Blinking a couple of times, Naruto then gave his close friend a sheepish grin and ran his hand through his spiky hair uneasily. "Actually… this is all I can manage right now." He saw the girl give him a deadpanned stare at his answer and struck another pose. "But don't worry! It's a work-in-progress. I call it Eiyū no Kaze (Hero's Wind); a technique that automatically allows me to bend wind in different directions and make my victory poses look more awesome then what they already are."
And that was it.
Tayuya sweatdropped, "And you gave it a name?" The primary function of the jutsu made no sense to her whatsoever, with the exception of only one thing. She smiled warmly at the blonde and shook her head in amusement. "Geez. Only you'd ever come up with a silly and pointless technique like that."
"Hey! It's not pointless," Naruto replied tersely, turning again so that the wind changed vectors and blew his locks in the opposite direction he was now facing. "Look at how amazing I look. No matter what pose I try the wind changes and moves in the optimal direction to produce the best effect. Can't you see how badass that is?"
This warranted an odd look from the girl when she saw him rotate several more times and the direction of wind change with every adjustment, even once blowing in the direction of her face. While the breeze was cool and pleasant it did spark another question of interest that was really starting to bug her at this point. "How do you get the wind to change every time you move?"
It was an inquiry that had Naruto stop for a moment and contemplate in momentary silence. After several seconds of head scratching, he then gave her a blank stare and shrugged. "I don't know. It just happens." He allowed himself to relax, releasing his hold of the technique so that the winds finally died down.
Tayuya rolled her eyes at the cluelessness of his own creation. "Well, once you figure out how to upgrade your technique from its useless default setting, let me know."
"Will do," Naruto murmured with a salute at she marched passed before pointing toward the lavatory. "Are you done using the bathroom now?"
"I need to wait a bit for my hair to dry off first. Knock yourself out."
"Sweet. Thanks," Naruto chirped, stepping into the washroom for his previously intended shower. Whether be it hot or cold, either way it was going to be a glorious experience after such a tumultuous morning…
OOO
After a quick breakfast, which saw both Naruto and Tayuya making plans for the day and the week ahead of them, the pair soon found themselves standing before the Third Hokage in the Shinobi Registration Office of the Administration Building. With the jinchuriki looking incredibly pleased with himself and his roommate appearing just as cheerful, the pair stood at ease, side-by-side and waited patiently for the village leader to finish reading through the documents they had just handed to him.
It had been pretty smooth sailing for them since leaving the apartment. They'd managed to fill in all the empty spaces in the documents given to them by their teachers and had their photos taken without a fuss. This being their first and possibly only chance to get their profile documentations right, you could say they were more than a little bit excited after seeing the Third lay both sheets down and rest his eyes upon them.
"So? So? Is everything alright, Hokage-jiji?" Naruto asked.
"Did we fill in everything correctly? Because if we didn't we can just redo them," Tayuya also said while raising a hand meekly.
Hiruzen chuckled. "No need to fret you two. All the information you've written down checks out and you've managed to cover all of the essentials. I don't see anything needless or out of place, even in your hobbies and interests." He saw the pair give each other expressions of relief and fist-bumped each other, before picking up one of their sheets. "However, I do have one little query I wish to address with you."
"What's that, oji-san?" Naruto asked.
"How were you able to get leaves to blow passed you in the background?" Hiruzen asked, turning the document around and showing off Naruto's picture, which consisted of him with his back turned and looking over his shoulder with his characteristic grin, and hair blowing in the wind. The lighting of the photo was also well done and the quality was outstanding. "I find it hard to believe that a gust of wind carrying foliage from some nearby trees just happened to hit you the moment the photographer took your picture. Did you set this up?"
Naruto grinned sheepishly while Tayuya gave him a look and smile that said 'you lovable bastard.' "Of course I did. What kind of trickster do you think I am that I wouldn't take advantage of a situation like that?"
The Third turned the document back around and looked at the photo in amusement. "This is a registration form sighting you as a shinobi of a hidden village; not a resume for a production company that requires a cover photo."
"A photo's a photo. Don't question my artistic vision and my imaginative way of thinking, jiji," Naruto said while folding his arms and looking away with a pout. "I worked hard all morning trying to come up with the best cool-guy pose and now everyone has something to say about it. The lighting in a photograph looks so much better when you angle your head properly."
Tayuya giggled at his off-handed response. "Sometimes you try too hard, shithead."
The boy grinned back at her. "I'm known village-wide for trying hard, Tayuya-chan."
"Even going overboard?"
"That too, but I consider it as a sort of charm point. Nothing to be ashamed of."
"In any case," Hiruzen exclaimed while clearing his throat, "You two did well in filling in your forms and handing them to me on time. I assume that you were also given instructions regarding your full Genin transitions from your teachers?" He saw the two of them nod, which brought a smile to his face. "Then I will see the pair of you later. Let me know if there are any problems."
Meeting over, the two newly registered Genin bowed to the old man before taking their leave, each carrying a notable spring in their step and a smile on their face. Their expressions and strides were just another way of saying that they were glad that the whole exam ordeal and registering to become actual shinobi of Konohagakure was now over. From here on out, it was a one way road to becoming the best shinobi they could possibly be, and they were sure looking forward to their very first missions outside of this place.
As they marched their way down the stairs and out of the halls of the Hokage tower, the two kids quickly locked into conversation, with Tayuya starting off by nudging her companion in the side as he brought his hands up behind his head. "Do you still intend to live up to your earlier plans of traveling, shithead?"
"Sure do," Naruto replied with a wide grin. "Once I get a decent batch of missions under my belt, I think I'll hit the road and go visit some of the other villages and see what's up."
Tayuya, smiling warmly at the boy, saddled up to him and bumped her head against his shoulder playfully. "Mind if I tag along when you decide to go on your little adventure across the continent?"
Naruto nodded brightly, "Of course. I'd love for you to come along, Tayuya-chan." He then grinned mischievously in her direction and nudged the red head in the side. "But I warn you, it's going to be a long and dangerous journey."
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