Chapter 16: The unexpected

(1st POV)

Having captured the point, I, alongside many other genin sent there, head back to Konoha.

The rest of the Konoha shinobi would be staying there to keep it defended

The trip back to Konoha was a pain since I had to run at the same speed as everyone else, making it take 4 days to get there

At least I got to chat with Minato and Kushina so it wasn't all that bad

Being back in Konoha after weeks upon weeks was really nice.

But my days of rest were cut short because of a summons from the Hokage

I stand at my doorstep, looking at the Anbu who came to inform me as he disappears.

*yawn* (And here I wanted to sleep a lot longer, duty calls I guess)

I go back inside to dress and head out

Walking up the stairs of the tower like a normal perso- sike, I run up the wall and knock on the window

I see the Hokage sigh as he walks to the window and opens it

''Of all the things to pick up from Jiraiya...'' Hiruzen grumbles as he sits back down on his chair

(Don't summon people who just woke up after weeks out of the village) I smile innocently, internally annoyed.

After a few minutes, I see Kushina and Minato come through the door

''Oh? Coming together? Tsk, didn't I tell you? You are too young for such 'acts' '' I say to them as the (newly) made couple blush

''I just invited him over for dinner, humph!'' Kushina says as she walks into the room fully

''Do you have to...'' Minato grumbles

''Yes.''

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''*ahem* Now that you're all here, I can tell you what I summoned you three for'' Hiruzen says to clear the awkwardness

''Minato Namikaze'' Hiruzen says as Minato steps closer ''For your ability to keep a level head during a difficult situation and your contributions to the battles in the Land of Rivers, I give you the rank of chunin,'' Hiruzen says as he pulls out a green vest

''Thank you, Hokage-sama'' Minato bows as he accepts the vest and puts it on

''Kushina Uzumaki'' Kushian steps up

''For your contributions to the battle in the Land of Rivers and your smarts, I give you the rank of chunin''

Kushina accepts the vest

''Thank you, Hokage-sama''

''And finally, Yuki Uzumaki.'' I step up

''For your amazing talent and battle prowess, alongside the ability to keep calm in all situations, I give you the rank of chunin. Your talent has surprised me so much I almost thought to give you the rank of jonin, but you only graduated from the academy just months ago. That is why I can't give you any rank higher. Perhaps in a few more years, you can become a fully-fledged jonin of Konohagakure. Here'' Hiruzen hands me a chunin vest. I decide to not put it on for now

''Thank you, Hokage-sama'' I walk back next to my team

''I hope all of you wear the Konoha symbol proudly'' Hiruzen says as he smiles

We nod

''Then you may go''

We proceed to do just that

And right when the door closes

''Yeah! I'm a chunin!'' Kushina yells

''Yeah!'' Minato also says happily

(Wearing this would mess with my clothes, I should go buy something to go on top of it.) I think as I look at it

''I'm gonna go shopping for some clothes, see ya'' I say with a wave as I walk away

''Hey, come to my house later, let's celebrate, at 5 alright?'' Minato says hurriedly as I just give a thumbs up

Walking out of the tower and into the streets, I head toward the shopping district

There, many shops were on both sides of the street as many people were walking.

(Hm?) Something catches my eye

In one of the stores, I see a new bingo book

I decide to buy it and then sit on a bench to read through it

(Lots of new entries) I think as I skim through it

A flash of red catches my eye as I stop and go back to that page

(What? It's only been days... Guess I may have pissed some important people off) I think as I look at the entry of myself

//Yuki Uzumaki//

Nickname: Blood devil Yuki

Age: 12

Affiliation: Konohagakure

Rank: Genin

Appearance: Dark red eyes, bright red hair, sharp face, seems to mostly wear black

Description: A genin from Konohagakure who seems to possess a lot of power. The power to wipe out over a thousand sand shinobi in one battle. He is from the famed Uzumaki clan.

Known abilities: Phoenix summons, Storm release, abilities of the Uzumaki clan, Extremely fast speed, Large scale ninjutsu

Rank: A, proceed with caution

Bounty: 5 million Ryo (A/N Around 80k US dollars)

//Entry end//

(Blood devil? Okay...) I think

I skim through the rest of it as I stand up to finally do what I was here for.

I go through many shops, looking at many clothes until I find the perfect thing

A red long cape/haori with black markings and a high collar

(Basically copying Minato but who cares, this isn't about him, this is about a cool haori I found.) I think as I bring it over to the shop owner and buy it

I body flicker out of the shop and into my home as I head to my wardrobe

I keep my sandals, pants, and mesh shirt but take off my jacket and put on a black long sleeve shirt. I put on the chunin vest. On top of that, I put the haori

I look into the mirror

(A/N Image here if you can find something similar)

(Nice) I think as I look at the haori-vest-long-sleeve combo.

(Looks like Minato will have to find a new style) I think as I then look at the time

It read 4:29

(Not late, this time anyway...)

(A/N That is where I end it, I had more, an entire original arc but I felt it didn't matter at all. Like seriously, nothing important happened in the grand scheme of things. Giving Yuki a goal so vague or something like 'protect my loved ones' was set up for failure from the beginning honestly. It didn't give this story any directions to follow. I don't have the imaginative capacity for something so vague so I'm sorry.

I had this whole mindset as if I said with stars in my eyes ''this is going to be so nice!'' even though the whole passion only came from imagining the beginning and not the story as a whole, just a piece of the big puzzle.

So if you, dear reader, have the capacity I lack and love this story somehow, please, continue it on your own terms, id love to see it.

That is all from me, maybe a new story in the near or far future)