After everyone had calmed down and taken their seats, Iruka entered the class. Coincidence? I think not.

He calmly walked to the front of the classroom before facing all of us, a stack of papers in his hand.

"As of today, you are all ninjas. To get here you have faced difficulties, trials and hardships. But that's nothing! What comes next will be far more difficult. Now you are only genin, first level ninjas. All the genin will be grouped into three-man squads. Each squad will be led by a jounin, an elite ninja."

I yawned, stretching my arms out on the desk and laying my head on them.

"We want each squad to have a balance of strength and abilities. That's how we set them up. And I will now announce the squads..."

I started absentmindedly twirling a lock of my hair, tuning Iruka out. The sun was shining through the window, and when the light met my hair it seemed to sparkle like newly fallen snow. So shiny...

The door suddenly slid open and somebody rushed in, gave Iruka a piece of paper, and ran right back out. I watched him read through the paper before his eyebrows rose in incredulity.

Is it what I think it is...

"... okay, so, from where we left off. Squad 7! Naruto Uzumaki"

I was watching Iruka intently, catching his every glance and every slight shift of his stance. I started tapping my foot in impatience, not knowing if it worked or not.

"Sakura Haruno"

I waved my finger and quickly restored the damage my black mist had done to Sakura's voice chords earlier. At that moment Naruto stood up, fists in the air, with a loud "YEEEEEEEEYYYY". Sakura just seemed in denial for a moment before she tragically lowered her head with a sorrowful "I'm doomed."

I just giggled at them.

"Sasuke Uchiha"

This time Sakura shot up like a damn rocket, loudly shouting the "YEEEEEEEEYYYY". Naruto just lowered his head in depression, listlessly saying "I'm doomed."

Heh this moment is worth gold. I wish I had a camera.

"And Ceiren Yami."

Naruto jumped up again with another "YEEEEEYYY", Sakura glared daggers at me, and Sasuke smirked. But wow, I got a reaction. Ohhhh thxxxx I'm so flattered~

When she was done glaring at me, Sakura quickly turned to Iruka.

"But sensei, didn't you say we were being put into three-man squads?! So what is Ceiren doing in our team as a useless fourth member?!"

Two slight growls followed her statement. I froze up a bit. I know one of them was me, but the other... I glanced to my side, but the raven was just looking straight forward.

"Calm down, Sakura. Yes, there are usually only three members, but your team is a very rare exception. And it was ordered by the Hokage himself."

Well, that shut her up. I could see her clench her jaw before leaning back in her seat, grumbling.

"Next, squad 8! Hinata Hyuga. Kiba Inuzuka. Shino Aburame."

Well, the important part was over. And since he's sitting beside me anyway, might as well use him.

I leaned onto Sasuke and closed my eyes. The moment I touched him, he stiffened, but slowly relaxed again. I felt satisfied. He hadn't rebuffed me, or even questioned me.

And he has the perfect size for a full body pillow.

"Now, squad 10! Ino Yamanaka, Shikamaru Nara and Choji Akimichi."

I mean, I don't need sleep. But it's still very nice to have it as a hobby. It's great. If you don't like sleep, then, like, sorry but we just can't be friends. I snuggled some onto Sasuke's shoulder, seeking a more comfortable angle to turn my head.

As I was drifting off into blissful sleep, I heard the distant voices of Naruto shouting something about "Slug sausage" and then Iruka answering with some gibberish about sausage being the best. Then there was something about lunch. Are we having sausages...? But I was too tired to question anything. Right now, anything they say, goes.

And then I fell asleep.

I was tired. What can I say? It's been a truly exhausting day for me. And now I still have to deal with a bunch of brats. I sighed and approached the door. I slid the door open, poked my head in and waited patiently for the falling eraser to hit my head and bounce down.

Let's just get this over with.

When I lifted my gaze the first thing I noticed was the ridiculously bright yellow hair.

"HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAAA! I GOT HIM! HE TOTALLY FELL FOR IT! HEEHEHUHUHUU..."

I just deadpanned.

What an... well, idiot.

"I'm sorry sensei, I told him not to do it, but he wouldn't listen! I'd NEVER do anything like that!"

The high pitched whining voice grated on my ears. I just looked at her with a blank expression.

Wow... so young, yet can lie with such a straight face...

I glanced at the Uchiha, who was just silently watching me with scepticism i his eyes. Sighing, I slowly reached down, picked up the eraser and put it on the nearest desk before facing the ridiculous group. Grabbing my chin between my thumb and forefinger, like a true wiseman, I tilted my head to the skies.

"Hmm, how can I put this? My first impression of this group; you're all idiots."

All of their faces instantly fell, and I swear they looked like thugs. I was about to sigh again when a flash of white caught my eye. Narrowing my eyes, I went closer to investigate. When I reached Sasuke's desk, I almost fell down.

Cei was there. Her head on his lap. Just casually napping, murmurs escaping her lips from time to time as she turned around. Her long white hair was draped all over the bench, and that had been the flash of white I saw. I just stared for a second before lifting my gaze to meet Sasuke's.

"...uhm, has she, well... has she been like this long...?"

The Uchiha gave a small sigh, but even though it was meant to sound as if he was annoyed, I detected absolutely zero negative emotions from his entire demeanor. And from what I understand, that's already an improvement from his normal disposition.

He doesn't mind it.

"... she's been like this since lunch."

His voice was cold and detached, but I could hear the faint trace of amusement.

I sweatdropped.

"So, you've been sitting here for hours? Because she decided to use you as a pillow?"

He didn't answer me, he just glared.

I sighed again, and turned to the rest of the group.

"Okay, meet me on the roof at five."

Immediately after I said that, I turned to grab Cei but a slight growl stopped me. Looking up into the hostile face of the Uchiha, I mentally facepalmed at him.

Turning away, I sushinned to the roof and stood there, leaning on the railing and waiting for the brats + Cei to arrive.

I woke up to the sensation of being carried. Feeling slightly disoriented, I looked around until my eyes met onyx. And I instantly became very aware of where I was. Sasuke was carrying me, up the stairs, princess style.

Oh my holy potatoes.

"Uhm, thanks, Sasuke. But uhm, I'm sure I'm heavy, so you don't have to... I mean, you can let me down now..."

I noticed that I had my morning voice, which sounded soft and slightly hoarse. Covering my mouth with my hand, I yawned.

"Hn, you're not heavy at all. In fact, you weigh nothing."

I could see his brows furrowing as he said that. And I realized something. It was true that I shouldn't weigh much at all. I consist of black mist and can control my weight however I want. Though I usually keep myself on the lighter side, for the sake of speed and grace.

To him it must seem like I'm sick or something. Opsie.

A gust of wind threw my hair back when we reached the roof. Sasuke started walking towards the rest, and I saw Naruto grinning while touching his headband and Sakura who seemed to want to slice and dice at me with just her gaze.

Damn girl chill.

When Sasuke arrived at the steps where the rest were sitting, he sat down and I ended up sitting on his lap. Not that I mind, though. I mean, gorgeous AND comfortable?? It just doesn't get any better!!!

Kakashi just raised a brow at us before getting started.

"Alright, why don't you introduce yourselves one at a time?"

Threee, two, one, aaand cue stupid question from Sakura!!!

"Introduce ourselves? Well, what are we supposed to say?"

Cue eye roll from muah.

"...things you like. Things you hate. Dreams for the future. Hobbies. Things like that.

I just smirked. Kakashi's voice was as unenthusiastic as you can come without sounding like a dead fish on a stick.

Then Naruto butted into the pointless conversation.

"Okay well why don't you go first, I mean, before we talk, tell us about you so we'll see how it's supposed to work."

"Me? I'm Kakashi Hatake. Things I like, things I hate... mm I don't feel like telling you. My dreams for the future... never really thought about it. As for my hobbies, well, I have lots of hobbies."

Hah, I just love how Kakashi's voice got just a bit happier when he started talking about his hobbies. I got cha boi!

"Well that was totally useless, all he really told us was his name."

HAH go Kakashi!!! The look on Sakura's face.... Omigooosh it's hilarious!!!

Kakashi completely ignored Sakura's comment and just continued like nothing happened.

"Okay, your turn. You, on the left."

"Believe it, I'm Naruto Uzumaki. I like instant ramen in a cup and I really like the ramen Iruka-sensei got me at the Ichiraku's. I also really like Cei-chan! But I hate the three minutes you have to wait after you pour the water into the ramen cup. My hobby is eating different kinds of ramen and comparing them. And my future dream is, to be the greatest Hokage! Then the whole village will stop disrespecting me and start treating me like I'm somebody, somebody important!"

I felt so emotional, but at the same time, I was totally done with this. I've heard it all before. But just wait, Sakura's introduction is gonna be in a league of its own...

"Alright, next!"

"I'm Sakura Haruno! What I like is... I mean the person I like is... My hobby is... mhmm, and my dream for the future... *SQUEAL*"

I closed my eyes the moment she opened her mouth. Just watching her tragic glances at Sasuke once was enough. I don't need to experience it firsthand. Not. At. All.

"...and? What do you hate?"

Funny how her response was immediate.

"NARUTO AND CEIREN"

...Should I feel hurt?

"Okayy... next!"

I felt Sasuke's chest expanding as he took a deep breath.

"My name is Sasuke Uchiha. I hate a lot of things. And I don't particularly like anything. What I have is not a dream, because I will make it a reality. I'm going to restore my clan and destroy a certain someone..."

When he started talking about his dream, or, well, someday-to-be-reality, I felt his head move and turned to look at him. Our eyes met exactly when he happened to say that stuff about his clan, and even though I get it must have been coincidental, I couldn't stop the blush that crept up my face.

DAMN IT! I'M SUCH A PATHETIC BIJUU! Shame on me, shame on my cow!

"... alright. Last one."

I turned away from Sasuke and cleared my throat.

"Well, my name is Ceiren Yami, but feel free to call me Cei. I like a lot of things really... And I hate a lot of things as well... As for my dreams for the future, trust me, you don't want to know. My hobbies... well, sleeping, mostly. And I have very recently discovered the most comfortable place to nap! But, I'M NOT SHARING SO GO FIND YOUR OWN CUSHION"

Kakashi sweatdropped at me but, never underestimate the feckin' Juubi's (hah bow before my awesomeness peasants. Haaah, if only you knew, heheheee) eyesight! I SAW HIS SHOULDERS SHAKING. He's laughing. Or, trying not to.

"Good, you're each unique and you have your own ideas. We'll have our first mission tomorrow."

The moment Naruto's shouting started I just shut down.

Nope. Not listening to this.

I already know what's gonna happen, including the long argument/conversation that Naruto and Sakura are gonna have over this "survival test" and the "Only three teams will make it and become true genin." I. Do. Not. Give. A. Potato.

Leaning onto Sasuke's chest, I used my amazing abilities as the Juubi to instantly fall asleep. Hah, who else can do that!? Nope, just me! Being a bijuu is so amazing! I can insta-sleep.

MWAHAHAHA BOW BEFORE ME PEASANTS!