Normal POV:

A boy with long dark hair was shifting in his bed. He quickly arose looking around wildly for something.

"I'm going to be late for graduation!"he thought as he hopped out of bed.

"Nejin, you're going to be late!"a voice called from outside the room.

"I'll be down in a second mom!"Nejin yelled back

Nejin showered, brushed his hair, got dressed, and rushed out the door. He ran past his parents without a word and arrived at the Academy just in time.

"Do you think he'll be alright Tenten?"said a man who was very similar to Nejin in appearance

"I think he'll be fine Neji."Tenten said as she smiled, thinking about her son.

Nejin's POV:

I sat down in my seat next to two of my classmates. One had short brown hair going in every direction. A small puppy was sleeping on top of his head. He smelled pretty weird, but I immediately knew this was my cousin.

"Hey Fang, you ready to graduate?"I said waiting for his reply

"You just wait Nejin. When we graduate I'm so going to beat you in a sparring match!"Fang yelled

"I didn't even challenge you, but if you want to get beat!"I started, but turned away from him to look at my other classmate.

She was very pretty, but I would never say that. She had black hair in four gravity-defying ponytails.

"Hey Shikari, you anxious to graduate?I asked barely paying attention to what she said.

"Yeah, I wonder who's going to be on my team."Shikari said giving me a smile.

I loved her smile so much. I then thought about my best friend. Granted he was late, stupid, and obnoxious but he was my friend.

"Have you seen Uzumaki Naturo anywhere?"I asked

"No, I thought he was with you."Fang and Shikari replied.

"He'll probably be late as usual."I said with a grin.