Sairai 再来

Chapter 11 - Naruto does it again

First POV

Waiting for my name to be called was the most boring thing in the world. Today was the Graduation day. It was a simple test that consisted of making two clones.

Naruto was shaking nervously next to me, and Sasuke was a stoic as ever. The Graduation exam was probably nothing for my black-haired friend, but the blonde mess could barely make one clone, and even that one was messed up. I tried to help Naruto with the Jutsu but it was in vain.

I watched as my cousin Hinata got up to go into the examination room after Iruka-sensei called her. I could tell she was nervous like she always was, but I knew she got this. I already knew who was going to pass and who wasn't. The clan children wouldn't have any trouble except for Naruto, and from the civilian ones, Sakura would probably be the only one.

A bit more time passed as I started to zone out. I was lost in my thoughts when I heard Iruka-sensei call someone I didn't know, Yuuma Nori. I looked over to the front of the class where a tall skinny boy was standing. What took me off guard was that someone who looked exactly like him was standing a bit behind the brown-haired boy. The boys exchanged a few words as Yuuma went after our sensei.

Nori wasn't any clan name that I knew of, so they must be civilians. I looked towards Sasuke, who was on the right side of Naruto.

"Pst, Sasuke" I whispered to him. He turned his head in my direction looking irritated.

"What is it?"

"Do you know him, and the boy that just left?" I asked him pointing subtly towards the boy that was silently sitting in front of the class.

"Where have you been in the last two years?" he said and I pinched his ear. "Hn. Those are the Nori twins. They are really skilled in Genjutsu, tch." Sasuke explained. "They came from Amegakure." My jaw dropped as I heard him name the Hidden Village.

"What are you two talking about?" Naruto asked but we both ignored him, and soon after he regained his nervous position.

"Ame? How?" I asked no one in particular as I fell in my chair.

"Don't ask me, ask the Hokage, he let them stay. Apparently, they entered Konoha alone, no family, nothing."

"What is his name? I asked Sasuke about the other brother.

"Something like Hiroto. Now shut up so I can concentrate."

"Yeah, thank you" I mumbled to him.

Yuume and Hiroto Nori from Amegakure, both of them are skilled in Genjutsu. Something seemed fishy as I knew who was really in charge of the Hidden Village right now. The people from Ame worshiped Pain as their God, so I can't see a reason why these two boys left the Village. or the record, I was probably the only one who knew, as of now, that Pain was ruling over Ame. I should talk about this with Shisui, maybe he knows more.

Another crucial hour passed and Iruka-sensei finally called my name. I happily followed him to another room where a white-haired man was sitting at a desk.

"Chise, this is Mizuki, he will help me with the Exam. You know what to do, two perfect clones."

I politely saluted the other sensei and put my hands in the correct hand seals. Doing a clone jutsu was easy, it didn't require much chakra and didn't take a toll on my heart. A second later two clones were standing next to me.

"Well done, Chise-san," Mizuki-sensei said and Iruka-sensei nodded. "You can take a headband now."

"Thank you, sensei," I said to both of them as I picked up a random blue headband and tied it around my forehead as I used to in my previous life. Feeling the material after 13 years of not wearing one was almost nostalgic.