“Where is she?! We’re going to miss our photo shoot. The photographer said she has two minutes before he has to go!” Akio panicked, looking around for the female of his team.
“She’ll be here, Akio, relax,” Hideo tried calming down his brother.
“Listen to your brother, Akio,” the sensei of the team, Hiroshi, agreed with Hideo.
An introduction to Ayaka's team. Well, Ayaka was in Team Hiroshi. Obviously, Hiroshi was her sensei while Hideo and Akio were her teammates. Hiroshi was a relaxed man with a rather humorous touch to his personality and some women have considered him to be quite a looker. Hideo and Akio were identical twins placed into the same team(the picture). Nobody had a rough time distinguishing them apart, however, since both twins had brown hair but Hideo’s hair was a light brown while Akio’s hair was a dark brown plus their hairstyle was slightly different. Their personalities were almost as identical. Hideo tended to be more placid while Akio was more of a loud mouth but being twins, they had their silly moments. It was the similar personalities that the team possessed what brought them together.
“One minute left and-“Akio stopped talking when he heard a soft landing behind him and everyone turned to see their missing female teammate.
“Hey guys, sorry, I got caught up in something,” Ayaka smiled as she walked up towards them.
“Yes! You’re here! Finally, we can have our team photo!” Akio looked up to the sky with his hands into tight fists.
“Alright, alright, if everyone could please get into whatever formation you’d like. I need to make this quick, I have another photo session to attend to!” the photographer urged the team.
“Alright then, you three stand in the front while I stand in the back,” Hiroshi instructed his students but earned a frown from Ayaka.
“No, I want to have a creative team picture, not a casual boring one,” Ayaka shook her head in disagreement to her sensei as she crossed her arms.
The twins looked at each other and smirked, each grabbing one of her legs. They brought her up as they connected their shoulders and placed her on them while Hiroshi stood behind Akio and put his arm on Ayaka’s shoulder and leaned against her.
“How is this for creative?” Hideo couldn’t help but grin.
“Eh, Ayaka-chan?” Akio added to his twin’s sentence. Hiroshi slightly laughed.
Ayaka, who had panicked a bit, relaxed as her scared face grew into one with a wide grin. “Perfect!”
Hiroshi looked towards the photographer. “We’re ready. Smile everybody.”
Hideo and Akio smiled as they held out peace signs with their free arms. Hiroshi gave a close eyed smile. Ayaka closed her eyes and grinned with happiness as she formed bunny ears on her two teammates.
“Ready? In 3. 2. 1.” Snap. The official Team Hiroshi photo had been taken.
The twins grinned deviously as they let go off Ayaka’s legs and broke apart to let her fall to the ground on her bum.
Ayaka sighed as she stood back up. “I should have known you two would do something like that.”
The twins laughed but stopped and yelped “Oi!” when their sensei slapped them over their heads.
“Remember I said that whenever any of you do something like that, I will always do that.”
The twins grunted as they rubbed the back of their heads while Ayaka stuck her tongue out at them.
“Anyways, my subordinates, I have something to discuss with you all,” Hiroshi continued talking only this time with a serious tone. The three teammates turned serious and looked at their sensei. “I will be leaving for a mission in the war.”
Ayaka’s heart skipped a beat once she heard her sensei speak these words. “Are-are you serious Hiroshi sensei?”
Hiroshi nodded. “Thankfully, you guys don’t have to come and I hope that day never comes but as an elite jounin of the Leaf Village, I must fulfil my duty to fight and protect it. I was just recently informed about this, right before I came here.”
“Oh,” Ayaka said with a stern face. Hideo and Akio did a good job on not showing any emotions but like Ayaka, they were already beginning to worry for their sensei.
“I depart in an hour. Meanwhile I’m gone, I want you all to train and improve your abilities and relax equally. Ayaka, I know you’ve been thinking of taking the Jounin exams after the war ends so I want you to focus on your training for that. Akio and Hideo, try not to tease your fellow teammate.”
Akio and Hideo gave a slight smile but they spoke at the same time saying, “No promises, Hiroshi Sensei.” Ayaka face palmed herself while their sensei chuckled.
“Well I must go to gather my supplies. Behave, all of you,” Hiroshi sensei said before beginning to walk away, the twins bidding him goodbye and leaving since they apparently had something to do.
Ayaka stood alone but she watched her sensei leave until her feet began to move and her lips called out her sensei’s name.
Hiroshi stopped and turned as his student ran towards him.
“What is it, Ayaka?” Hiroshi questioned when he saw a look on her face that he had seen on so many people who found out loved ones or close friends were going to war.
“I… I don’t want you to go to this war,” Ayaka furiously shook her head. “Can’t they send someone else in?”
Hiroshi gave a small, frowning smile as he kneed down to Ayaka’s height, considering he was a rather tall man. “They could but I volunteered. We’re ninja, Ayaka, and we serve our country. You know about the Will of Fire. I have that Will of Fire to be able to go out there and fight to protect Konoha and the future generation of shinobi who will protect it as well, you and the twins among them. I know that you’re worrying about something happening to me but with Konoha’s Yellow Flash as our captain, he’ll be sure everyone will be safe and sound.”
“My brother is going back huh?” Ayaka frowned. She remembered how her brother would head out on missions in the war but he would always make it back. That never stopped her from worrying though.
Hiroshi nodded. “Ayaka, do not worry. I do not plan on leaving my team without a sensei. I will be back, alright?” Hiroshi gave his student the best true smile he had and succeeded in getting one back from her.
“Please be careful, Hiroshi sensei,” Ayaka muttered.
Hiroshi placed a hand on her head. “I will, I promise. And tell you what? When I get back, I’ll take the team out for some ramen.” Ayaka nodded with a grin on her face Hiroshi gave her one last smile and left. Ayaka sighed and began walking back towards the village where she was greeted back by Kushina.
“Oh, hi Kushina-chan,” Ayaka greeted back.
“I don’t know if your know but-“
“Minato-san has gone on a mission? Yeah, I know,” Ayaka interrupted her from continuing.
“Oh. Well he didn’t have time to say goodbye but he told me to tell you that he’ll be back and that you behave. Besides, he asked me to keep watch over you and I don’t mind. I would really like to get to know Minato-san’s sister,” Kushina smiled at the blond chuunin. Ayaka smiled back as Kushina took her hand and told her that they were going to go eat somewhere and talk.
Ayaka knew she was going to spend good time with Kushina but she just couldn’t stop worrying about Hiroshi sensei or her brother.
Hiroshi Sensei… Onii-san… Please be careful.
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Pain Brings Bonds ~Kakashi Love Story~
Romance"Who would have ever thought pain brings bonds? I hate the ways we have to go through to get pain but if pain brings bonds like the one we have now, I don't mind pain at all." Truth be told, Kakashi thought he had fallen into insanity. That was what...
