Chapter 58: Chapter 56: Prelude to the Academy exams!

*MC POV*

Tomorrow is the entrance exam for the academy, so why is it that I have been forced to clean this place for hours on end?!

...I smell bullsh*t.

I should be preparing for tomorrow, instead, I have been forced to do chores all day without rest.

But I am not too worried.

Entrance exams in this world are a joke... I think.

Probably.

Who cares...

Anyways, I heard it wasn't that complicated.

You just have to love the village or something and be fit enough to pass their test.

After all, it was created with children in mind... Unless Tobirama had made safeguards against foul play; I'm pretty much game!

With my adult-like mind, faking patriotism should be a piece of cake!

And my physical aptitude should be way above the average.

Unlike those lazy guys, I underwent Guy-san's tortuous training!

There is no way in hell I'm losing to anyone! Definitely going to the class with the main cast of the show.

Naruto? Pfft! Who is that? From now it's Homura and Homura shippuden! I will be Hokage! Got it memorized?...*sigh*...That was...not the worst thing ever...(Note to self, be less cringy.)

-?!

...Now that I think of it, I remembered that in Kakashi's flashback that Guy-san failed the entrance exam at first because of chakra-related issues...but from what I have heard, they don't ask you to do any of that.

At least they don't ask you to perform a jutsu or something.

Otherwise, pretty sure even Naruto would be in a hell of trouble.

More importantly, me too!

I can't do anything like ninjutsu or none of that chakra-related nonsense.

Not sure if that leaf training nonsense would be enough to save my ass at this point in time...Can I get Guy-san to teach me that?... I haven't seen Guy-san since, since 2 months ago?...

But I am sure that I'd be fine anyway. Naruto called me his best friend... More like he has no other friends.

Anyone that is not Neji thrives thanks to Naruto's giant plot armor energy, well until Boruto takes most of it away... note to self, don't have kids.

- hey Homura! stop spacing out and start cleaning already! (Toshio)

- (This f*cking brat!)

This guy...

I will be honest...I don't really like Toshi.

He threatens me on an instinctual level... I don't know entirely know why.

Sure he and I look somewhat similar, but he has fire red eyes and blackish brown hair which is about as spiky as mine.

Well, my hair isn't that spiky, but it became slightly spikier after the Sasuke incident. (AKA when I stole his DNA.)

...But I don't believe that's it... I have stolen a bunch of DNA from many kids my appearance never changed much.

Regardless, I hate Toshi!

I believe it has to do with....everything about him.

He is a narcissistic, self-centered b*stard who thinks he his hot stuff, literally.

He looks at himself in the mirror all the time and tries to act cool...what an asshole!

His hair is not that spiky by nature, I'm sure of it!

It's like he is not totally self-aware... otherwise, he wouldn't that all that stuff with his hair in the bathroom when he thinks he is all alone, but nothing! And no one can fool me.

I have dirt on everyone, and I am ready to use it at any time in order to get my way.

But he is indeed a weird brat.

He keeps talking about how he is going to be good at fire Jutsu in the future...and stuff...

I mean, that's not impressive!

We live in the land of fire even grandmas can cast fire jutsus... probably.

He should shut his fat mouth and leave the bragging to those of us who are really special!

Not Him!

Never him!

I am better than him in every possible way!

He should leave the bragging to me!

He should be my hypeman but he refuses to get the memo, even though I have given him plenty of chances.

- Homura! (Toshio)

- huh?

I look at the annoying brat who keeps calling me for no reason.

- Stop pretending to be cleaning that spot! You've been cleaning the same spot for over five minutes already! (Toshio)

- (The h*ll!?) I am cleaning! Also, stop staring at me all the time! You little creep!

- Ha? What the- (Toshio)

- Guys stop! (Zen)

- Hm?

-?  (Uryuu)

-Huh? (Toshio)

-Toshi! *sigh*... Every time you get mad at Homura you get dragged to his pace and things get worse. Tomorrow is the exam. I don't want any more stuff to get in my way of that. (Zen)

-Zen...when did you become so mature? I guess hanging around Toshi's stupid ass all the time, would make anyone grow up, huh?

- What? (Toshio)

- Enough!!! (Uryuu)

Before we knew Uryuu intervened as well.

-Uryuu? (Toshio)

- Quincy?

- ...I have had to hear all of your bickering for most of my life and I'm sick of it!... Tomorrow is the entrance exam...*sigh* let's just agree that if we all pass or some likely fail...-(Uryuu)

Uryuu looked at me.

-(Why the h*ll is he looking at me? Were not close.)

-...to not bother each other anymore, at least until we get the results. (Uryuu)

- agreed. (Toshio)

-seconded. (Zen)

-....(I refuse to agree with anyone on anything! EVER! Especially, when it is as vaguely phrased as that! I am  no com*mie! I am always will be a contrarian! So that I can stick it to everyone!)

-.....(3 boys)

As if on cue the 3 boys all looked at me...

Why the F*ck are they looking at me?

- *sigh*x 3 (3 boys)

Hmm?...3 sighs at once, and at the same time? This is only possible if these 3 share the same level of distress or the same problem...D*mn and they are so young... this is so sad, really.

And what's even sadder is that...I feel like this is somehow my fault...somehow... probably... I'm not entirely sure.

I know that I wanted to cut all bridges with the people of this place, but if they also go to the academy... won't I just be a friendless loser?

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Well, I have Naruto...

God, I have Naruto-! Ah! No. I forgot that I lost that one too... I'm sensing a pattern.

Should I say something to avoid this?

I doubt my good looks will save me from being ostracized.

I've seen Itachi's filler arc.

... and worst, I'm not too sure if I have good looks or if my face is not done evolving... I could be one of those children that gets uglier with age... I don't really have a distinct face as of yet.

I don't know what my parents looked like, so I am not too sure of my future prospects.

It could be that I ended up like that guy from home alone movies.

Or at middle age or possibly younger, become bald like Rock Lee...

If I have to find a girlfriend at the academy for the sake of the future (because shinobis clearly don't know how to date), now is the best time to gain some points.

The same thing that the c*tholic church did to children in my previous world... get them while they are young and they shall never forget (or forgive) you...

So in the end when her friends bad mouth me to her face, probably due to good reasons, she will be unable to let me go and she will say "He wasn't always ugly." or "He wasn't always bald"

...nostalgia is a h*ll of a weapon.

That's why I hang with Naruto so that he doesn't end up murdering me if we happen to be on opposites sides; so that I will always survive to fight another day... like a cartoon villain.

Even these guys right in front of me can be useful.

Especially if we end up in the same class...but I shouldn't be too worried.

They are nowhere near my level for that to be possible.

They are not blessed by my Naruto plot armor shield that I have been bathed in.

But they can still be useful...

- Guys. Guys. I know that it may seem that we have come to hate each other lately, but that is not true.

- (Yes! We mainly don't like you!) (Tos)

I look at each of their faces while giving this speech.

From the look of it, it is working.

-...but the truth is...you guys are just scared of taking such a big step, but that's, that's because... you are a bunch of talentless, giant, ass babies! Hahaha!!!!

I wanted to give a real speech... but I had no idea what to say to cheer up brats.

Thus, I gave up.

-That's it! (Toshi)

- ...you're dead! (Uryuu)

As I started to laugh my ass off, Quincy boy and Toshi came at me.

Like the little psychos that they are.

So I simply ran away.

However, our little game did cause us to create a giant mess which caused us to have to clean far more than we had to, originally.

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*Zen POV*

...Homura is weird.

I knew that for a long time now, but I'm starting to think that it is not that simple anymore.

I am still wondering why Homura decided to give that stupid speech of his.

... I think it was that weird that he did that but, I am having a hard time fully understanding it.

It wasn't out of character for him but something bugs me a little.

A small part of me thinks that he did it to mock us like he always has been doing.

... but it may have been to encourage us, to try harder...?

It sounds farfetched but there is some merit to it.

He always seems to try to say or do something stupid at times when we're down or simply bored... maybe it is only for him to not be bored but I wonder if there is more to it.

It is undeniable that after hearing that Toshi and Uryuu were ready to make sure that Homura would eat those words.

And are psyched up about tomorrow's exam, to the point of being a bit too much into it... I think?

There are now saying that they will ace the exams like they know all the answers... it's a bit scary how easily they changed.

-....well at least that is better than the opposite.

Because...

Even I, want to make Homura eat those words.

But his undeniable confidence in his abilities is starting to make me wonder. He has become way too cocky these days... well, he was always cocky but would easily back down.

Now he panics less...unless it is Saya-chan for some weird reason, well, Saya-chan's strength is a bit scary, so I can understand that much...

But I am wondering if he has something that allows him to be that cocky.

However, I can't just ask him about this.

Homura is the most selfish and secretive person I know.

I only realized that lately.

I know him enough because we share a room and he keeps babbling about his future and ideas for the future but... most of that is pretty much lies.

Everything else I know about him, are mostly things that we happen to find out, and he is always somewhere else doing...who knows what?

...I have suspected it for a while now, that he may have found himself some kind of sensei since he wakes up so early but that may also be because I heard that he wakes up early to steal equipment or something... but if the latter is true then, no wonder he is not as scared as us of failing the entry exams.

But if I was in his shoes...Would I have shared such an important detail with the others?

I don't know...

... but he did go out there and found one for himself.

Without any help and nothing to lose.

-....

...He might actually be different from us.

Unlike us, who doubted themselves all the way through and almost gave up at times because it seemed to be easier than facing the same fate as many others in the orphanage have.

He kept always saying the same things and would leave the orphanage very early in the morning almost every day.

Even when the sisters wanted him to cut ties with his friend Naruto, he did stick to his decision.

No matter, how much they tried to punish him.

Perhaps, if I pay more attention to him, something good...no...this Homura that I am talking about.

The definition of unreliable and a total jerk.

I have never seen him do a nice gesture for anyone at the orphanage.

He doesn't even like to sing happy birthday to Saya-chan, who is always looking after him.

He would say stuff like "too many birthdays!" or "I am not a good singer, so I am sparing you. You should be grateful to me!"

So, who even knows what goes on inside his head?

But maybe I should pay a bit more attention to him.

Just to be safe.

*Yesterday I tuned to watch boruto to check something and I was like "What the f*ck!? why are they pretending to haunt a school!? Why is Kawaki there?" so now I understand why so many people tell me they want to read more action or plot progression, but in my defense, this fanfic was always going to be a slice of life at its core...I see now there was validity to the complaints but it is also their fault for thinking the story is one thing that it never was meant to be. However, I have now for sometime decided to shift the course of this story in the future. It is a good thing that things will become more plot oriented, since this arc comes with chakra-relate bs. Ps: this chapter and the last one are unedited so I'll slowdown releases once again. ;p *

*Chapter end

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