(In Konoha)
It was raining in Konoha that day. It was suitable in a way, as it reflected the way he was feeling.
Stood in the centre of training ground Seven, Minato Namikaze looked down a memorial stone, a large slab of rock that had the names of every single Konoha Shinobi that died in the line of duty carved on it. Looking down at the stone, Minato continued his vigil.
He had been standing in front of the stone for almost three hours now, uncaring of the rain that soaked through his coat and clothes as he continued to stare at the stone. His eyes flicking between three names, three names that meant a great deal to him.
Obitio Uchiha
Rin Nohara
Kakashi Hatake
These three had been his genin team, back when he was a Jonin Sensei. All three of them had died; all three of them had been killed because of Kiri.
Clenching his hand into a fist at that thought Minato fell onto one knee. Absentmindedly tracing Kakashi's name as he thought about his student, Kakashi had become almost like a son to him over the years and his loss had cut Minato deep.
The last time he had felt this wretched and miserable, had been when Naruto had gone missing. In fact the loss of Kakashi had brought all that old pain to the surface; this was the second son he had lost.
Pushing himself to his feet, Minato shut his eye tight, ignoring the rain as it trickled down his face.
"Lord Hokage you summoned me?" A female voice spoke up from behind Minato, knocking him out of his thoughts.
Turning around Minato found himself face to face with an attractive purple haired woman. One who was currently clad in Shinobi gear and a Jonin Flak Jacket with a sheathed sword strapped to her back.
"Yes Yugao I did." Minato acknowledged as he gave the woman a tired smile. "I have a request to make?"
"Lord Hokage?" Yugao said as she gave him a nod of respect.
"With the loss of Kakashi and the incapacitation of young Sakura Haruno, both Sasuke Uchiha and my daughter Mito are without a full team and a Jonin Sensei." Minato said as he rubbed his eyes tiredly.
"This is why I have summoned you; I was hoping that you would be amenable to becoming the Jonin Sensei of the new Team Seven. A team made up of Mito Namikaze, Erza Namikaze and Sasuke Uchiha?"
"Lord Hokage, I would be honoured to take on the position. However I fear that I do not have enough experience as a teacher to properly teach Team Seven." Yugao replied a slight frown on her face.
"Yes I have already thought of that." Minato replied as he ran his hand through his soaking wet hair, pushing it away from his face.
"That is why my wife, Kushina has agreed to assist you on a part time basis. At least until you feel confident enough to take on full responsibility."
"You honour me." Yugao replied, the uncertainty not quite leaving her expression.
"No, I trust you. I trust you to train and look after the future of Konoha and I know that you will be able to do a good job. The improvement Erza is showing is enough evidence of your capabilities." Minato replied.
Yugao stood a little straighter as she heard her Hokage's praise.
"Make sure you teach them well Yugao. With the chunin exam coming up there will be a lot of pressure on them to succeed." Minato replied a concerned expression on his face.
"Are they truly ready for the exam Lord Hokage?" Yugao questioned.
"I don't know." Minato replied a frown on his face. "Unfortunately though, there is a lot of expectation on them to compete. The three of them have a spotlight on them, form both Konoha and form the other Shinobi Villages.
If they do not compete then it is possible that Konoha will be seen as weak.
We can't afford to be seen as weak, especially after the loss of one of our Elite Jonin" Minato replied as he looked back to the memorial stone. "Besides, I don't thinking I can stop them from competing even if I tried."
"I will make sure they are safe Lord Hokage." Yugao said resolutely, understanding now why both herself and Kushina would be training the new team.
"Thank you Yugao. The chunin exam is in just over a month. You will need to train them hard, make sure they are ready!" Minato replied a stern expression on his face.
"Yes Lord Hokage!"
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(Elsewhere in Konoha, with the Namikaze Twins)
A large shout echoed across the Namikaze Compounds training ground as Erza Namikaze slammed her wooden training sword into one of the practice dummies. Dancing back from the dummy, Erza shot forwards again, her stride confident and her eyes narrowed as she struck the dummy again.
A slash to the head, three jabs to the chest and a final vicious swipe to the waist, all five strikes occurring within the five seconds. Darting backwards again, a slight smile curved across Erza face as the wooden dummy exploded in a shower of splinters.
Swishing her sword through the air with practice eased, Erza prepared to attack another practice dummy. Before she could however, she was interrupted by the sound of her sister's voice.
"If you keep this up we will run out of practice dummies." Mito said as she approached her sister, her crimson hair tied back in a ponytail and her clothing consisting of a baggy t-shirt and a pair of leggings.
This was in contrast to her sister Erza, who was wearing a set of finely crafted light armour, completely with a number of steel plates covering her vital points.
"Mito!" Erza said as she turned to her sister a concerned expression now on her face as she dropped her battered training sword onto the ground and turned to face her sister fully. "How are you feeling?"
"Bad." Mito replied with a tired smile. "Still feeling rough after using the Kyuubi's chakra?"
"You shouldn't have pushed yourself like that." Erza said with a frown. "You know how dangerous Kyuubi's chakra can be, even when you are in control of it."
"What choice did I have, my comrades were in danger, how could I live with myself if my friends got hurt because I didn't give it my all?" Mito asked as she leant down and scooped up Erza's practice sword, giving it a few clumsy practice swings as she did.
Kenjutsu has never been her forte, she could use kunai and Shuriken but that was about it.
Erza stared at her when she said that, unable to refute her words. "What was it like to fight for your life like that?"Erza questioned suddenly as she stared at her sister.
Mito winced at that but still replied. "It was terrifying. That guy… Grimm, he outclassed me in every way. Nothing any of us did even fazed him. And when I saw one of his chakra chains coming for me… I froze… it was like I saw my death coming. If it wasn't for Kakashi I probably would have died."
There was silence at that as they both thought about what happened to Kakashi When she had heard Erza had cried herself to sleep that night, only comforted by the fact that Mito was still alive.
"Next time you won't be scared, because next time you won't be alone. The next time we you see that guy we will fight him together." Erza said fiercely her brown eyes flashing as she looked at her sister.
Mito smiled slightly as she heard the passion in her sister voice.
"You're right. The next time I will be stronger and then we will beat him." Mito said as she handed Erza her practice sword back.
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So I hope you all liked it. Decided to write this today so I hope it is good. I know some people may have some concerns about what may happen in the Chunin exams, but let me just say I have a slightly unique twist to what I have planned.
Something I don't think has been done in any other story. Or at least none that I have read.
Also I am now accepting pairing ideas. I have a few ideas myself abut what could be further down the line but nothing definite as of yet. Which is why I am open to ideas, as sometimes you will hear one that will get you thinking and soon enough you can almost imagine the way that character can fit seamlessly into you plot.
At the moment I have three possible ideas. I will say hoover that this is not going to be a harem story as only the best of writers can make those kind of stories good and I am nowhere near that good.
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