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Chapter 1
Sister school? We have a sister school?
"Damnit," she groaned to herself, as she ran across the village, hurriedly swallowing her breakfast.
"Of all the days to sleep in. Now I'm gonna be frikkin' late."
No, there wasn't anyone next to her. She just talked to herself. She continued.
"And sensei had specifically told us to get there early for some special announcement or somethin' too. Ugh" The brown haired girl swore again as she quickened her pace.
"I better take a shortcut," she muttered, and continued racing through the streets, occasionally yelling out apologies as she almost knocked over the other pedestrians.
oOo
It was a beautiful day out, with clear, blue skies, interrupted every now and then by a small, cotton-white cloud. It was a brilliant contrast to the bright green of the trees, and the birds were singing their songs throughout the whole village.
Neji Hyuga breathed in, enjoying the fresh, early fall air as he calmly walked towards his school, Konoha Nin Academy for Boys (it was such a mouthful that most the students just referred to it as KoNAB). He wondered what the supposedly big announcement they'd be announcing that day could be. The school year had just barely started a few weeks ago, yet Kakashi had asked them all to come early that day, as they were going to be very important news that would affect all of them. Tch. Kakashi was telling them to come on time? He was the one always making his students wait up to hours for him, just to start class. There was this one time-
"Ahh! Look out!" a voice shrieked behind him. Neji was caught off guard, and before he could so much as turn around, something crashed into him, and he hit the ground. Hard.
"Sorry about that! I'm in a hurry!" the voice called, and all Neji saw was a flash of brown hair in two buns, and a pink shirt before the person who knocked him over disappeared, leaving behind a trail of dust.
Neji rubbed his head where he had hit it against the ground. God, he thought. Even if you're in a hurry, the least you could do is give a little notice before you come careening around the corner. Grumbling about people who didn't look where they were going, Neji picked up his stuff and continued towards school.
oOo
Panting, the girl skidded around the corner, coming to a stop in front of Konoha Nin Girls' Academy, gasping for breath. I made it, she thought. All her mad dashing through the streets, along with her little shortcut, had actually got her here at about the same time she normally would've arrived, if she had left on time, of course.
"Tenten!" shouted a girl with pink hair, waving an arm in the air. She was standing at the entrance with another girl, with blonde hair pulled back into a high ponytail. Tenten grinned, as she ran over to two of her friends. They'd been tight friends since they first met on the very first day of school two years ago, when Tenten, having transfered from another district, got lost in the intricate hallways. While she was a grade older than them, they were still very close.
"Hey guys," she said, her cheeks still flushed from her little early morning marathon.
"You ok?" asked Ino, "You look like you just ran the 400m dash."
"That's one way to put it," panted Tenten. "I thought I was going to be late." At that, Sakura started laughing.
"So you ran all the way here from your house?"
"Basically. Though I took a shortcut."
"And it actually worked?" remarked Ino with a raised eyebrow. She was no doubt remembering the time when they went shopping together with their other friend Hinata, and one of Tenten's "shortcuts" managed to not only get them further away from home, but impossibly lost as well.
"Shut up," giggled Tenten, knowing what Ino must be recalling. "We found our way back eventually that time, right?"
"Yeah, eventually, but only because of Hinata," added Sakura.
"Where is she, anyway?"
"Who, Hinata?"
"Noooo, your great-uncle. Who else?"
"She went inside to save us seats in the auditorium, and told us to stay here and wait for you. Although, looking at the number of students we have these days, she didn't really need to bother, but you know Hinata." Ino shrugged.
"Then come on! Let's go! Now we really are going to be late!" laughing, the three girls jogged in the direction of the Auditorium.
oOo
Neji walked into the gym, where all the students had gathered, waiting for the news. He could see their Hokage with Shikamaru, who had been coughblackmailedcough into the student counsel, talking in the corner of the stage with a woman who had her back turned to them. Neji frowned. Wonder who that is, he thought. At this school, even the teachers were all male.
"Hyuga! Over here!" someone called, and he turned to see a group of his friends waving at him. As he made his way over to them, he heard Naruto and Sasuke arguing over something, as usual.
"It's true! I heard it with my own two ears!"
"Not saying much coming someone like from you, dobe."
"What was that supposed to mean?"
"Seems like the dobe has no ears, and no brain either."
"Shut up, teme, what would you know?"
"A whole lot more than you."
"Teme."
"Dobe."
"Teme!"
"Dobe."
"TEM-"
"Uh, guys?" interrupted Kiba. "Are you planning on stopping anytime soon?"
"Ask Teme here, he started it," whined Naruto.
"You continued it," smirked Sasuke.
"Teme!"
"Dobe." came the calm reply.
"STOP IT!" yelled Kiba, his shout accentuated with a bark from the small dog next to him.
"Ah, the youthful Neji-kun has arrived!" said Lee dramatically.
"Hey. What is it this time?" asked Neji, with a nod to indicate the "Teme/Dobe/Shut-the-hell-up/bark bark" conversation going on next to them. Chouji shrugged, while stuffing another handful of chips into his mouth.
"Who knows? Those two could probably argue about anything for hours without even trying. And Kiba could dive in at any given point and make them all the louder."
"Don't we know it," sighed Shikamaru, coming up behind them. "How troublesome."
"You'd think you'd be used to it by now," remarked Neji. "Go figure."
"Well, it's true, but that's not what I meant." The lazy student president grimaced.
"So what's the big news Shikamaru-kun?" Asked Lee. Shikamaru had a rather pained look on his face.
"You'll find out in about thirty seconds, the assembly's about to start."
oOo
"Hey guys," said a girl with long, navy tinted hair, and pale, pupil-less eyes. "You should hurry up and sit down, Shizune-sensei is going to begin soon."
"Thanks Hinata," replied Tenten, as she sat next to her. Sakura and Ino joined them, and they all looked up expectantly at the stage.
"Hey," Ino whispered to Hinata. "Who's that guy up there? I thought all the teachers here were women. And why isn't the Hokage-sama up there?"
"Yeah, isn't she the one who usually makes the announcements?" added Tenten. Hinata shrugged, and put her finger to her lips, as a sign to be quiet.
"Ok, settle down ladies!" called the rather young looking woman onstage. She gestured to the white-haired man next to her. "This is Jiraya-sensei, and he's representing our brother school, Konoha Nin Academy for Boys today. But before we get to that, we have a few other things to say." She waited for the murmurings that filled the room to stop.
"Well, you're probably all wondering why we've called you here, you all must've noticed by now how few students we have." She paused, to look around at the room. "Many of us have transferred to other schools, or moved away." She went on to talk about how she didn't want to pressure the rest of the students into feeling that it was their obligation to stay at this school, despite its long history and high esteem, something about the elevated level of expectations... Tenten sighed, and started zoning out. Hmm. I wonder how long this is gonna take, she mused. There were some homework problems she wasn't sure she got right, and wanted some time before class to go over them. Maybe I can get Sakura to give me the answers. She's always getting 100 on tests and things. Tenten's mind started drifting further and further away….
oOo
"WHAT?"
Shouts of disbelief and confusion filled the gym. The Hokage's retiring? But then what will happen to the school? What's going on?
"Please, settle down," said the old man on stage. "I assure you, you will be left in good hands." He beckoned to the woman beside him. "This is Tsunade-sensei, one of my former students, and current Hokage at our very prestigious sister school. As of today, she will be taking over in my place as Hokage of this academy." The hall was instantly filled with the buzzing of astonished murmurs, and talking could be heard throughout the room.
"But she's a girl! What would she know about an all boys school?"
"Didn't he just say she was the Hokage at another school?"
"Sister school? We have a sister school?"
"Yea, it's called Konoha Girls Academy. You know, just like ours, except for girls, you dimwit."
"Dude! Look at her boobs! Their huge! You think she got surgery on them?"
"Is that really the sort of thing to be thinking about right now?"
"She looks waaay too young to be Hokage. How old do you reckon she is?"
"You really think she's good enough to run two schools at once?"
"Silence!" roared Tsunade suddenly. That shut them up pretty quick.
"I am to be your new Hokage, and I will NOT tolerate disrespect, towards myself, to any of my teachers, your new school ground property, or any of your new classmates. Those who disobey the rules will be punished as seen fit. Do not expect any special treatment just because you are to be new students, of sorts." She grinned wolfishly at the sight of their faces, as the "big news" seemed to sink in.
"WHAT?"
"Huh? What's going on? I don't get it!" cried Naruto.
"Dobe. Isn't it obvious?"
"No. what does she mean, new school grounds, new classmates, new teachers? What, are we changin' schools or something?"
"Idiot," muttered Sasuke.
"No, Naruto." replied Neji slowly. "It means-"
"We're combining with a girl's school," groaned Shikamaru, sinking back in his chair.
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