Angel of The Hidden Leaf

"Next match, Haios and Naruto!" Iruka exclaimed.

I looked at the grinning blonde next to me and sighed in defeat. So that's why he asked me to ask Iruka Sensei about the History of Konoha. I was a distraction so he can mess with the match schedule. "Seriously Naruto?" I asked him while standing on the opposite side the match area.

"Well, you're mad right? No reason to hold back!" Naruto replied cheekily.

"Ready? Fight!" Iruka exclaimed.

Just as I predicted, the blonde came charging right at me. I held out my hand and think back to all my martial arts lessons I learnt a few worlds ago. Be solid and liquid at the same time. Adapt to your opponent's strike and never underestimate your opponent.

The blonde came charging at me with his fist raise in the sky. I held my hand to block his attack only to get a painful kick on my kneecap. "Oh you tricky little..." I muttered while Naruto just laughed at me from a distance.

Okay, he is unpredictable. The best way to defeat an unpredictable person is by stop trying to predict his attack and adapt to his moves.

I moved in for a strike and ran straight towards him. I ducked under a fist soaring straight at my face and sent a roundhouse kick at his sides.

But Naruto jumped up in the last seconds and sent out a barrage of punches at me. I quickly regain my footing and starts blocking his strikes. I made sure not to try and predict his movement and blocked his strikes when it actually happens.

Soon, I found an opening and sent out a quick punch at his chest. The boy staggered back a little before moving in for a strike. "Stop holding back!" He exclaimed while throwing a few punch at me.

Is this guy an idiot or something? "This is a Taijutsu match; I can't use my powers against you!" I replied as I dodged the oncoming strikes with one hand and struck his body with the other.

Of course, I have to open my big mouth. Now everyone knows that I have some hidden powers and in a few moments...

"According to this writing that I can't remember writing. This is not a Taijutsu Match and you can use any powers you want." Iruka commented while reading the piece of paper Naruto sabotaged.

I rolled my eyes and ducked from a high kick. "Not bragging or anything, but without ninjutsu, you CANNOT possibly win against my power." I said with a dead serious look on my face.

"Oh really? What makes you think so when I do... THIS!!!" Naruto threw a bunch of blunt kunai at me. Of course, I just took out my own kunai and start deflecting them. "Surprise attack!!!" A voice yelled out from above.

Yelling surprise attack at your opponent kinda defeats the purpose of surprise attack. But I gotta admit, I was a surprised by how fast he jumped. "You don't announce your surprise attack Naruto!" I exclaimed while batting away his aerial strikes with my kunai.

Naruto landed a few inches away from me. "Aww come on Haios! Show everyone your real power!" He exclaimed. "It's one of the match requirements!"

"What do you mean by match requirements?!" I exclaimed in disbelief.

Iruka Sensei answered my question. "It is written here specifically that both contestants are required to show everyone their power." He said with fake obliviousness. "Haios, please don't use Taijutsu only." Oh he's enjoying this too much.

"YOU AND I BOTH KNOW THAT THE DAMN THING IS SABOTAGED!!!" I yelled out in outrage.

I saw Naruto lunging at me from the corner of my eyes and I am too pissed at Iruka to even block his attempt. "You wanna know why you don't stand a chance?" I raised my hand and an invisible force stopped Naruto in his tracks. Then the boy slowly rose up to the air while waving his legs and arms around in panic. "Here, catch!"

I flicked my hand and Naruto flew straight at Iruka who was still staring wide eyed at my performance. 'Thump' Iruka caught Naruto before he hit the ground and I quickly walked off the match area. "There? Happy now?"

I left the whole class gaping and staring wide eyes, speechless at my performance. Of course it'll be much better if they never knew about my power in the first place. But I guess Iruka let Naruto sabotaged the match so that he can see my full capabilities.

Soon, it's time for the rest of the match. For once, I felt like my powers aren't really that special compared to the others.

A guy named Shikamaru made his opponent mimic all of his movement. A fat kid named Choji turned into a giant and throws the square cube law (and his opponent) out of the arena. A girl named Ino hypnotized her opponent into forfeiting. A guy named Kiba turned into a literal whirlwind of sharp claws.

"We have a problem..." Iruka muttered. "For some reason, the next match is Haios against Sasuke." I just looked at him in disbelief. He can't possibly ignore the fact that it was sabotaged right? "Well rules are rules so, Haios chan. You're up!"

Nope, he's really curious about my capability. Now I just have to see who Sasuke is and...

Oh great, it's the moody, angsty, pampered star of the academy, Uchiha Sasuke. "Please tell me you're gonna hold back. I already fought in a match you know." I whined hoping that I don't have to put up too much action on this one.

"Hmph, the Dead Last doesn't count." He replied with an arrogant look on his face.

Okay, he might be a jerk, but it doesn't mean he's a bad person. He's just very, ambitious and love challenges. Heck, he's almost just as same as Naruto, only less cheerful and more serious. "You know what, let's make this match interesting shall we?"

Sasuke smirked and I know that I've managed to catch his interest. "Show me your power..." He whispered intensely.

"Ready, fight!" Iruka exclaimed.

However, none of us moved an inch. We stood across each other, judging and studying the opponent. Sasuke held a Kunai in front of his chest with his right hand and his left hand inside his pocket. Makes me wonder what he has inside his pocket.

Suddenly, the Uchiha moved in for a strike. His movement was a blur and my eyes are almost unable to track his movement. However, I can see a glint of metal coming straight at my face and I held out my kunai to block it.

'Clang' Our weapons clashed and the Uchiha quickly jumped back to make some distance between us. He moved into a defensive stance and I know it's time for me to attack. I lunged towards them with a kunai in both hands and jumped up high.

I delivered a powerful kick at the Uchiha who swiftly blocked it with his arms. Then I threw one of the kunai straight at his face before landing gracefully inches away from him.

At first, I thought the surprise attack with Kunai would at least knock him down. But nope, I stood there wide eyed when Sasuke grinned at me with a kunai between his teeth. Then he sent out a barrage of strikes at me with a kunai in both of his hands.

After a few seconds I started to struggle to keep up with him. His strikes are all fast, powerful, and deadly. I jumped back to regain my composure and threw a kunai at him. He batted it away like it was nothing. "You're not holding anything back aren't you..." I muttered in slight exhaustion.

The Uchiha said nothing and delivered a roundhouse kick at my sides. I jumped up to avoid it only to get a kunai soaring straight at my face. The blunt kunai grazed my neck and I know that if it's a real thing, I would've been dead.

"Okay, it's obvious that I am no match against you physically so..." I decided to activate my powers to boost my speed and strength.

It worked considerably well. I managed to haul off his next attacks with relative ease before knocking him back with a powerful kick. The Uchiha blocked my kick with both of his hands before making some weird gestures using his hand.

"Fire Style: Fire Ball." He exclaimed before he literally breathes out an honest to god ball of fire. The audience gasped and starts whispering in awe. It was at that moment that I realized that Sasuke is way beyond his peers.

The air around me turned scorching hot as the ball of fire came soaring towards me. I erected a tight force field around me and watched in fascination as the fire circled around me. Judging by the scorch marks beneath my feet, this ball of fire is definitely hotter than your regular fire.

Soon, the flame dissipates, revealing an empty clearing with no Sasuke in sight. "Perfect..." I turned around and barely managed to deflect a round of kunai. "Well, there's really no choice for me at this point." I raised both of my hand.

Sasuke took a few steps back warily when the kunai all around us starts floating in midair. The Kunai made a swirling formation around me before soaring straight towards the Uchiha.

Of course, Sasuke didn't back down so easily. He took out his own Kunai and starts deflecting all of my kunai away from him. However, it's not really hard for me to make my weapons soar towards him after being deflected.

Suddenly, without warning, he stopped in his tracks and five kunai struck his body. Oh my god, is he okay!? The answer came in the shape of a log and a spike of chakra right behind my back.

I turned around and controlled all of my kunai to attack him. A cold metal blade rests on my neck when my kunai are only inches away from his face.

"It's a tie!!!" Iruka exclaimed, followed by cheers of amazement from everyone else. Sasuke and I shook hands before walking out of the arena. I waved and smiled cheerfully at everyone while the Uchiha just put his hands on his pocket and walked coolly through the crowds.

"YEAH!!! GO HAIOS CHAN! SHOW THAT BASTARD WHO'S THE BEST!!!" It's not hard for me to figure out who said that. I looked at my right and saw Naruto plowing through the crowds with an excited smirk on his face. "THAT WAS AMAZING!!! BELIEVE IT!"

I just rolled my eyes in response. "It was a tie Naruto, I didn't beat him. He has a blade on my neck." I tried to tell him.

"But you beat him! With all those flying Kunai and that Force Field and... Mph!" I put a hand on his mouth to stop him from saying anything. "Mph! Mhhmph!"

I pointed at Iruka who wanted to say something to all of us. "Everyone, I think that's it for today's practical exam. You've all shown your amazing skills and talents. For those who have lost, don't feel bad about yourself because what matters is learning from your mistakes." Then he looked at me and Sasuke. "For those who have done exceptionally, don't slack off because you never know what the future holds."

"Good speech Iruka Sensei." I muttered to myself. Then I looked at Naruto who's zoning out from his speech. "By the way Naruto, I have something for you afterschool." I told him.

"What is it? Is it a new super awesome ninjutsu you're gonna show me?" He asked in excitement.

I just chuckled while walking together with him back to the classroom. I sat right next to Naruto and prepared myself for some lessons. It was then that I realized that I have no idea what kind of lesson I'm supposed to be learning. "So, since I'm new here, may I borrow your..." I looked at my left and saw Naruto sleeping before the class even started. "Notes..."

'Stupid Haios, does he really look like someone who would pay attention to lesson?' I berated myself. Then I looked at my right and saw Sasuke sitting next to me. Since when did he get here is beyond me, but he seems to be the type of person who would...

"Here, you can use mine." Yep, he handed me his notebook. I smiled at him gratefully in return.

"Thanks Sasuke! I'll try to make it up for you later." I opened the book and read the content. The basic understanding of chakra is pretty fascinating, but I am much more curious about the history of this village.

Founded by the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju then the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju then the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi and then the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.

Wait, didn't the Hokage asked me to call him Old Man Hiruzen? Does that mean he's the Third Hokage? Then what happened to the Fourth Hokage?

"Sasuke, where's the Fourth Hokage?" I asked my chair mate.

Sasuke flipped the pages of his notes and opened a page about the attack of Nine Tails. "The Fourth Hokage died sacrificing himself during the attack of the Nine Tailed Beast." A depiction of a massive nine – tailed fox could be seen on the first page.

The Fourth Hokage sealed away the strongest of all the tailed beast by summoning Shinigami the God of Death at the cost of his own life. "Fourth Hokage is a badass!" I muttered in awe. "And this happened not long ago..."

I flipped to the next page and found something about the legendary sannin. They seemed to be symbolized as three different animals. A frog, a slug, and a snake. It also said something about summons but before I can read anymore, Iruka already began his lecture.

The class went past by with no hassle. Iruka gave us a lecture about the five elements. Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, and Lightning. Each one of them is weak and strong against one another. Kinda like Rock, Paper, and Scissors.

Then he also gave us a lecture about Kekkei Genkai, which is basically a bloodline power. Some has a high affinity with animals like Kiba and Shino. Some has augmented physical power like Choji. While some has special eyes like Hinata and Sasuke.

I wondered what Naruto's Kekkei Genkai is, but since he's an orphan it's hard to find the family relation. Although the name Uzumaki could probably lead to something.

After a while, Iruka noticed that Naruto is currently sleeping in his class. He held the eraser in his hand like a weapon and it's not hard to get what's about to happen next.

"NARUTO!!!" He yelled while throwing the eraser at my friend. I was thinking about catching it, but I decided that the boy needs to learn more about respecting his elders. 'Smack' the projectile hit him straight in the head and harshly woke him up from his nap.

I chuckled a little when Naruto starts rubbing his head in pain while muttering profanities under his breath. "That hurts Iruka Sensei..." He whined childishly. I heard Sasuke scoffing at him and Iruka shaking his head in disappointment.

"Hey Naruto, do you want to hear some harsh truth?" I asked the blonde.

"The fact that Iruka Sensei is a meanie?" He asked back.

"No, it's about the rules of education. Rule number one: The Teacher is Always Right and the Student is Always Wrong. Rule number two: The Student is Always Wrong and the Teacher is Always Right. Rule number three: If the Teacher is proven to be wrong, back to rule number One and Two." I explained.

The whole class looked at me in disbelief after I said that while Iruka Sensei just nodded in agreement. "Haios is right everyone. The teacher is always right, so don't even think about sleeping on my lessons no matter what the excuse." He said.

"But what about Shikamaru?" A random student asked while pointing at Nara who's peacefully sleeping in the middle of the class. "It's not fair if you let him sleep while the rest of us has to pay attention."

"Nu uh! Rule Number One..." Iruka said while waving his fingers around. The student shut up pretty quickly after hearing that.