The Little Huntress || Kakashi Hatake x OC ||

Chapter 1: Academy Graduation

 I sat in the classroom as Iruka Sensei lectured Naruto about skipping class. Naruto refused to listen, and looked away from him, pouting.

"Fine. Since you missed it, everyone will be reviewing the transformation jutsu!" Iruka yelled.

The whole class groaned, making it very clear how annoyed they were. Regardless, we all lined up and began the transformation jutsu. First up was Sakura Haruno. She was pretty, and smart, but her grades were average. She did well for her transformation, and hid the ego boost of it very well. She turned to Sasuke and was absolutely beaming as she seeked his approval.

Sasuke Uchiha was after Sakura. He was the silent tough boy type, and most of the girls in the class had a crush on him, the only exceptions being me and my friend Hinata Hyuga. Sasuke and I got along well enough to consider each other acquaintances. As expected, his transformation was almost perfect.

Naruto came after Sasuke. He looked mad, and Shikamaru Nara and Ino Yamanaka looked irritated.

"This is a complete waste of time, Naruto." Shikamaru stated.

"We always pay for your screw-ups." Ino agreed.

"Like I care." Naruto responded, walking up to perform the jutsu. I looked next to me and at Hinata, who was blushing slightly. I could tell she was cheering him on. Naruto transformed into a nude girl with long blonde pigtails, blowing a kiss to Iruka Sensei. Our teacher started bleeding from his nose, and I sighed, placing my head in my hand.

"He does this all the time..." I mumbled, causing Hinata to look up at me, confused. I simply smiled at her, and we looked back at Naruto and Iruka Sensei.

Naruto had released his jutsu and was pointing at Iruka Sensei with a hand on his stomach, laughing.

"Gotcha! That's my sexy jutsu!" Naruto exclaimed. Iruka Sensei stood up and got in Naruto's face.

"Cut the stupid tricks! This is your last warning!" Iruka Sensei yelled. Naruto walked off to the side, and we continued on with the transformations. Everyone else did quite well, and we all passed. Aside from Naruto, of course. The bell rang, indicating the end of classes.

Iruka Sensei asked Naruto to hang back as everyone was leaving. It was probably to lecture him about his antics again. I walked back to my apartment, grabbing my keys from my leather bag and unlocking the door. The bag I always wore was actually a gift from the Hokage. Even with my babysitting jobs I do all week, I wouldn't be able to afford something this nice. However, I did make enough on top of my monthly allowance that I can live quite comfortably just by myself. I unpacked my bag and cleaned up my lunch dishes before making some dinner and sitting down at my table before my next babysitting job for the night.

I arrived at the Akumatsu residence, knocking lightly on their door. Rinfain Akumatsu opened the door, one of her younger children hovering at her feet.

"Hey, Asaca. Thanks for watching the kids tonight. I know you had school today." She smiled at me.

"Don't worry about it, Rinfain. I consider your family to be my own, so I have no issues watching the kids." I smiled back as her husband, Satomi, walked up, greeting me with a smile.

"Hey, Kiddo. How's it going?" He asked.

"I'm doing pretty good, Satomi. How are you?"

"Doing pretty good myself." He responded, wrapping an arm around Rinfain's shoulders.

The family welcomed me into the home as Rinfain told me where they would be going and around what time I could expect them to be back. The couple then left, leaving me with their three children. Their eldest daughter, Yamana, was three years younger than me, and looked up to me quite a bit. I always teach her how to braid hair. Their eldest child, and only son, Sanjou, was two years younger than me, and currently training as a ninja in the academy. He was well behaved and patient. Then there was the youngest, Tsutsui, who was only three. All of their children were well behaved, and treated everyone with respect.

"Have y'alls eaten yet?" I asked, turning to Sanjou for an answer.

"Yes. Mother made sure to make us dinner before she left. She didn't want you to worry about feeding us." He clarified. I nodded.

I sat down next to Yamana, who looked at me with glittering eyes.

"Asaca, do you have any more braids you can teach me?" She asked, hopeful.

"Sure, Yamana. I already taught you all of the basic braids, so we can go into more advanced hairstyles."

"I'll go grab the wig." Sanjou said with a sigh. He'd never admit it, but he did actually like it when Yamana and I practised hairstyles on him. We always did, since they only had one wig. He had very long hair, and he liked to have it braided. He came back with a long wig on styrofoam. Yamana and I spent about an hour learning and perfecting a new hairstyle of elaborate braids before I had to put Tsutsui to bed.

Sanjou, Yamana, and I spent the rest of the time talking about the things happening in school, and amongst the groups of people in our respective grades. Sanjou was the only child in the Ninja Academy. Yamana was in your typical middle school, and was working at the flower shop run by the Yamanakas. Before we knew it, Satomi and Rinfain were back from their date, and I was walking home with $60 in my bag.

The following morning, I woke up and showered before heading to class, awaiting our final exam to become Genin. Everyone filed into their seats, and Iruka stood up with a clipboard.

"We will now start the final exam." Iruka Sensei began, "When your name is called, proceed to the testing room. The final test will be on..." He stopped for dramatic effect "The Clone Jutsu."

Everyone cycled through, walking out of the testing room with the leaf ninja headbands. "Asaca Thorvosh." Iruka called after what seemed like an eternity. I walked into the room and performed the jutsu almost flawlessly. Around me were four clones, all functioning and presentable. They passed me a headband and I tied it around my right arm. Pretty soon, everyone had gone through and gotten a headband, the only exception being Naruto.

At the end of the day, Naruto was sitting on the swing by himself while everyone was talking with their friends and parents. I looked over at him and smiled sadly. He looked up at me as I approached him, placing a hand on his shoulder.

"Don't give up on being a Ninja, Naruto. I know you'll be a great ninja someday." I smiled at him.

"W-wait, really?" He perked up at my comment. "You really think I can do it?"

"Of course. Nothing is impossible, it just might take some people longer to do something than it'll take other people. Try to focus more on your studies your next time through the academy. I'll even help you out when I'm free if you need it."

"Thanks Asaca, that means a lot!" I nodded at his response before leaving, heading to the Akumatsu's house for dinner.

They all seemed really excited when they opened the door and saw the shinobi headband on my arm.

"You passed!" Rinfain exclaimed.

"Of course she did!" Satomi countered, nudging Rinfain in the arm.

"That's so cool!" Sanjou said, looking at the headband.

"It's so clean!" Yamana added. Tsutsui just stared at it in awe. I smiled, and rubbed my head.

"I'm really glad I passed." I chuckled. Rinfain ushered me inside.

"Well what are you waiting for? Get inside and I'll make dinner!"

After a while, we all sat down at their dinner table. Technically, they only needed four chairs, but they always had a fifth chair for me, which made me feel welcomed every time I came for dinner. Rinfain placed a lot of food on the table, queuing for everyone to dig in. We all ate happily, filling our stomachs with Rinfain's expert cooking skills. I liked the food I made at home, but Rinfain's would win every time, without fail. Before I knew it, I was heading home, the sun setting as I walked home.

A/N: Well, there is chapter one! I made sure to publish the long author's note at the same time so y'alls don't have to wait to get into the story :)