the Ravens secret

To Become A Ninja.

    Now the age of twelve, young Sasuko has successfully turned herself into her twin brother. Nobody ever questioned weather she was her brother or not. The hokage had no reason to lie to them. Right?

    Sasuko sat at her desk, her elbows resting on the wooden surface, fingers interlocked and her thin lips pressed to the back of her thumbs as she tried hard not to laugh at the sight in front of her.

    Naruto sat in front of the whole class. Tied up like a caught animal between the class and the chalk board as iruka sensei once again lectured him about one of his pranks.

    Sasuko mused to herself as she watched the scene play out.  Five years of pretending, of acting like she was someone she wasn't, she had become a great little actress. If.. NO.. when, she is able to be herself again.. she thought, maybe she could pursue a carrier in acting... But not until her clan was avenged.

    She had to pass today's test, and become a genin. She was determined. Her mind set. She passed the days test easily. Expertly preforming a clone jutsu. She strived for perfection with every step she was taking. Her life deliberately planned out before she did anything.

Step 1. Pay attention in school. Never slack off. Get perfect grades.

Step 2. Become a genin.

Step 3. Learn as much ninjutsu as possible. Develop new techniques and improve on fighting skills to become a chunin.

Step 4. Avenge family.

Step 5. Well... We'll cross that bridge when we get to it...

    Her thoughts drifted off as she walked home in a haze. Tomorrow she would be assigned to a team and given a sensei. She was thinking out the possibilities in her head. 'the Nara is lazy, but he aces every test.. he has even higher scores than me. Being teamed with him I could work on my strategies more... Then there's Hinata.. she's so quiet and mousey... I don't have time to teach others.. and the way she's always staring at Naruto..' she stopped that train of thought abruptly and she came to a stop on the small dirt road. Her small hand coming up to gently and absently rub at the pain in her chest. 'I don't have time for emotions..' she scolded herself. Steeling her resolve, she lifted her head and held it high and proud as she walked back home.

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    Morning came gently that day. Sasuko sat up in her bed, rubbing her eyes with the backs of her hands and yawning squeekily before standing from her bed. Wiggling her toes against the cold hardwood floor, she stretched her arms over her head then padded off silently towards her bath room.

    A morning shower and a quick brush of her teeth before she grabbed a tomato and headed out the door. The click of the door handle, she imagined would echo through her empty home when she shut it. She didn't mind being alone. She had grow use to it. Even enjoyed it sometimes. But in the begining, she would cry herself to sleep. Waking up every morning to stumble sleepily into the kitchen. She use to expect a nice home cooked hot breakfast. Her mom bustling around in the kitchen as her dad sipped tea. But every morning she would cry.

    The hokage had put a sage level henge on her when she started to become more feminine to make her look like a boy twenty four hours a day. He even taught her how to use it.

    She walked casually into class. Taking her regular seat by the window she settled into a comfortable position. Waiting patiently for the class to fill up. She came to school early every day. Half to avoid her empty house, and half to avoid the mass of fan girls she had accumulated. She really couldn't blame them. She knew she was a pretty good looking boy, and that's exactly what they thought she was, a boy. The Raven giggled to herself softly, a sound that came out as a chuckle, thanks to the hokages henge.

    She wondered absently what Naruto would do with a heard of fan girls. She wondered if she was reacting to the situation as a boy her age would actually react to them. All she knew was that she wasn't into girls, and the hokage told her not to take any suitors anyway.

    Slowly but surely the class began to fill up. Then she heard it, the inevitable sound of her two most obnoxious fan girls. The pink haired bitch and the blonde headed bimbo.

    Like nails on a chalkboard being slowly dragged down, she heard the argument between them. The chattering girls being completely oblivious to the fact that Naruto had already sat beside her as they argued over who would sit by "their sasuke".

    Before sasuko knew it, Naruto was being thrown from his seat as they argued over placement. She could vaguely feel his eyes on her from the floor as he stared at her intensely. 'Oh no,has he finally noticed? After all these years!?' she thought to herself.

'Nope...' he mind supplied as she looked up to him suddenly crouching on her desk staring daggers at her.

    From his hunched over and crouhed position on her desk he stared daggers at her. Willing her to know that he knew her secret. He didn't know why she pretended to be Sasuke. But he decided long ago, that if they were ever really friends, then she would tell him herself.

     The boy in the seat behind Naruto suddenly stood. Bumping into Naruto and sending his face crashing into sasukos. Their lips meeting in the briefest of moments. 'Her lips are so soft..' Naruto thought absently before both of their faces turned tomato red. He turned from her and pretended to cough and gag in disgust as sasuko did the same.

    Her heart was pounding. Even the hokages henge couldn't stop the blush of her cheeks as she desperately tried to wipe her first kiss from her lips. Her little heart stuttering and fluttering like a bird.

    Slowly she calmed herself down and sat back up. The girls had began staring daggers at Naruto threateningly and Sasuko decided to stay out of it as she went back to waiting for the teacher.

'One thing is for sure... I can't be on a team with him or any fan girls... I'd be found out for sure.' She thought to herself absently, just as iruka sensei walked into the class.

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A/N: remember. Tell me what you think. Am I doing well enough to continue? What parts of the story line would you like me to include on my fanfic? Any specific parts you would like from the perspective of a female Sasuke?

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CheshireRemiX