"Hrmmm...so then this, an' that, and ooh, that looks cool...Alright, I think I'm done!" Naruto's excited voice rang throughout the clearing, as the orange clad boy tapped through the boxes. Though he had started later than his teammates, they were only finishing up just now as well, having taken more time to go over their options.
Sasuke had a satisfied look on his face, was just setting the finalization on his stats. Sakura was staring intently at her screen, her forehead crinkled as she tapped away.
Speaking of stats, however...
Naruto looked at his and sweatdropped. "Well uh...almost done, anyway. Hey, hey Sakura-chan, you know about this stuff right? Can you help me with them?" He pleased with the pinkette, and she scowled before sighing.
"You should really do it yourself, baka! But fine, if I let you do it, you'd do something dumb like dump all your points into one thing..." Following her statement, she leaned over Naruto's shoulder to look at his own screen. Her brows raised high at his choices, and before getting to work pointing to which stats he should focus on and how much he should put in each. An affronted look crossed her face when she noticed something, however.
"Hey! Why are you two levels higher than me?! I can understand Sasuke, but you skipped like half our classes!" Her outraged voice pieced through the air, her questions making Naruto sweat as he leaned away.
"Ahah, no idea Sakura-chan! Maybe I'm just awesome!" The boy paused for a moment before saying, "Hey! Just because I skipped class doesn't mean I didn't work hard!"
"Playing pranks is NOT 'working hard.'"
"I didn't just play pranks! I trained too."
"Whatever, I'm done with your stats anyway." Huffing, the girl was about to step away when something caught her eye. "Wait a sec...Naruto, what's that trait?"
"Huh? Whadda ya' mean?" He looked at her confusedly, for a moment. His traits were fairly straightforward. Sure, there'd been a couple mentions of the Uzumaki and that had grabbed his attention, but it seemed fairly normal. The only other thing had been the little blurb...about...
Uh-oh.
Sakura's eyes narrowed. "The demon fox? Seals? But...we were told the Yondaime killed the fox. Why would this say it's sealed? The only times that happen is when a village makes...a..." Voice trailing off she looked at Naruto with a shocked face.
For his part, Naruto had hung his head the moment he'd realized she'd seen the trait and it's description. A popping sound echoed lightly in the air, as he tightened his knuckles, his shoulders shaking. It hadn't been too long ago that he'd only just learned the truth, but it had hit him hard. Now, he was just waiting for the inevitable fallout.
At this point, Kakashi was standing tense, and Sasuke's eyes were peeled directly on the two of them. Before, their brooding teammate had been content to ignore them, but now their discussion had his full attention.
Somehow, that just made it worse.
"Naruto....you're a Jinchuuriki?" Voice soft, Sakura's question was as damning as the wince it brought to Naruto's face.
Rather than answer, he just scowled and turned his head. After a moment though, he scoffed. "And? What does it matter? So I've got some damn furball stuck in my gut, it doesn't mean anything!" His voice was gruff, and it was clear he didn't want to talk about it.
"Hn. Makes sense, I suppose." Suddenly, Sasuke interjected himself coolly into the situation. Hands in his pocket, his gaze was turned in the same direction as Naruto's. "I always wondered why a lot of the older villagers mad such an effort to ignore you, all the time."
Though the comment made his scowl deepen, something in Naruto couldn't help but relax, his fists unclenching.
Shaking herself, Sakura pumped her arm in anger, a fire blazing in her eyes. "Bah! Screw those guys, they're all idiots, Shannarō!" Even if Naruto was a little annoying, he was her teammate now! The only who could treat Naruto like that was her!
There was something wet, at the edge of his eyes. Something he'd thought had dried up long ago. Something was welling up in his throat, and he had to stifle it, because he'd promised. Promised that he'd never cry again!
Bringing his arm up to wipe away at the half formed tears, a hand landed on the top of his head, ruffling his hair.
"Maa...it's okay to cry when you're happy, you know?"
And despite himself, a soft sob escaped his throat, the tears flowing down his face as he cried in happiness. As he stood their, fruitlessly trying to keep himself from breaking down, Sasuke and Sakura dutifully ignored his tears as Kakashi kept his palm on top of his head.
Maybe they'd just formed, and maybe they'd never particularly been close before. But from the moment Kakashi had passed them, they'd become something more. Each of them knew how important their genin team was, even if they denied it. They were to work together, and in their profession that required something more than a cool and distant professionalism. They needed to be able to trust and rely on another.
The moment they had passed, they had become a team. A family, even if an unwilling one.
And as they stood there, Team 7 watched as the sun slowly set, sinking below the horizon.
Born mainly from a desire to get the 'Naruto a Demon Container' thing out of the way, this may have com out of left field, but oh well.
Anyway, Chargen is over. Team 7 has set their Class, Stats and Traits. Tomorrow, their first week of Ninjadom begins.
Besides missions and Team Training, each member of Team 7 has a Weekly Action. What do they do with their time?
Kakashi:
[X] Report to the Hokage
Sakura (Choose 1):
[] Train on her own.
-[] Train What? (Write in Skill or Stat)
[] Socialize!
-[] With Who? Write-in. (May write in a group or set of people)
[] Research
-[] Dual Spirit. Such an odd trait....how did come about? What is it capable of?
-[] Monstrous Strength. Where did that come from? As far as you know the Haruno had no special traits...
-[] Something Else? (Write in Topic or Skill)
[] Experiment! (Chance to advance or gain a random skill or trait)
Sasuke (Choose 1):
[] Train on his own.
-[] Train What? (Write in Skill or Stat)
[] Socialize!
-[] With Who? Write-in. (May write in a group or set of people)
[] Research
-[] Harbinger of War. You knew some of your crow blood, but what did this trait mean, exactly?
-[] Blood of The Crow. As a child, you were told stories of your clan's origins, but had thought them just that. Stories.
-[] Something Else? (Write in Topic or Skill)
[] Experiment! (Chance to advance or gain a random skill or trait)
Naruto (Choose 1):
[] Train on his own.
-[] Train What? (Write in Skill or Stat)
[] Socialize!
-[] With Who? Write-in. (May write in a group or set of people)
[] Research
-[] The Uzumaki. Several of your traits mentioned your clan, and though you had known they had once existed, you didn't know much. Perhaps you should learn more.
-[] The Demon Fox. You learned recently that the Kyuubi was sealed within you. Probably a good idea to get a ahndle of what that mean exactly.
-[] Something Else? (Write in Topic or Skill)
[] Experiment! (Chance to advance or gain a random skill or trait)
