Well, I am Nara Kashina. Obviously, the cousin of Nara Shikamaru in the series. Today, I'll be joining the infamous academy. By the time right now, Itachi is out of the academy letting himself to become known because he's awesome. He only stayed one year, right? This is my second time going outside the house after years. Like what I've said, I can't afford causing chaos in the timeline. The male lead and the others are probably 5 years old by this time, hopefully Naruto will overcome those scum villagers. Hays, for now, I really can't do anything about it.

"Mom, you don't need to drop me off" I whined. It's not that I'm embarrassed that she'll be going to drop me off but I want to wander around for a bit. I want to feel the village but with her around I'm sure, we'll be distracted by some of her friends to go chit-chat.

Mom dramatically covered her mouth before kneeling to level her eyesight on me. "Oh, my God. My baby! Stop growing up!" It's not like I can do anything about it, right? "You're probably thinking that you can't do anything about that huh? You brat!" She scoffed but then she hugged me as if I'm getting married by some goons. Mom! I'm just going to the Academy!

Besides, I get to meet Sarutobi Hiruzen and the other Elite Jonins.

"Mom, I'm going to attend the Academy, both you and dad were paranoid!" Last night, before dad left for his mission he cried the hell out in front of me saying that I'm growing up too fast that he can't catch up. Both of them sure noticed that I'm not going out of the house no matter what happened, and I know that they're wondering why but they just slipped it out of their minds.

"Tsk, anyway, this is your bento" She handed me a cloth-wrapped bento box. I'm sure this lunch is amazing since it was moms. "Make sure to make friends okay? And, show them what you got! Do your best, lady!" And then she kissed my forehead.

I put my sling bag on my shoulders and began walking outside. Before stepping out of the gate, I inhaled a huge amount of oxygen and continued walking. My house was a bit far from the town so when I reach the infamous dango shop in the town I immediately spotted the Uchiha brothers along with Uchiha Shisui.

I mentally smirked before decided to approach them. I'm trying so hard not to squeal when I spotted Guy, Asuma, Kurenai along with Hatake Kakashi inside the shop. Just how lucky I am?! These future Jonin Leaders are probably eighteen's while Uchiha Itachi is 9, Sasuke is same age as mine or I'm months older and Shisui being 13 or 15.

I pull myself together since I'm not here to fangirl and worship their holly molly appearance. I'm here to ask directions. When I regain my composure, I approached Shisui.

"Uhm... Mister" I poked his waist to make him look at me. I felt Itachi and Sasuke looked at me but I didn't mind. I don't want to be late, flirt later!

"Hello... why?" Shisui asked. I'm amazed how he handle his sugar rush when he noticed me. "Do you need something?" He asked with a smile. Kyaaa! I love your smile!

"Uhm... can you point the direction of the academy?" I didn't think of this. I didn't, obviously, I should've let mom to just drop me off. But well, some flowers will be only seen if you take detours.

A gentle laugh escape on Shisui's mouth that made me curiously look at him. Well, this is Shisui. He's loud, eccentric but a wise and fine man. It's just it's sad to know that he's going to die soon – the reason why Itachi obtain the Mangekyo Sharingan.

"I'm sorry, Mister. Anyway, I'm Nara Kashina. I told mom not to drop me off the academy which is a bad move" And that made him laugh harder. I saw Itachi face palmed before sighing.

"I'm sorry about him, he's on sugar rush. As you can see we just had dango." Itachi politely apologized. Damn! He's definitely my man in this series! He's my oh-so-boyfriend! Shall I befriend him after the massacre? After all I can get his attention since I know everything?! "Oh, I'm Uchiha Itachi, this is my younger brother Sasuke" He pointed his shy little brother. Who would have thought that this is THE SASUKE! The Emo kid. He's so cute and fluffy! "And this is Uchiha Shisui."

I finally got to meet the Body Flicker Shisui and the Uchiha Clan's Prodigy and the future survivor. What a tragic reunion. I can feel my heart aching.

"I'm sorry for intrusion and disturbing your meal" And then I slightly bow my head before eyeing Shisui again. I can feel Kurenai and the other future Jonins glare at me since I just bowed at THEM! The almighty Uchiha's.

"Don't be, Kashina-chan. So, you're a Nara. That explain your vocabulary. If you want, you can tag along us – we will be dropping Sasuke-chan off too." What a good offer. Who am I to decline that Gob Blessing offer! I smiled at Shisui before nodding but before we walk away, I glanced at Kakashi and the others to acknowledge their presence.

"So, Kashina-chan. You want to become a ninja, huh?" Shisui asked while we're heading to Academy. He just won't stop talking, isn't he? Luckily, I'm not a typical Nara who would say 'what a drag' anytime.

"Yeah, I hope."

"Why hope?" He asked. My answer also catches Itachi's attention since I felt him shifted his gaze on mine a bit. Now, they're both waiting for my answer.

"Being a Ninja is hard. It wasn't a game or something you can brag off. It's your life or your teammates life were talking about here." I told them. I paused a bit to look at them to find out that they're both having amused emotion imprinted on their handsome face. Well, Sasuke being Sasuke, he didn't mind – he's busy munching his tomato. I cleared my throat "How do I put this? It has so much responsibilities. One step may be a black hole that may lead to death or something horrible, one step being a ninja may put you in a very harsh situation." Yeah, just by thinking of Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Shisui. "And one step may, well, peace?" I shrugged.

By just thinking that Itachi will soon to massacre the clan, God, I badly want to help him but I can't. I don't want to meddle. Maybe in the future I will but for now, I won't. It's for Sasuke's character development.

"Wow, Kashina-chan. That's definitely not a kid's thinking." Shisui stated. Probably not expecting my statement. "I agree, being a ninja is hard. It's so hard to the point that all you can do is to go with the flow." I didn't say anything. I don't want to change their perspective. I don't want to be the reason of change because I hate responsibilities. No matter how hard the future awaits, I'm sure it'll be worth it.

As we reached the Academy's gate, I faced Itachi and Shisui. I'm feeling guilty for not doing anything but I don't want to mess up. "Thank you for walking me, Shisui-san, Itachi-san." I smiled. I can feel my eyes burning so I bowed my upper body to regain my composure to face them again.

"No worries, Kashina-chan. Uhh, you can call me Shisui-nii, I feel old when you call me like that." Shisui pouted. He's definitely a brother-type person! Gosh, how much I love him! I look at Itachi who's currently smiling right now so I smiled back. I wave goodbye and left the trio alone so they could go to their brother-moments without any interruptions.

As I went to the open ground which has a small stage on the center, probably for the Hokage later, for his wonderful speech. I mixed myself in the crowed when one of the Chunnin Teacher's notify everyone that the Hokage finally arrived. I didn't bother to find Sasuke since my eyes were fixated on Naruto.

He's grown up brat now. He's a freaking cute kid! Gosh, Minato, Kushina! You should've seen this! Both of them manage to meet Naruto in Shippuden but not in this timeline. He's definitely their angel, no wonder why Hinata loved him so much. My mood suddenly dropped when I saw Sakura, which is I hated in this timeline. I only liked her in Shippuden. Right now, Ino's fawning over Sasuke, I don't know when will Sakura but it'll definitely the reason why their friendship has broken. What an idiot.

"Ehem..." I didn't notice that Hiruzen was in the front right now. I was probably consumed by my thoughts. My bad. "Now, Good Morning fellow citizens of Leaf Village..." This old guy gave the best of best introduction ever. I can't help but to carefully listen on how he explained the will of fire and everything that motivational. He may be approving Itachi for killing his clan but I know, deep inside, he's also hurting. He also made that painful decision.

I can't help but to feel burden. Knowing the truth and future – it hurts. I can't help but to feel down and I know my eyes were burning right now. Before a tear could drip down my face, I immediately covered my eyes and went to where Shikamaru is after the opening ceremony. I made friends for him since he's always visiting our house just to play Shogi with me. Well, I'm a Nara, it's only natural for me to win against him. Sometimes he wins but mostly I am.

"Yo" I greeted. I found him sitting lazily on the corner with Choji on his side eating carbs. I bowed my head to greet him. "Hello, I'm Nara Kashina" I politely introduced my name to him. He smiled cutely that made my heart flutter and that made my day even brighter! Choji's a very nice guy in the whole series. He may be fat and getting bullied because of that but his character never changed, he remained being lovely and kind-hearted guy the whole series.

"H-helo, I'm Akimichi Choji... do you want some snacks?" He handed me his extra snack so I grab my extra snack and give it to him. "Let's exchange, Choji-chan, this is my favorite snack and I hope you like it!" I smiled brightly. It's for me to gain his trust. Well, Choji being Choji, as long as you're respecting him and you're nice, he'll definitely be fond of you.

"Thank you, Kashina-chan!" He said cheerfully before munching his snacks again.

"What a drag, both of you." Shikamaru lay his head on his palm after watching us as if that drained his energy. He's now watching the clouds as if they were a movie. This guy! "I hope our teacher won't make us troublesome things. Did you know our sections?"

"Well, were classmates" It was posted on the bulletin board it's just Shikamaru was too lazy to look around. Well, just what I thought and Iruka is our teacher for the whole years studying here. It will become a major troublesome for Shikamaru and the others.

The news of Uchiha Clan being massacred roared inside my mind. I was down and in the brink of being depressed. I can't imagine the mental trauma that Sasuke has been feeling right now. I can't imagine how painful that decision for Itachi and Hiruzen was. He just ordered his fellow ninja to murder his fellow citizens! It was fucking Danzo's fault! He started the fire, the confusions, the doubt! I will let Sasuke do the deed of killing that old fart!

"Are you okay?" I didn't realize that I bumped into someone. My eyes widened a bit but went back to normal, it was Kakashi. Holding his favorite Icha-icha paradise book, what a perverted teen. Well, the plot was amazing, I can't blame him.

"Oh, sorry... mister?" I asked for his name even though I already knew it. "Kakashi, Hatake Kakashi."

"Oh, sorry for bumping to you mister, I'm Nara Kashina" I slightly bowed my head before looking at him again. His gaze was fixated on me as if he's silently examining me. "Ah, you're the second Nara's clan prodigy." Yeah, I manage to become one of the prodigy's, what a drag. And here I thought I could finally breathe normally. I was proclaimed as a prodigy when Iruka-sensei found out that I send Shadow Clone instead of my real self to school. Well, I was mourning over Shishui's and the Uchiha's that's why.

"I'm no prodigy, it's a huge responsibility." I simply said with a small smile printed on my face. I saw him raised his eyebrows with interest in his eyes.

"Huge responsibility, eh?"

"Well, you will carry the expectation of everybody and it'll drive you crazy." I paused to check his reaction which is now emotionless. He probably remembered his past. "I'm going now, Kakashi-san" And then I walked away.

Well, I hope in the future, I could be in his team. It was the best team so far, and I have the upper hand if ever.

Sasuke's emo mode has gone worst. Naruto became the most troublesome student and the major problem of the Hokage and the others. Well, Sakura being annoying with Ino and others, I didn't make them my friends only Hinata. Naruto and I was civil along with the others like Shino, Kiba, and Sasuke. In Sasuke's case, he's civil towards me since I'm not a fan of him. Shikamaru being Shikamaru, he stayed the same and Choji being the best boy, he's my friend. No one dared to touch him since I'm beating them up to put them back to their place.

At the age of 12, I mastered Taijutsu – well, Hinata being my sparring partner, I change my Taijutsu style to upgrade mine which is the reason why I defeated Hinata while she's using Hyuuga style Taijutsu. My ninjutsu was quite different because I don't need to use seal to perform ninjutsu which is epic! I just need to utter the name of technique and that's it. I even tried using Chidori and Rasengan. I feel like I'm a descendant of Otsutsuki, they're known for not using seals because they don't have to. I didn't let anybody know that I'm not using seals since I don't want to graduate early so I stayed in average. I only excel in Taijutsu. I went last 3 years ago to the village blacksmith to personally order a katana. I named it to honor Uchiha Shisui. Yamanaka Ino was placed second in this year's graduation, well, Sasuke was obviously our batch Valedictorian and Naruto being the dead last.

A sudden sound from outside made me snap back. It was Naruto and Iruka, Naruto being tied because he painted yet again to the Hokage's face. What a drag, I expected this but I can't help but to smirk. Finally, the cannon.

"Naruto! Because of what you did we'll be redoing our Clone assessment!" Iruka shouted. Well, that's expected. A lot of my classmates groaned so I smirked. Today is our graduation day and tonight will be the best night for Uzumaki Naruto.

I glanced at him and found him shaking because of fear and I know the reason why. He's afraid because it's his weakest technique. Well, for now. We all lined up, the others were blaming Naruto but I just shoot them a deadly glare and released a bit of KI (killer intent) that made Iruka and the other's shiver. Hope they could stop bullying Naruto, not on my watch. I didn't befriend Naruto for him to stay strong, he did. That's Naruto for you. Maybe we could get along if I ever got a chance to be with team 7, I am hoping!

With Sakura on my front and Sasuke on my back, well, that's very annoying. Sakura just won't stop fawning over him. It's so irritating that I didn't bother anymore. It's so tiresome.

"Sasuke-kun! Did you see that?!" She exclaimed. See? After he copied Iruka-sensei she went straight to Sasuke to brag. What a drag. Sigh.

"Next, Nara Kashina!" I silently went up front and immediately made a clone of Iruka. Despite of being able to produce a Shadow Clone, I didn't bother. It's a waste of time, maybe tomorrow for the survival test of Kakashi.

And the rest of my classmates made their clones to passed. Sadly, Naruto didn't but I know, he'll come tomorrow.