Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ Ｏｎｅ
"So you made it, huh? Good for you, good for you!"
Most of children in the classroom cast wary glances at the girl who sat at a seat with her legs kicked up on the desk and her arms behind her head as she grinned.
She had sharp fangs and two, long pointy red horns on her forehead. Her eyes were e/c and her pupils were shaped like diamonds. She had quite the appearance, red marks drawn from where her eyeshadow began.
"I knew you were gonna do it! Knew it!" the girl declared, clapping for her blond haired friend, "So how does it feel to have the headband, hm, Naruto?"
The boy with blond hair and blue eyes beamed, "Well what do you think? Go on, tell me how it looks!"
The girl observed closely, "Ah... yes... FREAKIN AWESOME OF COURSE! GET OVER HERE!!!"
The oni girl grabbed her best friend, catching him in a head lock and affectionatly ruffling his hair while the two of them chanted, "We're outta here! We're outta here!"
Arataki Y/n and Uzumaki Naruto were... besties.
Yes. Besties. It was only natural, the two of them gravitating to one another due to their personalities and their rather similar situations in the village.
They named themselves the Devastating Duo but most of Konoha's inhabitants collectively agreed that Delusional or Deranged would be a better fit for the two.
Arataki Y/n had seemingly come from nowhere, entering the village at four years old without any family. Most were frightened by her appearance and tended to avoid the poor little girl at all costs.
Y/n tried everything to gain the village's affection. She helped out with building projects.
She defended the villages from angry animals.
She even tried to offer her help to random people.
But nope.
"What kind of creature is she with strength like that?"
"To kill an animal like that by herself? How awful..."
"All you do is bring trouble! Go elsewhere!"
It became clear to y/n that there was no way to get through to these people. That they lacked the open-mindedness to realize that the little oni only wanted to help.
Soon, the attempts to help turned into attempts to make a name for herself. It wasn't uncommon to find the little oni girl eating children's snacks in front of them while they cried hysterically or shrieking whenever someone threw beans at her unprovoked.
She was on her own until she was taken in by a sweet little old lady but never got the chance to make any friends. That is, until she got the chance to meet Naruto.
Perhaps it was fate, seeing that blond haired boy down the street as the little oni girl was returning home.
She saw how people looked at him and thought,
He's like me.
Y/n didn't ever want to imagine what life would be like had she not run down that street and greeted him.
And look at them now, on their way to becoming shinobi. In all honesty, y/n couldn't possibly be happier.
"Excuse me?" came a familiar voice, "Can I pass?"
Nevermind, y/n lied. She could be happier.
The young oni pursed her lips, scowling at the pink haired girl who stood there with her hands on her hips.
Y/n glanced at Naruto briefly then the girl before looking back at Naruto with a look of disbelief.
His cheeks were pink and there was an awestruck expression on his face. Y/n had plenty of reasons to dislike Haruno Sakura. Plenty of them.
Shall I begin?
1. Her massive forehead
2. Her face
3. Her attitude
4. Did I already mention her forehead? Whatever
5. HER SUPERMASSIVE FOREHEAD
6. This brat treated Naruto like trash
She seemed nice and all but in reality...
"MOVE IT, NARUTO!!! YOU'RE IN MY WAY!!!" Sakura shouted at Naruto who looked crestfallen.
"Oh..." was all he said.
Y/n tried to be nice to Sakura, she really did. But, they just weren't clicking. They couldn't possibly be friends. (Lol, we'll see)
Y/n leaned close to him with a, "Lemme guess. You were hoping she'd sit next to you, you big ol simp."
"I was not!" Naruto protested. 'Was it that obvious?!'
"She's only trying to sit next to duck head over there." y/n sighed heavily, "Sorry to crush your dreams, bro, but it just isn't happening. She's in love with the bad boyyyy."
Y/n and Naruto glanced over to the person seated next to them, a boy by the name of Uchiha Sasuke. The boy all the girls in the class were after, with the exception of the only sane oni in the class*the only oni*.
Sasuke and Naruto weren't rivals, per se, but they did tend to butt heads a lot so I guess you could call them that.
It was a disastrous love triangle.
Naruto liked Sakura. Sakura liked Sasuke.
And Sasuke just really didn't give a crap.
Y/n and Naruto glanced at one another and the blond boy began to fume while y/n only shook her head.
Sheesh, y/n was glad to be out of that triangle.
On some occasions, Sakura*and the other girls in the class* would go after y/n whenever they caught her near the emo boy.
Even though they were only near one another because y/n's caretaker and adoptive grandmother insisted that she be there for him. Apparently, she'd been close to Sasuke's Mother at one point and cared for the lil snot nosed brat like he was her own grandson.
Y/n respected Granny's wishes since that little old lady raised her. But still, she'd punched way too many girls in her class in self defense because of it. Y/n had a strict Talk before you Sock rule which had been broken one too many times this year over one boy.
"HEY! DID YOU HEAR ME?!" Sakura snapped.
"Put a lid on it, Megamind, we heard you loud and clear!" y/n complained, "Go sit elsewhere, will ya? Naruto and I already decided to sit here so take a hike!"
"Hey! Forehead! I'm gonna sit next to Sasuke!" came the angry voice of a certain blonde girl named Ino.
"I was here first!" Sakura retorted.
"Well I walked into the classroom before you did!" Ino complained and y/n let out a loud groan.
"Quit squealing and sit elsewhere, Naruto and I are already sitting here!" y/n complained, exasperated.
Soon, a crowd of girls gathered and they all began bickering about who would sit next to the emo boy.
"What a pain!" y/n complained then murmured under her breath, "You owe Granny another visit."
Sasuke didn't reply but the quiet exhale which he let out was enough of an answer for the young oni girl.
All the fuss over the ebony haired boy had clearly gotten Naruto irritated. Next thing y/n knew, her bestie was on top of the table and staring down Sasuke.
"Naruto, you're my best bro, but give the dude some personal space." y/n advised, resting her head on her hand as she gestured to fussing girls, "You'll make the banshees angry."
"Who're you calling a banshee, claws for nails?!" Ino demanded and y/n sneered back at her, sticking out her tongue.
"They are claws, genius. Get your head out of your butthole and go sit elsewhere." y/n said dismissively before pursing her lips and giving her nails a brief glance, "My claws look stunning, mind you."
The red marks along her body were all natural, yes, even the part which just looked like makeup. It was y/n's Granny's idea for her to paint her nails black, the old lady saying it's look nice with her outfit.
That little old lady knew exactly what she was doing.
"Naruto! Stop glaring at Sasuke!" Sakura shouted.
"I warned you." y/n said with a whistle.
'Why are they so obsessed with him anyways? It's always Sasuke this and Sasuke that!' Naruto wondered as him and Sasuke glowered at one another, 'What's the big deal with this guy anyways?'
The tension between Naruto and Sasuke as they glared at one another was so thick, y/n swore she could bite it if she tried.
All the girls began fussing about Sasuke letting Naruto get so close as well as how Sasuke should totally beat the blond boy up. Y/n let out an irritated sigh before moving her legs off the table and standing, crossing her arms as she stared down at the other girls.
Y/n was taller than all her classmates which came in handy with her Talk before you Sock rule. The girls noticeable shrunk away under her piercing e/c gaze.
'Hehe, feels great to be tall.' she thought with glee.
"Move out out of the way, you tree!" Sakura yelled.
"Try to move me, pipsqueak!" y/n laughed, "I doubt that someone with thin arms like yours could make me budge!"
"Oh yeah? We'll see about that!!!"
As all the girls were trying to push y/n, the oni girl laughing at them and quite literally punting them across the room, a boy in front of Sasuke and Naruto accidentally bumped the blondie in the butt.
"Oh, sorry!" the boy began, looking back in surprise.
Sakura stopped trying to grab at y/n's horns, staring at Sasuke and Naruto with a look of shock, "What the?"
All the other girls had equally baffled expressions as y/n turned her head to give Naruto a curious look.
There Sasuke and Naruto were, lip locked.
The two boys looked hecking disgusted.
"Oh." was all y/n could say before laughing hysterically, "WAHAHAHA!!! GUESS MR. LADY KILLER ISN'T INTO GIRLS! GO GET IT I GUESS!"
Sakura was enraged and just as shocked as everyone else aside from the cackling oni, 'NO WAY! I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SASUKE'S FIRST KISS! NARUTO WILL PAY FOR THIS!!!'
Sasuke and Naruto pulled away from one another, sputtering and coughing violently in disgust.
"They really went at it, huh?" y/n told the boy who sat in the row in front of them as she wiped away her tears.
The boy nodded his agreement.
Naruto sensed danger and looked to the group of girls to find that they were all giving him death glares.
"Naruto. You're dead." Sakura growled.
Y/n blocked their path to Naruto, "Oh no you don't! You all have to go through me before you can lay a hand on my bestie!"
"You're gonna regret this, y/n!" one girl shouted and the other yelled their agreement as y/n stretched.
She cracked her knuckles and rolled her shoulders before gesturing for the group of girls to come.
"Easier said than done, darlings! Bring it on!"
By the time Iruka arrived, y/n had knocked out most of the girls while holding Sakura in a headlock. She looked tired of this and snapped at Naruto a couple of times when he protested about her hurting Sakura.
Y/n was dragged back into her seat, serving as a barrier between Naruto and Sakura while the pink haired girl was sitting next to Sasuke who had started smoldering again.
"As of today, you are all shinobi. In order to get here, you faced all kinds of difficult trials and hardships but that's nothing compared to what comes next." Iruka was saying as y/n was trying not to fall asleep, "Now, you are only Genin. All the Genin will be placed into three man squads and each squad will be led by a Jonin, a elite shinobi.
'A three man squad?' Sakura and Ino coincidentally happened to think in unison in that one moment.
"Well someone has to be in Sasuke's group. I wonder who." Ino said with a smirk from where she sat behind Sakura.
"I don't know." Sakura replied simply as she sent Ino a glare, 'I'M GONNA BE WITH SASUKE SO STAY AWAY FROM HIM, YOU HAG!!!!'
'Groups of three. That'll only slow me down.' Sasuke thought, his facial expression not changing once.
'Well, I definitely wanna be on a team with Sakura! And... y/n too!' Naruto thought with a lil frown.
'I wanna go out and do some beetle fighting already! There are games to be won and snacks to be earned!' y/n was tapping her foot impatiently, eager to leave.
"We want each squad to have a balanced set of skills and abilities so that's how we set them up." Iruka continued, "With the exception of one group."
Lol y/n.
"I will now announce the squads."
Y/n sat through it with an excited look upon her face, ready to see who she would be on a team on. She already had a ton of plans! They could play card games together, have beetle fights, and maybe she'd even share the snacks she'd gotten from beating children in games.
"Team 7, Uzumaki Naruto." Iruka was saying and suddenly, y/n was all ears, "Haruno Sakura."
"YEAHHH!!!" Naruto exclaimed.
"I'm doomed..." Sakura sighed in defeat.
"Uchiha Sasuke."
Sakura jumped out of her seat with a her hands raised in the air as a sign of victory while Naruto looked miserable.
"I'm doomed..." the boy murmured.
"No you're not. After all..." y/n paused for dramatic effect as Iruka began to read the last name.
"And Arataki Y/n."
"You've got Arataki "The Number One Bestie" Y/n on your team!" y/n declared with a radiant little grin.
Naruto's eyes sparkled with joy as though he were looking upon a God that had just offered him infinite ramen while y/n chuckled to herself with pride.
"Next, Team 8. Hyuga Hinata." Iruka went on.
"Yes sir." Hinata replied in a soft voice and y/n had to cover her mouth to hold back her tears. The wholesomeness was just too much for her to handle.
"Inuzuka Kiba and Aburame Shino."
"Iruka-sensei, why does a great shinobi like me have to be in the same group with a slug like Sasuke?!" Naruto demanded.
"Sasuke had the best scores of all the graduating students." Iruka replied simply, hands on his hips, "Naruto, you had the worst scores. To create a balanced group. We put the best student with the worst student."
Most of the other children began to laugh and y/n stood up alongside her furious blond friend with a, "Can it, you side characters! You got a problem with Naruto, meet me outside the Academy during lunch! Then we'll see if your hands can run as well as your mouths!"
The other kids got silent real quick as y/n sat back down and dragged the fuming Naruto along with her.
"Ahem, you'll all meet your new Jonin teachers after lunch. Until then, class dismissed." Iruka finished.
Outside, Sakura was looking for Sasuke.
No surprise there.
"Sasuke, where are you?" she called before looking down with a frown, "I was hoping we could eat lunch together and get to know one another since we're in the same group..."
Just as she spoke, y/n and Naruto rounded the corner together. Naruto spotted Sakura first and ran over to join her while a betrayed looking y/n watched on.
"Hey! Sakura!" Naruto exclaimed, "Since we're in the same group, I was hoping we could have lunch together and get to know each other."
"Why would I eat lunch with you? How did that thought ever cross your mind?" Sakura scoffed.
"But we're in the same group so I thought..."
"Naruto. You're annoying." Sakura huffed before turning and walking away to look for Sasuke again.
He looked back for y/n only to find that she was gone.
The oni girl had left, sensing the drama which would come next, after deciding that she would go grab her lunch which she had forgotten rather than sit with her friend who broke the sacred rule of their friendship.
Bros before hoes.