Team 7 will consist of Namikaze Naruko, Uchiha Sasuke, and Sanguis Kane. Your instructor will be Hatake Kakashi."
Kane Sanguis wanted to scream. Why did Kami-sama hate him? What had he done in a past life to deserve such torture? He had the worst score of all the graduates, he knew. He knew he would. If he were being honest with himself, he was surprised he graduated at all.
Kane wasn't stupid. He knew in actuality he probably did above average on the exam; however the instructor Iruka Umino has had it out for him since day one. Kane didn't care; he was used to it.
Kane was a plain looking 12 year old. Short brown hair, light-blue eyes, average height, average looks, average intelligence. Nothing about him stood out.
Didn't change the fact that it felt like everyone was out to get him.
Now Kane felt he could truly add Kami down to the list of "people out to get Kane Sanguis." Why was he stuck on the same team as Naruko and Sasuke?! Sasuke was the son of the chief of the Konoha Police Corps, and heir apparent. Not to mention he was ranked second best in the class; a title he was loathe to admit as he lost out on Rookie Of The Year to Naruko. Sasuke had always been a stuck up jerk in Kane's opinion.
Naruko was another story. They were friends, once... Until she decided she wanted nothing to do with him anymore. Now she was practically a stranger to Kane.
Stuck on the same team as the daughter of the Fourth Hokage and Rookie Of The Year, as well as the heir to the Konoha Police Corps...
Kane looked over at Naruko and saw she had a displeased look on her face as well. He couldn't help but internally cringe over this. It was well known that Naruko and Sasuke were good friends due to a strong rivalry between the two, and it was clear from the beginning that she and Sasuke would be on a team together due to being the top two students. That meant her disappointment was clearly over being teamed up with himself.
Ouch.
As Iruka-Sensei continued calling out team names Kane tuned him out completely. He has always had rotten luck, but this really takes the cake.
Suddenly he noticed Naruko stand up from her seat and make her way out of the classroom, ignoring Iruka's protests as she did so. Sasuke simply raised an eyebrow in her direction before ignoring the situation entirely.
'Guess she really does hate me.'
With nothing better to do, Kane sat in silence, allowing his mind to roam while waiting for this "Kakashi" person to show up.
He waited.
And waited.
And waited.
The sound of a chair screeching startled Kane from his thoughts, and he looked up as Sasuke began making his way towards the back of the class.
Towards him.
"It's been hours and our sensei still isn't here. He might not be coming. Naruko isn't even here." Sasuke drawled as he sat on the opposite side of the desk, sitting backwards on the chair for the row in front of Kane.
He hadn't even realized they were the only two left in the room, Kane noted.
"So what do we do then? Leave?" Kane asked with visible concern on his face. He didn't want to leave only to have their sensei come to an empty classroom; first impressions could mean a lot in Kane's opinion.
Sasuke raised a single eyebrow. "No, we don't really have a choice but to sit here and wait, although I don't have a clue where that blonde bimbo went..." He shot a sidelong glance at the entrance of the room.
