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The Volleyball Team Hidden in the Leaves

Adopted from OFion

Chapter 2: Level Up

"Is that-" Tanaka's eyes widened astronomically.

Nishinoya gasped before pointing at the red and white structure not that far away from them. "The Skytree?"

Everyone from Karasuno looked at the direction Nishinoya was pointing, glancing away from the bags they were trying to remove from the back seat of the bus. The ride hadn't been terribly long but their legs were stiff, causing a few members to jump a couple times to loosen them. Collectively, the rest of the team seemed to sigh in exasperation as they instantly recognized the mistake their more...wild members had made.

"No, that's just a normal transmission tower…" Kai, the calm Nekoma vice captain corrected sheepishly. The gentle black haired wing spiker seemed like he was used to the wild behavior from the Karasuno up-incoming ace and libero due to his own experience with his own spirited ace. On the other hand, the comment from the Karasuno boys was enough to earn a cackling laugh from Kuroo.

Either ignoring or not noticing this, Nishinoya and Tanaka glanced at each other before roaring to the skies in excitement. "HERE WE ARE TOKYO!"

The rest of the team seemed slightly less impressed with the change of scenery. The location of the training camp was in the suburbs of Tokyo and wasn't that different from their part of Miyagi, except for the temperature which was a few degrees warmer. Luckily volleyball was an indoor sport and they wouldn't be forced to play outside.

Taking a second to catch his breath after the hard laugh, Kuroo, the 6'2" middle blocker and captain of the Nekoma team ran a hand through his shaggy black hair as he noticed that two of the most prominent members of the Karasuno team were missing. "Where are the Freak Twins?"

"They're taking remedial exams…" Daichi sighed and shook his head with an exasperated chuckle. "But they'll meet us after they're done."

Daichi almost had a hard time believing when he saw the grades the two most...eccentric members of the first years had received on their final exams. Kageyama, a volleyball genius of the highest magnitude, had memorized the wrong section and had done horribly on the reading comprehension whereas Hinata, who had been incredibly confident, had simply made the mistake of bubbling his answers one mark off. Not the largest possible mistakes but still enough for the boys to score below the minimum passing grade.

Kuroo shrugged nonchalantly. "Well, when you all are ready, meet us in the gym" He gestured toward the building behind them with a hand. "The other guys are here already"

"Already?" Asahi asked, glancing nervously around the Nekoma captain to see if he could see into the gym.

Kuroo smirked, his sneaky cat like attributes coming out. "You'll just have to come and see"

Daichi wasn't sure why but there was something about Kuroo's smile that freaked him out. There was something he didn't know and that scared the Karasuno captain. The most mature crow didn't know what his team had signed up for...

Hinata's eye tracked the minute hand of the clock as it approached the 12. His right hand twitched, as if feeling the phantom sensation of spiking before he quickly put in the last answer a moment before the bell rang. Hinata could feel his heart beating faster and he practically wanted to jump out of his seat in anticipation.

Months ago, the orange haired boy could barely stand to be near the dark blue haired setter. Now, however, the connection the small middle blocker had with the one he called his partner was strong enough that Hinata could almost telepathically feel Kageyama tensing next to him, ready to bolt out of his chair at a moment's notice.

The teacher glanced up at the clock herself before placing her hand out toward Hinata and Kageyama. "Hand in your tests you two, you may go now"

"Arigato Sensei!"

Kageyama and Hinata quickly placed their papers in their teacher's hands before bowing respectfully. She smiled at them which they took as a cue to leave as the two boys sprinted out of the room as quickly as possible, only hearing their teacher yell from behind them "Good luck!".

The two volleyball players barely got outside when they heard the squealing of burning rubber very close to them, causing them to jump backwards just in time to see a small truck whipped around a turn with ridiculous speed before drifting to a stop ten feet in front of them.

"Hey losers," A blonde haired woman stuck her head out of the window, a lollipop in her mouth as she eyed the two boys. "You're the ones who need the ride?"

Immediately the two boys noticed the attitudinal similarities to a certain wing spiker they knew along with the extreme air of coolness that seemed to radiate off of her. Hinata's eyes widened in awe. "Wow! You're Tanaka-san's big sister?"

The woman grinned a bright sunny grin that reminded Hinata a bit of his own. "Yep! Call me Saeko-neesan! I'll get you to Tokyo in a snap!" Saeko exclaimed as she gestured with her thumb to the truck.

Without a second thought, the two boys sprinted for the back of the white van, something most parents warned against. "Arigato!" Hinata and Kageyama yelled as they quickly rushed into the truck, eager to meet their team.

Saeko smirked devilishly as she planted her foot down on the accelerator. "Don't thank me yet…"

The Freak 1st Year Duo knew they were in the trouble the second they heard the wheels squeal in protest once more. The two suddenly found themselves thrown all over the place by the ridiculously tight turn, feeling g-forces reminiscent to astronauts and fighter jet pilots.

Hinata's grip on his seat was white knuckled. He loved to jump in volleyball and loved the experience of flying it gave him. Hinata now knew he did not like when the wheels of the car he was in left the road and the small white truck flew through the air and down the street. The orange haired boy's eyes widened in horror. It was a long ride to Tokyo.

"What!" Was the universal cry from the rest of the Karasuno team as they glanced around the gym. The Nekoma gym was rather large, with three courts and a large set of elevated bleachers. Despite the size, almost every court was being used by one of the teams to warm up and was filled with dozens of the best volleyball players in Japan. Most of the teams were using the time to pepper (also known as to practice bumping, setting and hitting the ball between two people) while the last court was being used by two teams doing hitting lines with lethal ferocity.

Whipping around to face the Karasuno team, Kuroo smirked as he gestured toward each school individually.

"Ubugawa High, a school known for their intense serving and blocking,"

The players from Ubugawa high all wore the same yellow t-shirt, green sports bib and white shorts as they practiced getting spin on their down balls as they peppered. The captain, a teen with a sharp glare and a ponytail glanced at the Karasuno team before going back to practice. A jump serve was no use without spin and Ubugawa was a team that took their serving very seriously.

"Shinzen High, the masters of using combos,"

Shinzen High's team all wore the same pale green shorts, pink sports bib and white shirt as they gathered around to talk about a new strategy or trick play they were planning. The captain was a teen with a small afro who turned to face the Karasuno team and gave them a small nod of acknowledgement. Shinzen didn't have any incredibly athletic players but the carefully devised plays that they had in their arsenal were enough to confuse the strongest of defenses.

"Fukurodani High, a team spearheaded by their powerful Ace,"

Fukurodani was at the other end of the gym and was one of the two teams doing hitting lines, their dark blue shirts and aqua blue sports bibs barely noticeable from where the Karasuno team was. A tall teen with white hair like an owl turned to them and from the other side of the gym, gave a huge wave and a peace sign. He looked rather unassuming despite the fact that his last spike had just been hit at an insane angle that had everyone watching widen their eyes in surprise.

"Nekoma High, a team that constantly connects with the ball and counter attacks"

Karasuno easily identified the red and black uniforms of their destined rivals as the team practiced receiving hard-to-get-balls by diving. One thing the team of crows recognized was the very tall grey haired member of Nekoma who wasn't there the last time the team had played them. Asahi practically jumped when he saw those green eyes land upon him, there was something about the tall middle blocker that gave him the heebie-jeebies.

"And Konoha High, the team of the Dual Aces"

Kuroo said the name as if it was nothing but all of Karasuno's team immediately turned to the last team in the gym in shock. The Konoha team was practicing hitting lines next to the Fukurodani team and the Karasuno team could only watch in amazement as a teen with spiky blonde hair leapt into the air before spiking so hard at a near vertical angle that it sent the ball rocketing into the ceiling with a sound that made the entire gym stop for a second to look.

Kuroo grinned at the shocked Karasuno team. "Surprise!"

"How did you get Konoha to come to this practice? They're not even in Tokyo!" Sugawara exclaimed, his mouth agape in surprise.

Kuroo shrugged like it was nothing. "Coach got a phone call from Kakashi Hatake-"

"The Kakashi Hatake from the Japanese National Team!" Nishinoya yelled in awe, his eyes starting to sparkle. He remembered watching the famous Konoha ace play at nationals when he was just a little kid running around in the playground, not knowing that he would dream of being in the same spot.

Kuroo nodded, his fluffy black hair shaking from the movement. "Yeah. Kakashi-sensei asked if his team could join the training camp and Coach couldn't refuse such an offer. It's not often a nationally seated team asks to practice with you."

With that, the scheming captain of Nekoma left the Karasuno team to their thoughts as he walked to meet his team. Once he was a few steps away, however, he suddenly turned around after remembering something rather important. "Don't forget if you lose, you have to do one round of diving drills around the court!" Kuroo said as he let out a mischievous chuckle.

After the black cat had returned to his own team, Asahi let out a shiver. "That guy scares me…"

"Not as much as they scare me…" Sugawara mumbled as he and the rest of his team watched Fukurodani and Konoha from the other end of the gym. Two nationally ranked teams were in the building and the crows weren't sure how to handle them…

"One more Sasuke!" The blonde haired captain called from the front section of the court. His hands were crossed behind his head, his eyes facing forward with complete trust in his best friend's abilities.

The Konoha vice captain let out a small grunt that sounded like "Hn" as he bounced the ball a few times between his left and right hands to get a good feel. After around three bounces, Sasuke held the ball out with his left hand in front of him before giving himself a nice high toss. The ball spun with topspin as it was tossed both high and forward as Sasuke began his approach. The Ambidextrous hitter decided to approach lefty that time and entered the air with his right hand in front and left hand cocked back to swing. His form was beautiful, something expected from a prodigy of the highest caliber.

While Sasuke didn't jump as high as Naruto, he was still easily three or more feet off the ground as he met the ball in the air. His arm whipped around and collided with the ball with a sound rather reminiscent to the crack of thunder, sending the ball shooting across the court like a flash of lightning as it flew toward the corner. The amount of spin on the ball was incredible and it was only because Sasuke had already scored three aces in a row on the other team that the ball was received. As soon as Shinzen's captain Ogano saw Sasuke serve the ball, he had immediately dove toward the corner where he knew the ball was heading and managed to barely catch the ball with his fully extended forearm.

"Dammit!" The teen with the afro cursed as he watched the received ball go back over the net and he was forced to rush back to his position, angry red marks littering his forearms from the punishing serves.

"Chance ball!" Rock Lee shouted, getting his teammates ready. The eccentric Libero brought his forearms together in flawless form as he passed the easy ball over to Shikamaru in a perfect pass.

Shinzen's blockers eyed the Konoha team carefully, a barely hidden fear right below the surface. Sasuke was serving which mean Shikamaru the setter was front row, leaving two front row hitters as well as the possibility for a setter dump. Not to mention both Konohamaru and Sasuke had proven themselves more than capable of jumping to great heights, leaving both viable options for a backrow attack. All in all, that left five possible attacking options for Konoha, not to mention the possibilities for quicks and combination plays.

Luckily Shinzen were saved the issue of reading who the ball was for as Naruto raised a hand to catch his setter's attention. "Shika!"

"Troublesome!" Shikamaru said with a sigh, his hands moving above his head to set.

The ball made easy contact with Shikamaru's hands as the young genius calculated the perfect amount of force to send a very high set toward the left side. All three blockers moved quickly to the left side of the court before waiting to block the Konoha captain once the ball began to drop, timing their jump very carefully. The only problem was that the set wasn't arcing downward and was continuing to travel a solid three or four feet over the net.

The players from Shinzen gave a sigh of relief, seeing the seemingly impossible set travel across the net and glad they would be getting a break for this point. "Good, the set is too high-You have got to be kidding me!"

The reason why the libero from Shinzen said that was for a very simple reason. The seemingly impossible set from Shikamaru Nara wasn't impossible because Konoha had an ultimate weapon and a rather open secret. Naruto Uzumaki could fly.

The golden haired captain squinted his cerulean blue eyes at the set for a moment before he took an explosive three step approach, stepping left-right-left before jumping. Naruto's form was rather beautiful as he flew through the air and continued to soar upwards until the Ace easily had his upper torso above the net, if not more.

Naruto left out a roar as his arm whipped around with unimaginable speed, his core snapping into the ball to add even more power. "Rasengan!"

Shinzen's blockers didn't stand a chance as Naruto simply spiked from above the blockers, their block not even an issue for the monstrous outside hitter. The libero for Shinzen couldn't even react in time as the ball was hit almost straight down on the three meter line with such incredible force that it left only a gust of wind in its wake. The Shinzen defenders couldn't even hide their awe as they looked up to see the ball strike the tall tall ceiling. The blockers were in the same boat too as despite jumping much later than Naruto to try and time their block, they were the ones falling first. A quick glance at the Konoha team was all they needed to see the five knowing smirks. Their captain was a beast.

In fact, the referee blew the whistle before Naruto's feet had even struck the ground, signalling the end of the set and game. Brushing off the Naruto grinned as he reached under the net to shake the hand of the Shinzen captain who was trying to lift the spirits of his team. "Good game Ogano!"

"Hai hai Naruto-san, you destroyed us," Ogano admitted with a chuckle as he shook Naruto's hand. A quick glance toward the blackboard proved that Ogano was right, a score of 25-9 wasn't very close in all honesty. Nevertheless it was slightly to be expected as the Shinzen team had requested that Konoha play them seriously...that was a big mistake.

"Don't be silly, your combos were confusing us until Shikamaru figured out your pattern," Naruto said with a bright smile that slightly lessened the disappointment the Shinzen team was feeling, the captain's natural charisma raising even his opponent's spirits. "There's always room to get better by practising and that's why we're all here, ya'know?"

Ogano smiled at the optimistic thought before turning to his team. "One round of diving drills!"

"Hai!" The Shinzen team responded in unison with renewed vigor. With a strange sense of pride, the group of pink clothed players began their set of drills around the gym.

Turning away from the Shinzen players who had begun their punishment, Naruto glanced at his own team. The five of the regulars that came to the camp sat on the side of the gym, drinking water and recovering for a brief moment to prepare themselves for the back-to-back game they were about to play.

Hearing footsteps behind him, Naruto turned to look at his calculating vice captain. "We play Karasuno now…" Sasuke commented, earning a nod from his whiskered friend.

"We're on court three now guys!" Naruto called over to the team and received a few nods as they all slowly stood up.

The two Aces walked side by side as the rest of their team moved behind them over to a court on the side. The rotation meant that they would play every team and the only team that Karasuno had yet to play was the black winged crows, one of the two reasons the Yamanashi team had asked to come to the camp. Konoha were surprised to see their opponents already warmed up and ready for them but the elementals were ready as well, readjusting the red sports bibs they were wearing over white shirts and black shorts.

Both teams quickly settled into their normal starting lineup. Konoha was serving first as they had more wins that Karasuno, giving the crows the advantage of getting the chance to score first. Naruto was in the front row along with Shino and Sasuke, forming perhaps the Konoha team's most dangerous offensive formation while in the back row was Shikamaru, Konohamaru and Neji/Lee.

Glancing over onto the other side of the net, Naruto noticed that the Karasuno receiving formation looked rather impressive. Rather than have a highly offensive right side hitter like Konoha and Shiratorizawa, Karasuno had a rather reliable third year defensive specialist take that role to add to the already formidable defense of Chidoriyama's Nishinoya.

Nonetheless, Naruto noticed something rather important was missing. "Where's the Little Giant and the King?"

The glasses wearing blonde on the other side of the net was rather tall and had a very stoic face that reminded Naruto a bit of Sasuke or Neji. His answer was cold and uncaring. "They're idiots so they're taking supplementary exams"

Naruto nodded empathically, as his own grades would be rather lacking were it not for the tutoring of the many academically gifted people on his team such as Shikamaru, Sasuke and Neji. Shrugging it off, the blonde haired ace's eyes grew rather cold and serious frighteningly quick, shocking the Karasuno blocker. "Very well, we'll enjoy playing against you too Mr. Clever Blocker."

The Karasuno team felt an invisible weight on their shoulders as they heard the next words from Konoha's captain. "We're ready when you are, Crows."

At the sound of the whistle, Shikamaru's jump float serve soared over the net and with that, the game had begun.

"Stop fidgeting kid, it's freaking me out now."

The comment snapped the orange haired boy out of his daydream of playing in nationals and beating a blocker more than a foot taller than him. Glancing over at Saeko, he smiled apologetically. "Sorry, I'm just itching to get out there."

The young blonde haired woman laughed, a rather hearty laugh that seemed to shake her entire body and tested Hinata's willpower as he tried not to look down at the woman's bouncing chest. Somehow, Saeko didn't wake up the sleeping Kageyama who had passed out somewhere around Mount Adatara.

Glancing away from the road, Saeko made eye contact with the small middle blocker. "You really like volleyball that much…what made you start playing volleyball Hinata?"

Hinata barely had to think, his eyes sparkling. "Well when I was a kid, I saw the Spring Tournament on the TV."

"-and I saw the Little Giant!/and you saw the Little Giant." Hinata and Saeko said simultaneously.

Hinata's jaw dropped and he whipped over to look at his upperclassman's sister in surprise. "Wow Saeko, you know the Little Giant?"

Seeing Hinata's look of awe and confusion, Saeko let out another hearty laugh. "I went to school with him"

Saeko thought for a moment, sucking on her lollipop as she reminisced about her high school years. "He was quiet unlike you and didn't really stand out much" Her voice dropped a little, becoming a tad bit more serious. "But I once saw one of Karasuno's practice matches and…I don't know…something about him was just intense."

"You mean the way he played?" Hinata asked, his head cocked to the side in confusion.

Merging lanes with a slight turn of her wheel, Saeko shook her head. "No, he was getting switched out. It was just his eyes that glowed with pride and confidence," Her gaze was forward but didn't seem to be on the road, focusing on something else a little further. "He just had the absolute pride of being an ace. The confidence that made you believe that he would lead you to victory if you supported him."

"I almost fell in love with him!" She said excitedly, flashing Hinata a goofy grin.

Glancing down at the time on the dashboard, Saeko pushed down on the accelerator with a heavy foot, sending the white van rocketing even faster if that was possible. "Don't worry Kiddos, Tokyo is right around the corner!"

"They're monsters..."

Asahi let out the collective thought of the entire Karasuno team as he wiped the sweat off his brow with the corner of his t-shirt. The match hadn't lasted long as despite Karasuno's best efforts and to be honest, Konoha had not looked like they were trying very hard during the match. As much as the timid ace loathed to admit it, without the unpredictable nature of their first years, Karasuno had been outclassed.

"Yes they are. Hopefully we'll have a better attempt at them next time when Hinata and Kageyama arrive." Sugawara said with a sigh. The pressure of setting under the intense watch of the Konoha's deadly read blockers was tough and the mental toll it put on the silver haired setter was taxing.

Daichi clapped his hands together, gathering the attention of his team with pride and authority. "One round of diving drills!"

"Hai!" Was the collective response as the team began, grunting slightly as they slid across the ground.

Grabbing his water bottle from the team gear, Naruto sat down on the floor near the doorway between his vice-captain and setter. Sasuke had pulled out a pair of large black headphones and was scrolling through his music whereas Shikamaru was leaning against the wall, his eyes closed.

"What do you think?" Sasuke asked simply, his eyes still trained on the electronic device in his hand.

Naruto shrugged. "They're...I don't know, They're a solid team but they're missing something. Something that makes them special."

Besides the two, Shikamaru nodded in agreement. Despite his eyes being closed, his mind was racing a million miles an hour as he replayed the game they had just played in his head like a recording. Shikamaru recognized a few mistakes he had made during the game such as not closing the straight as tightly as he would have liked against the long-haired ace during the fifteenth point of the game but he also considered the match as a whole.

Naruto had not hit very much, allowing Konohamaru much of the offensive glory for the team throughout the match. On the other hand, the experienced read blocking of Shino, Neji and Sasuke had been enough to slow down and stop even Karasuno's powerful left sides. Not to mention, the wide arsenals of serves the Konoha team had at their disposal made it so that perfect passes were rather difficult, limiting the movement of the team's middles as well. All and all, Konoha had easily restricted the crows without even using their two powerful aces to the point where they weren't a threat as the score of 25-11 showed.

"It must be the setter and the orange kid." Naruto said with conviction, slamming his fist into his hand in realization.

Sasuke nodded in agreement. "I think his name is Hinata."

"Nope. Not calling him that. Too many weird thoughts." Naruto said with a violent shake of the head. He was not equating one of the shy managers of the Konoha team with the energetic MALE middle blocker of another team. No...just no.

Naruto and Sasuke glanced at each other for a moment which made the blonde begin to laugh hysterically while his best friend just sighed and shook his head with a smile on his face. Many would wonder how two rivals with opposite personalities would become best friends, especially when they had to compete to see who would become the leader of the same team. Well it was actually quite a funny story…

Konoha High School was known throughout Japan as a legendary school known for its ability to produce students that would often play volleyball on the highest levels. It was a school with a legacy of creating legends.

Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha were the founders of the school after the two returned from their professional volleyball careers in Italy. Hashirama was a man of incredible physical strength and speed, as he had enough power to easily break through a three man block as if it wasn't even there. Madara Uchiha was known for his vast arsenal due to his ambidextrous playing style and incredible game sense that often allowed him to predict the movements of the other team before they could even perform them.

Tobirama Senju was a former professional libero that played for the Russian league around the same time as his brother's career and would later move onto become the head coach of the Konohagakure volleyball team. Tobirama was known for his incredible defensive ability due to his incredible speed that many claimed looked like he was flowing across the court like water.

Hiruzen Sarutobi is a name famous throughout all of Japan due to his legendary accomplishments. A member of the first Konohagakure Volleyball Team, Hiruzen lead his teammates to Nationals as their ace Wing Spiker known for his incredible jumping ability and relatively short stature. After graduating, Hiruzen would go on to play for the Italian volleyball league as well as the Japanese National Team where he would eventually win a silver medal in the Olympics before he returned to Konoha to take over as head coach.

Hiruzen's students would eventually be just as famous as he was. The San or the three as they were known throughout Japan were three of the most talented teenagers in Japan. Just like Hashirama had been in the professional leagues, Jiraiya was known as the most physically strong high school volleyball and was often dominate in his position of Middle Blocker with his height. Orochimaru was a terrifying wing spiker due to his incredible intelligence that let him dissect the defense of the other team with ease and aim for weak spots. However due to their incredible abilities, these two boys often got injured which left them in the care of the third member of the San and their best friend, Tsunade Senju. The granddaughter of Hashirama Senju, Tsunade was a well trained doctor in training who could often get her friends back into the game before the other team could even attempt to make a break and would later become one of the world's leading experts on sports medicine.

Jiraiya's student Minato Namikaze would outshine many of these legends. A 180cm wing spiker famous for his unbeatable speed that could have made him a world class sprinter, Minato was known as the Yellow Flash as one second he was in front of you, the next he was already in the air spiking a quick set. Minato would later fall in love with his manager and long time friend Kushina Uzumaki and the two would later move to Italy for Minato's professional career.

Kakashi Hatake was known throughout the country as one of the greatest high school volleyball players of the previous generation and the Ace of the Konohagakure Volleyball team that lead his team to a National Championship by beating Shiratorizawa in the finals. A prodigy in the sport, Kakashi had used his natural game sense combined with his physicality to dominate nationals with Maito Gai, his best friend and Konoha's Libero. Whereas Kakashi was well known for his game sense and ability to adapt to different situations, Gai was known for his incredible fitness which he would later pass onto his protege.

Itachi Uchiha was a different kind of volleyball player. A natural prodigy that was practically born with the incredible game sense that his grandfather Madara had, Itachi quickly began to be noticed by scouts throughout the country from many schools like Shiratorizawa only for the young Uchiha to go to Konoha and revive the losing team at that time. It was only after a tragic incident in the Uchiha household that Itachi left for Russia, not to be heard from in Japan besides stories of the new team he was on known as Daybreak.

"1st Years! When you enter the plaza, you will see clubs all around you. It is suggested you pick a club that you would like to join" The freshmen homeroom teacher announced loudly to the medium sized class, a smile on his scared face.

"Hai Iruka-sensei!" Was the shout back from the dozens of excited students before they took off for the school yard, eager to find a place to explore their passion. Both sides of the plaza in front of Konoha High School were taken up by a couple dozen small tables with upper classmen sitting behind them, all hoping to get one of the new underclassmen to join their club.

A young boy stood in the center of this crowded courtyard with his back to the large fountain and a small frown on his face. He had spiky blonde hair that was surprisingly enough completely natural and gave him the look of a foreigner along with his bright blue eyes and birthmarks on each cheek, a trait he had received from his mixed heritage despite being a natural japanese citizen. He was decently tall as well for his age at around 174cm and was wearing the traditional Konoha uniform of a black jacket over a white shirt, green tie and black pants.

"Did you hear about the Basketball club? We should totally sign up!"

"Don't be crazy! The Track club looks amazing!"

"But have you seen the pool? The Swimming Club looks awesome!"

The boy heard all of this as his eyes continued to scan the crowd and ignore his peers until he finally decided to go up to his teacher with a question. "Iruka-sensei, have you seen the Volleyball club?"

Iruka chuckled to himself. "Funny, you're the second person to notice they're not here. The Volleyball club didn't want to advertise but said that anyone who wanted to join could come to the gym."

"Arigato Iruka-sensei!" The blonde boy said before he took off at an incredible speed toward the gym that made the track, basketball and soccer team all look at him in shock and wonder if he would join their clubs.

Less than a minute later, the boy appeared in front of the gym barely breathing hard at all and cracked the door open a little to glance inside. He was instantly impressed with the size and condition of the gym and his eyes were instantly glued to the many retired jerseys on the wall.

#8 Hiruzen Sarutobi

#5 Jiraiya Gama

#4 Minato Namikaze

#3 Itachi Uchiha

#11 Kakashi Hatake

The blue eyed boy that reached for the sky knew that he wanted his name to be up there one day as well.

"Nice serve!"

His head snapped in the direction of the shout and he watched rather impressed as a black haired boy his age carefully served a ball into a gap in the defense of the opposing team. The ball looked like it was about to be an ace when suddenly a player in almost all green and with really bushy eyebrows received the ball flawlessly with a rolling dive.

"Good serve Sasuke-kun! Your flames of youth burn brightly!" The second year libero yelled in excitement while the teen who just served nodded in response.

Finally deciding that he wanted in on the action, the blonde boy stepped into the gym and turned to the first person he saw, a tall teen with pale white eyes. "Is this the Volleyball club?"

"Depends. Who's asking?" The pale eyed teen asked with a raised eyebrow.

"The name's Naruto Uzumaki and I'm going to be the next ace of this team! Believe it!" The golden haired teen shouted rather loudly as he pointed his thumb at his own chest in pride.

The black haired boy from earlier rolled his eyes from where he was leaning against the wall. "Don't be a dumbass! I'm going to be the next ace."

Naruto glared before quickly walking over to the black eyed boy and looking him dead in the eyes. "Who do you think you are Teme!"

"I am Sasuke Uchiha and you heard me. I am going to be the ace of this team!" Sasuke responded just as loudly, not backing down from the challenge as a rivalry sparked between the two spikers. Literally, as lightning flew between the two wing spikers that looked like they were about to come to blows any moment.

"I think this should be an interesting year…" Kakashi said with a slightly raised eyebrow and a small smirk under his facemask. Something told him in a few years, Konoha would be telling the stories of a couple young men who never stopped fighting for the impossible.

Naruto and Sasuke were broken from their thoughts by the opening of the gym doors and the entrance of two familiar faces that made Naruto instantly smile. A tall teen with black hair and a sharp face that reminded the Konoha captain of Sasuke and a short orange haired boy that had both energy and excitement openly displayed on his face. The two were breathing heavy, a little sweat on their brows but looked very ready to start playing and taking flight.

"They're here!"

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