I, Sasuke and Naruto sat on the rooftop of the academy, and Kakashi-sensei stood before us.
"Alright, introduce yourself."
Bla, bla, bla.
Naruto said Ramen, Ramen, Hokage, Dattebayo.
Sasuke said that he will kill a certain man and restore the Uchiha clan.
I backed away from him.
"So you want a harem huh?"
I joked, and I could feel that Sasuke hadn't thought that far.
And he seriously started thinking about it!
"Well, I think anyone who marries you in the future will be very depressed. You look like the type who will run away and make your wife, effectively, a single mom."
I shared my opinion. And everyone looked at me strangely.
"Well, how about you introduce yourself, Sakura?"
Kakashi deflected the topic, and asked me to introduce myself.
"Well, I am Sakura Haruno. I like YOUTHFUL training! I hate Sasuke constantly challenging me, well, I don't mind fighting with Naruto and my other friends though, now that I think about it.
As for my dream...
Hmm... I want to become a strong ninja, hmm... being rich wouldn't be bad too...
I haven't really decided on a fixed goal yet, but I am burning with the PASSION OF YOUTH!"
"Ah, okay. As for me, I am Kakashi Hatake, bla bla bla."
Kakashi introduced himself like canon, telling us nothing at all.
Then, he told us to come at 7 in the morning tomorrow on an empty stomach, telling us that there will be a real test, and only one-third of the teams pass.
Then, he vanished from the spot.
Well, my sensory abilities are short range, so while it helps me detecting chakra flow, including a feeling of nature chakra in my surroundings, I can't really detect if there are people at a certain distance.
But, Kakashi must be watching us.
Sasuke left, thinking about something. And I turned to Naruto.
"Hey, let me show you something cool."
I went to the edge of the rooftop, and started climbing down with just one foot, keeping my entire body horizontal.
Not only it is required to keep my hand stuck to the tree, but I need to be strong enough with good balance to pull it off. Well, even a genin can do it. No wonder Gato's ordinary thugs are nothing in front of a ninja.
"Wow! How did you do that!?"
"How about I teach you how to do it, and you teach me those solid clones?"
"Alright!"
Hmm, Kakashi didn't appear? I thought he would stop me, knowing the dangers of Shadow Clones for ordinary ninjas.
Well, anyway...
I and Naruto went to the Academy's training ground, and I gave Naruto the basic instructions on how to climb a tree using chakra.
I demonstrated it after he failed once, and watched him trying to do it over and over.
Soon enough, he has fallen down enough times to be covered in dirt.
"Eh? It's harder than I thought... Anyway, Sakura-chan, here is how you do my jutsu, Multi-Shadow Clones Jutsu!"
"Just divide chakra equally, and boom!"
Eh? That's it?
"Sakura! Naruto!"
Suddenly, Iruka-sensei interrupted my attempt to create a Shadow Clone.
"Sakura! That's a dangerous jutsu! You shouldn't attempt-"
I performed it anyway, making sure that I create only one clone.
Since I have almost as much chakra as Sasuke, who can perform two A-rank Chidoris, one Shadow Clone shouldn't be a problem for me, since I have very good chakra control as well.
With a poof, a clone appeared beside me.
"Yo."
She said.
I grabbed her, and she was physical.
"Wow..."
I muttered, but Iruka-sensei punched the clone and me on the head, and she puffed away.
"Sakura! As I said, it's a dangerous jutsu! Don't perform it without asking Kakashi-sensei. And don't try to create any more clones! If you create more than one, you might even die!"
I listened to Iruka-sensei's nagging, and Naruto has fled in that time.
"Sakura-chan, look. Naruto is a special case. He has a lot of chakra, even more than me. That's why he can afford to use that jutsu. But it will be dangerous for you."
"Yeah. I understand. It took away half of my chakra, and couldn't even survive one punch. It's practically useless.
By the way, why does Naruto has so much chakra? And why does he heals very fast?"
If I didn't ask these questions, it will be weirder, and people will assume that I know about Kurama.
Iruka-sensei felt uncomfortable when I asked this question, and answered, "Sakura-chan, it's rude to question people's secrets. Maybe Naruto will tell you on his own when he feels comfortable? Afterall, you are teammates."
I nodded my head in understanding. Yeah. While it is not a big deal for me, for Naruto, it is.
Afterall, from his perspective, Kurama attacked the village and killed his favourite, the Fourth Hokage. And not only that, most of the villagers hate him because of Kurama.
He would obviously want to keep it a secret from those who don't treat him bad, like me.
Well, I will try to push him to understand Kurama. If he becomes buddies with him sooner, it will be better. The stronger Naruto is, the better it is for the whole world.
"I understand, Iruka-sensei. Have a YOUTHFUL DAY!"
I ran away from Iruka, and entered my home.
"I am home."
I put away my shoes and entered my bedroom, plopping on my bed.
Mom and Dad will come home late today huh.