Naruto: Chronicles of A Fire Ninja

Chapter 52: Team 13

Since they had four hours before they had to report to the Hokage's office, Kaida and Yomi decided to enjoy some Ichiraku ramen in the meantime. They headed straight toward the shop.

Ayame came to see who had arrived so early in the morning and was elated to find them.

"Oh! Kaida-san, Yomi-san, welcome back! Where have you been for the last three months?"

"We were training under our new sensei, and we've become super powerful now," Yomi said.

"Also, we were doing some missions. We're now genin," Kaida added with a proud smile.

"Oh, that's great! So, what do you guys want to eat?" Ayame asked.

"The usual."

"Coming right up."

'Now that I think about it, Ayame is the name shared by both her and the girl from the D-rank transport mission. Maybe that's why Kaida was talking to her so much,' Yomi thought.

After 30 minutes, Ayame and Teuchi came out with a hot bowl of miso ramen with all the toppings. They served it, and Kaida and Yomi ate until their stomachs were about to burst. They paid the bill and then headed toward the Hokage building, walking leisurely. On the way, they both wondered who would be their new teammate.

They only had a single friend in the academy; everyone else just used to give them the cold shoulder.

At 9:50, they reached the Hokage building and were surprised to find Ryota waiting there.

"Hey, Ryota, how are you?" Kaida asked.

Ryota, upon hearing Kaida, stood up from his seat, walked over to him, and punched him straight in the gut.

"I'm fine, you asshole. You never visited us after your sudden graduation, and here I thought we were friends."

Kaida thought, 'Ryota's words hurt more than his punch.'

"I'm sorry, bro. We were really busy—heck, we didn't even have time to sleep during our training under our new sensei," Kaida said with a sad face.

*bark bark*

Kiba also showed his displeasure at not receiving his treats and pats for such a long time.

"Sorry to you too, buddy," Kaida said, patting Kiba. Since he was expecting to meet them, Kaida had brought some treats with him, which he gave Kiba as an apology.

"Hey, Yomi."

"Hey, Ryota."

Yomi and Ryota had a normal interaction since Ryota's anger was already over. This was one of the best things about members of the Inuzuka clan: they didn't hide their feelings.

"Lord Third is calling you guys," the receptionist said, interrupting their reunion.

They headed toward the Hokage's office.

"Greetings, Lord Hokage," Ryota bowed to Hiruzen.

"Good morning, Grandpa," Kaida and Yomi said, bowing slightly.

"Good morning to all of you. Hmm, it seems Kenji's words were true—you three are well acquainted with each other," Hiruzen said, then looked toward Kaida and Yomi before continuing. "As you may have guessed already, Ryota will be your new teammate. He graduated from the academy in one week and completed his necessary D-rank missions to go on C-rank missions."

"Yes, Grandpa, but who will be our team leader and new sensei?" Kaida asked.

"Oh, you know him very well," Hiruzen said.