--Two hours later--
"Kid, you're getting a little weak. You need to spend more time practicing, or winning won't give me any sense of accomplishment."
The Nine-Tails, riding a winning streak, looked smug as it taunted Naruto.
Naruto gritted his teeth. "Then stop winning!"
That fox really had nothing better to do. Besides sleeping, it played mahjong and Shogi, and its skill had already surpassed Naruto's.
Of course, the Nine-Tails refused. Winning might not give it much of a sense of accomplishment, but it gave it some.
Just as Naruto was about to start another game, the Nine-Tails suddenly said, "Your instructor's here."
Though Sakura had her handsome idol to admire, she wasn't bored. Still, two hours was a bit too long.
The impatient Sakura had already killed the unseen Jonin instructor countless times in her imagination.
"You must be the members of Team 7, right?"
The classroom door opened, and Kakashi finally arrived. Naruto opened his eyes just in time.
"You woke up at the right time. Come with me. We'll introduce ourselves on the rooftop."
Ninja Academy.
Rooftop.
Kakashi leaned against the railing and introduced himself listlessly. "My name is Hatake Kakashi. What I like and dislike is classified. My dream... I don't think I have one. I have quite a few hobbies, though I don't want to talk about them."
"All right, now it's your turn. Start from the right."
Naruto was sitting on the right.
After a moment's thought, Naruto said, "My name is Uzumaki Naruto. I like making figurines. I hate troublesome commoners. As for my dream... I haven't decided yet."
Troublesome commoners?
No dream?
Kakashi felt that Naruto's way of thinking was a little dangerous. But when he thought about it... who could he blame?
He had promised Minato-sensei that he'd take