone!" You exclaim.
"That's the point, dobe." Sasuke replies, being his emo self. He puts away his kunai and goes back to his seat, folding his hands under his head and closing his eyes.
He did not, however, count on you deciding to be a little shit.
Making a few quick hand signs you sneak up behind him. "Ice bucket challenge Jutsu!"
Splash!
Sasuke is drenched in cold, cold water. He slowly raises his head and turns to face you.
Run.
..ning is futile. Sasuke is to fast for you to outrun as he tackles you onto the ground. "Noo!! I'm getting soaked!!" You screech, trying desperately to push him off of you. However, Sasuke's grip is to tight for you to pull off.
"That's what you get!" He says, a small smile present on his face.
You look up at him from your place on the floor- His hands on either side of your head as you both make eye contact. Fighting the small blush threatening to explode onto your face (Well, you are in an incredibly *ehem* suggestive position with Sasuke Uchiha. Cut a mortal some slack). You, desperate to go kermit dead after that embarrassment, switch tactics. You grab Sasuke and crocodile-death-roll yourself out from under him before sprinting back to your desk and taking your seat just as the doors burst open and students come flooding into the room.
Thankfully, the girls are to busy fangirling over the wet shirt sticking flush against Sasuke's toned chest to notice you dying in the corner.
Naruto walks in the door a little after everyone else, a smile forming on his face when he spots you. He runs over to your shared desk and hugs you.
"N/N-San!!" He exclaims. "I found you passed out outside our apartments, so I brought you inside and into your room! You were gone before I got up this morning so I couldn't talk to you about it! I hope you don't mind..." He said, scratching the back of his head.
"I don't mind, Narubro. Thank you." You say, giving him a nod.
So he was the one who helped me...
You and Naruto engage in playful banter until Shikamaru walks up to your desk.
"Hm? What are you doing here Naruto?" He asks. "This isn't for dropouts. You can't be here unless you graduate."
Naruto looks pissed. "Oh yeah?" He says, "Do you see this, do ya see this!? Open your eyes, Shikamaru. It's a regulation headband."
Naruto smirks as you look down to try and hide your smile. "We're gonna be training together. How do you like that?"
Shikamaru huffs in response. "I'll happily fight Y/N, after all, their 'Rainbow Jutsu' has been the talk of the village for a while now after their little lightshow. But you? I'll pass."
Naruto looks like he would murder Shikamaru in a second, and you anxiously attempt to diffuse the situation. "I don't know if I should be offended or thankful, but I'ma go with 'thanks for the compliment, now fuck off.'" You say, giving Shikamaru a close-eyed smile. It definitely does not have any underlying meaning. Nope. Not at all.
"Let me put it this way; I look great in this headgear. Like it was made for me, believe it." Naruto says with a laugh, continuing on from before.
Turning to Hinata, you are greeted with her adorable blushing face gazing at Naruto with adoration and love in her eyes.
You smirk at her in knowing as she catches your gaze. She quickly looks away in embarrassment.
Suddenly, you hear what sounds like a stampede of elephants running towards the classroom. You watch as your pencil rolls off your desk and hits the floor with a clatter. They're here you sweatdrop.
Sakura and Ino burst through the door as they push and shove each other to get inside first.
"I'M FIRST!!" They both yell out tiredly.
Panting, Ino turns to Sakura as she catches her breath. "I won again, Sakura." She smirks.
Sakura mirrors Ino's facial expressions as she retorts, "Give it up. I had to look back to see my toe was at least a tenth of an inch ahead."
"Have you always been this delusional!?" Ino crows.
You turn towards Naruto, seeing him stare at Sakura with a small blush on his face. Weird... You think to yourself, I remember it being bigger in the anime.
You turn back to Sakura and Ino, brushing the thought away on the premise of your ✨fantastic✨ memory.
Sakura jogs up to you and Naruto. "Hey, whoa!" Ino calls after her, "Where are you going!?"
Naruto stands up and greets her with his hand raised. "Hi, Sakura! What's up?" He asks her...
...She then proceeds to shove him out of the way. "Move it!" She yells.
You, like a total badass, catch the back of his collar as his nose just barely brushes the ground. "Ya right', man?" You ask.
Naruto is to stunned to move.
Meanwhile, Sakura has made her way to where Sasuke was seated. "Uh, good morning Sasuke." She says shyly. "Mind if I sit next to you?"
Sasuke glances at her, before looking at you. He completely ignores her.
Ino walks up behind Sakura and angrily grabs her arm. "Back off, forehead!" She exclaims. "I'm sitting next to Sasuke!!"
"No, I am!" Another fangirl chimes in.
"I was here first!" Calls another.
"I walked into the classroom before you did! Everybody saw it!"
"No, me!"
"I didn't see nothing!"
Soon, the fangirls are all arguing as the Duckbutt in question keeps his gaze firmly on you. You, however, are to busy trying to balance your pencil on your nose to notice.
Naruto does, however, and jumps onto Sasuke's desk, squatting in front of him.
You stop what your doing and watch the to rivals glare at each other.
Here it comes~! You happily think.
"Hey! Stop glaring at Sasuke-kun!" Sakura calls, annoyed.
Here we go~
Time seems to slow down as Naruto is accidently pushed forwards... And Sasuke and Naruto's lips lock. I envision sparkles encircling the duo as hearts fly all around.
Click.
Naruto and Sasuke pull apart faster than you can say 'The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.' and frantically start searching for the source of the noise. Their gazes land upon you.
There you are, standing a few feet away in the center of the fangirls, holding a camera. The photo develops and you grab it before the boys can snatch it off of you.
Every single person in the room is momentarily frozen before all hell breaks loose.
The fangirls turn to Naruto with a rabid look in their eyes as Naruto whispers 'danger' in fear.
"Naruto..." Sakura threatens, "You are so dead." A tick mark appears on her forehead.
"Hey, woah!" Naruto says, backing up.
Alright, if I was trying to calm down a group of rabid fangirls, what would I do?
Oh! I know~!
"Hey girls~" You say, causing them all to turn to you. "Do you know what this is?" You produce a lollipop from your pocket and hold it out, the sweet's wrapping catching the light.
The girl's mouths water.
"Whoever catches it, can have it." You say, throwing it into the air.
It arches upwards before falling right into the center of the group. Seemingly forgetting about Naruto, they all dive for it at the same time like a pack of seagulls.
"Mine!"
"No, mine!"
"I touched it first!"
"No, me!"
(A/N: This is a true story. When I was younger one of us would sometimes bring a lolly to school and throw it in the air for my friend group. We would then all dive for it and mess around until one of us eventually got it. Those were good times~)
Naruto looks at you in awe as if you were his guardian angel as you wink at him with a smile.
Sasuke just looks at you all like you were idiots. Which is totally not true by the way.
And Choji dives for the lollipop to.
In the end, some random girl comes up victorious. The other fangirls return to their seat, having now completely forgotten about Naruto. Phew.
Suddenly, Naruto grabs you by the waist and pulls you into a tight hug, nuzzling his face into the crook of your neck.
"Thank you Y/N-San!!" He exclaims. "Thankyouthankyouthankyou!"
You pat his back awkwardly, resisting the urge to yeet him off of you. Good with social situations you are not.
"Oi, dobe!" Sasuke calls, an irk mark on his forehead. "Can't you see they're uncomfortable?"
It only takes on look from the fangirls to get Naruto to let go of you as you flash Sasuke a grateful smile. He hn's before facing the front once again.
"Ah, sorry Y/N-San!" He says, "I didn't realize!"
You ruffle his hair. "It's chill, Narubro. And seriously, call me Y/N."
Naruto nods vigorously as he leans into your touch.
Not a moment later, Iruka walks through the door. "As of today, you are all ninjas." He begins. "To get here, you faced trials and hardships- But that's nothing, what comes next will be far more difficult. Now you are only a genin, first-level ninjas. All the genin will be grouped into 3-4 person squads, due to the uneven numbers. Each squad will be led by a Jonin, an elite ninja."
Ripples of talk flood through the classroom.
"I wonder whose team I'll be on..?" Asks someone.
"I hope I'm on L/N's team. They're hot." Whispers another. Kiba, probably.
"Same here." Someone else whispers back.
"Well someone's got to be in Sasuke's group." Ino whispers to Sakura. "I wonder who?"
"I don't know." Sakura whispers back.
"We want each squad to have a balance of strengths and abilities, so that's how we set them up." Iruka continues. Yeah right. You think They literally shoved all of the OP kids onto one team. "I will now announce the squads."
That piques everyone's interest.
^^^Mini timeskip brought to you by Author being to lazy to write out every team^^^
"...Team seven." Iruka finally says. You cross your fingers. Despite Alina practically having told you you were on Kakashi's team, there was that little voice in the back of your head pressing x to doubt.
"Naruto Uzumaki." Naruto lifts his head and grabs your hand.
"Sakura Haruno." Sakura blinks in disbelief whilst Naruto cheers. "I'm doomed.." She mutters under her breath.
"Sasuke Uchiha." Sakura and Naruto immediately switch roles whilst Sasuke keeps a deadpan expression.
"...And finally, Y/N L/N." You and Naruto hug each other as relief flows through you. Sakura has a neutral expression whilst Sasuke smirks behind folded hands.
Kiba swears as the majority of the class have their eyes downcast.
"Next, Squad Eight." Iruka continues.
"Hinata Hyuga." Hinata nods in understanding, "Yes, Sir."
"Kiba Inuzuka." Kiba smirks with a small chuckle.
"Shino Aburame." Shino pushes his sunglasses back into their place.
Sakura turns around in her seat to flaunt her victory to Ino.
Ino clenches her fists and growls in anger. "How did you get into his group!?" She seethes, growling even more when she sees Sakura's smirk.
"I don't get it." Says Shikamaru, who had been silently observing their argument. "What do you see in a guy like that? He's not so special."
Shikamaru, welcome to the fandom.
Ino turns to him, pissed at his statement. "You are so beyond foolish, Shikamaru! Don't you get it?"
Shikamaru opens his eyes, "No, I don't get it because I'm not a girl."
Ohh! BURN! You think, raising your hand for a high five. Shikamaru looks at your hand, and for a second there, you think he's gonna leave you hanging. He then proceeds to slowly touch your palm with his, like, really slowly. He gives you a lazy smirk before once again closing his eyes.
"I would hate to be on your squad." Ino says to Shikamaru.
It is then you suddenly have a small coughing fit.
*Cough* Karma *cough*
"..What was that?" Ino asks, clearly annoyed.
"Nothin', nothin'. You smirk facing the front in anticipation.
"Now squad ten." Says Iruka.
"Ino Yamanaka." Ino's eyes widen, as if already knowing what was to come.
"Shikamaru Nara." You get up and T-Pose to assert dominance.
"And Choji Akimichi." You send Choji a smile and mouth 'Good luck'. He mouths 'Thanks' in response with a mouth full of chips.
"Those are all the squads." Iruka finishes.
Naruto abruptly stands up, pointing at Sasuke. "Iruka-Sensei!" He shouts. "Why does a great ninja like me have to be in the same group with a slug like Sasuke!?"
Iruka places his hands on his hips in a disapproving motion. "Hm, Sasuke had the best scores of all the graduating students." He says. "Naruto, you had the worst scores."
Quite a few kids begin to laugh at Naruto.
"SHUT UP AND SHOVE OFF!!" You yell at them, causing them to abruptly go silent.
"Ehem." Iruka clears his throat. "L/N, language. Again. I feel we've had this exact conversation before. As for you, Naruto, we put the best student with the worst student."
Naruto growls in anger as Duckbutt decides to throw gasoline onto the fire.
"Just make sure you don't get in my way, loser."
Naruto shakes his fist at Sasuke, "Hey, what did you say!?"
"Hard of hearing?"
"Knock it off, Naruto!" Sakura scolds, "Sit down!"
Iruka once again clears his throat to stop their fighting before it gets out of hand.
"After lunch, you'll meet your new Jonin teachers. Until then, class dismissed!"
^^^Mini Timeskip to outside brought to you by a duck with a knife because Author has no idea what to do for this timeskip^^^
You grabbed your bento and climbed a tree, sitting on an overhanging branch. Why? Because every time someone tried to speak to you, you would yell 'GET ON MY LEVEL!!" or "I'M THE CHOSEN ONE, HARRY!!" And die of laughter, nearly falling from the branch in the process. It was hilarious, and don't you dare say otherwise.
In conclusion, your sense of humor is broken.
It is from this vantage point you watched Naruto climb to the window ledge where Sasuke was perched and kicking him inside, the window closing behind them.
Ino, who was sitting near your tree, raises a fist and yells, "Naruto! If you so much as scratch him, you're on my enemy list forever!"
After a few minutes of intense fighting sounding from inside the building, the window opens as 'Sasuke' climbs out.
"He beat Naruto without even breaking a sweat." Shikamaru said in shock.
"What do you expect?" Ino brags, "Naruto against my boy Sasuke? No contest."
You look between your unfinished food and the building in which Duckbutt's contained before finally hopping down from your tree and heading to the window.
"Hey! Where are you going!?" Ino calls out.
"To check on my idiotic teammate!" You shout over your shoulder as you open the window and disappear inside.
What they didn't know, however, was that you weren't referring to Naruto.
Landing with a small scatter of dust on the ground inside you walk over to the tied-up Sasuke, crouching in front of him.
He blushes in embarrassment and turns his head to avoid eye contact.
"Ooh~" You smirk. "Kinky."
He glares at you and signals with his head for you to untie him.
"Not quite yet~!" You say in a singsong voice, pulling your camera out from your pocket. "Blackmail~"
You safely put the photo away somewhere Sasuke would never dare look for it, before pulling out your kunai and slashing the ropes in one move like a total badass.
Sasuke stands up and nods in thanks. Turning around, you attempt to leave the room. Key word: Attempt. Sasuke catches your wrist as you turn to face him.
"Wot?" You ask him. He doesn't reply. Instead, he stares at your face for a moment, analyzing it, before pulling you out the window.
Ditching you behind a tree, Sasuke sits by Sakura on the bench.
"...Oh, see, there you go changing the subject again." She sighs. "Anyway, Naruto just picks fights with you. Ya' know why he's so annoying? Cause' he wasn't raised right. He doesn't have a mother or father- no one to teach him right from wrong. Think about it. He just does whatever comes to his head."
Sakura, if you were smart, you'd shut the hell up and stop right there.
"If I did things like Naruto, forget it! I mean, my parents would get mad and I'd get in trouble. So, of course, I don't do it. But if you don't have parents to tell you, how would you know? He's selfish and bratty! He's all alone. And don't even get me started on Y/N-San!"
Heh!?
"I mean, look at the way they act! I'd bet cha' they've never lost anything in their life! Never made so much as a single sacrifice! They're just as bad as Naruto!" Sakura continues.
You chuckle darkly, thinking of your past life. Every single sacrifice you made for another, every decision you made to help someone other than yourself. Everything you've lost. Heck, it's how you died!
Sasuke is friggin' pissed, even more so than in the anime.
"Alone, isolated." Sasuke says bitterly. "It's not about your parents scolding you. You have no idea what it means to be alone."
"W-why are you saying that!?" Sakura frets, her ego falling faster than your self esteem after test results are handed back.
"Because you're annoying." Sasuke replies, weaponizing her own words against her.
Sasuke gets up and walks away, passing by your tree. He side eyes you as you give him a sad smile, his mood seeming to lift just a little.
Shoving your hands into your pockets, you walk up to Sakura, your gaze boring into the soil.
Raising her gaze to meet your own, you tell her something that she will never forget; "Don't judge a character by the chapter you walked in on."
With that, you turn and leave without another word.
^^^Sakura's P.O.V^^^
...I'm annoying? That's what he said, now I get it. This is how Naruto must feel. I think to myself.
I shouldn't treat him like that... Next time I see him, I'm going to be nice! I firmly vow. ...And Y/N-San to! They're right. I shouldn't have judged them so harshly. They actually seem pretty cool! Maybe if I apologize to them, we can start over and be friends? I think hopefully. Yeah, I'd like that!
I then hear Naruto groaning from nearby. I run towards him as he walks my way.
"Maybe I ate something bad..." He half-groans, half-mumbles, clutching his stomach.
Okay, smile. SMILE.
My face twitches awkwardly as I wave at him. This is harder than I thought. "Hey Naruto!" I say, "Let's walk back to class together!"
Naruto looks shocked. "Did she really say that!?" He questions himself.
I laugh nervously as Naruto's facial expression contort into one of annoyance. "Trying to trick me, ya' wise guy!?" He shouts angrily, "Well, forget it!" He was about to perform a Jutsu when he doubles over, clutching his stomach in pain.
Naruto scrunches his face in pain as he rushes off. I try to call out to him, but it's to late. He's gone.
I clench my teeth and snarl in anger, balling my hands into fists. "DUMB NARUTOOO!!" I yell, stomping my way back to the classroom.
^^^Mini timeskip + back to 3rd P.O.V brought to you by blackmail~ The best form of guilt-tripping. On sale now for just 99.99^^^
One by one, all of the other squads were picked up by there Jonin, until eventually only Team Seven remained.
"Ahh!" Naruto exclaims in sync with Y/n. "I'm so BORED!!"
"Keep it down, you two!" Sakura scolds them.
Y/N rolls their eyes, resorting to flicking small bits of paper at Sasuke, causing some of them to get stuck in his hair.
Sakura notices this and yells out, "QUIT THAT!!" She stomps up to Sasuke and starts to brush the paper out of his hair as he swats her hands away.
"YOU!" She yells, as you flinch slightly from the volume. She's about to go full 'lecture mode' on me, isn't she? You think. Yikes.
Sakura seems to notice you flinch, however, as her face softens.
"Just.. Just don't do it again!" She yells. Oh? That's new... Guess I had more of an effect on her than I thought.
You, Sakura, and Sasuke are then alerted to the sound of shuffling by the door.
There is Naruto, precariously balanced on a stool, putting a chalkboard eraser between the door and wall. He giggles mischievously as he looks proudly at his prank.
You chuckle along with him. Chaos, my beloved.
Sakura walks up to him with her hands on her hips. "Naruto!" She exclaims. "You're asking for trouble. You shouldn't do that!"
"That's what he gets for coming late!" He says as he jumps off the stool, walking over to you.
"Hmph, our teacher's a Jonin- An elite ninja. Do you think he'd fall for that?" Questions Duckbutt the emo.
"Bet." You say, looking him dead in the eyes as you slam 500 yen onto the table in front of him with a large 'bang!'
He smirks, putting his own money down. "Bet."
Sakura also pulls out 500 yen. "Me to! If Sasuke-Kun's betting, then so am I!" She declares.
You eye the money, already envisioning it in your hands.
Not a moment later, a gloved hand reaches through the door and slowly slides it open. All 4 Genin watch in anticipation as the door opens and the eraser falls in slow motion... Straight onto Kakashi's head.
It's so silent you can hear a pin drop.
You and Naruto burst into cheers as you stick your tongue out at Sakura and Sasuke and collect your prize.
"Yoink!"
"I got him!" Naruto cheers happily, "He totally fell for it!"
Sakura, in a last ditch attempt to save herself says, "I'm sorry, Sensei. I told him not to do it, but he wouldn't listen. I'd never do anything like that!" She pleads.
Kakashi's eye twitches
"Hmm, how can I put this?" He says, putting a hand to his chin in thought, "My first impression of this group... Well, I hate you."
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Ayo! Nearly 3900 Words! Nice!
I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter and surprise double update- It took me 6 and a half hours of solid working :D
...Kill me now.
See you all in the next chapter when our protagonist faces their next trial;
A grown man forcing kids to try and steal some bells whilst knocking them out and burying them neck-deep in the ground!
Will they survive!?
Find out next time in....
Down with the Plot!
See you all next time!
-Rando :D
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