Hello good I am AraXiel_21 I must apologize for all those who have been waiting for the new chapters of this and other fanfics, I have received messages both in chapters and by private, in the various sites where I have uploaded the chapters,(Wattpad, Webnobel, YouTube) , sincerely I have no excuse, I was just too lazy to sit down to write for 2 hours for a chapter, besides I'm getting my driving license and I didn't have that much time, without further ado, I will try to upload chapters again, I don't promise anything but the messages of support I have received have given me strength to publish chapters again.
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It had already been a week since the day of the entrance exam to the ninja academy, Minato, Yasuke and Nonoe had received a letter confirming their admission to the ninja academy.
This made Minato very excited during the remaining days until the start of the new ninja course, trying to take Yasuke to train with him whenever he could.
Entrance of the Konohagakure no Sato Orphanage
At the entrance of this always quiet orphanage, today the shouts of a blond boy could be heard.
-Yesssss! The day is finally here!
The noise the blond boy made seemed to annoy his companion next door.
-Ya, Minato, you've been too excited all week, it's just the ninja academy, it's still at least 3 years away to be recognized ninjas.
-How can you say that Yasuke, we are going to learn ninja knowledge, something like throwing fireballs from the mouth or moving very very fast.
-Agh, damn it," the black-haired boy snorted at his friend's enthusiasm, "Ouch, why did you hit me Nonoe?
-Grandma Nora told us not to say bad words, as for learning those things, we are still in first year, we will only study history, along with some chakra control and taijutsu from the academy.
Hearing Nonoe's answer both the blond and the black-haired man with a cap were surprised, since they hadn't heard about this.
-Ahem... Nonoe, where did you get this information?
-Agh... Did they not even read what was written on the back of the academy acceptance letter?
Hearing what the youngest of the group said, the stoic boy and the excited one were speechless.
After a moment of silence Yasuke was the first to come out of his daze.
-This... I just saw the acceptance response and threw it away.
Hearing his black-haired friend Minato snapped out of his daze and demanded.
-How could you?! Sacrilege!
Yasuke who was already a little annoyed for not noticing the information on the back of the letter became furious and frowning he exclaimed to the one with golden hair like rays of the sun itself.
-Shut up ninja syndrome kid, since you're so cool, how come you didn't notice that information yourself.
However, instead of receiving the expected reaction, like a shout and an argument from the blond, what Yasuke received was a look full of smugness and pride.
-Me? Ha, I'm not like you - and after saying this he took his hand to one of the pockets of his ninja pants, and taking out what seemed to be a frame with a paper inside he wrote his answer - I have framed it, to take care of it and preserve it.
Hearing Minato, Yasuke began to get annoyed, his ever stoic face began to contort, his frown deepened and his mouth twisted.
With a quick movement he snatched the frame from the proud blond and threw it as hard as he could.
Minato, not expecting such a move from his stoic friend, had no time to prepare, which led to his inability to save his beloved frame.
-Yasuke, why, you, my most trusted brother, betrayed me, now what can I expect from this vile world.
Both the boy with the strange cap and the girl with the brown hair could only let a bead of sweat trickle down their foreheads.
-Yasuke! Why did you do that? You should know that that's a very important souvenir to Minato, and as his friend you shouldn't have thrown it.
Yasuke found himself in an awkward situation, a blond boy crying next to him and a girl younger than him, was scolding him, the black-haired man could only curse in his heart "Damn how could I get like that because of a child, the time I've spent in this body has affected me too much."
While Yasuke was scolding himself, Nonoe tried to calm Minato down.
-Calm down Minato, you must calm down, remember that a shinobi must keep calm, and cannot cry for things like that.
However Minato continued complaining and shouting.
-I have been betrayed, what's left for me in this life, I can only take revenge on that traitor.....
Hearing this Yasuke felt a chill.
-What do you mean, friend?" Yasuke questioned the blond.
-And after the war cry Minato snatched the cap from Yasuke's head at an impressive speed and started to run.
-Damn you, you blond bastard, give that back to me," Yasuke shouted to Minato, but before he could follow the blond a strong blow on his head stopped him, "Ouch, why did you hit me again?
- I said don't say bad words, and you Minato give the cap back to Yasuke, here's my letter of admission, it's the same and I care so much.
Minato who was already a long distance away, quickly shortened the distance and threw the cap in the face of a grumbling Yasuke and grabbed the paper from Nonoe's hand.
-It's okay, I'll forgive him, however only if he accepts that he's at fault.
-Because I should... ahs .... Okay I'm sorry-Yasuke didn't want to fight anymore and even though he didn't want to accept it, he was ashamed of having started a fight with a child.
-All right, both of us now, we're almost to the academy, we should see the other kids soon.
-We would have arrived earlier if Yasuke had gotten out of bed earlier," claimed a still annoyed Minato.
-I told you, let me sleep last night, you and your silly little stories about shinobi and their impressive missions.
-Hey, you told me you were interested in them.
-Yes, but only the first five times, after that they're boring, I already know them by heart.
-But yesterday I told you a new one that a retired shinobi told me.
-I have already told you that shinobi have not fought against dragons, besides, how many times have I warned you about paying that man in the next store for his stories, he is not a retired shinobi, he only takes your money.
-Bullshit, Mr. Kageyama was a great shinobi, he fought against great enemies.
-Yes, sure, and why none of the other shinobi you have met knows him?
At the question Minato raised his chin and answered with pride and confidence.
-Ha, do you think I'm dumb enough not to ask him? That's because he was part of a secret squad.
Yasuke who didn't expect Minato's answer blanked out.
In Yasuke's head his thought flowed "Sometimes I don't understand him, he's incredibly smart for some things, but as soon as he gets excited he loses all that intelligence and comes off as a knucklehead."
-Aaagh... Minato, seriously sometimes I don't know how gullible you can be, if he was seriously part of a secret squad that even the other ninjas don't know about, why the fuck would he reveal it to a brat your age?
Minato, who was hit by reality, decided not to lose and refuted Yasuke.
-That's because I have great potential, and he'll take me as a disciple, besides why did you call me a brat, we're the same age!
Yasuke's frown began to tremble and his face darkened.
Nonoe who felt that she had experienced this before quickly calmed things down.
-Enough, we've arrived at the academy, you don't want to make a bad impression on the first day, do you?
Minato who heard that tensed up and putting on a forced smile replied.
-Of course not, I don't want them to think I'm a trouble maker.
Yasuke for his part just shrugged his shoulders and adjusting his hat replied.
-I don't care what they think of me, my goal is to learn, not to please everyone.
Nonoe who heard Minato's answer smiled, but when he heard Yasuke pursed his lips.
-Yasuke Shiya, if you don't behave I will tell grandma Nora and she will ban you from the library.
Yasuke who heard Nonoe, could only nod and with a stiff smile accepted his fate.
-Okay, I'll behave myself.
Nonoe smiled and grabbing Minato and Yasuke's hands ran towards the door of the academy where two female figures were talking to three male ones.
-Oh it looks like they have already arrived- said a thick boy holding a bag of buns in his hand.
Hearing him the others turned and saw the trio led by the smaller figure.
-Hi, guys, Nara-san, Yamanaka-san and Akimichi-san," greeted the cheerful Nonoe.
-Hello, Nonoe, we already told you that you can talk to us without formalities," answered the boy with a black ponytail.
On the other hand, Minato and Yasuke were greeted by Mikoto and Tsume.
-Oh Mikoto, I didn't know you knew Yasuke," exclaimed Tsume.
-Of course I know him, he is one of the guys I told you about the other day," explained Mikoto.
- You mean the ones you told me that looked like brothers," questioned Tsume.
Before Mikoto could answer, some exclamations interrupted her.
-They shouted at the same time, looked at each other and spoke again - and if we were, I would be the eldest - they stared at each other and exclaimed - don't imitate me.
To be continued...